The record-union., 1896-06-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE SENATE CONSIDERS APPRO.
PRIATION Treasures.
The House SuStainS the PRESIDENT s
Veto of the General De.
ficiency Bill.


ate gave it's almost undivided attention
to day to conference reports on general
appropriation bills The first that came
which no agreement had been reached
| in conference. The chief point in con-
| troversy between the two houses was
as to a number Of Senate amendments
for the construction of public buildings
in the capitals of four new States
Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Utah
and for the increase of items of expend-
iture in buildings that are being con-
| structed in Kansas City, Savannah,
| Ga, and Camden, n. j., all Of which
were resisted by the House conferrees.
| The Senate, however, by a unanimous
vote, insisted upon these public build
| ing amendments, and the bill was re-
| ferred back for further conference.
| The next conference report that came
up was on the Indian appropriation
kill All points of disagreement had
been settled in prior partial reports,
and there had only remained two mat
| ters to be adjusted. These were as to
| the payment of lawyers fees on the
| old settlers or western Cherokee claim,
| and as to contract schools for Indian
| children. Both these items were now
adjusted, the first by an instruction to
| the Secretary of the Interior to with
| held the fund until further legislation
is had, and the second by limiting the
continuance of contract schools to the
1st of July, 1897, instead of 1898. The
| conference report was agreed to with
cut any contest.
| ha ird nr,
the naval bill. 1t was a final report,
| but it was disagreed to-yeas %, nays
| 24-and the bill goes back for further
conference. The controversy was as to
the number of new battle-ships, the
conference compromise fixing the num-
| ber at three, and as to the limit of price
| for armor plate for these ships, the con-
| ference compromise fixing the price at
| S425 per ton. The contention of the
| Senate was for two battle-ships and
$3.50 per ton, and that of the House for
| four battle-ships and $3.50 a ton.
The Senate at 5:25 o'clock adjourned
| until Monday at noon.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-Although
this was to be individual suspension
day, in order to enable the House to
dispose of certain measures which We're
being pressed upon the Speaker for
consideration, but one such bill was
acted ON by the body in session pro-
| lcnged largely beyond the usual pc
Rod That was the Senate bill to reg
ulate fourth-class mail matter which
was passed upon a motion by Loud
Rep) of California. The effect of the
| bill is to shut out of the mails the sup
| plies and stores of executive depart
ments. Loud stated that it cost the
Government eleven cents a pound to
carry this stuff, whereas it could be
transported by express companies at
not to exceed two cents pound.
Parsons (Rep.) of Vermont brought up
| the bill authorizing the purchasers of
the Atlantic and Pacific under fore
| closure sale to exercise the same pow
ers and obligations as those held by
the original operators, but it was with
drawn to avoid hostility.
The greater part of the afternoon was
devoted to the Presidents veto of the
general deficiency bill. 1t was vigor-
ously attacked by Mahon (Rep.) of
Pennsylvania and Grosvenor Rep) of
Ohio, and defended by Cannon RepD
| of Illinois, Dockery OenS) of Mis-
souri, and Sayers Dem.) of Texas, and
| finally sustained by vote of 40 to 80
Cannon then presented revised bill
emitting the French spoliation and
Bowman Act war claims and several
| individual claims, all included in a
single amendment, and moved that the
rules be suspended and the bill passed
| This was opposed by Mahon (Rep.) of
| Pennsylvania, Richardson Dem) Of
Tennessee, Evans Rep.) Of Tennessee
and Wellington (Rep) of Maryland
chiefly on the ground that the President
| had made no objections to the war
claims, and the House and Senate had
voted that they ought to be paid. The
House, however, refused to go with
these gentlemen, and passed the bill
| 172 to 43.
| The reports of the Committee on
Ways and Means, a majority and mi
nority, upon the question of reciprocity,
were presented, and 10000 copies of
each were ordered printed.
| A bill was passed extending the ju-
risdiction of the United States Courts
over crimes committed in the Indian
Territory, and providing for the leas-
| ing of mineral, farm and grazing lands
At 1:25 p. m. the House took a re-
| cess until 10 o'clock Monday.