The Lamar register., 1895-03-09


committee ON the diplomatic approurIa-
tion hill reported that the House would
not acQuipsce In the Hawaiian cahle
amendment. and therefore he recon-
mended that the Senate recedr. 1t dld
SO without division
The Senate then went Into executive
session for the purpose Of selecting its
delegates TO an international monetary
conference. Messrs- Daniel OF Virginia.
Jones % Arkansas aud Teller OF Colo
ndo We're chosen.
At 30 a. m. the doors were opened
and the regular session resumed The
conference agreement on the deficiency
bill was presented Stewart moved
the abandonment of the appropriation
for the Southern Pacific. and Mr.. Hig.
gins criticised the abandonment Of the
French spoliatlun claims.
The agreement was sustalned-3T TO
IA.
The motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bin for the suppression Of
lottery traffic was passed WIS tabled.
The Senate at 3.lj a. m. entered upon
the consideration of unobJected bills on
the calendar.
When the House resumed Its sitting
at O'Clock. no reports being ready, a
number OF bills were passed. Among
them was one granting a pension OF
Sloo to General John @. McClernand.
Auulhrr conference on tile Indian an
preparation bin was ordered.
The sundry civil bill coming up Gre
aied discussion on the provision for
a monetary commission II was op-
posed by Simpson and Pence Mr..
Pence In n ringing speech argued that
no good could come from a monetary
commission. Possibly" be said. '.it
might result, II the speaker should
name as the members Of the committee
from the House three presidential can
didates. IN smoking them out on the
silver question. and | trust II the
speaker Is called on to make selections
he will not overlook the distinguished
Republican leader. Mr.. Reed" With
some biting sarcasm be detailed the
address Of the silver Democrats issued
last Friday. He commended the bold
courageous and manly action Of those
who had signed the address, but re-
buked some of them FOR already look
Ing with favor on a proposition to go
abroad for a further consultation.
Mr., Springer called Mr.. Fences at
tcntion to the fact that the proposition
for conference had emanated from
the silver men In the Senate. not from
the gold men.
The report was acrecdto.
At 10 O'Clock an agreement on the In
dian bill was reached.
The military tele-raphers bill was
passed-lG4 to u.
Speaker Crisp was unanimously
chosen as one Of the monetary commits
siOneFs.
An agreement on the diplomatic bill
was reported The conference report
on the general deficiency bill was also
agreed TO.
A hin TO admit anu-to1ine free OF
duty was passed,
The naval bill being received, the
Senate amendments were agreed TO-
after hot wranele. A recess was
then taken until a IN.
when the senate was called together
for the hnal session at o'clock this
morning there were but three senators
present ---...,,
Al p.l5 the vice president announced
his signature 10 the deficiency Dlll'
This was the last OF the appropriation
bElls. and thus all Of the great meas.
urrs Tor carrying on the government
were either at the executive mansion
or on their way there.
II having been agreed that no busi-
moss but the consideration OF confer,
cnce reports should be taken up nnui
N o'clock the members who dropped ID
had little 20 do. AT 1915 a committee
consisting OF Voorhees, and sherman
,yare sent 10 announce to the president
,t.,t +br senate was ready to adjourn.