Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-01
THE FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
PassnGe OF Sundry Civil Bill In
Observation-Disclosures Case.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., February IS
SENATE.-The sundry civil appropra-
ton bill was passed by the Senate to-
day. its consideration having occupied the
larger share OF four legislative days. All
OF the amendments that were adopted IN
Committee of the Whole were concurred
I'm after the bill was reported back 10 the
Senate-almost all OF them In bulk Ihete
was an effort made by Mr.. Vest 10 nave
the amendment for the purchase OF the
Blaine property. on Lafayette place,
Washington, modified so as to require
fee-smple title" TO pass, instead or Mrs.
Blaines right, title. and interest TO the
property: but that motion was deteatedI,
yeas. 26: nays, 37-and the original
amendment was agreed 10.
The five and quarter million doilar
Amendment for the payment OF sugar
bounty did not even have the distinction
OF n separate vote, but was covered up
in the general vote for all the amendment.
SO. too. with the amendment proVidlhs
retired list for officers OF the revenue
cutter service. ~ .
An effort was made by Mr. Stewart TO
have Mr. Wolcotts amendment proVluIns
for the appointment of delegates TO an III,
ternational monetary conference modIIleu
so as 10 prohibit the delegates from agree,
ing TO any higher ratio between goid anu
silver than 10 to !. but he was not apie
to muster more than II votes on ms sluS'
and a motion to reconsider the vote asIy''
lnE 10 tnF w OlNbll
defeated-yeas, 3: nays. %. 30 the pr Pr
vision for the appointment Oh nine ue'e
gates remains in the bill $500. ,.,.ara
The bill now goes TO conference, Marae NJ {
n will probably be subjected 10 considera.
Bile pruning The conferrees on me part
OF the Senate are Senators cockrell W. ti,eili, ,
ocraD of Missouri. German n)emocrap o,
Maryland, and Allison (Repuphcah) Vi
io""' NASHVILLE EXPOSITION
The amendment offered last evening by
Nr Bate. appropriating $1,000 10 aid
the exposition al Nashville. Tenn ~
commemoration of the hundredth year ui
Tennessee's statehood, was tahem upii nipients ~. :
for 1t the appropriations IN ald 1t tne @
Chicago and Atlanta expositions. IL re-
mains in the bill. -, ,,o.-,,,is-
An amendment instructing the oIii,''iho oini 10
sioner OF Fisheries to make special III, w,
yestigation as 10 the eXterminatloh ol
migratory fishes in Indian river Ia, vac
offered BY Mr.. Quay !Repuphcdhb VI
Pennsylvania, and agreed 70; .a osr.
The naval appropriation or,sd III, Srom the
Appropriations Committee. potn WIN
amendments. and placed on the caleHudI, cales iu
Mr. GaIlinger presented menloriai tion, .n
the Daughters OF the ReVoiutloh 70 anarv
posted in a conspicuous place N eveIy ~
ppost-oftlce in the United States copy Oh
The DecIaration OF Independence a5 a"
functional means. He gave the pr1po,,
sitIon his unqualified approVaI, am i,tee aa'
II referred to the Post-onice Nh Haxle,
nenublican). OF Connecticut ana aSreseu s
10. requesting the President 10 ca,l .,' .s,e
attention of the Government OF Nicai az "a
to the proper adjustment an1 ,he Irnited
OF claims OF private citzens VI '"e
States against that repupllc' , judicial
The legislative. executive, ana Juo,c,ai
appropriation bill was taken up, anu xecV. ~
$40 p. NJ. when there was snU rncess fiji &
u NJ nineiv-two pages OF the bill-oVer
two Thirds of the whole-had been COM
nleted with no more delay than "aa
auired for the two reading cierhe .oadinS
through It. omitting most OF VA ., Closing
matter between the opehh"s ""N
Of each paragraph.
House Of Representatives
Although this day has been set apart,
by unanImous consent OF the House. lor
the Consideration and disposition 3l meaS "a
the District OF Columbia, it vas wwa a uaaad qaad5-
ter after 4 O'Clock before Mr.. ied nea'u a., a.,
chairman OF the committee. succeeded III
getting the first bill before the uei houseii
Before that hour there had oesh ,dh rs.
matters under considerat ton WniSn d1g,asI.
auired the roll ,,,n,n called ,n,lch aUr time The
first OF these was a report OF the e1n-
ferrees on the diplomatic and eohsu,as,i, s,s,,
appropriation bill that they wv,e wvi,sar,ei
unable 10 agree upon thc I.N"'
by the Senate. authorizins the consuu, cnr,-
tion OF a cable to Hawaii, and approp,,,. yn,s
atins 1850 900 TO begin the wcrk. 10y y,,,, 'J in
sist upon its disagreement to that aad,-
tion. and the same conferrees were ap-
pointed for a further conference. a a.
The Republicans and Popalsii,s Vossd esainst st
concurrence. The following Democrats,
however. united with the advocates Of
the cable: Messrs. Bartlett .Sew yorS,'
Black CGeorgis). Campbell New y, rorD;
Cannon .california), cScSreHr cs,cS era,i,ornia,'
Geary (CaIifornia). Harris (kansas), ikir.
fOhio). Maquire Caiifcrnia), Ryan us, rev
York;. Stevens tMassachusetts). ana "ni'-
II fbe messaSs Of the President vetoing
the bill 10 repeal Q special pension act
IN favor Of Hiram r. Hhea ana autno"-