The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-26
The GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL
The Last Appropriation Bill
Passed by the Senate.
Hhe Bond Bill Was Laid Aside in the
senate-French spoliation Claims Pro-
= vided For-The House VIII Vote soon
on the Free Alcohol Bui-It VIII
Probably Pa.s-Di.trict Business. a.,
tho House.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Tbe general
deficiency appropriation bill, the last of
the supply bills, was before the Senate
throughout the day and passed Just be-
fore adjournment. 1t Temporarily dis.
placed the bill to prohibit the issue of
bonds. Amendments covering French
spoliation claims,aggregating 81 ,O2s, 600
and claims under the Bowman act. Az
gregAting $685. were added TO the
Dill: This opened the door to q number
OF claims which were added. AS passed
the Dill carries about $40. 500, 900, an In.
crease OF S6. 600, GOO over the House bill.
The bill to prohibits the issue OF bonds
was the unfinished business, which gave
Ii the right OF way after O'clock, but
Its author, Mr.. Butler (Pop., N. C),
sought to expedite vote by taking il
up during the morning hour. He was
met however, by Mr.. Hale rep, Me.)
with the deficiency appropriation bill.
MT Butler urged that he hoped to get
vote on the bond bill to-day, but Mr..
chandler tRep., N. H. interiecsed the
remark that there could be no vote to-
day. The deficiency bill was then taken
up.
At . o'clock the bond bill WAS for
mally laid before the Senate, and Mr..
Prifchard (Rep., N. c WAS recognized.
out after some discussion the bond bill
WAS informally laid aside. and the con.
siueration OF the deficiency bill coma
tinued.
muoh amusement was caused nv An
amendment offered by Mr.. Hill, for his
colleague, Mr.. Murphy, spprop.iating
$50, 600 for the purchase OF SC, coo COPIES
OF the United States red book published.
at Albany.
Mr.. Bate, Tennessee, urged that It
would be bad taste for the Senate to buy
books containing the portraits of SEN
ators. The amendment finally went out
on point OF order. The deficiency bill,
as amended, was then passed The con-
ference report on the sundry civil bill
WAS presented. At 6:20 the Senate sd.
journed.
House Proceedings
The House to-day took up the con-
alteration Of the bill to repeal the clause
In the existing tariff law providing for
free alcohol for uae in the arts and
manufactures. The compromise propo-
sition devised by Mr.. Russell, of Con-
necticus. and insisted upon by the
friends OF free alcohol (for the appoint
ment OF joint commission to examine
all questions relating to free alcohol
and report ST the short session next
Decemoer) was offered IS an anne ndment
to the bill.
Mr.. Hill, of Connecticut, who voiced
their sentiments to day, said he hoped
bill would BIS passed which would
perfect the provision instead OF one for
Its repeal. He characterized the bill
presented by tho ways and means COM
mittee as surrender to q Democratic
admtnisira ion. Mr.. Evans, of KEN
lucky, who had charge of the measure,
argued that any sort OF q free alcohol
provision would open the way for fraud
on the Government, but that pending a
complete repor', as authorized by the
commission the existing crude provision
which was piling up claims against the
Government at the rate Of $40 600 dsy
should be repealed.
Mr.. Russell (Rep., Conn., gave re-
luctant assent to the bill as IL WAS pro-
posed to amend It, The bill will prob
ably be voted on tomorrow
The test OF strength to-day showed
large ma ority in its favor. The report
OF the elections committee in the
Northumberland contested election case
was presented. II favors the con-
tessant Populist. The early part of
the day WAS devoted to the considera-
ton OF District Of Column bia business.