Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-02
THEY DECIDE ID TRY T ON Passage of River and HarbOr
 Bill Recommended OVER THE PRESIDENTS VETO MT. Morgan Reports Bill Amendatory of the Nicaragua CanaI-The House De-
 clareS a Seat Vacant.

Washington, June 1.-The house river and harbor committee today formally agreed to recommend to the house the passage of the river and harbor bill over the presidents veto. Chairman Hooker was instructed to prepare report, in which he will incorporate the reasons of the committee for taking this step.
 The Senate.
 The conference report on the Indian appropriation bill was discussed for a couple of hours in the senate today, but again went over without action. The question that has been so much debated in the senate for nearly week past is the proposition in that report to impose the duties and rights of citizenship on the Indians of the five civilized tribes, 1t be- ing claimed by the senators opposed to it that it is violation of the treaty with these Indians. The report itself is only a partial one, the conferees not having agreed upon the proposed temporary continuance of contract schools for h. dian children
 A joint resolution appropriating $600O for the completion of the historical frieze in the rotunda of the capitol provoked discussion, in which MT Hawley, repub- lican, of Connecticut, criticised the paint ing for what 1t represented and for what 1t failed to represent-President Cleve- land being in the first-claSs and the sur render at Appomattox in the other. Fiji sideraton of the resolution by Mir Will son. republican, of Washington, and it went over without action.
 The conference report on the fortifica- ton bill was presented and agreed to.
 The private pension bill, which was ve- toed by the president last week because of wrong description of the soldiers regiment, was reported today with that mistake corrected and was passed.
 Another veto of a private pension bill was presented today. It was the case of the renewal of pension to the widow of soldier in the Mexican war after she had married a second time-thirty-five years ago-and forfeited her pension. The message and bill were referred to the committee on pensions.
 Two other pension VetoeS were also pre- scented, The intended benehciares were wrongly located and described, and con- sequently the object of the bills was de- feated
 The bill to prohibit the further issuance of interest-bearing bonds without the consent of congress was taken up at 2 o'clock An argument was made against it by MT. Cullom, republican, of Illinois, who declared that the consequences of it's passage would be so far reaching as to be simply appalling; but that there was no danger of its passing the house of repre- SenldllNeS. Ine Dlll Was dufOCdltu Dy MT. Brown. republican, of Utah, in con- nection with a resolution offered by him. self today declaring that 'ln the opinion of the senate the secretary of the treas ury has no authority under act of Janu- ary 4, 1875, to issue any further or other bonds in addition to those already issued, and that any such bonds that may here after be issued by him would be without authority of law and void" The bill went over without action
 Mr. Morgan, from the committee on foreign relations, reported a bill amenda- tory of the Nicaragua canal act, stating, however, that he did not expect action upon it by the senate at the present ses- sion.
 At 5:55 D. m. the senate adjourned until tomorrow at Il a. m.
 The House.
 The house today disposed of the con tested election case of Johnston, republi- can, vs Stokes, democrat, from the Sev- enth district of South Carolina, by adopt ing the view of Chairman Mccall repub- lican, of Massachusetts, chairman of elections committee No. g. which conSid- cred the case. By 8 vote of 130 to 125 it was decided that no legal election for representative had been held in the dis trict and the seat was declared vacant. The republicans divided on the proposi- tion and it was supported by the unani- nous democratic vote. The majority of the committee reported in favor of Stokes and the minority in favor of Johnston.
 This being suspension day, the rules were given suspension and number Of bills were passed, among them the house bill authorizing the appointment of la bor commission of twenty members to investigate the relations of labor and capital and to report to congress desira- ble legislation in relation thereto.
 A supplemental conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill, show inor all items the appropriations for certain public buildings, was made by MT. Cannon, re- publican, of Illinois, and agreed to.
 The house bill extending the jurisdic tion of the United States courts in the Indian territory, providing for the laying out of towns and the leasing of coal and other mineral timber, farming and graz ing lands in the territory. was taken up, but, on @ vote on its passage, disclosed the lack of quorum, and at $40 o'clock, on motion by MT. Sherman, republican. of New York, the house adjourned.