New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-27
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.

Washington. Feb. 26.-Before the readhs OF yes
terday's journal finished In the senate TO-DAY.
Mr. Hale tRep.. Me- called attention 20 the iacs
that the full proceedings OF yesterday dd NOT APP
pear in to-day's record 1t was not ne saiu '"e
FAULT of the reporters. who had supplied the iast
,aga of conv al | a. n but il was the fault or the
nrinting office which refused to receive copy atter
r. extinguished its lights at va m. ana uecn"eu
10 complete the record Unless some note OF "arh-
ing was given. and some montion. tnat thihs
would be repeated for the rest of the session. ana
no hoped that the Committee on Printing would
sea TO It,
Mr. Voorhees, Dem. Ind). chairman OF tho
I,,naroa Committee reported back substitute
for the resolution offered last Saturday by Mt.
Wolcott and referred to that committee IL pro-
vides that whenever the President or the lnited
States shall determine that this Government shah
be represented in any international conference 10
be called with view to secure international hxity
q, relative value between gold and silver as money
hv means of common ratio between the metais'
with free mintage at such ratio the United S'a'es
shall be represented at such conference "s '
delegates-three to be appointed by the rre'u'.'
three members OF the Senate and three ne"'oe.'
~ the House of Representatives-the fres'uen' :"
a., arv vacancies: and appropriating 100000 10
coyer con,nensation and expenses OF delegates a'
the proportion to be paid by the '"''e' '''''' ~
the iolnt expense of the conference
NJ. voorhsas said that It would be offered as an
.rardrent 10 the Sundry CiNil DILL anu 'e"''N''
that the three Senator's shoud De apP''''''
the adjournment next Mohnay' ,
Tho consideration of the Sundry 'lvii ApptoFr'%
49,, hu was then resumed and the following
neu, amendments were agreed to- Approprla''hs
a., ooo for the public building al Paterson ~ d.
and s22 $50 TOR the public building al Troy ~ l.,
adding two more names TO the llst OF Ni''''nS OF
,hs Eord's Theatre disaster. and increasing the
amount from sil5Oo0 to sl25oo0 allowing to Colonel
Ainsworth the costs OF his defence IN the case OF
that disaster. not TO exceed sf""
rne Annroprjations Committee having reported
a, amendment to the provision FOR protecting
timber on the public lands'-reducng the appro'
rrl,t,on from $4,000 to S0,eo-Mr Berry lDem,
ArkD chairman OF the Committee on Public Lands
moved 10 increase the amount to sl2oe" and gave
the reasons why the larger sum should be given
The estimate OF the Secretary of the Interior be
said was $4,000. and he (Mr. Berry, could not
upderstand why the public lands should be de-
livered over to the operations OF the timber
thieves
Mr. Wolcott (Rep. COLI thought that even $o.o0
was TOO large an appropriation for timber depre
dation agents.
Mr. Berry ridicued Mr.. Wolcotts speech az =
wild statement not sustained by facts. III was no.
the depredations OF poor miners that the timoe
agents prevented but the depredations OF sawfhh
men and OF .arse mining and railroad corporA,'o"s
The discussion took a somewhat personal 'u''
between Senator's German and Berry 'he Az
intlmating that Mr.. German was "'"ue
animosity against the Secretary OF '"e '''
the provision that the timber agents shou'a oe ~
pointed under Civil Service rules ana WI. ~ ~
man Indignantly repelling the insnuation' ana sus
os,,r. ,h.t Mr. Berry had some political freha'
ong ,ho.s timber agents whom he wished 10 pro
rh. d,scussion was continued by Senators stewar
(Pop Nev). Harris Dem. Tenn') Carey lHep'