The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-19
ROANOKE. VA. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 49, 1884,
IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE
Yesterdays Transactions in the
National Legislature.

WASHINGTON, July ls.-In the absence
of the Vice-President. who has gone to
his home in Bloomington. Ills, the
Senate was presided over to-day by its
president pro tenn, Harris.
The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up. AS it passed the House 1t sp--
propriated SO 1885, SIS; as reported to the
Senate from the committee on appro-
priations 1t is increased by $2,59l 1858,
making an aggregate Of SO, 1856, as
against S7,554.240 for the fiscal year
1894.
1t was taken up at p. m. and dis
cussed until p. M, when it went over
without final action till tomorrow. II
eppropriates about $4,000, 600, one and
half millions moro than the amount ap.
propriated for the fiscal year 1894
The bill gave rise to very little dis.
cussion, that little being on the subject
of the education of Indian children, and
OF the disproportionately large share OF
the money which has gone on in recent
years to the Catholic Church No
change WAS made in those provisions OF
the bill, one million dollars being ap-
propriated for the support OF Indian day
and industrial schools, and for other
educational purposes. All the COM
mittee amendments were disposed of,
and the only obstacle to the final pas
sage of the bill was the Offering OF in.
dependent amendments and the discus
sions to which they gave rise.
With the passage of the Indian bill
there will be only two other appropri-
alton bills left to be passed by the
Senate, and thlse two have not yet
been reported from the committee on
appropriations. They are the sundry
civil and the deficiency bill
The conference report OF the naval
appropriation bill was presented and
including one to encourage the recla
nation OF arid lands and their cultiva
ton and sale in small tracts to actual
settlers.
After short executive session the
Senate, at 6:15, adjourned until to.
morrow at noon.
In the House.
Speaker Crisp returned to Washington
to day and reappeared in his seat. A
bill was passed authorizing the CON
struction OF a bridge over the Missouri
river at Lexington, Mo.
An interesting and somewhat ant
mated colloquy participated in by Reed,
OF Maine; Terry, Democrat, of Arkansas;
Richardson, of Tennessee. and the
Speaker, sprang up over a statement by
Baker, Republican, OF New Hampshire,
correcting the record of yesterdays
proceedings which showed, according to
the report OF the tellers, to have been
present and not voting, while in fact he
was not present.
This gave Mr.. Reed an opportunity to
contrast the efficiency of the system of
counting quorum in vogue in the
FIFTY hrst Congress with that recently
adopted by the House.
The Houee then proce eded to consider
measures reported from the military
committee, and tho Senate bill to regu.
late enlistments in the army was passed.
Bills auth orizing tho board of m anagers
of the National Soldiers Home to en-
ploy is surgeons at the homo other
persons than soldiers disa bled in the
late war, and directing the Secretary OF
War to prepare and present medals of
honor TO the Sta e militia and volun
teers who came to the defense of Mary
land and Pennsylvania after the battle Of
Gettysburg, were discussed, but with
drawn in the face of opposition.
The agricultural appropriation was
&c mt to conference, Hatch and Waugh
being tho managers on the part Of the
House. Hatch promised to take the
sense of the House before agreeing to
the Senate amendment appropriating
81, 100000 for the determination of the
Russian thistle.
Upon the passage Of q bill directing
the appointment of commission of
three army officers to report upon the
amount of damages sustained by GER
tain citizens of Lauderale county,
Alabama, by the construction of the
Mussel Shoals Canal, the point of no
quorum was raised the vote being AZ
to Is in it's favor.
A yea and nay vote failed to show a
quorum present and the House at Sis
adjourned until to morrow.
Charley Stiles clarionette Tonight AT
the Academy.