The record-union., 1896-03-04
House.


carrying appropriations to the aggre-
gate amount of $3,262,652 1t was
passed with very little opposition or
discussion, and is the sixth regular ap-
preparation bill that has passed both
houses. The only other appropriation bill
that has been received from the House
is that of the Indian Department, and it
is now in the hands of the Committee
of Appropriations.
Somebody having blundered in the
formal message notifying the Senate OF
the passage of the Cuban resolutions
in the House-the message indicating
entirely different action by the House,
instead of the fact that the House res
olutions were passed as a, substitute
for those of the Senate-the mistake
was corrected to-day by the withdrawal
of that message, and the substitution of
one making the correct announcement.
The matter was then referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
The only important item in the pro-
ceedings in the Senate to-day Gn addi-
tion to the passing of several bills) was
a motion submitted by German Oem)
of Maryland for a reconsideration Of
the vote of yesterday passing a bill au-
thorizing the enlistment of additional
men in the navy. The motion is a priv
ileged one, and may be taken up at any
time.
During the business of the morning
hour a bill was reported from the, select
committee on the international expo
sition and was passed, authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to distribute
medals and diplomas awarded to ex-
hibitors at the Worlds Columbian Elx
position not yet distributed, and ap-
propriating S15, 900 to defray expenses.
The conference report on the army
bill was presented and agreed to.
A bill entitled ITO protect the Treas
ury Department and for other pur-
poses" was introduced by Allen Pop)
of Nebraska and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance. Tt provides for the
retirement of all national bank notes
and the substitution therefor of United
States legal tender notes, to be issued
by the treasury to the banks, the bonds
now deposited as security for the re-
demption of national bank notes to be
retained in the treasury as security for
those legal tender notes.
A resolution was also offered by AL
len, and went over until tomorrow,
declaring that under existing laws all
United States bonds and legal tender
notes are redeemable in gold and silver
ccin
Chandler (Rep.) of New Hampshire,
from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, reported a resolution for the
appointment by the President and the
Senate of a select committee of five
Senators to inquire into the facts and
circumstances of the election III the
State of Alabama on the first Monday
in October 1894. The resolution went
over without action, Gray Dem.) of
Delaware stating his intention to make
minority report.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate passed the bill au-
thorizing additional enlistments in the
navy was submitted by German Oem)
Of Maryland and went over, to be
called up hereafter.
Attention was called by Sherman
Rep) of Ohio to blunder committed
in having the House Cuban resolutions
reported to the Senate, not as a sub
stitute for the Senate Cuban resolu-
tions (Which was the intention and the
real facD, but as Independent action
upon the part of the House. He asked
to have the journal corrected.
After good deal of colloquy Sherman
admitted that the proper remedy was
for the House to send to the Senate an
authentic report of it's action yesterday
The agricultural appropriation bill
was then taken up. The committee
striking out of the bill the
provision for change in the methods
of shipping tobacco to foreign countries
was disagreed to.
A committee amendment striking out
an item creating a division of agros-
tology." with chief at 81, 800 a year
gave rise to a pretty long discussion. in
the course of which the whole scheme
of running the Agricultural Department
was characterized by Hale (Rep.) of
Maine as an abuse
Finally, a compromise adjustment
was made between the advocates and
opponents of the division of soils, and of
the division of agrosrology.
The committee amendments having
all been disposed of, an amendment was
offered by Warren (Rep) of Wyoming
appropriating $4,000 for an investiga-
tion, under the Secretary of the Interior.
as to the best modes of irrigation
After a long discussion the amend
ment was modified so as to appropriate
~, 800 for continuing the gauging of
and determining the water sup
ply by the geological survey up to the
Both of June, 1896, and as modified it
was agreed to.
The bill was then passed.
A message was received from the
House withdrawing the House Cuban
resolutions of yesterday, and
announcing the passage Of the Senate
Cuban concurrent resolutions, with a
substitute the substitute being the
House Cuban resolutions. They were
to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
The Senate bill to withdraw from the
Supreme Court the jurisdiction of GRIM
inal cases not capital and confer it upon
the Circuit Court Of Appeals was
passed. Also the Senate bill to regulate
mail matter of the fourth class. 1T was
stated by Wolcott (Rer.) of Colorado
that the bill only applied to the Govern
ment departments; AMI that its object
was to shut out of the mails folding
chairs, rolling desks, motors, carpets
and various other truck The text is as
follows:
That mailable matter of the fourth
class shall embrace all matter not en-
Lraced in the first, second or third