St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-04
SENATORS SETTLE DOWN TO THE
CONSIDERATION OF ROUTINE
BUSINESS.
BILL TO RELIEVE THE MAILS
OF BULKY PACKAGES AND THE
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION
~ GO THROUGH.
HOUSE DISCUSSES FEE SYSTEM.
Majority Seem Convinced of EXtrav-
agance i'm Conducting United
States Courts.

WASHINGTON, March S,-The SEN
ate gave most of the day to the agri-
cultural appropriation BILL and passed
that measure, carrying $S,262, 900, with
out material amendment. Another bill
passed during the day changes the linn
itatiOnS of fourth-claSs mail matter so
as to free the postofflce from bulky arti-
Giles heretofore sent free by the gov
ernment departments. Mr.. Wolcott, in
urging the bill, said roller top desks
and electric motors were among the
articles sent as mail by the depart
ments. Late in the day word came
from the house that the error concern
ing the Cuban resolutions had been
corrected. In its corrected form the
house resolution is an amendment to
that passed by the senate. AS thus
reported back the subject was referred
to the committee on foreign relations,
Mr. Sherman stating that the commit
tee would consider the question at the
meeting tomorrow.
Mr.. ThurstOn reported from the Sc
lect committee on international eXposi-
tions a joint resolution authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to distribute
the medals awarded by the Columbian
exposition. Mr.. Thurston explained it's
provisions briefly, saying that the pur-
pose of the bill was to appropriate sufii-
cient money $15,000 to permit these
awards TO be made. There was no OBJ
lection, and the resolution was agreed
to.
Mr. Chandler, of the committee on
privileges and elections, presented the
majority report of that committee pro-
Viding for an investigation of the Ala
bama elections by q select committee.
Mr.. Gray, of the same committee, gave
notice of a minority report. The SEN
ate agreed to the house amendment
n Int limo for.
the dredging of Mobile harbor.
RECONSIDER NAVY BILL.
Mr.. Morgan gave notice of a motion
to reconsider the bill passed by the
senate yesterday providing for addi-
tional enlistments in the navy in case
of emergency.
On motion of Mr.. Cullom, the agri-
cultural appropriation bill was taken
Hp, and the amendments made by the
senate committee on appropriations
were read. The amendments were all
agreed to without discussion or change
until the appropriation for the ami
NAL industry bureau was reached. This
was so changed as to provide for a
chief and also an assistant chief Of the
1nSpectiVe division. The two offices
had been consolidated into one. At
o'clock the bill was laid aside Temporal
rlly in order to receive notice from the
mouse OF representatives as to the
agreement Of that body to the senate
Cuban resolutions, with amendments,
and requesting that the previous re-
port Of the adoption of an independent
house resolution be returned to the
house for correction. On motion of Mr.
Sherman the request for a return of
the first resolution was agreed to, and
the senate resolution, as amended by
the house, was referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations. This straight
ened out the tangle and left the sub
Ject as was originally intended, with
the senate resolutions amended by the
house substitute. A special order was
given to the government printing office
to have the amended resolution ready
by 10 tomorrow in order as Mr. Sher-
man explained, that the committee on
foreign relations might consider them.
Mr. Warren CRep., WyoD secured an
amendment making Immediately avail
able $4,000 for irrigation purposes, to
be expended by the geological survey.
AS thus amended the agricultural kill
was passed.
Resolutions for a plan of improve
ment for COnneaut harbor, O-io, were
agreed to. The DILL passed withdraw
Ing from the supreme court jurisdiction
of criminal cases not capital, and con-
ferring the same on the court of ap-
peals.
At o'clock the senate held a brief
executive session and then adjourned
until tomorrow.