Connecticut western news., 1895-02-28
SESSION ENDING.
APPROPRIATION BILLS ARE BEING
 RUSHED THROUGH CONGRESS.

 These Are Busy Days nt Washington, and
 Important LcgIslztiou Is the Result of
 Every Days work-DoIng~ Day by Day
 at the Capitol.
 WASHINGTON. Feb. s7.-The rush af the closing days Of congress is in full swing now, and from this time until March {, when the session ends, 1t will be a grand struggle to got bills through. The appro- priation bills are being hurried along as much as possible, for if any arc left over an extra session might be necessary.
 On Friday, Feb. 22, in the senate tho contract school item of the Indian bill was completed in such form as to provide 20 per cent reduction from the expendi, ures of last year. Mir. Morgan of Alabama spoke throughout the afternoon in favor of judicisl system for she In- dian Territory, but his amendment to that effect was finally ruled out of order.
 The house devoted the dSy to the fur ther consideration of the general deficien- cy appropriation bill. Most of the time was spent in the discussion of questions of minor importance relating to extra com pensation for employees of the house of representatives, and no amendments were adopted. Just before adjournment the senate resolution to postpone the time when the new regulations to prevent col lisions at sea should go into forcc was passed.
 On Monday, Feb. 25, the senate be- gan working day and night on the appro- priation bills in order 10 complete them before the session closes The sundry civil appropriation bill was considered with lit- tie Interruption or delay from II n. m. to 6:30 D. m. and again at night session.
 The item of sl50, 900 for purchasing the historic property of the late James G. Blaine in order to prevent its use for thea ter purposes oocasioned sharp deaate, but was finally agreed to.
 Other senate amendments agreed to during the day included: Temporary fed eral building at Chicago, $20U. GOO; begin ning new government building at Chica- go, $I00, GOO.
 Tho general deficiency bill Is the last of tho regular appropriation bills pass ed by the house of representatives. Most of the day was spent discussing tho amendment to pay Great Britain sis6, coo, the amount of damages agreed upon by Secretary Gresham mi Sir Julian Pauncefote to be duo that country under the award of the Paris arbitration tri- bunal on account of the seizure of soma 70 Canadian ssalers by the United States pre- vious to the modus vivendi of 1899. The amendment was strongly attacked by Messrs. Cannon of Illinois, Henderson of Iowa and Hit of Illinois on the ground that the amount was unrcasonably largo; that some of tho vessels were owned by citizens of the United States and that S375, 000 was for constructive or spccula- tive damages Uhe estimated catch). Only sSl, coo, they contendcd, was due Great Britain.
 Messrs. Breckinr:dSc of Kentucky. Me Creary of Kentucky, Hooker of Mississippi aud Dingley of Maine supported the amend mcnt, maintaining that the government, no matter how bad the bargain, must car " out the award of the Paris tribunal iI good faith. Mir. Dingley declared that il was preferable to pay Grent Britain s425, 900 than leave the assessment of damage. to an umpire appointed by n foreign power
 The amendment carried in committee but was defeated in the housc-lls to l43 .... Sugar Bounty Voted.
 On Tuesday, Feb. 20, tho scnat, gave another day to tho suntiry civil bil without completing it and without taking up the vital points concerning financial 
 | day was short, sharp and decisive contest on the sugar bounty question, insulting 1T tho success of those advocating the nay ment of the bounty prcmaturely cut of h, the enactments of the tariff law. The pro posed bounty aggregates s5, goo, coo, ,as stat ed in the amendments adopted, but Mir | Mitchell gave it as his belief that 1t woult reach sS, 000. 000.
 point of order was made against th' amendment but the senate votcu it in or | der--46 to i3. The house adopted a special order unde which the day until 3:3o was given to tn committee on labor and today will b' | given to tho committee on public build | ings and grounds. Much time was occupie, in tho consideration and passage of th' | bill providing for board of conciliatioi and arbitration Gin case conciliation failed to mediate and settle differences betweeI | common carriers and their employees. A bill was also passed to provide for thu publication of the bulletins of the depart ment of labor. and also one to aid the Bal timore exposition to be held in lS9T. Th' remainder of the day was devoted to GU logies on tho life and public services of thu late Representative Post of Illinois.