Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-13
FORD HEATER VICTIMS Remf tered in an Appropriation (c to Their Widows.
, tE MONEY TURNED LOOSE
= v the Senate-Utah Dons Her Statehood GarmentS-Con-
 ference Committees.

l WAsHINGToN, July 12.-Senators show l themselves less punctual now than when the daily sessions opened at noon, during the two months when their attendance was required two hours earlier. There is rarely more than dozen present when the chap lain offers prayer, and there are no objec-
 tons as to the absence of quorum as there was while the tariff bill was pending. The unusual if not unprecedented circum- | stances of having the conferences on the 1 tariff bill confined 50 far to the democratic managers of the two houses, excluding the
 republican conferees, was called to the at tentiou of the senate in a resolution offered by MT. Hale of Maine, directing the chair man of the senate conferees, MT. Voorhees,, l to inform the senate whether full and free 1 conference is going to be held. The reso- l lution went over under the rule and will come up in the morning hour tomorrow The District of Columbia appropriation bill was reported and placed on the calen- dar. The army appropriation bill was then taken up for action. No material change was made in the b1ll, and it was pension appropriation bill, and Messrs. Brice, German and Cullom were appointed conferees on the part of the senate.
 The river and harbor appropriation bill was reported and placed on the calendar. The fertilization appropriation was then taken up. The amount appropriated as it passed the house was g. 225 ,000, and the additions recommended by the senate com. m1ttee on appropriations were s55i, GOO, making the total $2, 779, 900. The amend ments were agreed to as the bill was read, and the bill was passed.
 An amendment to the sundry civil ap- propriation bill was presented, allowing $5000 each to the families of the govern ment clerks who lost their lives in the Ford theater disaster.
 Conferences were ordered on the military academy bill and on the diplomatic and consular bill, the conferees on the first be- ing Messrs. Brice, Call and Teller and on the second Messrs. Blackburn, Brice and Hale.
 The river and harbor bill was then taken up and the committee amendments were acted on as the bill WAS read.
 A committee amendment appropristinQ $50, GOO to pay c. P. Goodyear for improv- Ing the barbor of Brunswick, Ga. led to a short, but rather acrimonious discussion between MT. Blanchard, who opposed the amendment, contending that the contract had not accomplished the desired result and had no claim on the government, and Messrs. Gordon and Walsh of Georgia, who hold the contractor was entitled to compensation for tho depth of water which he had obtained. The amendment was adopted.
 The appropriation for improving the Cumberland river below Nashville was in- creased from S30, 900 to S45, ,0O0-the $15 900 additional being for dam and lock at the mouth of Harpsr's river.
 Having disposed of just one-half of the bill the senate, at 6:l5 p. m. adjourned.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 Among the house bills with senate amendments laid before the house by At1an nl-ar Dr1 fnnY,, tnf.a providing for the admission of Utah to the union.
 Mir. Wheeler of Alabama said he would give way to the delegate from Utah, MT. Rawlins, with the single remark, "West- ward the star of empire takes its way.'' Laughter and applause.
 MT. RaWlns moved concurrence in the ; senate amendments, which were not vital, and the motion was agreed to. The bill now goes to the president.
 The senate amendments to the posto flee appropriation bill were concurred in and that bill also goes to the president.
 In the course of calling of committees for reports Mr. Geary of California re- ported from the committee on interstate and foreign commerce it's substitute for the several reasons off red to it for the investi- gation of the railroad troubles. dozen bills were called up by the foreign aff ,rs committee and passed. Most of tbem were to authorize naval officers to receive decora. tions and medals presented by foreign gov- ernments in recognition of various services; others were directing the secretary of slate to accept for the United States the picture, "Love and Life,' from Mir. G. F. Walls, royal academian, and to distribute the Virginius award.
 The house voted to non-concur in the senate amendments to the pension, mill itary academy and diplomatic and consular appropriation bills and the following con- ferees were appointed:
 Pension bill-O' Neii, democrat, of Mas sachusetts; Williams, democrat, of Illi- nois, and Bingham, republican, of Penn sylvania.
 Military academy-Wheeler of Alabama, Outhwaite of Ohio and Bowers of Califor- mia.
 Kentucky, Hooker of Mississippi and Hit of Illinois.
 At 3 o'clock the house adjourned.