Evening star., 1896-03-31
THE SENATE AT WORK.
Bills Passed Yesterday Afternoon Dc
fore Adjournment.

Bills Passed Yesterday Afternoon BE-
fore Adjournment.
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed
the Arkansas settlement bill by vote of
3S to IA, after motion to recommit had
been defeated The calendar was then
taken up and ten measures were pissed,
including one relating to the District This
was the bill authorizing the sale Of the
title Of the United States to certain tracts
Of land In the District to Margare. Shu-
grue, Caroline Lochboehler and John r.
Scott An amendment was adopted which
provides that the sale shall not take place
unless the Secretary Of War be Of the
opinion that the transfer of title will in no
wise be detrimental to the Washir gton
the land We're not fraudulent This being
House bill. 1t was sent to conference.
Mr.. Pasco tried to secure action on the
bill for the relief of George H. Plant 1t
directs the Secretary of the Treasury to
pay to George H. Plant of The District of
Columbia $5,2l6.S5, that being the amount
found to be due to him by the Court of
Claims for losses and damages sustained
by him by reason Of a collision between the
U. S. s. Gettysburg and the steamboat t
Lady of the Lake, on the Potomac river
The reading Ct the volumiaous report was
called for, but before 1t was concluded, Mr.
Cockrell objected to the further considera-
ton Of the bill. and it was laid over
House bill 549O. to license billiard and
poOi tdDIeS III the DlStrlct, was taken up,
but there was an apparent error in the
print of the bill, and it was laid aside. The
Senate District committee ordered a favor
able report on the bill just as it was
passed by the House, but yesterday after
noon 1t was found that in making the Sen
ate print III some manner the bill had been
put in type just as it was reported by the
House committee, so that the committee
amendment, which was adopted by the
House. appeared as a Senate committee
amendment. Consequently the bill went
over without prejudice.
There was a sharp debate between Sem
ators Wolcott, Teller and PETER on one
side and Mr.. Hill on the other when the
resolution introduced February 12, 1896, by
Mr.. PETER providing for an investigation
into the sales of bonds in 1894, 1893 and
1896 was reached. Mr.. Hill objected to it's
present consideration, and after a good
deal Of acrimonious talk Mr.. PETER served
notice that he would move today to take up
the resolution for final action
The general bills passed during the af-
ternoon were as follows: S. 1891, for the
relief Of DR.. John B. Read; s. 264, providing
for the location and purchase of public
lands for a reservoir site s. 1885, providing
for a commission to negotiate with the
portions of their reservation in Montana;
H. r. 1914, to confirm certain cash entries
of offered lands in Alabama, Mississippi
and Arkansas; H. r. 5914, to amend the
act authorizing the Interoceanic Railway
Company to build lines through the Indian
territory; s. 154, providing for the erection
Of a $2,OOO,OOO public building at Indianap-
struction Of income tax returns and H. R.
IS. for the establishment Of a light house
and fog-s!gnal station at or near Big
Oyster Bed Shoal, N.