The record-union., 1897-04-30

Many Members Not Having Returned
From New York.
The Senate Finance Committee Holds
a Session, But Reach No Corr
clusion Regarding the Tariff Bill
Republican Members hope to Re-
port the Measure on rIonday Next.

WASHINGTON, April 29-The oues-
ton whether business was TO be done by
the Senate this week was raised today
by Pettigrew (R) OF South Dakota when
the Senate met to-day
Pettigrew proposed that the Senate di
rect conference on the Indian appro-
priation bill.
Chandler R) of New Hamnsbire
however gave notice that ne would oh
Ject TO any business being done. because
/ there was general understanding that
none should be taken up during the alb
sence of so many Senators in New York
TO attend the ceremonies Of defeating
the Grant monument.
other Senators protested that there
mad been no such agreement made.
ThereupOn Quay RD of PeunsvIvanio
/ suggested that before the Indian bin
was disposed of, there should be an in
NestlSauon of the oil lands of the Sene-
ca Indians of New York, remarking that
/ the Senate should know whether the In
dams were being robbed of valuable in
( terests
message from the President trans
1nlttlng the report of the commission to
ADJUST the boundary line between the
United States and Mexico, west of the
RIO Grande, was read.
Then Quay presented a resolution call
/ ing upon the Secretary of the Interior
for information as to whether the leases
OF the Seneca oil lands had been made
III the usual manner, and whether there
had been any corruption. 1t was agreed
! TO without debate
During the presentation Of memorials
Spooner offered one from several tbou-
sand men who work for wages in the
lumber districts of Wisconsin asking for
the enactment of the lumber schedule
of the Dingley bill
The Senate was quite deluged with
resolutions.
Senator Vest of Missouri introduced
a resolution directing the Committee on
. Commerce to report at beginning of the
mex essicn the causes of the Mississippi
floods, and the means of preventing
| them; whether they We're due to the de-
struction of timber at the head waters:
whether system of outlets was prac-
ucable; concerning the condition of the
IeVees; whether a continuance of the
mississippi Commission was advisable.
whether the jetties should be continued.
ana what the cost of a mprehensive
work would be. He gave notice he would
call 1t up at the next session.
PetugreW then followed with a reso-
luton calling on the Commissioner of
Labor for information as to the cost of
producing 1000 feet (board measured of
white pine lumber, the answer to include
the cost of work in the woods and the
mill, both in the United States and in
Canada.
This was adopted, with the addition
OF question proposed by Frye of Maine.
concerning the cost of stumpage.
A resolution was offered by Morgan
of Alabama, and adopted, requesting the
President, if not Incompatible with the
public interests, to transmit to the Sen
ate all correspondence with the Con-
sul-General and COnsuls in Cuba since
the beginning of the war not heretofore
published.
Then, at 1872 D. m, the Senate adj
journed until Monday
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The House
was in session seven minutes to-day.
The journal was not read
The objection that there was no
quorum present was interposed by Simp-
son (P9p.J OF Kansas, WhereupOn Payne
(R.( of New York made a motion to ad-
jOurn.
c. w Stone (R) Of Pennsylvania. who
was in the chair, held that an adjourn
ment under the order OF the House made
last Friday would be until Monday
next.
Simpson protested vainly that it was
unconstitutional to adjourn more than
one day without quorum, and he asked
opportunity to be heard. But the reg
ular order was loudly demanded and
Payne's motion was put and carried
"A to 14--most of the Democrats votina,
with the Republicans.
The Chaplain in his invocation to-
day prayed for the recovery of General
Henderson OF Iowa, who lies dangerous
ly i'll at his home in Dubuque. Ia.