The record-union., 1893-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
WashinGton's Birthday Commence
rated in the Senate.

Washington's Birthday Commence
rated in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-In the Senate
the birthday Of Washington was COM
memorated by the reading of his farewell
address by Manderson, the President
pro tem., the Vice-President being alb
sent.
After brief executive session the Sem
etc took up and agreed to all the amend
ments considered in Committee of the
Whole last night.
The proviso that the Act of 1891 repeal
ing the timber-culture laws shall not
affect auy case where a contest was pend
ing prior to the passage of that Act was
struck out of the bill by vote of Is to is.
The amendment appropriating 100000
for a military post at Helena, Mont, and
fixing the limit of the cost at $3.50, ,0OO, was
agreed to, and the bill was then passed.
The conference report on the army ap-
preparation bill was taken up and agreed
TO. The consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill was taken up, but without
action.
The Senate again went into executive
session, and when the doors reopened the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-There were
about two dozen members present at the
opening of the House.
Henderson of North Carolina moved
that the House go into Committee of the
Whole for the consideration of the post
Office appropriation bill.
Hatch at once antagonized the motion
with his anti-option bill.
The House, however, by vote of l4l TO
Ga, decided to take up the postoffice appro-
priation bill, and it was passed.
Then Peel, with the Indian approprla-
ton bill, and Hatch, with the anti-option
bill, sought recognition.
Hatch was again bowled over-IO2 TO 81
-on rising vote in favor of Peel. Hatch
demanded the yeas and nays.
The House broke into roar of laughter
when the Speaker called Hatch to the.
chair as presiding officer
General debate was limited to three
hours, and Peel, Chairman of the COM
mittee, spoke in explanation of the bill.
\ large part of PEEPS speech was de-
voted to argument of the advocacy of the
reduction of territory allotted TO Indians
and in favor of the passage of the bill to
ratify the agreement for the opening of
the Cherokee strip.
The members of the House were worn
out from last nights session. Many left
the building after thegeneral debate, and
those who remained took languid in
terest in the proceedings.
AN ALL-NIGHT SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The deadlock
in the House over the car-coupler bill
continued throughout the night with the
unusual scenes, humorous and in-hu-
mored, of all-night sessions, and without
anything whatever having been accom-
plished, the House at 6:30 A. NJ. adj
journed. There was private agreement
that Wise should be recognized Monday
TO move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill.
ONLY NINE MORE WORKING DAYS,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Couuting the
4th of March as a full day, there remain
only nine more days before the expira-
ton of this Congress, and the amount of
work before the two Houses is not at all
cheering to those legislators who see the
hours slipping by and little being done.
Up to the present time there is but one of
thirteen regular appropriation bills-the
fertilization - that has passed both
Houses, and that has not yet become
law, for it has not received the signature
of the President.