Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-04
IN the HOUSE.
immigration Bill Passed Over President
Veto Other Bills Passed.

Washington. March Sat SO o'clock
this morning. the House took a recess UNI
til 10 A. NJ
The House re-assem bled at lo.30 A. NJ.
A disagreeing conference report on the
indian appropriation bill was presented.
After some debate. the House. 81 to 100.
rejected the report of the conferees and
Il further conference was agreed to.
Cannon moved to suspend the rules and
non-concur in all the Senate amendments
to the general deficiency appropriation
bill.
Mahon wanted the House to vote on the
amendment making payment for the
Bowman act Judgments. amounting to
nearly .$loo0.o0o. He said the government,
owed the money. as was found by a court
of its own appointing.
Cannon said that seven great appropri-
alton bills were in chaos. the Indian. Dis
trict of Columbia, naval. post Office. for
titications. sundry civil and deficiency.
These claims. he said. some dating back
before the war and some purporting to
be what they were not. We're trying to
steal their way through Congress in the
closing hours of the session. If the
House should refuse to adopt his motion.
a single point of order would throw the
then it will be more certainly lost than
the vilest sinner on the day of judg-
ment." Laughter).
The roll cali resulted: Yeas. 1852: nays,
% So the rules were suspended and the
House non-concurred in the Senate
amendments and conferees were APP
pointed.
Grout presented Il conference report
upon the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill. The House insisted on its dis
agreement to amendments still unsettled
and further conference was ordered.
Danford moved that the House pass the
immigration bill over the veto of the
President. and without discussion. the
roll was called for vote. The announce
ment of the vote: Yeas. 1873: nays. 81 was
cided to pass the bill. the objections of
the President TO the contrary notwith-
standing.
on the Indian appropriation bill was re-
ported and agreed TO, and further con-
ference ordered.
A final agreement of the conferees on
scented and agreed to. The bill carries a
total appropriation OF sos. 623.3S
The conference reports on the bill to
amend the tariff law so as to authorize
the sale of forfeited smoking opium to
the highest bidder. and the bill to amend
the navigation laws so as to further Sc
cure the comfort and safety of crews and
The Speaker laid before the House the
bill to revise and amend the statutes re-
lating to patents, and the Senate amend
ments were cOncnrred in.
BOutelle reported partial agreement
OF the conferees on the naval apprOpria-
ton bill. Fourteen OF the % amendments
made by the Senate were disposed of in
the report. ana the COnlcfceS reported
disagreement on the remaining amend
ments relating to the increase of the
navy proposed by the Senate and the re-
duction of the price for armor plate from
$500 to $500 a ton The report was
agreed to.
Hopkins moved that the House concur
in the amendment limiting the price to
be paid for. arm0r plate to $500 a ton.
tendance was small. and the vote on
Hopkins motion was: Ayes, 60: noes. AZ.
The point of no quorum was made by
was agreed to take a vote at 8 o'clock.
The conference report on the fortifica-
tons bill disposing of all amendments.
was presented and agreed to. The bill
carries total appropriation of $9517 i43.
an increase over the bill for the present
year of 81. 139, 252.
The House then took recess until $50
p. NJ.
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