The record-union., 1896-05-24
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
THE "FILLED CHEESE" BILL DE-
BATED In THE SENATE.
Conference Reports on Appropriation
Bills Considered i'm the
House.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The House
filled cheese" bill was taken up in
the Senate to-day, and gave an oppOr-
tunity for the Offering of the various
amendments on which votes We're taken.
The first was offered by Mills of Texas,
proposing an internal revenue tax of
per cent. on all manufactures of iron
street, copper, zinc, wool. cotton and
other materials. The second was Of
fered by Allen of Nebraska, proposing
an additional tax of a dollar a barrel on
beer. The third was offered by Gray
of Delaware, proposing an import duty
of 10 cents a pound on tea. They were
all, on motion of Sherman, laid on the
table, the first by a vote of 42 to 10, the
second by a vote of 80 to 22 and the
last by vote of 81 to 10.
The filled cheese" bill at the close of
the morning hour went over until Mon
day, and then the bill prohibiting the is
sue of United States bonds without the
consent of Congress was taken up, and
Allen of Nebraska addressed the Senate
upon it, upon the silver question and
upon miscellaneous matters connected
with the Populist party. The bill went
over without action.
The calendar was cleared of all the
private pension bills, and the session
was spun out SO as to give an oppOr-
tunity for the signing of the river and
harbor bill and sending it to the Presi-
dent. 1t was received from the House
at $50 p. m. and Immediately signed
by the Vice-President
AT 5:45 p. m. the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-Another
day was given to the consideration and
disposal of conference reports on appro-
priation bills by the House. Two of
them were final-that upon the river
and harbor bill, which was engrossed
and sent to the President this evening,
and that on the legislative, executive
and judicial bill.
The partial report on the sundry civil
bill presented yesterday afternoon was
agreed to, the House insisting upon its
disagreement to all the Senate amend
ments except those making appropria-
tions as follows: Twelve thousand dol
lars to fit up the basement of the Los
Angeles public building so that the pos
tai business can be conducted there:
$4,000 to repair and rebuild the public
building at ST. Adams, Vermont, partly
destroyed by fire last year, lust as it
was about ready for completion; 1919.
OOu for completing the new Postoffice
building at Washington, and increasing
the limit of cost $413,000 100000 to
buy 1900 feet of ground adjoining the
Government Printing Office, and erect
ing an additional heading plant.
In
is generally accepted as settling the long
disputed question of a location of a new
Government Printing Office in favor of
the present site.
upon the Indian appropriation bill the
House voted again that 1t would make
no appropriation for the education of
children at the contract sectarian
schools, and instructed its conferrees to
insist upon their disagreements to the
Senate amendments extending until
June 30, 1898, the period in which the
Secretary of the Interior may provide
Government schools
President Cleveland's message We
toing the bill regulating the fees of Re-
ceivers and Registers of Land Offices
was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Public Lands.
Howard (Pop) of Alabama introduced
a series of charges against President
Cleveland, in which he accused him of
many crimes and misdemeanors. and
called upon the Committee of the Judi
ciary to investigate, but by an over
whelming vote the House refused to
consider them.
At $50 the House adjourned until
Monday.