The Portland daily press., 1895-02-05
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Changes That Will Occur in Congress
After March 4th.
INTERESTING HAWAIIAN CORRE.
SPONDENCE SUBMITTED.

| Gettysburg Passed the Senate and Now
| Goes to the acknowledgements
Gallinger of New Hampshire Places
Himself on Record Against Anti-Toxine
The Administration Currency Bill TIC
Be Considered in the House Thursday
| Washington. February AIN the House
| Mr.. Livingston. Democrat of Georgia. pre-
| sented conference report on the fortitioa-
tions appropriation bill. showing that the
| conferees had agreed upon all differences
except the amendment OF the Senate pro
viding that contract for fifty breach load
ing mortaIs be entered into. to cost not
more than S6500 each. The report was
| adopted and further conference requested
on the item referred 10.
Mr.. OuthWaite of Ohio. presented the re-
port of the conferees on the army approrri-
alton bill The changes made by the Senate
were unimportant and the report was
| adopted. The bill now goes to the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Dockery of Missouri. from the ap-
propriations committee reported that the
executive, legislative and judicial appro-
priation bill was ordered reported from the
rules committee, giving today to the con-
sideration of war claims bills contained in
| the omnibus bill introduced by Mr.. Catch
| ings. A point of order was raised against
| it as the bill was nc yer reported by The COM
| mittee. The Speaker oyerruled the point.
The previous question was ordered and
thirty minutes were given to discuss the
| merits of the bill.
MR.. REEDS REMARKS.
N.Y. Reed, Republican from Maine, while
he bad no objection to the consideration of
the pr opposed bill, said 1t seemed to him that
the measure did not cover al classes of
cases which should be in such bill. The
French spoilation claims and others should
be considered just and deserving consider
alton. The decisions of the court of claims
should all be treated alike, and an equal
amount such as the treasury could stand
| should be appropriated for each class of
claims.
Mr.. Dockery. Democrat of Missouri.
opposed the bill. He stated that the bill
carried appropria tions aggregating $718,663
divided among seventeen states. The order
from the &C mmittee on rules in relation to
tho war claims was defeated, 95 10 las.
Mr.. Outhwaite, Democrat of Ohio. from
the committee on rules. presented rule
providing for the consideration Tuesday.
Wedn esoay and Thursday of the administra-
tion currency bill the previous question 10
be considered as the order at $3.50 p. m.
Thursday and it was adopted.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the agricultural appropriation
bill. The PROV isons OF the bill were ex-
planned by MIR. Hatch and long disc cussion
followed, principally on the question of
distributing seeds for political purposes.
Nothing came of the discussion. The bill
was reported to the House and passed as
amended in committee.
THE HAWAIIAN RREsPoNDENCE
as called for in the resolution of the
House or the first instant. was laid before
the House. 1t was ordered printed by
unanimous consent, asked by Mr.. Springer.
Democrat of Illinois. The hour of me citing
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
when the currency bill comes up. was fixed
for II a. M, and. .the House adjourned.