The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-04
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in less than an hour two of the general mp
| preparation bills, the, diplomatic ;and con
sular, and the military scsdemy, were read,
considered and passed. And then the legi.'
e a sas aso. s.s s assn shlss ap
| TIL the time of adjournment. The House
| bill for the rc-opcning and adjustment of the
accounts of George ". Jones while minister
to Bogota, New Granada, was also passed.
HorsE.-The bill for the relief Of George
w. Jones, formerly minister to New Granada
was passed. The Indian appropriation bill
| was again taken up and occupied the rest Of
| the day.
| Fen. 4.-SESATR.-After considering bill
| OF purely local Importance, the Senate took
up the legislative appropriation blu. The
| question pf clerks u senator's was taken up
and an amendment providing for thirty-iyc
| clerks to senators who arc not chairmen OF
| committees was agreed to. The total cost
Of these clerks Will be t+,2T5 per nnnum
The next amendment giving rise 10 discus
sion was one reported by the committee on
| appropriations to strike out OF the bill a para
| graph abollshlng the Utah commission and
substituting FOR Il paragraph appropriating
Slu,ooo for the compensation of the five COM
| missoners. After some debate this was
| agreed to, a6 TO 70. An amendment offered
| by Mr.. Wolcott increasing the appropriation
| for expenses OF the civil service commission
was taken up Mr.. Hale mud Mr. Hnrris OPP
| posed the amendment. Mr. Wplcott defended
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its duty with the highest and most sensitive
| regard 10 the Law, 1t was the only depart
tnent OF the government In AhIch favoritcism
was not practieed. Agreed To-.
ilousE.-Mr. Holman asked for consent for
! II non-concurrcnce in the Senate amendments
10 the sundry civil appropriation bill, except
| 10 the amendment known the Sherman
| bond amendment To this Mr.. Bland object
ed, dcnounclng the Sherman amendment as n
| Job" and caused The reference OF the bill 10
tlta nTVNa ttp, - ft. l1l, hn I,lta
preparation bill was taken up but not cont
| plctcd,
FEB. -. -SENATE.-Aftcr four hours spent
| IN discussing amendments of little import
hncc 10 the legislative appropriation bill
| the Senate passed tho till to-day; Insisted on
IL a'q'sudmeh's and requested a conference
| with The House on the disagreclng votes. A
| motion which was made by Mr.. Sherman to
| 20 into executive session was defeated by the
| compact Democratic vote aided by four votes
| on The Republican side OF the chamber. One
I OF the leading Democratic senators stated to Il
| reporter that the practical Significance of the
vote was that the remaining time OF the scs-
sion should be given TO legislative business
and not FILTERED away In petty nominations
or in considering the Hawaiian trt atty. No
action on the treaty, he said, would be bad
! at this session. The legislative appropriation
bill was taken up and passed. After paying
| tribute TO the memory OF the late Represents
tive spinola OF New York, the Senate ad-
| journcd.
HousE.-A fight which may next week
| prove To be serious one. WAS inaururntrd
| In the House to-day. Ii was over the sundry
| civil appropriation bill. which contains the
Sherman bond amendment. There are in all
| 2JT amendments to the bill. MIR Sherman
| desired that all except the Sherman amend
meht, upon which there was to be debate.
| be non-concurrcd In Mr.. Bland, as leader of
| the opposition to the Sherman amendment
objected unless 1, was agreed that the amend
nent should be, after debate, also non-ooncur-
| red In. This suggestion Of Mt. Bland's
| raised the antagonism OF Mr.. Cochran, and
no agreement was arrived at. The silver
men then resorted 10 flbustcring tactics
! which were eiTcctual, and after speech by
| Mr.. Bland, the bill went over without action.
Fen. 21.-SENArE.-!Thc pension appropria-
| lion bill was taken up and Mr. German OF
Maryland called attention to the fact that a
| bill appropriating over Si66, 900 900 was being
| run through the Senate, with very few sena-
| tors giving any notice TO II. After discussion
| by Mcssrs. Mcpherson, Palmer, Platt and
| Allison, the bill passed without amendment.
The conference report on the military acad-
cmy bill was agreed to. House bill TO grant
TO the Gainesville, McAllister ~ St Louis
| railroad company right-of way through the
| indian Territory passed. A conference
| was ordered on the civil appropriation bill,
| and Messrs. Allison, Hale and German were
| appointed confcrccs on the part OF the Senate
| Pnbllc business was then suspended In order
| that Milling tribute might lie paid 10 tile Inenl-
| ory of the late Senator kenua
HoUsE.+'rbe Indian appropriation bill was
passed under suspension OF the rules. After
| lively discussion the sundry civil bill was
sent 10 conference, none of the Senate
amendments, including the bond amendment,
| being agreed 10. The Senate amendment to
| the car-coupler bill was concurrci In.
The conference report on the military ncad
cmy appropriation bill was agreed to. On
| motion OF Mr. Springer Il bill was passed CON
| tinuing for one year the present tariff on fine
linen goods of not less than 100 threads 10 the
| square inch.
FEN. 2s-sESArg.-Ilcuse bill extending
! for one year the time for filing petitions In
| the Court Of Private Land Claims was report
\ ed and passed. The naval appropriation bill
| was taken up. the amendments reported from
| the committee on appropriations first being
acted upon, several of them being adopted.
| The agricultural appropriation bill was passed.
| Mr. Sherman made two attempts 10 get the
| Senate TO 20 into executive session, but failed
by vote Of - TO 81. The Democrats and
Messrs Stewart, Kyle and Pcffcr voted against
| HursE.-The greater part OF the day was
consumed in the consideration OF an election
| case in which there no interest manifest
ed. After three hours debate Turp.n tDcm-
ocrat, from the fourth district OF Alabama)
| was declared entitled TO retain the seat which
he has occupied since The opening of the pres
! ent Congress, and his contestant, McDullic,
was declared to have not been duly elected
| The conference report the consular bill
| was agreed to, On motion Of Mr.. Springer
| bill was passed, without the slightest oppus-
! tlon, providing that after July i, 1893, pig tin
shall be exempt from duty. On motion Of L..
| w. Stone tPeun-yivanlab bill was passed es-
! tabll.hing a standard gauge for sheet and
plate iron and steel. An amendment WAS
adopted, on motion Of Mr.. Springer, provid-
| ing that nothing In the bill shall be construed
10 increase the duty on any imported articles.
MARCH 1.-SESATE.-Tnc postoflicc appro-
| pratlou bill came before the Senate aud was
| discussed to somr extent on the question as to
| the route Of the southern fast mail. That
question was not disposed of when the con
| fcrcrcr report on the sundry civil appropria-
tlon bill was presented. The report led TO a
long discussion on the Sherman bond amend
nent, the result being, however, that the
amendment was rcccdcl from by the Senate.
On motion of .ir. Teller the McGaIrahan bill
was taken mp and discussed, but no action
taken. The Hudson river bridge bill had the
same experience.
| HousE.-Thc Senate amendments to the
agricultural appropriation bill were then non
concurred in and the bill was sent to confer
cncc. The conference report on the District
Of Columbia appropriation bill was agreed To.
The war claim bill for the relief OF William
and Mary college was passcd-ycas 1876. nays
80. The Senate amendments to the naval mp
proprlatiOn bill were non-concurred In. Ther
Mr.. Hatch moved to suspend the rules and
concur In Senate amendments to the anti
option bill. After a brief debate the vote
was taken and resulted l12 to l24. As this
was less than two-thrds vote the motion
was declared lost. This makes 1t almost Ger
tain that the bill will not pass at this session
Washington Notes.
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