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taken, but Mr. ccckrell temporixed. He
said there WAS no hurry. Plenty OF votes
would be available to take up the reso-
ution at the proper time,
| Mr.. Wolcott went on to declare that
the objections made were not. casual. The
senator from New York had pcrsistently
showed over this resolution from day
10 day. There was evidently no purpose
TO INQUIRE into the bond sales.
would move tomorrow 10 "v take , un tho e
bond resolution at the conclusion OF the
speech OF Mr.. George on the Dupont case.
for public. building at Indianapolis, Ind ;
amending the act authozing the Inter
Oceanic Railway company. 10 construct
n runway bridge In the Indian Territory.
At Sis the senate Went into executive
session and then adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Washington. March ao.--The house 10.
day took up the consideration OF the s,in-
dry civil appropriation bill and disposed
OF fifteen OF the 100 pages before adjourn.
| mehi, During general debate, Mr., Can
non tne present head of the appropriation
committee. and his predecessor, MIR, Say
ers OF Texas interchanged opinions as TO
| present and pas, appropriations.
ar, cannon, III the course of hts re-
marks, expressed the opinion that the ap-
| below Sob,oO0,0O1. The action of the com.
mittee IN appropriations for contract
work until March. 1897 was attacked. but
| that the same thing had been done Last
| Year in the case OF the Notifications hill.
Bnt Few amendments were added TO the
| bill today. Eight amendments to increase
| the salaries of lighthouse superintendent
| from $1,000 to $500 were adopted.
| An amusing incident occurred at the
MIR, Grovenor (Rep.. Ohio arose to cor
rect an inaccuracy in tho Record by
| some mistake a remark made by Mir. Con-
nelly nelly Reps M At the pension, Session
men" was omitted from the Congressional
Record. but Mr.. Grosvenor's rejnindnr,
which was rather vigorous in It's chnrac-
ter appeared without ita provoking cause.
Mr., Grosvenor's thrust was there, but. rs
explained the Record placed him In the
ridiculous attitude OF slashing at nothing.
Mr. Connolly replied that he had not oh
liberated his remark. He had not been In
the house. he said. to learn the trick of
editing his speeches, The mistake must
timation intended to be conveyed ,hat
Mr. Grosvenor was a "fugleman' for any
presidential candidate, he good humorodly
remarked that he would chcerfully acdpit
the gentleman OF such charge. Thereut
the house laughed and Speaker Reed.
with a twinkle In his eye, announced that
tho house would now proceed with the
consideration of the public business
The senate resolution authorizing II, II.
Green to exercise the duties and powers
heretofore conferred upon the late Gen
oral Casey In relation to the construction |
Of the library OF congress. was adopted
The senate resolution authorizing ex-
President Harrison TO accept certain med |
ais presented TO him by the governments |
OF Brazil and Spain was also adopted.
The house then went into .comTittce OF |
the whole and took up the supnfy nlVi
MIR Hit, chairman OF tho foreign COM
mittee. gave notice that he would cav up |
the conference report on the Nupnn rtso. |
lutions as soon as the sundry civil Oil |
was ont of the way.
why not take up the report now"
II had Intended to ask for its oonsidrra- |
ton today" replied Mr.. HIT but !
yielded owing. 10 the great Importance of
this appropriation bill"
An Advertisement was effected by which |
general debate except on some disputed |
paragraphs should be closed IN one hour
priations committee. who was In charge |
Of tho bill, briefly explained its provisions. /
Cannon argued that the bill cared for the
public service as well, and In some in |
stances, better than the current law
This method does not diminish the APP
McMiliin Dem, Tenn. but seems TO
diminish them for tho present
1T docs not diminish them" replied Mr.. |
Cannon.
''In other words" said Mr. Mc1iinin.
1T makes "a record for this congress and |
bridges matters over until after the cleo
ton
Mr. Cannon impatiently denied that
there was q political motive behind tho
In conclusion Mr.. Cannon said he did not
think the appropriations for this session,
not taking into consideration authorize
tions for naval and river and harbor
work. would fall below $5o1.oo0O 900 The
public service In his opinion. could not be
nr 6Na Dc 49, for two years for less than
N.0ooW,We. Now, however. the govern
ment was borrowing money to pay cur
rent expenses. In view of this fact he
appealed to tho house to keep down APP
preparations and be content with caring |
Tor the public service as 1T existed.
Mr.. Snyers lJem., Texas). ex-chairman
of the appropriations committee replied at
some length IN Mr., Cannon. In a general
way he Endorsed the items IN the bill, but
be declared 1t was, q false prctensc on its
for tho sundry civil expenses for the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1877, whereas II wa.i
admitted that in Al the contract work the
March 3, 1897. lie referred TO tho adroit-
ness With ~ a., which appropriations aggregat-
i 1l sl,vooW D, mad been inserted into the de-
lciency bill which properly belonged to
this bin. BY putting them In the deficiency
1lll they were charged TO the last con-
ldopted BY democratic committees and
hose made with Mr.. Cannon at the head
d ne committee on appropriations. and
4 record for presidential campaign.
Some further remarks were made pnd
. ne PHI was read, for amendment under
Mr., Loud QRcp. Cnl) and Mr.. McCor.
nick ,Rep., N. " criticised tho salaries
provided Tor superintendcnts of lighthouse
nations. The salaries OF superlnten ants
Z he coasts Of Long Island. Virginia,
North carolina, Lakes Ontario, Erie, Mich.
oregon and California wcro increased To-
The committee arose after completing
ifteen pages OF the bill, and mt J:C5 the
louse adjourned. ''N
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FOR A THIRD TRIAL.
'eiebratcd Texas Land Case Again Re- !