The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-05
Agreed to By the House After Conferences
with the Senate Committee.
MURRAY is ALLOWED ElLlOr1's SEAT.
Pension Bills Put Through : Ga ,aa4s
paign Literature tn the RecSea -
Senate Passes the FILLED Cheese EiilI
-Rcr"scs to Reeede From Amend
ment Cottins Number OF ships.

Warrington June 4.-1Housa. TINE
contested election case of Murray (coiors
ed) against Elliott Dem.). from the Sew
enth District OF South Carolina. wal,
decided 1.-THE first thing to-day. BY a vote
Oh l3o to 33 Murray was declared 10
be entitled to the seat occupied nv tIDl.s
liott nrd was eworn in s.
The case of Martin (Pop.) VS.. Loclcflart
lDem), from the Sixth Norph Carolina
dIstrlott occupied nearly ali the rest or
the session, and at $40 D. m. the House
adjourned with the understandings that
vote shall be taken the first thing to-
morrow :. 80 = - 'ss
I'ne final report of the conference on
the general deficiency bill was preFeasteds
ana agreed to and tn following btlls were
also finally dispooed Off To pension
Mrs. Mary G. Gregg. widow of Majors
month; to pension Mrs. William LarsnF
Spencer widow of ex-senator and Br,4a-
der General George E. Spencer. OF Aha
bama. at 500 month; authorizing ti,ls
restoration OF John M. Quackerl1ush to
MS rank and place as commander In the
dent - if1SS.sTS'-rt
Messrs. Cannon and Sayers gave notice
uMat IN accordance with the custom they
would prepare for publicattonI dn the
RECORD statements regarding the approsa:
priations made at this session Of Con-
a
cratic standpoint, reEpecuvely
Another conference on the District ,s
Columbia appropriation bill was ordered.
Adjourned : : = = ~
Senate: Very easy and marked pro-
gress was made in the legislative werIs
ol the senate to-day The conferences
report on the Naval Appropriati6A bill.
was disposed of after discussion which
did not occupy more than an hours
time The motion to recede from the.
senate amendment reducing the number
OF new battleships' from four to two
was defeated--yeas. II; nays, 49, The
conference report was then agreed to
and a further conference was ordered. n
rms was followed by the conference re-.
port on the Indian Appropriation BILL
the controversy over that report being
on the proposition to impose cttizenshfp
on the INDIANS OF the five civilized
tribes The report was agreed to-ya.,s,. q
"a: nays. 20; so that when the indian hlIii
becomes law these Indians will have
lost their>t relations, and will have,
become citizens OF the United States.
But. inasmuch as the conferees had
not reached an agreement ON the school
question. and as the Senate refused to-
recede from It's amendment. contin,I,nsry
the contract schools up to the first of
July. 1898, a further conference was orr
de-ed. 80 = 4.
An effort was made by Mr.. Gear. OF
IOWA. chairman OF the Pacifis Railroads.
Committee, TO have the refunding bIlI;
set down for. consideration on tie 8tf
legislative day of next session, ard
then to be continued as the unfinisheds
business. but the proposal met so MANY
objections that before 1t could be acted
upon the morning hour had expired and
the Filled Cheese bill came up al fha
unfinished business. displacing Mr.
Gears motion, which Is to be Ienewad
tomorrow. 1sts Il
The Filled Cheese bill was tltscussats
for couple of hours. All the asnefidxs
ments that were offered to 1t were voted
down. and the bill was passed-37 to a.
Just as 1t came from the House. so that
It now only needs the approval OF the
President - FSs78
The conference report (fnal) on the
General Deficiency bill was presented
and agreed to. 5.1Ig Il
An effort was made by Mr.. Lodge to
nave the Immigration bill taken up
and made the unfinished business but
1t had to be abandoned In face OF the
obstructive tactics on the part OF the
Democratic Senators.
A bill for the scientific Investigations
or the fur seal fisheries was pasaed. Il
The Senate at 6:15 p. m. adjourned
until Tomorrow. "a