The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-10
Two Appropriation Bills Keep
Congress in Session.
SENATE AMENDMENTS REJECTED
Public Building Amendments TO Sun
dry Civil Bill Objected To.
Charities Amendment to District OF
Columbia Bili Opposes by the A. r.
A Recommendations Indian schools
TO Lose support After June 30, 1897.

washington City. June e.--Tne house To-
day gave sts flnal approval 20 the confer
snca Eeparts on EKo cf the four appropri-
alton bills which were In issue last nlght.
she naval and Indian Bills. The pubic
buildings, charity amendments and elee-
tFte lighting and sectaTizn items IL the
District Of Columbia bill now stand be-
tween congress and finsxi an n@o0rument it
vas tnc opinion of the house leaders to-
night thai an adjustment wouAa he ef-
fseted and : fssaI adjournment reached
tCmoFrog o. CT Thursday AT the latest
When TIE house recourened this morn
Ink ~ 70 o'csock Tie legislative day Of SAT-
ur4ay VAS stiL IL existence. There
Was fair attendance Of Repun-
leans. but less than half n dozen
Democrats we're on the noor. Nc
Miil.r. IN explanation OF the absence
OF the members On his side OF the house,
sa!d the Democrats did not consider il
their duty to attend IN tho closing hours
OF session 10 help furnish quorum fer
the purpose Of enseatlng another Demo-
crat
The pending question was a motion 20
lay on the table a motion 10 reconsider
the vote oy which the house decided TO
consider the election case Of AIarIch ~
Uuasrw ood. The vote resulted - 70 81.
sixteen declining 10 vote. This made a
tofai of iG present thIrfy-four less than
a quorum, In order to break the dead
lock a caii Of the house was ordered, the
sergeant-at-arms directed 70 bring In alb
sentees- The Tucker rule. adopted in the
morning session. vas invoked for the first
time IL compelled members brought In
b the sefEeanf-at-arms TO vote on the
pending question. The motion was car
rled. To TO 4s This speaker counted four
members present bat not voting. McMIi-
lin attempted 10 make a point OF order
that the report ia the election case vas
SfE tsss s.s
OF the committee, and therefore did not
constitute a question OF privilege. The
chair ruled That II the point OF order had
merit IL came too late. as the house had
decided 10 consider.
Daniels addressed the house In favor
or seating the contestant. AldrIch. He
gave notice that he would demand the pre-
yious question al the expiration OF fifty
minutes, Underwood had 80 majority on
the face of the returns Fraud and In
tinidation were charged. The ma aiority
found that Aidrleh received tn fact ma
tority OF 80 Tho minority admitted that
the returns were incorrect bat claimed
that the corrected returns still gave IS
majority.
After the debate had run for half an
hour IL WAS decided TO prolong the debate
20 two hours on a side
Underwood. the contestee. spoke for an
hour in hls own hehaif.
I-inney, in supporting the cause OF the
contestant. gave picturesque denfInefa-
tion OF the election frauds. which he said
were praeticed in tho South by the Demo-
crats. lie argued thar the only place
where the wrongs committed could be cor
reeted WAS IN the house. Any attempts
20 secure Justice from the local courts.
he said. must be futile
Sta1ngs. who defended IFnderweosi's
right % the seat. denounced Ianney's re-
marks as "the afrtIsst abuse OF his own
section ever delivered BY a white man"
when the time fer debate expired, Ow-
ems moved 10 recommit the case. The
motion vas lost. 81 TO s1. The vote was
then taken on the first resolution. declar-
Ing Underwood not entitled 10 the seat
The resolution was adopted. 10 TO rs.
The resolution declaring Aidrich enti-
tied % the seat was adopted. lie 90 l07.
ffty Republicans voting with the Demo-
Gratis.
Cannon presented the conference report
on the sundry cfvii bin. II agreed to al
the items ~ dispute except the pubic
building amendments Hainer. who re-
fused 10 sian The conference report on the
sunafy civil bill because Il contained an
appropriation FOR the Garfield and Provi-
dence hospitals in this city. explained that
be had consistently opposed approprla-
tlous for private CT sectarian institutions
from the FIRST and he now believed that
the question Of principle Involved could
net be compromised. The report was
adopted
The inal report on ths naval approprta-
flon hli wBs presented by E0utene and
agreed 20 without division
The aual report On the Indian spproprIa-
ton bill was also agreed 20 without d.
vision. The members chesred sursuIta-
ously as these reports were adopted.
Cannon appealed 70 the house no, %
yield IN the matter OF public building
amendments % The snndry ctvu hl1. ana
with the exception ef the amendment for
TIE public building At savannah. Ca. they
we're disagreed - and the report sent 70
further conference The Savannah item
Vas agreed 20. = 20 81
\ partial conference report on IRE Dls-
tF4ct Of Colufusis bii was presented and
adopted. The repoFf left the electric light
ans question sn3 public charities sff0 omen
\ hal was passed "a amend tie act To
prevent collisions at sra
4 resolution was adopted sffga~tan~ sNn
speaker ~ appoint = committee % Ave
members 10 Investigate the management
of the Isaveaworth soldiers honsn
The speaker announced the fosFoWtnx
assignments 81 committees ssatHrrs
Ala. banking ard currency; Cooper. Tex.
coinage. weights ard measures. Taoras
Va. railways snd patents. Rgaskev a.
Tacsde railroads and railways. Brsrav,efl
Ohio. pensions: Bell. Coi. rasslg. favss.
keeheyE Tex. military ianass artrAasf
y Y. patents ara elections. Never "a
n.sf~ief 90 t'r18TnAsa " gray. : a. 80
eatson l}e9d VIII. A1s-. claims. Nartf. X
g. o. itar3 aNarS, Truman - A1arf-h
Ala. manufactures ard territories
AZ o. 'rtas-k fse hoase faok recess m.
tsl % o'c.eck taaioTraN morning.