The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-07
HOUSE READY TO ADJOURN.
All Essential business Disposed of
Yesterday Afterno0n.

Yesterday Afternoon.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The House
cleared its decks for adjournment to-day BY
dsposing of al the essential business before
II. which consisted of conference reports on
appropriation bills. The Presidents veto OF
the general deficiency appropriation bill
proved effectnal as the House by vote o1
40 10 14s refused to pass ths blll oyer the
veto. and sent to the senate S1D9tSu{I
emitting the French spoilation and other
claims which had incurred the presidential
opposition. Although there was little de-
bate on the Indian bill conference report
which involved compromise extending gov
ernment aid to church schools for another
year, when IL came to vote the compromise
was rejected by the narrow vote Of IS TO s..
An amendment authorizing the States 10
make liens on arid lands TO cover expenses
OF reclamation was adopted, and bill
passed limiting mail which can be frankeds
to written and printed matter.
The House waited twenty minutes again
to-day at the opening OF the session for
the appearance of a quorum and Speaker
Reed admonished the members to be in at
tendance promptly hereafter ss their
neglect in this regard caused the
loss of valuable time each day.
Under the special order adopted yes
terday the House then proceeded 10 con-
slider bills. under suspension Of the rules.
The bills which were under consideration
when the House adjourned on the last sus-
pension day extending the jurisdiction OF
United States courts In the Indian Terri
tory and providing for the laying out OF
towns. the leasing OF coal. timber, farm
ing and grazing lands were passed.
Mr.. Loud. chairman o. the postofhce COM
mittee moved to suspend the rules and
pass the Senate bill to amend the law de-
fining fourth-class mail matter. The amend
ment related solely to franked matter. con-
fining it to printed or, written matter. Az
present all official matter can be franked.
Mr.. Loud explained that the mails weru
gorged with all sorts OF government sup
plies Last year a million and a quarter
pounds went through the Washington once.
Mr.. Cannon said he could see no reason why
government matter should not be handled
Dy the Pos:ofiice Department instead Of the
that this matter could be handled By
cost the government. He volunteered The
opinion that IL cost the government twice
az much 70 transport tle mails as i should.
Ii was passed-l0z TO 80.
Mr.. Powers, chairman of the Pacific
rules and pass a bill TO deane the righta
Of purchasers under mortgages OF the At
lantic q Pacific Railroad Company author
lied by the act OF April 20. 1Sn. Mr. Pow.
ers explained that the purpose OF the bill
was TO enable the bondho.ders OF two Sec
tfons OF this road to organize themselves
foreclosure proceedings now pending. II was
criticised by several members. and fnaliy
The Speaker then laid before the House
the Presidents message vetoing the gem
eral deficiency BILL Alter It had been read
and discussed an attempt was made 70 pas
IL over the veto. but II failed.
The conference report on the slndry civil
appropriation bill was reported by Mr.. Can
ate amendment, which authorized liens on
the arid lands ceded 10 States by the Carey
aot to the had sp5 besn on aess 5 .sr
eestion OF Mr.. Lacey, OF Iowa, vesfIng the
sole authority TO make. the liens IN the
conference on the public building amend
ments, the House rejecting motions 20 ac-
The House voted further inslstence on its
original propositions In the naval bin and
sent IL back 10 conference
The. conference report on the postof1ce ap-
preparation bill was adopted.
In explanation of the Indian appropriation
bill conference report. which he called up.
Mr.: Sherman said that the House conferees
cepf the "old settlers or Cherokee claims
provision. but had offered TO refer the mat
ate conferees refused and compromise WAS
reached. instructlng the Secretary OF the In-
terror to retain the money so that the apes-
The compromise 10 end appropriations for
sectarian schools on July I. 1891. inspired an
eloquent speech from Mr. fifzseral1. He as
serted that millions had been spent In build
ing Indian schools on the understanding that
they would receive government aid. Millions
OF the property OF the Catholic Church Uan
10 be destroyed without justice CT fairness:
hundreds OF children were 10 be turned
serift without means Tor their educatioh n
secres un-American order. and while the
Catholic Church had never interested itself IN
politics IL might be driven 10 adopt the s3re
methods employed against IL. The resolu-
ton for the acceptance Of che Aarunof1D