Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-01
And the Fifty-Thifd Congress Will
 Wind Up.
. APPROPRIATIONS ON TAPES
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill
 Disposed of in the Senate. Others to Hear From.

WAsHINeToN, Feb. 2s.-Although this day had been set apart by unanimous con- [ sent of the house for the consideration and disposition of measures relating to affairs of the District of Columbia, it was 4:l5 o'clock before MT. Heard, chairman of the committee, succeeded in getting the first ahiII before the house. Before that hour there had been several matters under con- eideration which required roll calls for E, their, disposition, thus occupying much time. The first of these was the report of ] the con ferees on the diplomatic and consul lar appropriation bill that they were still unable to agree upon the item inserted by the senate authorizing the construction of ! : a cable to Hawaii and appropriating $5O0,- E GOO to begin the work. By a vote of 150 to E 115 The house voted to still insist upon It's disagreement to that amendment, and the same conferees were appointed for further conference.
 The republicans and populists voted to concur, the democrats generally against. : The following democrats, however, united :. with the advocates of the cable: Messrs. Bartlett of New York, Black of Georgia, Campbell of New York, Cannon of Califor- mia, Cockrell of Texas, Coffeen of Wyo- ming, English of California, Geary of Cal ifornia, Harris of Kansas, lkirt of Ohio, Mcguire of California, Ryan of New York, Stevens of Massach husetts and Whiting Of Michigan.
 Tbe message of the president vetoing the bill to repeal the special pension act in favor of Hiram R. Rhoea and authorizing the secretary of the interior to place him on the roll under the provisions of the general law requiring yea and nay vote to dispose of il, Mir. Martin, democrat, of Indiana, moved to pass the bill, objections of the president to the contrary notwith- standing, but the house refused-yeas, 97; nays, 154.
 Still another roll call was had on the question of disposing of the contested elec- ton case of Williams vs. Settle from the Fifth district of North Carolina. MT. Brown, democrat, of Indiana, chairman of the election committee, asked the house to determine whether it would or not con- sider the matter, and the house deter. mined-yeas 103, nays 145-that 1t would not consider the election case.
 sented the rule of the committee on elec- tions in the case of Goode vs. Epes from the Fourth district of Virginia in favor of Epes, the sitting member. Leave was granted the minority to file their views.
 The senate joint resolution was passed authorizing Second Lieut.. F. B. Rock inGbough of the Tenth cavalry to accept the position of commandant of cadets at the Virginia Military institute at Lexing- ton.
 MT. Hepburn, republican, of Iowa, said the measure proposed an entire new de- parture in the policy of detailing military officers to act as instructors in educational institutions, and with this result in the United States supplying president of the institution without expense to the state of Virginia.
 Senate amendments in the bill making it unlawful for any unauthorized person to wear the insignia of the Red Cross were agreed to, and,lt now goes to the president for his approval.
 The bilf 10 protect forest reservations, which the senate amended by the substitu- ton of an entire new proposition, was re- ferrtd to the committee on public lands, which is equivalent 10 defeat.
 Senate bills were passed regulating the ascertain nmept of the new tonnage of ves- sells, so astq include the deductions made in British vessels apd put American ves- sells on the same basis as ihey are.
 At 5:45 D. m., after passing one District of Columbia bill, the house adjourned until tomorrow noon.
 IN THE SENATE.
 The sundry civil appropriation bill was passed by the senate today, it's cousidera- lion having occupied the larger share of the legislative day. All the amendments, that were adopted in committee of the whole were concurred in after the bill was reported back to the senate-almost all of them in bulk.
 There was an effort made by Mir. Vest to have the amendment for the purchase of the Blaine property on Lafayette Place, Washington, modified so as to require ia fee simple title'p to pass instead Uf Mra. Biaine's fright, title and interest' to the Jroperty, but that motion was defeated Yeas 26, nays 37-and the original amend. ment was agreed to.
 The $5, ,250, ,0O0 amendment for the pay ment of sugar bounties did not even have the distinction of q separate vote, but was covered up in the general vote for all the ment providing retiring list for the officers of the revenue cutter service.
 An effort wes made by Mr. Stewart to have MT. Wolcott's amendment for the appointment of delegates to an inter- national monetary conference amended so as to prohibit the delegates from agreeing to my higher ratio between gold and sil- yer.fhan l6 to ]; but he was not able to muster more than eleven votes on his side, and a motion to reconsider the vote agree ing tc the Wolcott amendment was also defeattd-yeas 9, nays 52. So the provis- ion for the appointment of nine delegates remains in the bill. The bill now goes to conference, where it will probably be subjected to considerable pruning. The confer-es on the part of the senate gre Mcssrs. Cockrell, democrat, of Missouri; Hson ,.republican, of Iowa.
 The smendmcnt offered last evening by Mir. Bate, appropriating s125, 900 to aid the exposition at Nashville, Tenn., h com mcmcration of the hundredth year of Ten pcssee's, statehood, was taken up. MT. Bate advocated it. and gave as precedents for 1t the appropriations in aid of the Chi cago ond Atlanta expeditions. It remains
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