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

manly action of those who had signed
the address, but rebukedl some of them
for already looking with favor on a
proposition to go abroad for a further
consultation.
Mr.. Springer called Mr.. Fences at
tention to the fact that the proposition
Tor conference had ernanated from
the silver men in the Senate, not from
the gold men.
Hepburn Fnvors 1t.
Mr.. Hepburn Republican) of Iowa.
Favored the proposition for a. confer
ence. AT a time when the great gold
countries of the world were showing
the trSt symptoms OF favorable senti-
ment towards silver, he expressed his
surprise that aVoWed friends of silver
ike Mr. Pence and Mr.. Simpson should
oppose propositions for q. monetary
conference.
BY neat parliamentary manoeuyres,-
Mr. Cannon got the floor at this point
and yielded his time to Mr.. Sayers,
VINO Immediately cut off debate by de-
manding the previous question.
Vhe conference report was adopted
and the Sundry civil bill was out of
the way so far as the House was con-
cerned. Several bills we're then hur.
ried through by unanimous consent.
among them, was the Senate reSolu-
ton calling on the president to insist
upon Spain carrying out her agree
ment with the United States relative
to the claim of Antonio Maxim Mora,
amounting to $1.500.O0
At 10 p. m. Mr.. Holman presented
the final report on the Indian appro-
priation bill
1t showed that the Senate had yield
the extinction of the contract school
system at the end of five years so as
to remove the time limit and the
House had yielded to the Senate
amendment for the purchase from the
ogden Land company the title of the
lands within the Cattaraugus and
Allegheny Indian reservations to the
extent OF authorizing the Secretary of
the Interior to examine into the report
to Congress without appropriating any
money. The report was agreed to.
Inc military telegraphers bill was
passed-164 to u.
Crisp Il Delegate.
Then a resolution was presented by
Mr.. Bailey (DempcraD, of Texas, re-
citing the provision OF the sundry
civil bill authorizing the speaker of the
House to appoint three delegates to an
international monetary conference and
added:
1t is the earnest. desire of the House
shall be one of the delegates on the
part of the House, therefore, be it
Resolved. That Charles F. Crisp,
speaker of the House. is required to
designate himself as one Of the dele
gates to be selected by himself
The motion was greeted with great
applause the members Enterrupting
the reading clerk in their enthusiasm
at the mention of the speakers name.
and the resolution comforting most
unusual com pllment upon The speaker
was adopted with a loud shout and
without a dissenting voice.
The Senate bill to establish Tegula-
tons for the payment of accrued pen
SionS to the heirs Of dead pensioners
and exempting the pension money
from being held as part of the assets
of the estate for the payment Of debts
vas passed.
Mr.. MCCreay reported for the House
conferees on the diplomatic and con-
sular bill that the Senate had receded
from its amendment for a. Hawaiian
cable and the eonferees were conse-
quently discharged.
Midnight was at hand and the scene
in the House was becoming animated
and informal.
The entrance of Mr.. Reed, Mr.. APPS
ley, ct al. late diners-out. in full even
ing dress, gave an air of elegance te
the assembly.
Mr. Bryan OemocraD Of Nebraska
moved to pass the bill to place anti
toxine on the free list under suspension
of the rules. "A second was demanded
and ordered.
Mr. Breckenridge presented the con.
ference report on the general deficiency
bill, The provision for the expenses OF
( the participants in contested election
,-iS 70 as debate
in which Messrs. Savers, Wise and
Taylor took part.
After further discussion the confer
ence report on the whole general de-
fciency bill Was agreed to.
The debate on the anti-toXine bill
was then resumed.
Mr.. Bryan DemocraD Of Nebraska,
urged the Importance of the measure
and said it was in the interest Of pub
lie health.
Mr.. Henderson RepublicaD Iowa
humorouslly replied to MI; Bryan The
bill was then passed-149 to 81
The naval bill Ghe last of the ap-
preparation bills) having been received
from the Senate, Mr.. Talbot asked that
the committee having it in charge bt
given time to consider the various
amendments made by the Senate A
| brief but spirited debate arose as tic
the action to be taken.
Mr. Routelle Republicam of Maine
with a view to receiving some consid-
Grafton in conference of the amend
| ments, moved a inconvenience there
in and requested a conference.
Mr. Talbot moved concurrence in the
Senate amendments.
The previous question was ordered
on Mr.. Talbot's motion and a hall
hour was allowed for debate.
Mr.. Talbot, however, promptly
entered a motion to suspend the rules
and agree to the amendments and on
this Mr. Boutelle demanded a second
A quorum failing to vote and dead
lock being imminent, MIR. Reed inter
posed his good offices. as a result Of
5yhich Mr. Boutelle explained that his
objection to the proceedings be thai
the House was called on to act on
something of which it knew nothing.
Mr.. Talbot, having the bill in
charge, made q brief statement and
then the motion to suspend the rules
and agree to the Senate amendment
was carried, yeas $50, nays 9,
The House then took q recess until
s a. m,
Appropriation BfIIS.
Washington, March 4.-2:25 a. M