The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19
Were introduced and Consumed Most Of
the Time in Senate.
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS HELD
And Afterwards the Report of Conference Upon
the Bill Providing For Relief For the
KIondike Miners Was Receiv-
ed and Adopted.

Washington, Dec. 1s.-Today's open ses-
sion of the senate was brief, the time be-
ing consumed in the introduction of bills
and resolutions, several of the latter call
ing for information from various depart
ments being passed. One of the resolutions
agreed to the increase from $4,000 to s62-
600 the amount to be expended by the
Mississippi international exposition to be
held in Omaha, and reduced by $12, 500 the
sum to be expended upon the governments
display. During the executive session the
senate received and adopted the conference
report on the bill providing for the extern
sion of relief to the miners in the Yukon
river valley country
Appropriation Raised
A joint resolution was passed providing
for the expenditure of $4,000 more than
originally intended upon the government
building at the Trans Mississippi exposi
tion at Omaha, Neb.; that $500 be appro-
priated for building at the exposition
for display of the life-saving service and
that the cost of the government display
be reduced from $150,O0O to $1S7 800, the en-
tire cost of the government buildings at
the exposition to $62,500.
Mr.. Cullom, of Illinois, secured the adop-
tion of resolution directing the heads
of the several department to inform the
senate what positions in their departments
ought in their opinion to be excepted
from the operation of the civil service law
and what changes or notifications in the
law ought to be made
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut secured the
adoption of a resolution, calling upon the
secretary of the interior to report to the
senate the present status in the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations in the Indian ter
ritory of the freedmen of the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indians, and also his sugges-
tions and recommendations as to further
legislation properly to adjust their status
and settle their just claims.
Mail Contracts
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska introduced a res
olution, which was passed, directing the
postmaster general to inform the senate of
all railway and steamship mail contracts
made by the United States now in force,
the names of persons or companies with
whom they are made, the service to be per-
formed and the sum to be paid by the
United States.
Mr.. KYLE of South Dakota introduced and
had passed a resolution calling upon the
secretary of state for all papers from the
Haytian government relating to Bernard
Campbell.
The senate then, at 12:40 p. m., went into
executive session. After the executive ses-
sion the conference report upon the bill
providing relief for the Klondike miners
was received and adopted
The bill appropriates 100000 to be ex-
nended under the direction of the secretary
of war to relieve the suffering people in
the Yukon valley and gold-bearing regions
of Alaska, providing the consent of the
Canadian government can be obtained to
the transportation of such supplies through
Canadian territory. The resolution further
provides that supplies may be sold in that
region at such prices as may be fixed by
the secretary of war or donated to those
unable to pay for them. The secretary of
war is authorized to use the United States
army in carrying into effect the provisions
of the act,i to import reindeer and reindeer
drivers for the transportation of supplies
and to adopt such other provisions are
practicable.
r At p. m. the senate adjourned until
Wednesday, January 5, 1885,