Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-31
MORGAN AGAIN ON DUTY. Appropriation Bills Sent to the
 President. UNEVENTFUL HOUSE DAY Hot Weather Seems to Have Caused a Lethargy-Senate
 Combinations.
UNEVENTFUL HOUSE DAY

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Ine point tnat marked today's session of the senate was an oppression heat, and as result of It generally apathy in regard to all matters of legislation that came up for action. Throughout most of the day there was not one- third of the eighty-five senators pres ent, The ce-president, however, was back and in the chair, and Messrs. Hoar of Massachusetts and Morgan of Alabama were also in their seats, after an absence of several weeks.
 The conference report on the agricultural appropriation bill was presented and agreed to, but there was one point in the Dill on which no agreement had been reached by fhe conferees. That was the senate amend ment appropristing $1 ,000 GOO for the ex- patriation of the Russian thistle. The senate insisted formally on that amend ment and asked the house for further con ference. The house joint resolution ex- tending the appropriations up to ana including the 14th of August was passed, and in connection with the status of the general appropriation bills MT. Cockrell, chairman of the committee on appropriations, salo e1gnt of the thirteen had gone through confer ence and had been sent to the president. Three of the remaining five, including the agricultural bill were in conference, ana two had not vet been reported-the supdry bill and the general deficiency blll. Soon afterward he did report the sundry CIVIL bill, and said that he would ask the senate toconsider it tomorrow.
 The house bill providing for the public printing. binding and distribution of pub lie documents was taken up. It was compilation and modification Of all the existing laws on the subject, and was de- hr1 hxyM Mr Ghalfman committee on printing, as measure ot very great importance.
 The only committee amendment to the bill which met with any opposition was the inserting of new section autnotizing Ine public printer to employ apprentices, not exceeding twenty five at any time: Ihls amendment was opposed by MT. Pefer, ln the interest of typographical unions, ana was advocated by MT. Manderson ot Ne braska, who characterized the rule or laDor societies forbiddng the employment of ap- prentices as a species of tyranny or the most objectionable character.
 Mr. Palmer of Illinois expressed his as- tonish ment at MT. Peffer's standing up in th6y enate and opposing the provision to giy6 6twenty five boys a chance of learning a. Id trade. He had heard theologlan sN I'd ot more than one soul In million would be saved. But he (Palmer) thanked God even for that one soul, just as he was thankful at having these twenty-five boys educated to good trade.
 The amendment was agreed to, the bill wss passed, and conference asked, Messrs. German, Ransom and Manderson being appointed conferees on the part of the senate.
 Mir. Allen, the populist senator from Me- braska introduced and had referred to the committee on finance bill having for it's title, :For the relief of the several states of the union. and for the purpose o1 distrl- button among the states, according to pop ulation, of $50, ,000, 1000 in treasury notes, to be issued for the purpose and to be used ''for the relief of the worthy poor. he- payment to the government IS to be se- cured by state bonds, bearing per cent in- terest, payable in not less than three nor more than ten years after date.
 he senate then, at 4:50 p. m., after short ex+ x+cutive session, adjourned until tomorrow.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 Alter the reading of the journal MT. Tal- bert of South Carolina made pariia- mentary inquiry. He said that a week ago. in view of the fact that the two branches of congress seemed 10 be dead-locked upon the tariff bill he had introduced resolu- tion calling upon the committee on com. age, weights and measures to report a bill providing for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to |; also resolution calling upon the committee on banking and cur rency for any or all measures pending be- fore it providing for a revision Of the DDaDctal system or me BOV0Tuncut, eo tudt the house might proceed to the accomplish ment of a demand made by the public for relief. He wanted to know what had be- come of those resolutions, as he had not heard anything of them.
 Speaker Crisp, understanding that MT. Talbert had risen to question of personal privilege, informed him that the resolu- tions were still before the committees, and tbat the matter did not constitute ques- tion of personal privilege.
 MT. Talbert explained that he was mak- ing parliamentary inquiry, but failed to make himself clearly. understood, as the speaker was rapping him out of order. He did make himself heard to ask whether or not it was the privilege of the committee to pigeon hole the resolutions.
 The speaker-The rules will inform the gentleman of the rights and forms of the committee.
 MT. Talbert responded that he had read the rules, and then, in response to the de- mand of the chair that he be in order, took his seat.
 Several unimportant and private bills were passed. Committees having been called for reports, resolution, recognizing g the new republic of Hawaii and directing the president to notify President Dole of the recognition, was offered by MT. Bou- tele, republican, of Maine, as a matter of privilege. He asked it's immediate con- sideration, but Speaker Crisp ruled that it was not privileged, and it was referred to the committee on foreign affairs. MT. Boutele explained that the resolution was copy of the one introduced oy MT. McCreary, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, on Jan uary 27, 1890, rec1g- niZng the republic of Brazil; and he ask sd of the chairman, as the real author Of the