Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-26
Ere the Fifty-Third Congress Will
 Have Ended.
IMMENSE AMOUNT OF WORK
In the Way of Providing Funds for Governmental Expenses
 Yet to Be Attended To.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-After the dis posal of considerable miscellaneous bills, chic fly of local character, the Indian ap- preparation bill as passed by the senate was laid before the house, and the house non- concurred in the senate amendments and conference was ordered, Messrs. Holman, AlleD, democrat. of Mississippi, and Pick ter, republican, of South Dakota, beiug named as managers.
 Unanimous consent was given to an ar- engagement by which Thursday shall be de- voted to the consideration of business called up by the committee on the District of Columbia subject to appropriation bills and privileged matters.
 conference report on the District of Columbia appropriation was received and new conference ordered. Four remain in dispute between the two houses.
 The general deficiency bill was then taken up in committee of the whole. The amendment proposed by MT. Livingston to pay the claims of Charles Morgan, c. B. Payne and the Southern Steamship com pany for one month s extra pay as United States mail contractors, S17 ,510, was dis cussed for an hour or more on point of order, and finally ruled out by the chair man. This left remaining to be consid- cred only amendments relating to the Behring sea seal controversy proposed by ernment $425 ,000 in full of all damages claimed by the Canadian seaers who were prevented by the United States from pur- suing the seals or seized while so at work, in accordance with the agreement reached by Secretary Gresham and Am mbassador Pauncefote last August. Debate on the amendment was limited by agreement to two hours.
 The discussion was carried on by Messrs. Breckinridge, Cannon of Illinois, Hooker of Mississippi, Henderson of Iowa, Mo. Creary, Hit, republican. of Illinois, and Dingley.
 Upon the rising vote the amendment was defeated-yeas fl, nays 53. A division was demanded, resultirg: Yeas 94, na 86, and the amendment was adopted.
 An amendment offered by MT. Breckin- ridge was adopted extending the appropria- tion for the Mexican boundary commission. The commission has not yet completed it's work, and this provision simply provides for acontinuation of the work.
 The committee then rose and the bill was reported to the house. It was agreed that ali the amendments should be adopted as a whole except the extra compensation for clerks and the payment Of the Behring sea award. Upon this later the yeas and nays were demanded and it was rejected-yeas 112, nays 1d3, present and not voting 5. The vote was mainly on party lines, tue republicans and populists opposing it and the democrats generally favoring it. The following democrats voted against paying the money:
 Messrs. Abbott of Texas, Arnold of Missouri, Bartlett of New York, Brook shire of Indisna, Campbell of New York, Caminetti of California, Capehart of West Virginia, Clark of Missouri, Cockreil of Texas, Coffin of Wyoming, Cooper of Texas Cox of Tennessee, Crawford of North Carolina, DeArmond of Missouri, Dockery of Missouri, Edmunds of VirtiiuIa, Fithian of New YorK, Geary of California. Grady Illinois, Jones or Virginia, Kriobs of Pennsylvania, Kyle of Mississippi, Lane of Limos, Lester of Georgia, Little of Ar kansas, Livingston of Georgia, Maddox of Georgia, Maguire of New York, McDer- mon oi Tennessee, McNagny of Indiana, Mulchler of P-nnsyivania, Ragep of Rhode Island, Ritchie of Ohio, Robbins of Ala bama, Shell of South Carolina, Snodgrass of Teunessee, Somers of Wisconsin, Stone of Kentucky, Strait Of South Carolina, Tal- bert of South Carolina, Tate of Georgia, Taylor of Indiana. Warner of New York, Wells of Wisconsin, Williams of Illinois aod WoNsrton oi Pennsylvania.
 Mir. Weaver, rspublican, of New York, voted for the appropriation, and the fol- lowing were recorded as present and not voting:
 l., ,mocrats-Messrs Bailey of Texas, Richardson of Tennessee, Terry of Arkan- sas.
 R.publicans-Messrs. Daniels of New Ycrs, Gardner of New Jersey.
 A ,-a and nay vote was demanded on the ament ment to pay employees of the house and clerks oI the members au extra months salary. IL resulted: Yeas 143, nays 1C8.
 Tie bill was then passed, the house di- v.dlug on the motion-1S1 to 24.
 Mir. Bland, democrat, of Missouri, de- manded the yeas and nays, but only seven teen memters rose to second the demand, and the bill was declared passed amid ap- piause.
 Mr. Henderson of North Carolina pre- sepled the report of the conferees on the postoffiee appropriation bill. 1t was par tial agreement only, and was agreed to. Action cn the matters still iu dispute WAS postponed until tomorrow. Tie agree mehl reached by the conferees confirmed the amendments put on the bill by the senate with one ,xception-that every postal clerk hereafter appointed shall re- side at some point on the line to which they are assigned, but that clerks now em- pioyed shall not be compelled to change ibeir residences. The total amount car- ried by the bill is s69 ,545 ,99S.
 I he house a 5:30 o'clock adjourned until tomorrow at Il o'clock.
 IN THE SENATE.
 The senaie began today the last week of the Fiity-third congress with the considera. tion of the great appropriation bill to pro- vide for the sundry expenses of the govern . nent for the fisca year ending June 30, 1896. Behind il, as yet untouched by tue senate, were the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bills, the paval appropriation and tue deficiency bill, while seven otLer appropriation biils-pen-