The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-09
The Senate Passes In Less Than an Hour
the New GenaraI Deficiency Bill.
SENATOR MORGAN AGAIN AFTER WEYLER
The Senate Appropriates s69,5SO 40
Pny the Richmo ond Locomotive
ana Mach,ue Works for Losses I'm
CURED in the Construction OF the
as-Appropriafion BiIis.

washington, ~. -, June O. liz oSli-
ate passed the new general deficiency
bill too day In less than three-quarters OF
an hour, Ordinarily u bill of 13Q printed
pages would have taxed the powers of
the reading clerk for at least two hours
but the reading of this bill was COM
pleted In half an hour. An attempt
was made by Mr.. Harris DEM, Tenn)
to have the claims under the Bowman
act, aggregating about half a million
dollars, placed in the bill, but they were
ruled out on point Of order, and the
bill was promptly passed without
amendment
formal conference report was made
on the postoftice appropriation bill, and
was agreed to. Partial conference re-
ports on the Indian appropriation bill
and on the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill Were made and agreed to;
and further conference was ordered.
The immigration bill was taken up
and Mr. Morgan tDem., Ala.) made an
other long speech upon the question of
the war in Cuba, in the course of which
he di:claimed having heretofore said
anything offensive to the Queen Regent
OF Spain. He eulogized her as woman
of very high character and of almost
unexampled virtue, and said that she
was entitled by virtue of the regency
OF womanhood to the utmost respect
and that every Senator so treated her.
and so spoke of her. Hr spoke of Gen
Weyler, however, as a brutal soldier
who plunged his blood stained sword in
the bosoms of womer and children.
Mr.. Daniel introduced and the Sen
ate passed bill appropriating s69, $50
to pay the Richmond Locomotive and
Machine Works for damage and losses
incurred In the construction of the ar
mored battleship Texas. This amount
formed an Item in the general deficiency
blu as 1t was in conference before ori-
gihal passage and was among the last
TO be dropped by the conferees
On motion of Mr.. Perkins (Rep.. Cal1.
Senate bill appropriatlng s35O,O0O for
a public building al Oakland. Cal. was
taken from the calendar and passed
The Senate. at $40. adjourned until
Tomorrow, leaving four of the general
appropriation bills-the Indian. District
OF Columbia, Naval and Sundry Civil
still in conference.
House: Tie House sat eight hours to-
daY in continuation OF Saturdays ses-
sion. by this parliamentary fiction con-
tinung, IN effect, the session of last
week. making In order motions to pass
bills under suspension of the rules. Op-
Grating under this resolution, the fol-
lowing measures were passed: House bill
directing the construction OF a Federal
p!ison at Le9venWorth, Kan to cost
not exceeding sl50,OO0
House bill making further appropria-
lions S5S.O00 in alD to pay deficiencies
Tor the current fiscal year
Senate joint resolution directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to order a
scientific investigation of the Alaskan
fur seal fisheries
senate bill re-enacting and amending
the law OF 1889 for the protection of the
salmon fisheries in Alaska.
Amending the law relating 10 the en-
'plovment of sailors, abolishins, imprison-
iIn of
sVstem OF allotmei Is of seamen's wages.
ana Improving tn quality and value Of
the rations provided for them.
House joint resolution clothing the
purcnasers of the Northern Pacific rail
roau az foreclosure sale n;Nt month
win the rights and privileges of the
original corporation and imposing the
same obliga tions
rouse plil establishing new division
OF the Eastern Judicial District of Texas
ana providing semi-annual terms or
court at Beaumont.
Senate amendments were agreed 10.
TO the House bill to expedite the trans
Doftaiion OF important packages valued
al not exceeding $500 and not more than
100 pounds in weight
conference reports were presented and
agreed 10 ON the following appropriation
bills: Postofice (finaD, Indian and Dis
tr!ct OF Columbia
In order to maintain, the presence of n
quorum the House adopted resolutions
orersd by Mr.. Dngley revoking all
ieaVes of absence except those granted
on account of Illness, and directing the
Sergeant-at-Arms to telegraph othsr alb
sent members that their presence hsre
Is necessary to tho transaction of public
business. In this connection the House
heard with applausa the message an
nouncing that the Senate had passed,
without amendment, the general def
cheney bill which the House passed yes
terday.
Twice Mr.. Daniels tRep1, of New
YORK, endeavored to bring up for con-
siaeration the report of Elections Com
mlttee No. l on the contested election
case OF Truman II. Aldllch (Rep0 vs.
oscar w. Underwood Dem), from the
Nlnth (Alabama) District
The' first time the House refused-53
90 o4-to enter upon it's consideration
me vote on the second motion had not
p:en announced when, at G O'Clock, a
iurther recess was taken until 10 O'Clock
then.
There will be. 1t is understood. no ad-
1ournment OF the House until 1t finally
ad1ourns Tor the session.
E"a of the sectarian school Question