Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-09
CONGRESS CLOSES.
The Special Session Is Now a
Thing Of the Past.
Failure TO Agree on the Urgent Deficiency
BilI-Hornblower Not Confirmed
Resume Of the Extra ses-
sions Work.
STATESMEN QUIT.

W. sHINGToN, Nov. 4 Both branches
of congress, in special session, ad-
journed sine die at ) p. m, on Friday
In the senate the house bill in aid of
the worlds fair prize winners exhibi-
ton in New York city was, on motion
of Senator Harris dem, Tenn, taken
up and passed. After the usual vote of
thanks TO the vice president and to Sena-
tor Harris, president pro tenn. of the SEN
ate, an executive session was held last
ing until the hour for adjournment had
arrived. When the doors were re-
opened Senator Ransom dem, n. CT,
from the committee to wait on the
president, reported that the committee
had performed that duty and that the
president had no further communica-
ton to make. The vice president then
arose and in brief speech declared the
senate adjourned sine die.
House Proceedings.
The house failed to agree to the
clause in the urgency deficiency bill
providing back pay for senator's clerks,
and the measure went over until the
regular session Mr.. Springer (IlL)
made an ardent appeal in the inter-
est of Mrs. Potter Palmer's propo-
sition awarding diplomas to de-
signers, artisans and others who
had contributed toward making the
Columbian exposition a success. This
proposition was taken out of the urgent
deficiency bill and started on a new
tack as a joint resolution and went
through the house. 1t was sent over to
the senate, but it was too late, and
will have to be hung up until Decem-
Der.
The house also failed to agree TO
the senate amendments to the bill
authorizing a rebate of half the
duties imposed upon such foreign exhib-
its in the Columbian exposition as may
be sold and rebate of all the duties
on such imported exhibits as may be
donated to or purchased by the Column
bian museum of Chicago. A conference
committee was appointed. 1t reported
just before adjournment recommending
an agreement with the senate amend
ment renting the duties only ON such
exhibits at the worlds fair as may be
donated or purchased for the Columbian
museum, and the house accordingly ac-
ce.sfd' the amendment and the bill
went to the president. At : p. m.
Speaker Crisp in few words an
nounced a sine die adjournment
Work of the Extra Session
At the extraordinary sessio s'xteen
joint resolutions and seventeen IS be-
came laws. Three of these joint reso-
lutions were signed Friday and nine of
the bills. The last proposition to be-
come law was the joint resolution
amending the act approved April 25,
1890, relating to the admission Of arti-
Giles intended for the Worlds Columbion
exposition. Other bills signed Friday
were as follows
Transferring the model battleship Illinois
TO the state Of Illinois as a naval armory; do
mating abandoned cannon 10 the G. A. T. al
Pittsburgh Pa act amending the Geary
Chinese law; TO regulate terms OF the United
States circuit and district courts in the
state Of South Dakota; increasing the
number of officers Of the army and navy
10 he detailed to colleges; to regulate the
fees Of the clerk Of the United States court FOR
the indian territory amending an act ~ pa-
vide for holding terms OF United States court
in Idaho and Wyoming amending section 2324
Of revised statutes relating to mining claims.
providing for the construction OF steam rev
enue cutter for service on the great lakes, and
an act in regard to the worlds fair prize win
ner~ exposition to be held in New York city
Additional important bills which were
signed by the president during the
extra session included the famous sil-
yer bill repeating the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman act. Also the
following:
Authorizing acknowledgements o the various
foreign governments who participated in the
conamemoration Of the discovery Of America BIZ
Christopher Columbus for the reporting.
marking ana removing Of dereicts; act in aid
OF Che California Midwiuter International ex-
position; act 70 extend the time Tor completing
~" work OF the eleventh census. act amend
ing The act 10 repeal timber culture laws
several bills relating to the Cherokee orllct.
and bin to settle the Mormon church fund
An Appeal for Aid.
WAguIkGTON Nov Mis-. Clara