The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-11

mat subject TIE senate amendments 10
the bil Increased the total appropriations
by S.t0f.Ss2.
The conlerees agreed 10 recommend that
the Senate rectde from amendments car
ryiug N,Ci0.3lJ. that the House agree ID
amendments carrying Si,ilb il2. ON amend
mcnts carrying S,-l,JsO the conferees could
not agree
A-LASINs Exros'TIoN.
Among these amendments was that to
purchase site for the Government Print
iug Office. s statement cmbOdying the
principal changes made I'm the bill by tine
couferees was given 10y AIR. Sdyers, and
the report Was agreed %.
on motion of Mr.. Sayers the House
voted 90 insist upon It's disagreement 10
the amendments stH In dispute. except
those relating J0 the appropriation in be-
half Of the Atlanta Exposition and the
purchase Of a site for the Government
Printing Office.
In respect 10 the Atlanta Exposition
appropriation the House voted 10 insist
upon fits disagreement thereto. Mr.. Can
non moved that the House couferees be
in tructed TO propose 10 the Senate con
lerrcs, in lieu OF that provision in the
blH, the substance OF thc bhl reported
to the House June fth by tire Committee
on Appropriations, appIopiiating >9oVv
i'm aid Of the Exposition The motion WAS
discussed 10y Messrs. Cannon, Murray
Oiep.. $. 60. Coombs dem. \. lD
SiCklrs Dem. y. W. COgsWell (Rep.,
M8ssJ and Bryan Dem Neb). all OF
whom spoke in enthusiastic terms Of the
enterprise OF the people OF Atlanta in
projecting the Exposition, and expressing
their qualification at being able 10 vote
for the appropriation.
MT. Williams offered as a substitute for
Mr. Cannons s. motion motion that the
House conterees boz instructed 10 continue
% disagree to the senate amendment or
tO any proposition 10 make an apprOpri1-
ton IN aid OF the Atlanta Exposition. lie
said that as "a member OF the Committee
g.. g O.. Of sII IEl %
party. responsible for the business OF the
House he was opposed % the Issuing
OF iuterest-beariug bonds in order that
the Government might - into the snow
business now OF hereafter.
Mopf orrosAIov.
Mr.. Dockery 3oineI his colleague I'm
opposing the proposition 10 vote Md 20
the Exposition. Alr. Pence Pop, COLI
expressed regret that the objection 10
the appropriation should have come from
Representative. 40 his oFh genera
ton, ana he. 49, q youns hepupiicdn
from Southern Illinois. the state in which
Chicago is located. the city which has
been the recipient Of the most lavish
Hberality of Congress. That gentleman
Gir Williams had referred 10 the prob
ability that II this appropriation should
be made others. Omaha, Denver and
san Francisco might ash similar taForS.
THAT may happen, MIR. speaker, sud
Mir. Pence but these cities of the West
VIII not manifest ingrautude for the
The question was further discussed IA
vorably by Mes srs. GrOsvenOr dep.,
Olio. Everett Dem. Mass). and Liy-
ingston dem. GaJ. and Ia opposition by
Alr. SnOdgrass dem, Tenn)
Mr. Williams substitute for Mr. Can
mons motion, opposing any appropriation
whatever was defeated on a division. Al
to 49, The yeas and nays We're ordered,
resulting: Yeas, %, nays, III. Air. Can
non motion was then agreed 20 without
several other Items Of disagreement
We're discussed until o'clock. when,
without disposing of the report, the
House took a recess until s o'clock.
At the evening session OI tur House
no business whatever was transacted.
all Of the session up. to 1879 WA spent
in hhbustcring The House then adjourn
ed.
senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug lO.-A resolution
was offered I'm the Senate to-day by Nr.
Chandler Rep.. y. Hl, and went over un-
til tomorrow. proposing an investigation
by the Committee on privileges ana
Elections of the recent election ln Ala
bama as 10 whether st was fuh free, fair,
and honest and whether IL resulted I'm the
choice OF legislature entitled TO elect
a United states senator, with power 10
send for persons and papers.
Mr. Gray i'm pursuance OF the notice
given by him yesterday. moved. AT l2.2J
o'clock. to proceed 10 executive business.
Mr. hin demanded the yeas and mas s..
They were ordered and the motion was
defcated-veas. n nays, 3Z-as follows.
Yeas -Messrs Bate. Berry, Blackburn
Rrice. Gail. Coke. Faulkner. George, Gray
Jarvis. Lindsay. MARTIN Aliis. 'a5e o; tan-
som. Roach. Smith, Vest, Villas, Walsh
aiI iYIaywsmSIes-rs. w Aldrich, Allen. Allison
blanchard. Chandler Cullom, Dolph, Du-
bois. Frye. Galllnger. bhDsoi' the, mans
L,oilrh Hawley. Hill, HOar. Hodge. Nc
NiiIii9n NandersOn. Mitchell ,OreJ, Muir
Dhv palmer. Patton, feier, Ierklns,
power Proctor Pugh, quay, Shoup, Tel
ler and Washburn-a-. .,,.,
Tbr significance OF the vote appled 10
tba tarif bin rather than executive ses-
sion matters.
rHr coyFFRHFs
rho, Mr. Inn rose and offered a resoiu-
It,, dir..ting the cOnferces on the part
~ tbe senate. now considering the an
ference- between the Two houses on lnc
toriff hin 10 report 90 the Senate II they
- Ifrsiv TO come 10 an agreement ana
a. - T., repOrt 10 the Senate, also, 10
art II ,,y' the principal items OF disagree
tnsnt so that the Senate may take ACTON
'iTt 'iTho 90 Vice President announced the ques-
-, q, lie ON agreeing 10 thc resolution.
'l9,tb lTben NIr. Harrs, one Of the conferees,
arose and said. cos,
"'.nt H. nernaps proper that should say,
- ~ the conferees on the part Of the
49, ar that me representatives OF the
oe''i,o~ii, marty In the two houses have
Hl,.'V' @ n,oyv days conferred We have en-
Ioo..,ntarr1 ~. serious dificulties, and up 10
80 moment we have reached no agree
tliia t, There are serious differences IN
Union m regard to at least three items
g. the bill. Possibly If agreement could De
iaacbed as To these other items might De
"Sb "S,rbo ,tems OF sugar. coal and ron ore
- ou three items in relation 10 which
sarious differences Of opinion have been
enterfaired. - -. -, -,
Vorions propositions have been made,
,,rn and con but 10 one OF them has yet
~, 81 ouita acceptable 10 the confer eS.
We are still at variance no agreement
having been made
This much IL Is. perhaps Que 10 the
Senate that | should say As TO the various
other items Of difference, l need not,
nerhaps refer TO them. Iney are some
what numerous.
Rnt. as / said before, | should Indulge
a strong hope that II these three things
vrbicb nave mentioned were agreed upon
we might reach an agreement on al the
other matters. But my associates on the
conference know quite as much as ! do
ON the subject, and / would be glad that
they should state to the Senate anything
they may desire.
Nof /. TIE sENATI's POSSESSION.
Mr.. Harris was asked by Mr.. Sherman
one Of the Republican conferrees. wheth-