The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-04


years. A resolution offered by Mr.. ALI
son was agreed to providing that the
standing and select committee OF the
Senate as now con nstituted, be continued
until their successor is selected.
IN THE HOU Sc.
The House re.assembled at 10. 80 a. m.
A disagreeing conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was presented
and rejected and further conference
was agreed to. MIR. Cannon moved to
suspend the rules and non-concur in all
the Senate amendments to the general
deficiency appropriation bill. This was
agreed to.
MIR. Grout, Republican OF Vermont
presented conference report upon the
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
The House insisted on its Disagree
ment to the amendments still unsettled,
ana further conference ordered. MT
Danford, Republican Of Ohio. moved thaG
the House pass the immigration bill
over the veto of the President and with
out discussion the roll was called Tor
vote Tho announcement of the vote
years 1873, nays 81, was received with ap,
plause. :
A partial agreement of the conferees on
the Indian appropriation ball was re-
ported and agreed to and further con-
ference ordered A final agreement OF
the conferees on the post office appro-
pr riation bill was presented and agreed
to.
EThe Speaker laid before. the House the
bill to. revise and amend the statutes
relating to patents and the Senate
amendments, were conourred IN.
Mr.. Boutell reported partial agree
ment of conferees on the naval appro
priation bill. Fourteen Of the % amend
ments made by the Senate were disposed
Of. In the report, the conferrees reported
disagreement on the remaining amend
ments relating to the increase of the
navy proposed by the Senate. and the
reduction of price for armor plate from
S40O to $500 ton. The report was
agreed to.
MIR. Hopkins moved the House concur
in the amendment limiting the price to
be paid for armor plate to $500 ton.
Mr.. BOutelle antagOD1Zed the motion
The attendance was small and the vote
on Mr.. Hopkins's motion was, ayes 3d.
noes ~. The point of no quorum was
made by Mr.. Robinson, Republican OF
Pennsylvania.
q After some consultation it was agreed
to take vote at 9 O'Clock. The confer :
ence report ON the Notifications bill, dis
posing of all amendments, was presented
and agreed to.
The House then took recess until
8.30 p. m.
The House reassenibled at $50. The
galleries were crowded almost to suffo-
ca5ion with people.
Speaker Reed was forced to request the
sergea ant at-arma to enforce order. The
House, 131 to So oonourred in the Senate
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill, limiting the average price of armor
plate to $500 ton. Upon the announce
ment of this vote Mr.. Boutelle stated
that for himself he did not feel justified
in further insisting on disagreement
to the remaining amendments Of the
Senate, those providing for the coustruc-
tion of three torpedo boats and small
practice vessel.
He moved for reconsideration OF the
vote by which the House insisted on its
disagreement and asked furtner confer
enoe This was agreed to. He then
moved that the House concur In the
Senate amendments and this was agreed
to. Thus unexpectedly the naval appro-
prlation bill WAS completed ready for the
approval of the President.
The third conference report on the In
dian appropT iation bill was presented.
The conferses had reached an agree
ment on all items of difference but two,
the paragraph authorizing the use of
secterian contract Indian schools to the
extent of 40 per cent of the appropIia-
tions for 1895, and the proposition to re-
peal the law giving preference to certain
I'm nd Thn