The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
CLEARING UP OF
ODDS AND ENDS
Satisfactory Progress 10 Senate During
Last Days Of Congress.
CONFERENCE REPORTS AGREED TC
Compromise Made on the Naval Bill.
Attempts to Pass Vetoed Pension
Bill..The House Considers Con.
tested Election Cases.

Washington, June 9.-Very satisfac-
tory progress in clearing up the odds
and ends of the legislative work of the
session was made by the senate today.
Final conference reports on the naval ap-
lropriation and on the Indian appro-
priation hill We're presented and agrae ed
to. In the naval bill compromise was
made. reducing the number Of new bat
tleships to three and directing that no
contracts shall be made for armo- plate
until after the secretary of the navy
shal! have inquired into the cost OF
manufacture and shall have made a re-
port to congress. The question of con-
tract schools in the Indian bill was COM
promised on the basis of allowing them
(where there are no other schools to
take their place. during the fiscal year
1897.
A resolution which had been offered
yesterday by Mr.. Wolcott Rep., COLI
respecting the erection Of an equestrian
statue to General William II. Sherman
in the city Of Washington, was taken
up and discussed for nearly two hours
1t directed an inquiry by the commit ae
on the library into the facts and cir
cumstances of the contract. and re-
quested the secretary Of war to suspend
its execution till next session.
The resolution was defeated.
TIL. bill in relation to contcmpts Of
court reported from the judiciary COM
mitteee by Mr.. Hill (Dem.. N. " was
taken up. discussed for some time and
then allowed to be set aside Informally
so that other business might be taken
up.
The bill increasing from s12 to $50 q
month the pension of Francis r.. Hoov-
er, which was vetoed by the president
and afterwards nasscd by the house
over the presidents veto. was taken up
and discussed briefly: but when the sem
ate came to vote upon it's passage. it
turned out that there was no voting
quorum in the chamber. and then. mt
$40. the senate adjourned till II a. m.
tomorrow.
THE ALDRICH CASE.
On the day before that on which con-
grcss is confidently expected to finally
adjourn for the session, the house spent
six and half hours in the consideration
OF contested election case-Truman H
Aldrich Republican) VS.. Oscar w. I'm
derwood Democrat) from the Ninth
Alabama district. twas the unfinished
business when the house reassembled
at 10 o'clock in further continuance OF
the legislative day of Saturday. the
pending question being the motion by
Mr. Daniels CRep.. N. " to lay on the
table the motion by Mr.. Owens Dem.
Ky) to reconsider the vote by which on
Monday the house decided to consider
the case. There being no quorum pres
ent a: that time it was decided by the
Republican leaders to enforce for the
first time the Tucker rule incorporated
into the code of the Fifty-fourth con-
gress. Before all its features, especial.
ly that by which the sergeant
produces absent gentlemen, were
brought into play: however, a quorum
appeared. and the discussion was begun
1t was participated in by Messrs. Dan.
ie! (Rep., N. " and Linney (Rep., N
c. in favor of the contestee. There was
considerable Republican opposition tC
the recommendatio of the cimmittee ant
the resolution declaring Aldrich entitled
to his seat was agreed to by less thar
ten majority, the vote being 1l6 yeas t
107 nays. Mr.. Aldrich was sworn in.
REPORTS APPLAUDED.
The final conference reports on the
Indian and naval bills were agreed tt
amid applausej
The report of the conferees upon the
sundry civil appropriation, fina
agreement as to all matters In dispute
except the public building appropria
tions, was agreed to.
The house voted to insist upon it's dis
agreemnt to these, exc: pit as to that fol
the building at Savannah. Ca, but by g
vote of 9G to 91 agreed to it.
The house disagreed to the senate
amendment to the urgent deficiency
BILL giving to every employe on the roll!
December 2, 1895, and since discharged
a months salary.
The rules We're suspended and the bill
passed to put into operation the recon
mendatiOn of the international marin,
conference for preventing collisions a
sea.
A resolution reported from the com
mittee on accounts was agreed to au
thorizing the speaker to appoint a spe
cial committee Of five to sit during tn,
recess, to investigate the charges o
mismana-smcnt against the Leaven
worth soldiers home, and approp,iat
ing 81. 900 for its expenses.
At O'Clock a still further recess wa
taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow MOI n
ing.