The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-22
WORK OF CONGRESS,
condensed Proceedings of the M.
tiOnal Law Mill.

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Condensed Proceedings of the M.
tional Law Mill.
Washington, July Is. - The senate
was IN a deadlock for several hours
with business at a standstill, while
calls OF the senate, roll calls and other
parliamentary expedients were resort
ed to. t was due to the effort to Sc
cure action on the resolutions of NJ.
harris OF Kansas, designed to prevent
the disposal of the government lien on
the Union Pacific railway under the
terms of an alleged agreement. There
were many roll calls on Mr.. Harris
motion to consider the resolution,
qu0rums appearing and disappearing,
and from II to o'clock no final vote
on the motion was secured. 1t finally
went over until Tomorrow Pending
one of the roll calls a resolution was
passed allowing the sculptor of the
sherman statue to erect studio near
the site of the statue. This afforded a
text for some structures by Mr. Morgan
on the deadlock which had occurred.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, July Is. - When the
house resumed it's session after the re-
cess taken yesterday Mr.. Henderson Of
Iowa asked unanimous consent for the
consideration of a joint resolution to
permit the erection of a temporary
studio on the future site of the statue
of Gen. Sherman, for the erection OF
which a contract has been made.
There was no objection and the reso-
luton was adopted. Mr.. Cannon
moved Inconvenience in the SEN
ate amendment to the. general de-
ficiency BILL Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa
asked if he would not permit a sep
arate vote on the amendments relating
to armor plate. Mr. Cannon replied
that the house would be given an op-
portunity to express it's opinion on that
subject, and with the assurance Mr..
Hepburn withdrew his request The
motion prevailed and Messrs. Cannon,
Northway and Sayers were appointed
cOnferees.
Mr.. Morris Of Minnesota asked unan-
imous consent for the consideration Of
resolution to appropriate $4,000 Of
the unexpended balance of the appro-
priation for the Mississippi flood suf-
ferers for the relief of those who have
been rendered destitute by the recent
floods near Aitken, Mimi. Objection
was made. At 1870 the house adj
journed.
Washington, July II. - The house
agreed to the partial conference re-
port on the general deficiency bill and
then concurred in the senate amend
ment fixing the limit of cost of armor
plate for the three battleships now
building at $500 per ton. This was the
main item still in dispute between the
two houses. A strong effort was made
to induce the house to agree to a sub
stitute proposition fixing the limit at
$4OO, as recommended by the secre-
tary of the navy, but after three hours
debate the house, by vote of 142 to
IS, concurred in the senate amend
ment Messrs. Stone, Dalzell and Bou-
telle supported the $500 proposition,
Which was opposed by Messrs. King,
Underwood, Barlow, Simpson, Gaines,
Wheeler, Savers and Cannon.
On motion Of Mr.. Broderick of Kan
sas the senate resolution directing the
secretary of war to issue 1000 tents
for the use of the Grand Army en-
campment at Leavenworth, Kan, next
October, was adopted
Mr. Cannon then called up the con-
ference report on the general de-
fciency bill, which meantime had been
concurred in the senate amendment
appropriating $4,000 for removing OBJ
structions in the Kootenai river, in
Montana.
Uncventful Session of the Senate.
Washington, July 1.-THE open ses-
sion of the senate was brief and une-
ventful. The Harries resolution relat-
inf to the Union Pacific railroad was
further discussed. At 80 the senate
went into executive session, remain
ing behind closed doors until o'clock,
when it adjourned.
Washington, July 10. - When the
Republican cOnferees on the tariff bill
representing the two houses of con-
gross adjourned, the announcement
was made Oh behalf of each of the
items of the bill, and that the result
of the partisan conference would be
submitted to the Democratic members
of the conference at a full meeting to
be held to-day.
This announcement had been. made
INFORMALLY to the Democratic mem
bers of the conference at noon, and
had formed the subject of general
speculation about the senate during
the afternoon Saturday. 1t appeared
after the informal statement was
made that there was still much to be
done in the way of putting the bill in
shape, and the conferees spent six
hours in close application to the work
in hand. They were for the most
part merely running over the bill, but
there were still some rates to be
agreed upon on articles which had
been passed over until the sugar
schedule should be finally disposed Of.
The revision was not even completed
during the afternoon session, and
some of the members returned to re-
new the work at night.
The members of the conference pre-
serve the strictest silence and give out
no official confirmation as to the
changes made in the bill. 1t is
learned, however, from an entirely re-
liable source that a very large ma
jority of the senate amendments We're
accepted. This was rendered neces-
sary by several circumstances. A
number Of amendments made by the
senate E wpro d vprha1 8 OthorS wnrn