The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-04

iSti9i ioit. All tne proceedings to-
gay were In continuation Of The lcgis.
iative day Of Tuesday, and II is prob.
aDle that no adjournment will be taken
until adjournment sine die Is announced
tomorrow at noon.
INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS
when the House rcasscmbcd a. 1890
o'clock, Mr.. Sherman Q9ep., n. 40 cali
eu up me conference report upon the
indian appropriation bill which the Sen
ale rejected yesterday. 4 like fate
awaited 1T in the House. the Senate
amendment transferring the OsaEc In-
dlan lands in Oklahoma to the Indian
telrltory provoking the great test opposi-
showing that the Senate had rcccdcd
from the amendment was agreed to.
when the House took 4 recess at GIO
clock II was understood that the con-
ierees had agreed as to all the amend
mcnts except two.
REFUSED TO CONCUR
\ hotly contested fight was made TO
secure concurrence III the Senate amend
men. to the general deficiency bill pro
FidinT for the payment OF Bowman act
claims for supplies furnished the union
army. adjudicatcd by the Court Of
Claims. hut j: failed !, was led by
uDenl., Tenn) and Wellington URrp.,
Md BY more than two-th.ds tic
HOUSE voted to non-cOncur In all the
Senate amendments and threw Them
into conferences =
IN MS remarks upon this proposition,
MI Cannon Rcp., 1ll), chairman of the
Commtttee on Appropriations, stated
that tho House being within less than ~
hours OF final Adjournment. seven Of the
a;ppropria ton bills were far from being
IN shape 70 30 to the President for his
approVal-thc Indian, District OF Coun-
pa, naval, postoilice, Notifications,
Suhdry ciV!i and general deficiency
VETO DisREGAl,DED. #
IN accordance with the arrangement
made yesterday the House considered
PRESIDENT Clevclnnds veto of the inml-
grafton bill. and by Il vote or l9S Ia 97
decided to pass The bill, the objections OF
standing.
rlnal concurrence was had upon the
bills TO amend The tariff law so as to
authorize the sale to the highest bidder
or forfeited smoking opium, To- amend
the navigation laws, to revise aud
amend the patent laws.
AN -AlsAIOR PLlArE ERANGII
y conference report on the naval ap-
propriatton bin was presented recon-
mending on-concurrencc with the Sem
ate on several amendments, chief among
which was that reducing the price OF ar
NOR plate from S400 to $500 per ton II
NJ Hopkins, OF Illinois, moved that
the House concur IN the Senate amend
ment rs to armor plate
All. Hopkins advocated his motion.
and Mess1s. Boutclle and CUMMINGS an
tagonized 1t. The attendance upon the
1ionse was small. and the vote on Mr..
hopkins motion was, ayesGO noes A.
The point OF no quorum was made by
MI. Robinson (Rep), Of Pennsylvania,
out atter some consultation it was
agreed to take a vote at 8 O'Clock.
AZ 6:i0 the House took n recess until
s o'clock
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The House reassembed at 80 o'clock
In the presence of crowded galleries al
most to suffocation, with throngs of
people curious or interested In the pro
ceedings of the closing hours Of Con
gress. The crowds In the galleries
ADDED materially to the confusion pre-
Valent In the chamber. which ncccssitat-
Ell frequent requests for order.
UPROAROUS GALLERIES.
Speaker Reed was forced in his efforts
10 secure quiet ana obedience to the
rules to request the eScrgeant-at-Arms TO
enforce order.
The House then by vote OF 13t to SO
concurred in the Senate amendment 10
the naval appropriation bill limiting the
average price OF armOr plate to $500 a
ton.
Upon the announcement OF this vote
Mr. Boutelle. chairman Of the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs, stating that for
himself he did not feel justified in fur
ther delaying the Congress by insisting
on disagreement to the rcma ming
amendments of the Senate, those pro-
VidinE for the construction OF three tor
pedo boats and a small practice vessel
for the Naval Academy. lie, therefore,
moved reconSiderat ton OF the vote by
which the House insisted on its dis
agreement and asked q further confer
ence. This was agreed to. He then
moved that the House concur in the
Senate amendments and this was agreed
to. And thus, unexpectedly, the naval
appropriation bill was completed ready
for the approval Of the President.
CONFERENCE AG GREIoAIENTS.
The third conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was present
ed. The conferecs had reached an
agreement on all Items OF difference but
two--the paragraph authorizing the use
or sectarlan contract Indian schools to
the extent of 40 per cent. or the appro-
priations for 1885, and the proposition TO
repeal, giving preference to certain set
was agreed to.
TO test the sense of the House on the
Sectarian school question MI. Sherman
moved that the House concur in the
amendment OF the Senate, and this was
agreed to-
THE same action was taken in respect
Of mineral lands amendment and this
disposed Of the Indian appropriation