The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-06-13
H N IN SIGHT.
IL Expected to Ao'o"i
Wednesday.

Wednesday.
Washington. June Sine oeii'
bill has passed the senate as II DIV
from the house.
When the announcement OF tne
massage of the general dencfehcy
nv +he senate was made to the house
at 1.4o D. m., the members cneefe''
The house leaders believe this reh'oN
the last difficulty in the way OF early
adjournment. - the
Mr.. Dingley said the action OIL INC
o,s,,rad an adjournment tomor-
row. , m
The new deficiency bill, frameo ~
meet the objections Of the president
recent veto was taken up as SUI"
senate met today. r
Before proceeding with it, further
conferences were ordered on the lho.an
and District of Columbia approprla'ion
bills. The activity and confusion on
the floor of the senate WINE
minor measures were w.
through their final stages IN
dicating the near approach OF an au.
journment. The large VI
senators overcame fears that had peeh
entertained that the senate "oulu NC
left without a quorum.
Mr.. Wolcott (rep., COLI askea lmme-
date consideration for a resolution III
recting the committee on library 10 N
yestigate the circumstances OF Tue
award Of the statue Of Gen.. Wllliam
Tecumseh Sherman (Mr. Rohl-Smith's
design having been selected), and re-
ouesting the secretary Of war to sus-
pend the execution of the contract ror
the statue, until a report had Deen
made at the next session. MI. Allison
wanted the resolution to go over unoeI
the rules until tomorrow. Mr.. Wolcott
suggested that there might not be a SEES
sion tomorrow If congress aa5ourn aai
Mr.. Allison shrugged his shoulders ana
remarked that while nothing was GER
tain, yet he thought there would be a
session tomorrow.
Mr.. Hawley, (rep.. Conn.) wanted the
resolution to go over, suggesting there
were two sides of this statue question.
The resolution finally went over.
When the deficiency bill had been
read, Mr.. Harris (dem., Tenn.) offered
an amendment covering the claims UNI
der the Bowman act, which had been
omitted in the house bill, although
there was no specific objection to them
in the veto message. Mr.. Harris said
that in the former bill the Bowman
claims were coupled with the French
spoliation claims. He had ex-
amined the spoliation claims, and felt
no interest in them, but these Bowman
act claims. amounting to about $780,
900. had been subjected, he said. to
judicial scrutiny. and should be paid,
as much any obligation incurred by
the government. After further debate
the vice president submitted to the
senate a point of order against the
amendment, and it was voted out OF
order.
The deficiency bill was then passed
as it came from the house.
A letter from the president was read
consenting to the withdrawal by the
Chickasaw Indians of $1,000 0 of their
trust funds now in the treasury, and
a resolution was passed asserting to
the withdrawal. The senate bill was
passed appropriating $4,000 for a pub
lie building at Oakland. "a.
Also the following bills were passed:
To amend the law for the punish
ment for transporting or selling liquors
or wines under any other han their
proper name and brand; extending re-
lief to- Indian citizens in regard to
taxes on their lands held in severalty.