The morning call., 1893-03-04
END OF ITS DAYS.
Congress Is in a Great
Hurry.
GETTING THROUGH BUSINESS.
The Mcdarratlan Bill Comes Up. Once
:. More and Has Again Passed
-, Both Houses. =.
Special to THE .MoRNINa CALL


WASHINGTON. March 3.-The Senate,
/ after two hours discussion, adopted the
conference report on. The legislative appro-
priation bill 42 to. 81. i
During thediscussion Teller of Colorado
| read dispatch from the Denver Clearing
house, offering the treasury S1Q00.O00 In
gold in exchange for currency He had
communicated the dispatch to the Secretary
|: of the Treasury, who said he would accept
| the offer if the banks would pay The eX-
/ press charges on the currency, amounting
Ito $50. Teller added tnat. on his own mo-
ton, he declined. .:s.
:: The conference report on the postof6ce
|. appropriation. bill was presented, and was
! antagOnized by German and Mhnderson be-
cause it restoTed-the original House para
graph as to the Southern mail; put after
| SOME discussion it WAS agreed to--ayes 50,
/ noes 25. 5s.s..
}=F..The Senate then agreed to the conference
reports on the agricultural bill and the
naval appropriation bill, and then. took up
Ethe McGarrairan bill. -: :
Without disposihg of the McGarraham
l:'bill, the Senate took recess. After recess
%the corridors and galleries were jammed
~with:people. :.
e -
|. bin was read and agreed to. and the Senate
voted to insist on the amendments not set
| tied in conference and to have further
| conference as to them. 'r
r The. House joint resolution authorizing
the, State. Of Wisconsin to place in the
statuary hail at the Capitol statue OF Pere
Marquette was reported and passed. 49,
=: The House bin to continue the duty of 31
pei, cent on linen containing 100 threads per
square inch, the: rate now approved by law,
was. passed, with a n amendment making 1t
take effect In 1895 Instead of 1894. -
- lie conference report on the sundry civil
+ bill was thenzpresented, showing the several
| points on which, the conference had been
Itunable to agree. Allison, in charge of the
l*blll, said .there were now in controversy
l#only five amendments, and after the Senate
+ shou id=haye agreed: to:the eonferedce report
lie would move the Senate to Insist on these
amendme ents and ask for further confer
enee. .%T TEeTeport was then agreed to. and
Mr.. .Ailis0n. .proceeded:to make long sta te-
/ nient1 of. the amendments relating to the
l#Columb bian. Exposition. ~, p.
: Allison's motion that the Senate insist On
its Worlds Fair amendments WAS then car
l#ried.:a ~ T. IT,. a. .-'.
Edward ds.:presented. the conference report
on the, indian appropriation bill, and it was
agreed 10 without objection. e.:
.:: Senator Hoar then called up the message
+ ot:the: House. announ cling: that it had passed
over the President veto the bill providing
for. the appointment ofa District Attorney
and Marshal ior=the Middle District Of Ala
+ bama IT was passed. and: therefore be-
comes a law notwithstanding the veto.
r Aldrich, from: the Finance. Committee,
| submitted the report Of the majority on the
wholesale and transportation features of
the committee of1inyestigation on the tariff
quertion, leave being given Harris 3D. of
| Tennessee tozfiie a report for tn he minority,
BY resolution The Wee President was
! authorized to retain for:his personal use the
writing set and. appendages used by him
| during his term 0f.Gffice: -. i:
On an aye and no vote on the amend
ment to2 tiie cele e6rated5 McGarrah.au claim
bin. which was takensup; 1.-The Sena te feund
| Its quorum lost t.and call@of 4the Senate
was ordered: The MeGaTrahan bill finally
came ia. vote and. was 9passed-aye8. 81,
noes12. il now goes to. The President 4:
=. Hale then. presented. the conference: re.
port on:the defic;ency -appTopriatlon5bill. il
#was, aGoPted and is now ready for tile
President s.. signature, leaving 2 only tfie sun,
dry civil appropriation bill be acted upon
H. WAsHINGToN, March 3-&A. .M-iTht
time.is being onsumed ! n a vain en- deaYoi
to secure: a quorum. Allison stated that The
! conferrees IN. the sundry ciyil# bill woult
T probably agree within a short. time: This
leaves the Indian. bill still hanging fire, as
the House rejected THE. cQnference:rep1 1rt
The Senate further insisted on its Chero.
kee strip amendment to the Indian appro.
priation bill. ..~ $50. :. -.
8 40. A, N:-.The conterrees upon the sun.
dry civil bill have reached an agreement =as
to the World Fair ITEMS the only.remain.
ingpoints OF dispute. The appropriation
f6rths object are fixed as follows: ,...... 80.
+ For Government exhibits. ST0Q, $50 I: fol
commission. including S9$0O0 for Board 81
Lady Managers, s21l.O0O; for Jurors,
awards, etc, S570,SS0. = 81 :: =.
The appropriations. are, made= a. charge
against the exposition, and the Government
must be REIN bursed by NoyemUeE:t
The Senate has adopted tile conference
report on the sundry civil: bill. >.:.... -.