Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-21

StrGctiou and control OF the canal az
may better enable Congress 10 determine
what legislation. ~ any. IL proper and
necessary for the promotion of the gem
eTal welfare Of the people OF the United
States
The committee may sit during the ses-
S'ons OF congress I'm the United States
ana may proceed to Nicaragua and Costa
ltica ana conduct its investigations. Pro-
vision is made for necessary EMPLOYEES
ana for the detail OF one or more officers
oi the army or navy to assist the com
mittco.
The conference report Of the New York
ana New Jersey bridge bill was laid be-
fore the Senate and concurred IN. so that
.he b'il II signed by the President. will
become law.
\ message from the House providing
Tor the holiday recess from tomorrow
till the 81 Of January was laid before
the Senate and was agreed to--eNcept
that a blunder IN the resolution was cor
rectcd by making Il read tin Wednesday,
January g. 1874" instead OF Monday.
January g. 1894"
The Senate then, after short legisla-
tive session, at i.t5 adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
There was evidence OF relief from an in
tense strain apparent In the House to-
day This was "a very slim attendance of
members on the floor and OF visitors i'm
the galleries. and there was an absence
OF that look Of anxious expectation which
was to DE seen on every face when the
House met Yesterday
The journal of yesterday took an un-
usually long time To be read on account Of
the tiibustcrng tactics OF yesterday and
after The reading the House proceeded
90 routine business.
Mr.. Hatch. from the Committee on Agri-
culture, moved that the Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce be dis
charged from the consideration Of the bill
referred go il yesterday. relative TO the
aduit"ration of food and drugs. and that
the bin Dee referred TO the Committee on
Agriculture. ON this motion the House
dividcd-ayes, 81; nays. 1G-no quorum.
Tcllers were called for. but Mr.. Hatch
called for the yeas and nays, pending
which both motions were temporarily
withdrawn in favor OF the conference re-
port on the urgent deficiency bill which
failed iu the extra session The bone Of
contention in this bill was an item of
$22oSS for the pay OF clerks 10 senators
and per diem employees of the Senate dur
ing the recess OF the Fifty-frst Congress,
1ScJ.
LONG FIGHT ENDED.
Mr. Savers moved that the House fur
tL-r insist on It's disagreement TO this
item. but Mr.. Coombs moved that the
House recede. After flibustering de-
bato. Mr.. Coombs's motion prevailed.
The Senate bill for the relief Of the en-
uloyces Of the Record and Pension Di-
vision of the Surgeon Generals Office
who were injured in the Fords Theatre
Ci.aatti. was passed
The conference digagreements upon the
New York and New Jersey bridge bill
were gotten out OF the way, and the bill
was passed.
Committee reports were then called for
and MI Wheeler Of Alabama. from the
Committee on Territories. reported bill
10 admit Oklahoma as a STATE.
Mr. Cultivate. from the Committee on
Rules. reported bill resolution that when
Congress adjourns Thursday, December
clet il be until Wednesday. January 81,
1891 The resolution was agreed to. and
IL was Immediately sent 10 the Senate.
and when II came back from that body II
was found that the enrollng-clerk had
made IL read Monday instead Of Wcdnes-
day. and the Senate had amended 1t so as
- make it correct. The Speaker said the
Hous. could not agree 10 the Senate
amendment because the House had passed
il i'm tho proper shape snd that the en-
rollng-clerk would have 20 make another
COPY and send il To- the Senate. Before
any action was taken in regard to this
matter the House, at o'clock. adjourned