Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-13
THE FEDERAL LEGISLATURE.
Utah Statehood Bill Goes to the President
Appropriations.

WASHINGTON. July 12.-SENATE.-
Senators show themselves less punctual
now that the daily sessions open at noon
than they did during the two months
when their attendance was required two
hours earlier There are rarely more than
a dozen present when the Chaplain offers
PRAYER. and there are no objections as TO
the absence OF quorumS now, as there
were while the tariff bill was pending.
The unusual, IL not unprecedented, cir
cumstance of having the conferences on
the tariff bill confined, so far, to the
Democratic managers Of the two houses
excluding the Republican conferrees was
called to the attention of the Senate 10
n resolution offered by Mr.. Hale, direct
ing the chairman OF the Senate conferre@s
(Alr. Voorhees, to inform the Senate
whether a fun and free conference Is be-
ing held. The resolution went over under
the rule, and will come up in the morn
ing hour tomorrow
The District OF Columbia appropriation
bill was reported, and placed ON the
calendar.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken I'D for action. No material change
WAS made in the bill, and it was passed
conference was ordered on the PEN
sion appropriation bill, and Messrs. Brice,
German and Cullom were appointed con-
ferrees, on the part of the Senate. The
river and harbor appropriation bill was
reported and placed on the calendar
The fertilization appropriation bill was
then taken up. The amount Appropriated
as il passed the House was 2,Z25,0o, anu
the additions recommended by the Senate
Committee on Appropriations amounted
TO 1854. .0O0, making the total $2,7Is,Uo. The
was read. and the bill was passed
An amendment to the sundry civil ap-
propriation bill was presented allowing
s. 900 each to the families OF the Gov
erument clerks who lost their lives in the
Ford's Theatre disaster.
conferences were ordered on the Mill
tarv Academy bill, and on the diplomatic
and consular bill-the conferrees on the
first being Messrs. Brice, Call and Teller,
and on the second Messrs. Blackburn,
BTIce 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 approprating
$4,000 10 pay c. Il. Goodyear for improV-
ing the harbor OF Brunswick. Ca. led
TO a short. but rather acrimonious dis
cussion between Mr.. Blanchard. OF Louis
lana. who opposed the amendment, con-
tending that the contractor had not ac-
compllshed the desired result, and had
no claim on the government. and Sem
.tors Gordon and Walsh. OF Georgia
VINO hold that the contractor was enti-
tied 10 compensation for the depth OF
water which he had obtained. The amend
ment was adopted.
The appropriation for improving cumber-
land river below Nashville was Increased
from 5000 to sl5.0oo-the $1,000 additional
being for dam and lock at the moutn
OF Harpers river. 80,
Having disposed OF just half the DILL
the Senate, at 6:l5. adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Among the House bills with Senate
amendments laid before the House py
Speaker pro TEN. Richardson. was that
providing for the admission OF Utah
to the Union. Mr. Wheeler, OF Alabama,
said he would give way to the delegate
from Utah. Mr.. Rawlins. with the single
remark, Westward the star OF empire
takes It's way" Qaughter) Mr. Raw
lns moved concurrence In the senate