The record-union., 1896-06-05
The Senate Agrees to the Conference
Report Except as to BattleShipS.
A Motion to Reduce the Number
From Four to Two Voted Down.
The "Filled Cheese Bill Passes the
Senate as 1t Came From the House,
and Now Only Needs the Approval
of the President to Become a Law
"A Further Conference Ordered on
the Indian Bill.

"A Further Conference Ordered on
the Indian Bill.
WASHINGTON, June Avery early
and marked progress was made in the
legislative work of the Senate to-day.
The conference report on the naval ap-
preparation bin was disposed Of after
discussion which did not occupy
more than an hours time. The motion
ITO recede from the Senate amendment
reducing the number of battleships
from four to one was defeated. The
conference report was then agreed to,
and a further conference was ordered.
The conference report on the Indian
bin was then taken up-the contro-
versy over the report being on the prop
osition ito impose citizenship on the In
dams of the five civilized tribes. The
report was agreed to, so that when the
Indian bill becomes a law those Indians
will have lost their tribal relations, and
will have become citizens of the United
States But inasmuch as the conference
has not reached an agreement on the
school question, and as the Senate re-
fused to recede from it's amendment
continuing, the contract schools up to
the first of July, 1898, further con-
ference was ordered.
An effort was made by Gear of Iowa,
Chairman of the Pacific Railroad Com
mittee, to have the refunding bin set
down for consideration on the eighth
legislative day of the next session, and
then ito be continued as the unfinished
business, but the proposal met so many
objections that before it could be acted
upon the morning hour expired and
the filled cheese bill came up as the un-
finished business, displacing Gears
motion, which is to be renewed to-mor-
row.
The filed cheese bill was under dis
cussbon for a couple of hours. All the
amendments that We're offered were
voted down, and the bill was passed
just as it came from the House, so that
4. only needs the approval of the Presi-
dent.
The conference report (inaD ON the
general deficiency bill was presented
and agreed to.
An effort was made by Lodge of
Massachusetts, to have the immigration
bill taken up and made the unfinished
business. but it had to be abandoned
in face of obstruction tactics on the
part of Democratic Senators.
A bill for the scientific investigation
Of the fur seal fisheries was passed.
The consideration of the resolution
offered by Morgan Dem) of Alabama
as to the Competitor prisoners in Cuba
was postponed until tomorrow.
The conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was then taken up,
the question being on the motion of
Quay (Rep) of Pennsylvania that the
Senate recede from it's amendment re-
ducing the number of battleships from
four to two.
German complimented Secretaries
Whitney and Tracy for their wise ac-
tlon in making the liberal contracts
with the Bethlehem and Carnegie
works. He believed that those were
wise contracts, although they were un-
questionably liberal.
Chandler Rep) Of New Hampshire,
a member of the Committee on Naval
Affairs, asserted that from informa-
tion before that committee the cost of
producing armor plate ait the Bethle-
$500 ton, and that by combination
the price charged the Government was
$3.50 and $500 ton. He asserted that
every dollar which these two concerns
had paid out for the production of ar
mor-plate, and every dollar which they
had put in their plant, had been paid
hack to them in profits from these
contracts. In addition to these con-
tracts there had come to them this
year contracts for the Kentucky and
kearsarge, but reduced by $50 ton.
The vote was taken on Quays motion
to recede from the amendment reduc-
ing the number of battleships to be
contracted for from four to two and
the motion was defeated-yeas II,
nays 33 The conference report was
then agreed to, and a further confer
ence was ordered.
The conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill was then taken
up, and without further discussion it
was agreed to-yeas 81, nays 20.
The contest against it in the Senate
had been been the provision imposing
citizenship on the Indians of the five
civilized tribes. The effect of the vote
is to make that provision definite and
final
Lodge (Rep) of Massachusetts moved
to recede from the Senate amendment
which allows contract schools for In
dian children to be continued until
July, 1898. Rejected-yeas II, nays
81. further conference was ordered
on that subject.
Morrill, (Rep.) of Vermont, Chairman
of the Finance Committee, reported
| joint resolution to authorize a scien-
tific investigation of the fur-seaI fish
cries, and appropriating $500, 900 there
for, was considered and passed.
Gear (Rep) of Iowa, Chairman of the
Pacific Railroad Committee. moved
that the Pacific railroad funding bill
be taken up and postponed until the
| eighth legislative day of the next ses
| sion. He stated that there was a debt
| of 100000 due to the Government
by the Pacific railroads. portion of it
| falling due next year: that the Union
| Pacific had defaulted on its first
mortgage bonds; that there was a suit
pending to foreclose that mortgage. and
that it was, therefore, incumbent on
Congress to take action He made the
motion, he said, after consultat ton with
the Senator from Alabama (Morpan)
and other Senators who were opposed
Ito the bill. Morgan said he was cor