The herald., 1896-03-04
The Agricultural Bill Passed by
the Senate
ROLLER-TOP DESKS BY MAIL
Will No Longer Be Privilege Of
Departments
The House Wresties With the Fee System.
Increasing Objection to Accepting Pere
Marquette's Statue
Asaocinted Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The senate
gave most of the day to the agricultural APP
preparation bill and passed that measure,
carrying $3,362, 900 without material
amendment.
Another bill passed during the day
changes the limitations of fourth class mail
mAtter SO as to free the postal service from
bulky articles heretofore sent free by the
government departments. Mr.. Wolcott,
in urging the bill, said roller top desks and
electric motors were among the articles
sent as mail by the departments.
Late in the day word came from the
house that the error concerning the
Cuban resolutions had been corrected. In
it's corrected form the house resolution is
m amendment to that passed by the sem
ate. As thus reported back the subject
was referred to the committee on foreign
relations. Mr.. Sherman stated that the
committee would consider the question at
the meeting tomorrow.
Chandler. of the committee on privileges
and elections. presented a majority report
providing for investigation OF the Alabama
resolutions by a select committee. Gray
gave notice of the minority report.
The senate confirmed the nomination of
George Poskinge of Arizona to be surveyor
general OF Arizona.
IN THE HOUSE
The house spent the entire day in debat-
ing the amendment to the legislative ap-
preparation bill to abolish the fee system
in cases of the United States district at
torney and marshals. The salaries fixed by
the amendment range from $1,000 to
$4,000. The amendment was Endorsed by
almost every member of the judiciary COM
mittee. 1t was argued the amendment
would reduce the expenses of the United
States courts, which have doubled since
1878, at least 100000 for the first year
and result in stopping the perniclous pad
ding of the business of the federal courts.
The debate will be continued tomorrow
under the five minute rule.
The secretary of the interior today sent
to the house draft of bill providing that
an officer seeking the arrest of an Indian
upon a reservation shall first demand of
the agent or officer in charge of the reser-
vation the delivery of the Indian. and if
there is no agent or officer present at the
time, or if he refuses to deliver the person
wanted. the officer may enter the reserva-
ton and make the arrest. The officer in
charge of the reservation in all cases, it is
believed, can make arrests with less diff
Guilty than other persons. The necessity
for this legislation. the secretary says, was
brought to the attention of the interior de-
partment through report from the war
department of the attempt of local sher-
if to enter the White Mountain Apache
Indian reservation in Arizona, with posse
to arrest Indians belonging there. The
attempt was resisted by the Indians and
resulted in the killing of one of them by
the sheriff's posse.
THE CATHOLIC STATUE
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Although much
pressure is being brought to bear upon
members of congress to induce them &c
have the Wisconsin statute of Pere Mar
quette taken from Statuary hall, it is u1l-
likely any action of the sort will be taken.
Mr.. Linton OF Michigan, the member who
introduced the resolution for the removal
of the statue, is not disposed to push his
protest at present. He said today that be
believed the members of the legislature
of Wisconsin would conclude that the
statue was out of place, and at its next ses-
sion pass an act to Withdraw it and possibly
substitute another statue in its place.
ton of the matter had the effect of the nom
fulfillment of the plans for ceremonies and
epeechmaking.
A petition was received today by the
senators and members from Maine, signed
by the state officers of the A. p. A., pro-
testing in warm terms against the accept
auce of the statue and asking them to
make an effort to have it removed. SINH
lar protests are being received by other
members.
A policeman and detective are specially
detailed to watch the work, but they have
not been called upon to make any arrests.
The statue is constantly surrounded by a
group of people, and as a work of art is
generally considered second to none in the
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