Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-04
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N the SENATE.
Bi.ls Pass Ia Qsiet sscesssiea and Rssissss
Lively psriaa clssias Sessions.

wAsaISsTsyN, March s.--In the Senate
the conference report On the iegssianse
appropriation hill was sgneed to. The
House joint resolution passed last night As
to the payment Of clerk hire for memhess
vas passed. The conference report on the
! post Office appropriation bill was agreed to;
The conference report on the agricuiturai
bill passed without question. The confer
fence report on the naval appropriation
bill vas agreed to- The Mctarranan
bill was on motion or Ieiier
taken up for consideration, The ereden-
tials of VIM. n Roach. senaser-eiect from
North Dakota, for a full term OF s'x years
from March 4, lSaa, were presented aud
placed on ile TIE McGarrahan bill Was
temporarily withheld fram action to have
some OF the morning business disposed OF.
and proposition sas made by Sherman 10
take up the House hills on the calendar
subject to objection. Teller signified his
willingness 10 yield fer the purpose. but
Hill said he shouil object Unless limit OF
time Was fixed for the House bills on the
calendar. Sherman suggested so minutes
and Senators Teller aud Hill assented To
the proposition. Thirty-ise House bills
iwere passed. Most we're pension
bills, including one for
daughter of Revolutionary soldier.
Senate bill relating to copywright was
passed. { 1t authorizes copyright TO be
issued where two copies of a book. OF other
copyrigh, article were sent to the librarian
of Congress, or mailed, before March |,
1888.
The House bill to continue the duty of
81 per cent. on linen containing 100 threads
to the square inch, (the rate now approved
by law WAS passed with an amendment
making it take effect in 1885 instead OF
1894.
The MeGarrhan bill being taken up,
Morrill, moved an amendment referring the
case to the United States district for South
ern California instead of the court of Pri,
waite land claims. Without disposine OF
the bill, the Senate took recess until
s p. NJ.
When the recess expired, the galleries
showed a compact mass of spectators The
attendance of senators was not proportioned
to the spectators and the recess was ex
tended another quarter of an hour. When
that time expired, the conference report or
the deficiency bill was read. 1t shows an
agreement upon all points except the French
spoilation claims, Pacific Railroad judg
ments and clerks for senators, all being re-
served for further action.
Pasco inquired as to the Florida claim,
inserted in the bill last night. Hale, in
charge of the bill, replied that the amend
ment had gone the way of most amend
ments. The House conferees had shown
themselves simply obiurate as to all state
claims; and he stated that whatever might
come in the future on well-considered
bill, reported from some committee of either
House, they could not agree to let then
come in on the Appropriation bill. The
conference report was agreed to and tn,
Senate voted to insist on the amenlmen
not settled in conference, and to have s
further conference as to them.
The conference report on the sundr,
civil bill was presented, showing severa
points on which the conference was unabl,
to agree. Allison, in charge of the bill
explained the report. The Senate confer
ees had receded from the item of S25,0
for entertainment of special guests invited
by the President of the United States
also from items of $50, 900 fol
entertain ment by the government of the
United States of such distinguishec
representative of foreign governments as
might be in this country during the year
| also from tue afneuuihtHts 10 pay year
salary to the widows of Chief Justice Waite
and Justice Miller of the United States
supreme court. There were now in con
troversN five amendments, and after The
Senate should have agreed to the confer
ence report he would move that the Senate
insist on these amendments and ask for
further conference. The report was
agreed to.
After debate Allison's motion that tn,
Senate insist that the Senate insist on it
Worlds Fair amendment was carried, al
the negative votes being Democratic. Til,
conference report on the Indian appropria
ton bill was agreed to without objection
Senator HOar called up the message of thu
House announcing that it had passed ovel
the Presidents veto, the bill providing TO
the appointment of district attorney an,
marshal for middle Alabama. The bill wa
passed over the Veto ayes, 5S
nays. l (Frye}, therefore j
becomes law. Aldrich, from the financ,
committee, submitted the report of the ma
jority on the wholesale and transportation
features of the committees investigation
of the tariff question, leave be
ing given Harris to file the re
port of the minority. As midnigh
drew near the Senators slowly drifted on
Of the chamber until there was only abou
a score in their seats The McGarrahaf
claim bill was taken mp. Opponents of til,
bill offered amendments to kill time, til,
amendments being Invariably voted down