The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Beethoven Makes a Conspicuous
ASS OF Himself.

WASHINGTON. January 20.-The gen.
eral deficiency appropriation bill for the
next fiscal year was completed today by
the House committee on appropriations
and reported to the House by Represen.
tative Sayers today. The total appro-
priation carried by the bill is $40. 1885,
61O, of which the largest item, S14, 49,.
457, is for pensions. For the census de-
f1ciencies 1,o2o,Ooo is appropriated. The
office Of the eleventh census is to be
abolished after December 81, 1898.
Thereafter the unpublished work of the
eleventh census must be completed in
the Office of the Secretary of the Interi-
or. For expenses, under the depart
ment of justice 1872, 341, 214 is appropria.
ted. The state department gets $780,
| 225, the treasury department. 81, 2S3, S62;
post office department, S1,033, 6S3; war
department., 1891, 1858.
In the House.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill was reported from the committee on
appropriations and placed upon the cal
endar.
Mr.. DeArmond of Missouri, from the
committee on election of President, etc,
reported bill to repeal sections of the
revised statutes concerning supervisors
of elections.
MI. Cultivate of Ohio, addressed the
chair. His object was to offer resolu-
ton of respect to the memory OF ex-
President Hayes.
Before the resolution could be put,
Mr.. Beltzhoover of Pennsylvania, rising
to privileged motion, moved the House
proceed to the consideration of business
on the private calendar.
Mr.. Beltzhoover's motion was voted
down and Mr.. Outhwaite's resolution
was read: Resolved, That this House
on this day of the funeral of the late
Rutherford B. Hayes, formerly Chief
Magistrate of the United States, as fur
ther mark of respect to his memory, do
now adjourn.
Mr.. Cultivate demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. Martin of Indiana inquired wheth-
er whether it would be in order to amend
the resolution to provide for a recess UNI
til this evening. The Speaker replied
that it would be if the previous question
was voted down.
On division, the vote in favor of order
ing the previous question was 1873 to s.
Mr.. Martin raised point Of no quor-
rum. It was subsequently with Drawn.
The resolution was adopted. Accord
inqly the House adjourned.
In the Senate.
The credentials of Mr.. Gray, Demo-
crat, of Delaware, for his second senator
ial term from March 4 next, were pre-
sented and placed on file.
Mr.. Brice offered a resolution that the
Senate has heard with deep regret the
death of r. B. Hayes, formerly Chief
Magistrate of the United States, and
that as further mark of respect to his
memory, the day of his funeral, the
Senate do now adjourn.
The resolution was agreed to, and the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
National Board of Trade.
The National Board of Trade today
postponed until the next annual meeting
a declaration of opinion on financial
questions and the resolution that the
rate of telegraphy be reduced to a cent a
word within radius of 1000 miles. The
resolution of the New York Board of
Trade recommending consolidation of
third and fourth classes of mail matter
into one class. to be mailable at two
ounces for sent, was passed. President
Fraley announced an executive commit
tee of nine for the coming year. New
England was represented by Jonathan
a. Lane of Boston.