Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-16
AWsEk OF CONGRESS.
Progress Being Made on tho AppropriA'
ton BilIs-The Delaware Senatorship.

Every pension bill on the calendar 10 In
number, was passed by the Senate Tnurs-
day within an hour. Some progress was
made on the Indian appropriation Dill
Mr.. Butler made speech In support ol
bill for the establishment OF u postal
telegraph system. Tho naval appropr1a-
ton bill for the coming fiscal year was re-
norted to the Senate. The estimates Tor
1897 were 9,3lS,l56, and the House appro-
prlatcd S3i, 647, 239 which was reduced by
the Senate to s3l, 27e, 1872. The Dill 10 repeal
the compulsory pilotage system, SO lar US
it effects sailing vessels enSageu u, INC
coastyise trade, was defeated in the House
by a vote of III to SO. The amended DIS
trlct of Columbia appropriation Dill was
passed after brief debate. The vote was
1874 to q. A conference was ordered on
the Senate amendments to the post-oficc
appropriation bill. The House Territories
committee, by a vote of to 4, ordered Il
favorable report to be made on the Dill
admitting New Mexico TO Statehood.
The main portion of the session of the
Senate Friday was taken up by the indian
appropriation bill, the proposition 10
abolish the system of contract SCHOOLS
for Indian children giving rise 10 long
discussion. a bill giving the aid OF the
Government to a trans ississlppi anu
International exposition at Omaha, In 1888,
was passed. In the House the general
Cheese bill" The appropriation bill Tor
Fertilization and Coast Defences Tor the
year ending June go 1897, was reported ana
placed ON the calendar. An evening SEES
sion was held for tho consideration OF
private pension bulls. The Fortfcauoh
bill makes specific appropriations amount
ing to 81, $40 1897, and in addition gives au-
thoritv to the Secretary of War to make
contracts involving the further eXpendi-
ture of s5ji2, 276, under the engineer ana
ordnance departments, making total eN-
penditure authorized of 81 3si,6l3
The Senate was not in session Saturday.
The House passed the filled cheese bill.
In the Senate Monday speeches were
made by Senators Burrows and Brown In
favor of Mr.. Duponts right to seat III
the Senate from the State OF Delaware
The session of the House was devoted 10
the consideration of business pertaining 10
the District of Columbia.
After n sDeech in the Senate Tuesday,
by Mr. Squire, in support OF his Dill max
ing large appropriations for seacoast de-
fences, the rest of the session was taken
up in the consideration of the Delaware
election case, Mr.. Chandler making a
long argument in favor of the claim oil
Mr. Dupont to the vacant seat IN the SEN
ate. The House passed, without DIVISION
the bin making appropriately for forth
cations and coast defences. the Dill car
rics specific appropriations amounting u
81. s42, 1897, and authority is given to the
Secretary of War to make contracts In
volying the further expenditure OF S5oiZ'-
276. The House agreed to the conference
report upon the Legislative. executive ana
judicial approximation BILL as far as con-
ferecs had agreed, and ordered another
conference on tho matters still in dispute
BY a decisive vote the House Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee eX-
pressed it's willingness to vote subsidy
to aid in the construction of cable from
the United States to China and Japan
touching at the Hawaiian Islands. The
House Committee on Interstate and FOR
eign Commerce began the consideration
of tho Nicaragua canal bill. The matter
was generally discussed and it was agreed
TO take final vote on the measure on
April oath.
Tho Delaware Senatorial election was
again the subject for discussion In the
Senate Wednesday. The House consider
ed a joint resolution providing for the
election of our governors of the board In
charge Of National Soldiers Homes, &c
succeed those whose terms expire the
preesnt month,