Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-24
SHE MANS BON DS.
The Amendment to the Sundry Civil
Bill in the House.
4 BIG FIGHT In PROSPECT.
Mr.. Holman Offers a CIoture Res
olution Today.
WORK OF THE SEN ATE.
Most Of the Time Occupied With
the Legislative Bill.
4 BIG FIGHT IN PROSPECT.
WORK OF THE SEN ATE.


After considering . bill Of purely local i'm
portance the Senate took up the legislative APP
preparation bill
conference was ordered on the military
academy bill and Messrs. Cullom (nl. }. Stewart
(Nev.) and Call ella. were appointed conferees
on the part Of the Senate.
House bill regulating the sale Of intoxicating
liquors was taken up and discussed until p. M
when 1t was laid aside without final action and
the legislative appropriation bill was taken up
and all the committee amendments were
agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman (Ohio) and after
explanation. An amendment was agreed to,
ordering the words "Welland canal" to be
struck out Of the act Of January 1s. 1873. ito
AID vessels wrecked or disabled in waters
| co-terminous to the United States and the
Dominion OF Canada The explanation was
| to the effect that the welland canal was en-
tirely in Canadian territory the existence Of
these words in the law was an obstacle to its
execution as interfering with the principle Of
reciprocity.
The question Of clerks to Senators was taken
up in the shape Of a substitute offered by Mr..
Hawley Conn., to the amendent reported by
the committee providing for thirtv-hve clerks
TO Senators who are not chairmen Of committees
at S6 per day during the session. Total,
| ga, 5OO) The substitute was to make these
| clerks annual clerks at o.. PCS . year (s44 275O
In the course Of the discussion on this sub
ject. Mr.. Dawes, (Mass. in charge Of the BILL
predicted that members Of the House of Repre-
sentatives would before long be compelled to
adopt the method of having clerks.
The substitute was agreed 70.
The next amendment giving rise TO discus
| sion was ono reported by the committee on APP
preparations to strike out of the bill a para
graph abolishing the Utah commission. and
substituting for it a paragraph appropriating
siO,o0O for the compensation OF the five COM
missioners.
HOUSE.
On motion Of Mr.. Cobb (Mo.) Senate bill was
passed authorizing the St Louis and Madison
Transfer Company to construct bridge across
the Mississippi river at st. Louis.
Mr.. Holman Qnd }, from the committee on
appropriations, reported back the sundry civil
appropriation bill, with Senate amendments
thereto. He asked unanimous consent that a
formal concurrence be made to all the Senate
amendments except amendment seventy-fye.
the Sherman bond amendment
Mr.. Bland said that the Senate had added to
the bill new legislation of far-reaching char
acter, legislation which opens up new fnan-
cial scheme.
Mr.. Dingley lfe. IL object to debate.
Mr.. Band-Then object to any agreement
mittee Of the whole.
Mr.. Holman then moved that the bill be sent
to the committee Of tho whole.
MR.. BLAND ON "JoBs"
|, Mr.. Bland-As I stated q moment ago, in
view OF the fact Of this important amendment,
fair opportunity for debate and considera-
ton OF it must be had, and We will not submit
to the forcing Of this bill through the House in
the closing hours Of Congress- when all such
jobs are tried to put through under whip and
spur.
Mr. Holman Thoro :. -. .,,.1 :.:
On the contrary, intimated very clearly that
my purpose was to get the one question before
the committee Of the whole, SO that it might be
properly considered. / trust that the gentle
man will not insist at this late hour-when the
business Of the House and Senate is SO much
delayed.
Mr.. Bland-That is always the plea when the
Senate puts on jobs at the last moment
The bill was sent to the committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Peel (Ark. Moved that the House 90
into committee Of the whole for the considers
ton OF general appropriation bills.
ANrI-oPrIoNs AGAIN DEFEATED.
Mr.. Hatch ONO. Opposed this motion with
his anti-option bill.
Pending a vote, Mr.. Hemphill Is. c. pre-
sented conference report on bill to provide a
permanent system Of highways in the District
Of Columbia
Mr.. Hatch raised the question of considera-
ton and the House refused-134 to 96-to con-
slider the report
Mr.. Peels motion was agreed to-yeas, 14s;
nays, sand the consideration Of the Indian
appropriation bill was resumed
On motion Of Mr.. Rockwell On. Y and after
debate the paragraph appropriating s55s. 600
for arrears OF interest claimed Nv the Chicha-
saw Indians was stricken from the bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Rockwell the paragraph
was stricken out which appropriates $50 600 to
reimburse the Choctow orphan reservation
fund.