Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-07

ridge, OF Kentucky. Savers and cannen
were appointed managers on the part o'
the House.
MIR Catcbnes offered a resolution ask
ing the senate to return the conference
,,.rort on the river and harOor appropria-
tlon bill. 10 which the House had agreed
on Friday last lie explained that IN
a,t,e way. either I'm the room OF the en-
rolling clerk or by himself. sheet or
tse rnfoff hsd been lost en- route from the
c,nference-rc0m 10 the Senate. so that
the report which appeared In the Record
was not the report that had been agreed
upan He detailed the several steps by
which The report had been prepared and
presented. from which. hefseid. the House
could Judge whore the fault lay.
For himself Mr Catchings said, ne
had no doub, whatever that the sheet
was lost IN the clerks ONCE. where IL had
been examined by numerous persons in
tcrestcd In its contents. RE charged no.
thinr moro than carcicssness IN the dis-
appearance. no one could have had any
object in causing IT. loss
The members of the House listened at
teutiNely 90 the statement. and Mr.. Catch
ings WIS ntcrroeated By several members
as to whether re prOpoged any action IN
the premises NT. Catchiugs replied thdi
- Dc ala not Mr.. Reed suggested that
something should be done In order TO de-
moustratc that this was not the way 20
conduct the business II the House. 1he
resolution was agreed to.
WILLIAMS rs. SETTLE.
Mr.. Payutcr Democrat. who made the
report off the majority of the Committee
ODD Elections in favor of settle Gtepubli-
cu. in thc contested election case OF
WIN AIMS against settle. from the Ftfth
Hsai u a a
sot for consideration today. stated that
under AN agreement made this morning.
the case would go over until next session
lor action
Sir woodward DemocraO. OF North
Carolina. Who made the report IN behalf
Of Williams. had been called home. and
10 was doomed best % let the matter 70
oyer as aurpunD ..
Nr. johnson Democrat. Of Ohio. pre-
scented a petition from the Central Labor
Union. of cleveland. rreferrlng charges
AGAINST Augustus j. Rich. Judge OF the
I-ultel States Court for the Northern
District Of ohio and demanding his i'm
v.lthmout thereon. The charges are that
no. collected and illegally retained for his
personal u-a and boueat several hundred
dollars iu fees which had accrued while
De was acting as clerk Of the court over
s.
read m ful ana referred to the Commit
tro 90 judiciary
Niue private pension nnd relief bills
were passed. clearing the docket OF the
Committee - thc Whole from Friday
NIGHTS session.
Nr C1iDh.ugs submitted the confer
enc. report 90 the river and harbor APP
urouriatioue l.n. and it was agreed 10.
The conference report on the Indian APP
preparation til was presented 10y Mr..
Holman n related 70 three items which
the c0uferrces could not agree 10 last
week. and they were still unable to come
to terms ON all NJ them They related TO
The ces sion of three Indian reservations
iu tle Northwest.
Mr. Allen moved that the House recede
from IT'S disagreement 20 tho Senate
amendments ana q division was taken.
The }otc was announced as, ayes. 3D. noes,
80 s vote hy yeas ard nays was ordered
and pending fhc can ~ the roll, the House
adjourned until tomorrow.