The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-23
SENATE'S DAY OF LEISURE
Executive Session With Business
in Unsatisfactory Condition.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Little Progress Made. The Day in
the House. General Deficiency
Bill Not Yet Disposed Of.
Expenses Of Protecting
Property.
BY Southern Associated Press.


WAsHINGToN, February 22.-SEN.
ATE. -Washington's birthday fur
nished the staple of the Chaplain g
| opening prayers iii tho Senate to-
day.
MIR. German made another propo-
sition that there should be night
session on Tuesday for the consld
Grafton Of bills on the calendar not
objected to. 1t was also acceded to.
The Senate then proceeded with
the consideration Of the Indian Ap-
preparation bill, and the remainder
OF the session WAS taken up almost
exclusively with the consideration
| of that bill. When the Senate ad-
| journed Mt $50, tho Appropriation
bill talter three days being devoted
proposition that the final vote be
taken upon it before adjournment
tomorrow, requiring unanimous
consent, was promptly negatived
with ali objection from Mr.. Chand-
Ter. a prior proposition that the
vote should be taken ut 3 y. N. to-
morrow had been defeated by stimuli
taneous sobjectlon from Mr.. petler
and MIR. Pettlgrew.
With business matters in this very
unsatisfactory position, and notwith-
standing warming from MIR. Call
that II the Indian bill was not passed
10 night or early tomorrow some of
the great appropriation bills would
fail, the Senate quietly proceeded 10
executive session aud at 5:35 D, III.
adjourned.
HOUSE. The House Of kepresen-
tatives observed Washington $ birth
day by meeting an hour earlier than
| usual.
The Senate concurrent resolution
expressing the qualification of Con
gress Mt the high honors paid the
late Minister Gray by the govern.
| ment OF Mexico, was laid before the
House aud agreed to.
MIR. Martin asked unanimous con.
sent that the rulo adjourning the
Friday night peusion sessions at
| 1890 he SO modGed for tonight rs
to fix the hour ut II O'CLOCK. He
said there were a large number of
Senate bills on the calendar that
had not been acted on, and wanted
the extension of time in which to
| consider them. MIR. Jones, of VIr-
ginia, objected.
The House III committee of the
| whole resumed consideration of the
General Deficiency bill for the cur
| rent year.
The bill had not been disposed of
| at O'Clock, when, under the rule
recess was taken until p. IN.
Extended debate was INDUCED in
over the paragraph appropriation
OF SliS, 600, to be paid by the At
torney General for eXpenses in ell
forcing the orders of United States
courts for the protection of prop
erty III the hands of receivers dur
ing the railroad strikes OF last sum
mer.
An amendment was agreed to. on
motion by MIR. Baker, directing the
Attorney General to report IN de
tail to Congress the disbursements
under the appropriation, aud in
that form the item remained in the
bill.
There was considerable discussion
10 the course of the session also,
regarding the policy of paying Ger
tain employees of the House for
extra and special services over aud
| above the salaries fixed.
Before taking the recess at 5
o'clock the House passed the Senate
| bill postponiug at the request OF
Great Britain the enforcement of
the international regulations of
August 1890, to prevent collisions at
seH.
at S o'clock the House reas.
sembled for session of two and q
half hours to be devoted to private
pension bills.