Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
Not Much Of Interest in Either
Branch of Congress.
SOME ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
The Bankruptcy Bill Reported in
the Senate.
THE RU SSIAN THISTL E

There was a much better attendance Of
Senators today than when the Senate met
yesterday. although there was still scarcely a
quorum present. A message from the Pres
ident. transmitting the latest Hawaiian GER
respondence. was laid before the Senate
and referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
A House bill to amend the act authoriz-
ing the construction of bridge across
the st. Louis river between Minnesota ard
Wisconsin was passed
Deficiency Dill Reported.
The last of the appropriation biIls-the
general deficiency-was reported to the Sen
ate and ordered to be printed. The House
amendments to the bill providing for the
reimbursement OF the state of Nebraska
of the expense Of a threatened invasion by
the Sioux In 1890 and 1851 were disagreed
to and a conference asked.
bankruptcy bill.
The House bill to provide for a uniform
system of bankruptcy was reported TO the
Senate by Mr.. George of Mississippi, who
also gave notice that he would call the bill
up for consideration next Monday.
The report of the committee Of conference
On the bill directing a resurvey Of Grant
and Hooker counties, Nebraska. was made
and agreed to.
son and agreed to. calling on the Secretary
of Agriculture for information as TO wheth-
er experiments in planting native pine seeds
IN the sand hills of the northwest were be-
ing carried on and whether IL was advan-
tageouS to continue the experiments.
Mr.. Coke of Texas endeavored to obtain
immediate consideration for the House bill
to prevent interference in the collection of
state, county and i.IIncipal taxes assessed
against corporations and corporate prop
erty. but objection was made by MIR Mitchell
OF Oregon on account of it's Importance and
at the request of NJ. Holr il was recon-
mitted to the committee on the Judiciary.
Bills Passed.
The following Senate bills were passed:
To provide for the payment of the per
cent greenback certificates of the District of
Columbia and for the relief of Paul Nc
Cormick.
Also the following House bills:
To authorize the entry of land for gravel
pits and reservoir purposes and authorizing
the grant of right of way for pipe lines;
to remove the charge of desertion against
Oliver OBrien and Andrew L. Grusett;
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to
grant leases for sites on the Hot Springs
reservation for cold water reservoirs, and to
amend two sections of the Revised Statutes
providing penalties for the crime of barratry
on the high seas. The House bill to subject
to state taxation naricnal bank notes and
United States treasury notes was called
up by Mr.. George, but its immediate con-
ssderation being objected to by Mr.. Sher-
man. the bill went over until tomorrow.
The report of the conferees on the Indian
Appropriation BILL announcing agreement
OF certain amendments and disagreement on
others, was made and adopted, and fur
ther conference was agreed to.
sundry Civil Bill Up.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
then taken up and read by paragraphs.
THE HOUSE.
- At the opening of the session OF the
House today Mr.. MeGann Qn) asked unani-
nous consent for the consideration Of a
Joint resolution instructing the commission
er OF labor to investigate the effect of the
use of machinery on labor and the cost of
production, it's effect on wages. etc. Mr..
kilgore Texas) objected.
A bill to remove the charge of desertion
against James Fay WAS passed. The at
tempt to force the consideration of the
bill to protect public forestry reservations
provided for in the special order of yes
terday was abandoned. and Mr.. Outhwaite
from the committee on rules withdrew the
special order.
The Russian Thistle Amendment.
Mr.. Hatch. chairman OF the committee
on agriculture, called up the conference re-
port on the agricultural appropriation bill
The only point Of difference shown by the
report was the Senate amendment appro-
priating 81 900 coo for the extermiuation of
the Russian cactus or "Russian thistle"
in the northwestern states.
Mr.. Hatch asked that the House further
insist on its disagreement to this amend
ment.
Mr. Gear Qowa) moved that the House
agree to this amendment. He made brief
argument in favor of his motion. 1t was of
vital importance to the Dakotas, north
Iowa and other northwestern states, he
said that the Russian thistle should be ex-
Terminated. 1t threatened the whole north
west.
Mr. Hatch. in reply. said that the COM
mittae on agriculture had carefully con-
sidered this subject and had unanimously
rejected the proposition.
After some debate by Messrs. Baker Vt)
and Hooker tMissD against Mr.. Gears mo-
ton and Messrs. Cannon Qll). Boen (Nlinn.).
Picker IN Dak.), Johnson (N.Dak) and
Hainer (Neb), in favor of the motion, the
vote was taken
Mr. Gears motion was defeated, 52-1I6,
snd the couferees were instructed to fur
tier disa gree to the Senate appropriation for
the destruction of the Russian thistle.