The morning times., 1896-06-10
HOUSE YIELDS 4 POINT
Will Compromise on Items in the
District Bill.
LIGHT SCHEDULE AGREED TO
Sectarian Question VIII Not Come
up and an Agreement Is Looked
for THIS Nor rning-Lights Must
Burn All Sight-Price Fixed Be
tween the proposed Figures.

Today the District appropriation bill
Will again become Lore of contention in
the House, and it Is Eow expected that a
solution Of the controversy VIII he reached
which may expedite Adjournment if Lot
make il immc Giate possible
Just prior 10 tie recess taken last even
ing ar. PItney. q nae cmber OF the conference
committee, gave notice that at tie iirst
convenient ana suitable opportunity he
would ask the House 10 ;:mcuu its ii.struC-
tiGns TO the CCnIcrees so that compromise
aEreement can be Tea ohed ara tie strug-
gle ended.
Those Instructions TO tie Conierees were
to insist on the III use propositions relative,
10 municipal charities and electric light
lug. AS ali other matters in dispute have
now been disposed Cf. 1t is sought To have
this mandatory IEsiStence removed and
nave the conierees given some latitude i'll
making and accepting proPositicns-
SECTARIAN SCHOOLS.
With the House having already con-
CURED in the Senate amendments regard
ing seCtarlan Indian schools and restoring
Providence and Garfield hospitals 10 their
old status in the SEndry civil bill, it is be-
lived that there Will bc little, If any Eesita-
tion, in permitting the distribution OF funds
for the other local charities t. be made
during the coming fiscal year oD the same
basis aS heretofore prevailed. Thus the
whole matter would DE left for the Fifty
fifth Congress 10 adjust in such 4 manner
us may seem wise and proper year hence.
Ii is doubtful If tie recognized a. L. A,
leaders IN the House viii make aEy siren
uouS opposition To concurrence In the
Senate amendment restoring local charities
10 tie position they have previously GcCu-
pied. and The entire controversy will likely
he settled without an attempt being made
to even place the members on record Some
OF Tie chief leaders uIay make brief state
ments defining their positiC;l and rcaffirm-
ing their antagonism 10 all seCtaFian ap-
prOpriat ions. and rest Conteut 20 go 10 their
constituents upon that record.
Mr.. Dockery nu behalf OF Mr.. Grout sub
mitted Just before : O'Clock a partial
agreement On the District bill. which was
promptly rattle by the House.
LIGHTING THE STREETS.
This agreement was in regard to lighting
the public streets by gas and electricity.
The compromise effected is as follows:
The sum of S150,OO0 is appropriated for
g:ts lighting, IS again=t ~ i22,tGu proposed
by the House, and S1T5,C00 proposed by
the Senate The limit Of cost is fixed
ut S20 per lamp.
The sum of $50 900 is appropriated for
electric lighting, as against S43,C coo pro-
pnSet by the House and $50 TO proposed
by the Senate. The limit of cost is fixed
at q cents per lamp per night.
The service for both gas and electric
lamps is required To continue all night,
instead of from forty five minutes after
sunset TO forty-five minutes before sun
rise, covering the twilight period, as pro-
pnSet by the House. The proposition TO
have gas supplied to private consumers
at the rate OF Z cents per Thousand cubic
feet was eliminated.
on the other items in dispute the con
fereeS aunoancad that they had been un-
able To reach an agreement. further
conference was ordered and the same con-
fereeS reappninted.
III this Connection Mr.. Pitney took &C.
casion Ia serve Notice that he would today
ask the House 10 amend its instructions.