The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-04

Washington, March S.-After the
sharp fight last night over the Senate
provision in the sundry civil bill ap-
propriattng S5,0oO,OO0 for the payment
of sugar bounties earned up to June
80, 1895, which resulted in the adop-
ton of an amendment shortly after
midnight this morning. the session
dragged YEARLY on through the silent
watches of the night, until the sundry
civil and Indian appropriation bills had
been sent back to conference. AS the
grey dawn was breaking. the House
took a recess until o'clock this after
noon, and the WORKOUT members hur-
ried home to catch few hours rest
and nerve themselves for the siege
which promises to last until tomorrow
noon
Drew Out Thousands.
When the speaker again took the
chair at O'clock more than half the
members were in their seats. The
bright sunshine and balmy air of a
spring day and the attraction OF the
excitement of the closing hours of a
dying Congress drew out thousands to
the public galleries. The private gall
leries we're also thronged. No confer
ence reports we're ready when the
House reconVened and the speaker gra-
ciously recognized several of the half
hundred members clamoring for an OPP
portuntty to secure consideration of
measures of local or personal interest
to them.
Bills Passed.
The following passed:
Senate bill to increase the pension of
the widow of Joseph II. Potter from $50
to 500; Joint resolution providing for
the two houses of Congress in the ded-
icatory exercises of the Chickamaugua
Military Park next September; Senate
resolution making provision for di-
gest of the laws and decisions relating
to the appointment, salary and COM
pensation of officers of the United
States courts, and also Senate bill for
the relief Of Silas p. Keller.
A motion ITO suspend the rules and
pass a bill granting a pension of 500
to Major John G. McClernand encoun-
Jones Democrat), Of Virginia. This
opposition drew from NIr. Sickles. the
0ne-legged hero Of Gettysburg, an elo-
quent appeal that fairly made the CELL
ing ring with the plaudits from the
floor and galleries,
McClernand'S Pension,
Siekles, "as an atonem ent for all the
bad ones we have passed. "A grateful
country should not allow General John
G. McClernand TO die in want
T we'll remember the words Of
Lincoln to me when he spoke OF Doug
lass. Dix, Logan and McClernand.
In my humble way had offered my
said to me that the action Of such
men as Logan, Dix and McClernand
and myself had lifted a great burden
from his shoulders If this is to be q
party war said he, then it cannot
succeed, but when [ see great Demo-
cratic leaders coming forward from
the ranks I lift UP my hands and
thank GOD that such success is within
our grasp"
At the conclusion of Mr. Sickles'
speech the bill was passed with a
whirl.
Indian Appropriation Bill
A series of resolutions TO pay the
funeral expenses Of House employees
who had died during this Congress and
the bill to instruct the auditing of the
quartermasters' claims of John Quinn,
Of ST. Louis. were passed.
Mr.. Holman called up the second
conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation BILL which showed the
Senate had abandoned one item to
appropriate SIS, 500 for the Miami In
dams, Of Indiana, thus leaving two
Senate amendments still in dispute,
one to purchase for $500 from the Og-
Den Lrald company. the title to the
lands within the Cattaragus and Ale
York, and the other striking out the
House provision to continue the reduc-
ton of appropriation for contract In
dian schools proportionately so all such
payments should cease after FIVE years.
After some debate tho House de-
cided to further hold to its disagree
ment to both amendments in dispute
and the bill was again sent to con-
ference. Then at 6d0 p m. a recess
was taken until 7:50 p. m.
no whisky For Indians.
There were but few members present
when the House met after recess at
7.20. The bill to prohibit the sale of
into1icantS to Indians which had been
objected to when brought up before,
was called up by Mr.. Meiklejolln and
passed.
At 8 o'clock the conference report
on the sundry civil bill was called up
by Mr.. Sayers. When the proposition for
an International monetary conference
Ito Which the House conferees had ac-
ceded> was reached, the silver men de-
nanded time
Mr.. Sibley called attention to the
satisfaction with which the proposition
for monetary conference had been re-
ceived by the nonmetalIic press Of the
east, on the ground that it might lead
to some adjustment by which the silver
men could obtain a larger legitimate
use. The friends of silver Mr. Sibley
declared, had held the doctrine that a
wider use of silver was necessary, be-
cause they saw the curses that had
followed the failing Of prices the world
over. What the United States should
do is to act, not consult, and he ex-
pressed the opinion that a monetary
conference would simply postpone the
day when silver could go TO the minis
for free coinage on the same Germs
with gold.
Same Old Came.
Mr.. Simpson said the proposition for
a conference was the same old game.
twice played on the people. Of holding
out promise that would never be re
allied. It would postpone free coinage
at least six years. and six more years
of gold standard would 50 complete the
financial bondage of the country as to
make it forever impossible to break
the power of the gold kings. He was
opposed to again entering ON the farce
Of monetary conference.
Mr.. Pence, IL. q. ringing speech,
argued that no good could come from
a monetary commission. Possibly he
said 1T might result if the speaker
would name as the members of the
committee from the House three pregi-
Dental candidates, in smoking them