Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-21
GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL
Passed Without Material Amend
ment by the House.
PEFFER'S BOND RESOLUTION
Temporarily Laid Aside Unit. the Appropria-
tions Bills Are Disposed OF.
SENATOR HILL is STILL FIGHTING IT
The Senate Got Into Tan gle Over Propo-
sition to Pay Fifteen Attorneys for
Lobbying-The Indian Appro-
priation Bill Hung Up.
SENATOR HILL is STILL FIGHTING IT

Washington, April 2O.-After passing a
few private pension bills the house
spent the remainder of the session today
in consideration of the general deficiency
bill. A prolonged debate was occasioned
by the paragraph appropriating $S5O,o0o
to supply a deficiency in the collection
of the customs revenues. The action of
the secretary of the treasury in increas-
ing the customs force at New York was
criticised by Mr. Hepburn republican, OF
Iowa. This increase was due, according
to Mr.. Dingley, republican, of Maine, to
the change from specific to ad valorem
duties made by the Wilson-Gorman act
A general comparison of the tariff laws
of 1890 and 1894, both as to the revenue
produced by them and the cost of collect
ing the same, and comparison of the
appropriations of the past four con-
crosses, made a lively debate, which
lasted nearly three hours The commit
tee concluded consideration of the bill
without material amendment and 1t was
passed by the house.
AT COS o'clock the house adjourned.
The Senate.
No actual progress in the work OF leg
islation was made in the senate today
The resolution for an investigation into
face on two or three occasions, but Sen
ator Hill was not inclined to yield an
inch of the right of the senate to full
debate on the resolution or to indicate
any time when vote might be reached,
and on the other hand the chairman and
members of the committee on appropria-
tions insisted on the Importance of get
ting along with the great appropriation
bills. Finally Mr.. PETER, author of the
bond resolution, consented reluctantly
to have that resolution laid aside tempo
rarily until the appropriation bills now
before the senate are disposed of. 1t Is
still the unfinished business, however,
and as such will be entitled to formal
presentation to the senate at o'clock
every dav.
The Indian appropriation bill was un-
der consideration the whole day, but did
not advance a single step. The PROPOSE
tions on the subject of the Indian
schools were passed over informally on
account of the absence of Mr.. Carter, re-
publican, of Montana, who had offered
an amendment to strike out the house
provisions on that subject. And then the
senate got into tangle on an amend
ment from the committee on appropra-
tions for the payment of the fees of some
fifteen attorneys for legal services
chara cterized as Lobbying rendered
to the 'old settlers or western Chero-
KEGS" There was good deal of contro-
versy on this subject, in which Mr..
Chandler took leading part. The matter
had not been brought to an issue when
the bill was laid aside for the day.
Notice was given by Mr.. Villas that on
Wednesday, the goth of April, he would
present to the senate communication
from the governor of Wisconsin offering
to congress the statue of James Mar
quette.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
reported from the committee on appro-
priations by Mr. Allison, who said he
would ask the senate to consider 1t at
the earliest moment.
The senate at Ais adjourned until to-
morrow.