The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-07
IN THE SENATE.
Emphatic Rejection of Conference Re-
port on Naval Bill.

washington city. June 6.-The senate
made some progress today toward clear
ing away the great appropriation bhls
which stand ahead of adjournment. The
Indian bill was finally disposed OF, the con-
tract school item being modified so that The
Catholic schools viii be abolished on July
/, 1857 After discussing the Items of bat
tlesh.ps and arTaor plate most OF the day,
the senate declined, by a vote of "a TO p.
TO accept the conference report recon-
menaing three battleships and armor plate
at a maximum cost OF sis5. The sundry
civil conferees were instructed by uuani-
nous vote to insist on the appropriations
fer new public buildings at the capitals
of Utah. Idaho. Wyoming and Montana
and additional sums for buildings at other
points
Among the favorable reports was one
from the library committee for a peace
monument az Appomattox. at the point
where Grant and Lee met.
Allison reported partial agreement on
the sundry civil appropriation bin. He
explained that number Of items were
stlii open, Including those for new public
baIdiags at Salt Lake and the capitals of
Idaho Wyoming and Montana, and ad-
ditlous for public buildings at Kansas City.
Savannah, Ca. ard Camden N j. The
house eonferees positively refused 10 as
seat 20 any public building Items The SEN
ate amendment OF 2s56eo for participation
in the Brussels exposition next year was
also resisted by the house. although the
state department regarded 10 as most de-
sirabls that this government should take
part. Allison said these and other items
were % sud Importance TO large interests
that the senate confsrees 6id not feel JUS
tined in abandoning them without the ad-
vice Of the senate.
Dubois made a vigorous Plea for pnhlso
buildings AZ the rev capitals. He said Il
was notorious thss the speaker OF the
house and the chairman OF the house COM
u3ittse on public buildings and grounds de-
cl{red 10 approve any new publ e buildings
legislation. Yet, be said. Speaker Reed re-
sided IN place with S3.0sa people port
land with public building costing 81 ia
On THE district represented by Chairman
Nililkea. - the house committee on pub
lic buildings, had Federal buildings IN ave
towns. No doubt. Dubois said. there as
40 need 81 further public buildings IN
Maine. The chairman % the hoisea oorn-
m.tfee lived ia = town fRelfasf3 xh,~h
~oali not make a suburb of one Of thesa
Western capitals. The county saatS I,
some ~ these new states wcrA larger ~ an
any to~n ~ the district represented by
Reed snd NiiIken
Vest sal :; VAS the estahi she'd ro,g.v
10 sive 20 rev states 8 public hgls5nv =.
iha capital
Fatf thought the senate shou1s .ata
trEn Ssans ia insisting on al urguer n,,h-
Ac improvements. This g0verun9ent uas
not golnS ia3o bankruptcy After All -.
ak there vas good deas Of yasneS, "a
the treasury. perhaps improperly ra3ses
bT bo1as. out nevertheless there p3aYs
szit z wo2,a se queer policy fer an g~sf
vi1uA "a eerTow uoeey. n4s y Ia "a
gsocNet Ar rsfuse 20 pay note xrhan So
hat thas appsarei 20 De the way u5th sh@
policy of boTToRjHs moEey on bonds ara
ha.asnE on % & urtu the bonds hsrsvn.
Sue. th5Ttv ys1rs hence
Gse s&nate cS~Eere~s acre frgrrr~sas -,
insist OF Gil fhe pubic essAsfn~ ise-,s
To emphasize -nsistance. 3 yea as -av
vote wss take1- resulting Ga = %
Swssar &et on @as Ezkeu IS 20 tha rsrs.~
ssas exposition am4 ethef items
TeF EnaE conference report on sNa -
ata~ appropriation. b13 NaS rgreAsrs4s8 .,ps
aEFee5 80. Tse fteHa as 20 @rrstr~sr. -
6saa sr1noss - z1a5tnn.3 ~ limiting sha
AsEe - c0ztsr 9anre 70 Fa}y T. yse7 frs.e.4
~ 3aix z. tS& TAe steza a gsz ass fo-
SeEal fees 81 ths claims of sha aegs Sas
fteTs ar Cherokee Engsgaas-F = r,7ss.sg sgs-s :.
shaE the secretary e TIRE Inferior resas,,s
tMs 5 rssr @@Ga fund
TIE &sss AS aasse1 70 sxr-.ssfa sNa A.
s<vsEx 81 Imported nArre1s zas1 x.arkaxes
aoz rxsea1ng So g v4zaA
ha@e Drssentss conference Feua~s IN
ia s-@s ~ a2S.osxA2-.o2 s-l- 1. Axs1 sss