Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-04
54th CONGRESS.
Both Houses Closing Up the
Loose Ends Of Business.
The Big Appropriation Bills Finally
Agreed Upon and Passed,
The House Passes Tho immigration Bill Over
the Presidents Veto.

Washington, March 3.-To save time.
the reading of Yesterdays journal WAS
dispensed with The conference report
on the District of Columbia appropriation
bills were presented and explained by
Teller. The report showed. as usual,
compromises on both sides; but on the
been effected and still It remains in con-
troversy. The Senate receded from the
amendment for the construction of a
crcmatory in Potter's field: The confer
ence report was agreed and further con-
ference ordered on the matters stiil left
open.
A further conference was ordered on the
Sundry civil appropriation bill
The conference report on the bill TO
amend the. laws reiating to navigation
was agreed to.
The conference report on the post office
appropriation bill was agreed to.
House bills OF the calendar unobjcctcd
to were taken up. The bill revising and
amending the statutes relating to patents
with amendments was passed. Plat ex-
planned that the bill related principally to
patents obtained abroad
A partial conference report was made
on the Indian appropriation bill and
agreed 10. fdr,he- conference was or
dered.
The following bills among others. were
passed: To set apart portions of certain
lands in the state of Washington, now
known as tho Pacific forest reserve. as q
public park. to be known as the Wash
ington National Park: relating to copy
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the bill had no relation whatever to news
papers but merely prohibited the use of
false notices of copyright.
Hale presented partial conference re-
port on the naval appropriation bill and
made an explanation of il.
After further discussion the report was
agreed TO and a further conference or
dcred
House bill defining the jurisdiction of
the United States circuit courts in cases
FOR infringement of patents was passed.
The final conference report on the forth
iicaticns bill was made and agreed to.
The immigration bill today. passed over
the Presidents veto by the House, was
laid before the Senate. The veto message
was read and with the bill was referred
TO the committee. on immigration.
A motion by Mr.. Chandler to submit
the credentials OF Henry HeitGcld. sena-
tor-elect from Idaho. to the committee on
privileges and elections. with certain
memorials and protests from Idaho
against allowing Mr.. Heitfeld to take his
seat. on account Of alleged frauds in his
election. gave rise to numerous points of
order and considerable discussion. The
motion was withdrawn without action, TO
resume the regular orf.er--consideration OF
private pension bills.
An obstacle WAS struck in several vetoed
pension cases. the ground of diSapproyal
being that the proposed beneficiaries are
REMARKED widows. Allen. in criticizng
the Presidents action. referred to the
President ms ''thc person who WIS repre-
scented so calamity by Il proxy during the
war" and who had referred to Union SOL
diers as Coffee coolers.
Before action could be had on these
bills. the hour OF arrived. and according
70 previous agreement. the Senate took a
recess.