Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-04
IN THE HOUSE.
But Little to Do But TO ATTEND to Conference
Reports.

Washington, March 3.-The last legis
lative days existence of the SD Con
gress began in the House at II o'clock,
Saturday with calendar comparatively
clear of important measures. all of the ap-
preparations being out of the way, and
with nothing imperatively demanding
attention but conference reports Hatch
presented the conference report on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill. The net re-
duction made in conference from the total
amount carried in the bill rs it passed the
Senate, was s26, 500; amount carried in
the bill as agreed upon, So, BOB, $50, or
SSO,127 more than the bill for the current
year. That report was agreed to-
The report of the confcrees on the In
dian appropriation bill was laid before
the House by Holman. There was an
agreement upon all matters in dispute
between the two Houses, but five items,
appropriating a total of 81, 525, 567, and
the provision requiring the secretary of
the interior to reduce at the rate of 20
per cent. year the payments to Indian
contract schools so that they will cease to
exist in five years. The report was agreed
to, and further conference on these items
was ordered.
Blair moved the passage under suspen-
sion of the rules, of Senate bill appropriate
ing $50, 900 for the erection of an eques-
trian statue of Gen. John Stark at Man
chester, n. H. Lost.
A concurrent resolution was offered by
Wise. directing the Speaker to certify and
the sergeant-at-arms to pay the amounts
withheld from the salaries of members on
account absence in the course of the scs-
sion. Lost.
Last night session of the House was
prolonged until 1886, this morning, when
a recess was taken until 2 p. NJ. Toward
the close of the session the House insisted
on disagreement to number of the
sundry civil bill amendments. The
Senate's Nicaragua canal amendment
was agreed to. Holman (Dem.) Of In
DIANA presented the report of the con-
ference committee on the Indian appropria-
ton bill, showing that there were three
amendments on which the conferees could
not agree. The House refused to reccde
from the disagreement. The bill appro-
priating $50, 900 to pay the salaries and
allowances of the judges and other officers
of the United States courts in Indian
Territory was passed.
When the House re-assemblcd at 2
O'Clock. less than 100 representatives were
on the floor and the galleries were about
half filled. The space in front of the
clerks desk was crowded with members,
seeking recognition to press measures in
which they were interested.
Unanimous consent was given for the
consideration of the following, and they
were passed Bill to pension the widow
of General Joseph II. Carter; joint resolu-
ton providing for the payment of the ex-
penses of representatives from Congress
to the opening of the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga national park, next Septem-
ber.s
Mr.. Springer (Dem.) of Illinois. sue
cecded in having passed, under suspen-
sion of the rules, Senate bill pensioning
General J. A.. McClernand of Illinois, at
500 month. The bill was also passed
without dissenting vote, to give the
state of Mississippi $4,000 acres of land
for the benefit of the industrial institute
and college for girls mt Columbus
Dinsmore Dcm.) of Arkansas, endeav-
ored to have the bill granting right of
way through the Indian Territory to
Arkansas & Northwestern Railroad,
passed over. the Presidents veto.s The
bill failed, the vote being 154 to SO; not