Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS



WAsHiScros. June s-SxxArK-The SEN
ate made some progress toward clearing
away the great appropriation bills which
stand ahead Of adjournment The Indian OH
vas rnaiiy disposed Of the contract school
ITEM being modified that the Catholic
schools will bs abolished July 1 After dis
,ussing the item OF battle ships and
arnor plate most of the day. the SEN
ate declined by vote OF - to - to ac-
sept conference report on the naval hill
recommending three oattleshIps and armor
plate at n maximum OF sis5 The sundry civil
sonferees were instructed by unanimous vote
TO insist on the sundry civil appropriations
Tor new building NJ the capitals OF Utah Ida
ho. wyoming and Montana. and additional
sums for buildings ut other points
HoUsE-Thc house cleared It's decks for adj
lournment Saturday by dispensing OF all the
essential business before IL. which consisted
OF conference reports on appropriation bills
The presidents veto OF tho general deficiency
appropriation bill proved enectuai rs the
house by n vote OF 20 TO is9 refused to pass
the OIL over the veto. and sent TO the senate
substitute emitting the French spoliation ard
Choteau claims, which had incurred the pres
tden,ial opposition The veto was applaudee
oy that portion OF the house which had op.
posed the claims, and which included many
republicans.
WAsHINGroN, June e-Both Senator ALI
son chairman OF the appropriations commit
zee OF the senate, and Mr. Cannon chairman OF
the appropriations committee OF the house
agreed Monday night that the situation in
dtcated a final adjournment on Wednesday
The house agreed to the ANAL conference on
the post ONCE appropriation bin Monday, and
the senate passed the general deficiency bill
rs IL came from the house When the announce
ment OF the passage OF the general deficiency
oiil by the senate was made to the house
the members cheered. MIR Dingley said the ac-
ton OF tho senate assured an adjournment
Tuesday. This leaves but four OF the great
supply bills still unsettled-the District OF
Columbia. the Indian, the naval and the sun.
dry civil bills. Although neither house has
yet acted on the report the conferees of the
naval bill have agreed on n report which IL Is
thought Will prove acceptable to both houses
WARRINGTON. June I0.-SENATE-Tuesday
the hnal conference reports on the naval ap-
preparation and on the Indian appropriation
pliis were presented and agreed to. In the
naval bill n compromise was made reducing
the number OF battleships TO three and
directing that no contracts shall be made
for armor plate until after the secretary OF
the navy shall have inquired into the cost of
manufacture and shall have made a report to
congress The question OF contract schools in
the Indian bill was compromised on thu, basis
OF allowing them twhere there are no other
schools to take their PLACED an APPROXIMATION
during the fiscal year 1897
HousE-on the day before that on which
congress Is confidently expected TO finally adj
Journ for the session. the house spent six and
n half hours in the consideration OF "A con-
Under
wood tdem) from the Ninth Alabama dis
triet There was considerable republican op-
position to the recommendations OF the COM
mittee. and the resolution declaring Aldrich
entitled to his seat was agreed to by less than
ten majority the vote being il6 yeas iO5 NAYS
Mr. Aldrich was sworn In.
WAsHISGToS June II -SESATg-The senate
has disposed OF the last OF the appropriation
bills, and has fixed p m, Thursday ms the
time for hnal adjournment After being in
session throughout the day. n night session
was determined upon in order to adjust the
many minor differences between the two
houses numter OF bills were passed during
the day, including the important bill Civ
Ing trial by jury. and other safeguards I'm
prosecution for contempt OF court. A.blll was
passed authorizing the secretary OF the treas
ury to lease certain Alaskan islands for the
propagation OF gold and silver foxes A bill
was passed TO prevent the shipment OF liquor
under false labels AT the night session Mr.
Hale tMe) gave notice OF n motion TO recon
slider the vote by which the bill increasing the
pay Of letter carriers was passed
HousE-Thero was grand rush In the
house to pass bills under suspension OF tho
rules With 30 or 80 members in the space in
front OF the speakers desk clamoring with up
lifted arms. the house resembled nothing SO
much as wheat pit during & panic The
senate amendment liking the time OF final
adjournment at four o'clock Thursday was
agreed to.
NAshlN"roN, June u. -Ihe last OF the APP
preparation bills was signed by tho president.
and at four p. IN. both houses OF congress
adjourned sine die. Excepting the case
OF Savannah. Ca, the western congress-
man from the four new states-Idaho.
Montana. Wyoming and Utah-are the
only delegations which have succeeded
In securing public buildings bills from this
session OF congress. The house policy has
been TO report no bills for new buildings, but
the western men. led by Senator Dubois won
their battle In the senate. The final session
OF the house devoid OF public interest
To Gen. Wheeler (Aia) clonred the distinc-
uon OF securing the passage Of the last bill