The morning times., 1897-03-04
House Nonconeurs in Amend
ments for Their Payment.
OVER THE PRESIDENTS VETO
Final Agreement on Conference Re-
Fortifications Appropriation Bills.
A Point of No Quorum Defeats the
Armor Plate Amendment.

day Of Tuesday, and 1t is probable that
no adjournment will be taken until adjourn
ment sine die is announced tomorrow at
| noon.
When the House reassembled at 1920
| o'clock, Mr.. Sherman called up the con-
| ference report upon the Indian appropria-
| ton bill, which the Senate rejected on
| Tuesday. A like fate awaited IL in the
| House, the Senate amendment transferring
the Usage Indian lands in Oklahoma To the
Indian Territory provoking the greatest
| opposition. Later in the day partial re-
| port, showing that the Senate had receded
| from that amendment, was agreed TO.
| When the House took recess at $40
| O'Clock it was understood that the CON
| ferees had agreed as to all the amendments
| except two.
| A hotly contested fight was made to Sc
| cure concurrence in the Senate amendn t
to the general deficiency bill providing for
the pa yIne Mt OF Bowman act claims for sup
plies furnished the Union army, adjudicated
| by the Court OF Claims, but 1t failed. 1t
was led By Messrs Mahon OF Pennsyl-
| van!a, Richardson Of Tennessee and Wei
| lington Of Maryland. By more than two
thirds the House voted to non-concur in
| all the Senate amendments, and threw them
into conference.
Mr.. Danford of Ohio moved that the
House pass the immigration bill over the
veto of the President, and without discus
sion the roll was called for q vote. The
announcement OF the vote-yeas 93, nays
37-was received with applause. So the
House decided to pass the bill, the objec-
tons Of the Presideu to the contrary not
withstanding.
Partial agreement of conferees on the
Indian appropriation bill was reported and
agreed To and further conference or
dcred. The Senate receded from its
amendment to transfer the Usage Indian
lands from Oklahoma to Indian Terri
tory.
A final agreement of the conferees on
the poStoffice appropriation bill was pre-
sented ana agreed to- The Senate added
$3.50, 600 to the bill as it passed the House
and subsequently, receded from $162, 900 of
them. The bin carries total appropria-
ton of $95, ,623, 33S.
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 nayiga
ton laws so us TO further secure the com.
fort and safety of crews and passengers
were presented and agreed to
The Speaker laid before the House the
binto revise anda mend the statutes relating
to patents, and the Senate amendments were
to patents, and the Senate amcndmentS
were concurred d in. Also several bills oca
to the District of Columbia, and to pay
private claims with Senate amendments
which were concurred in.
| A short recess was taken at o'clocE
and at its expiration Mr., Boutene reported
| q partial agreement of conferees on the
naval appropriation bill. Fourteen Of the
twentv-eight amendments made by the
Senate were disposed OF in the report but
the conferees reported disagreement on tn,
renal ming amendments relating TO the
increase OF the Navy, proposed by the
Senate, and the reduction of the price foI
armor plate from $400 to $500 per ton
The report was agreed to.
Mr.. Hopkins moved that the House concur
in the amendment limiting the price TO b,
paid for armor plate to $500 a ton.
Mr.. Hopkins advocated his motion ant
Mr.. Boutelle and Mr. Cummingsanta agonizc'
it. The attendance upon The House wa:
small and the vote on Mr.. Hopkins mo
tlon was-ayes so, noes a.. The poinI
OF no quorum was made by Mr., Robin
son, of Penns ylvama, but after some
| consultation it was agreed TO take n vote
at O'Clock.
Mr.. Hemmenway, of Indiana, presented
| and the House agreed to the Conferenc
report OF the fortificdti tons bill, Ills
: posing of all amendments. The bill car
, ries a total appro pration Of 50, 81 Z, l43
an increase over the bill for the presen
year of $2,139,252 The House then, a
: 6:40 o'clock, took a recess until S:3'
t | p. m.
The House reassembled at $50 o'cloc
| In the presence of galleries crowded almos
g TO suffocation with throngs of people curl
/ | Gus or interested in the proceedings of tn
: | closing hours of Congress- The crowds il
$ the galleries added materially to the cor
S fusion prevalent in the chamber, whic
necessitated frequent requests for order
t | Speaker Reed was forced, in his efforts t,
secure quiet and obedience to the rule
2 | to request the sergeantat-arms to enfoic
:. orcer.
The House then by vote OF 131 to 90
2 concurred in the Senate amendment to th
} naval appropriation bill, limiting the aver
2 age price of armor plate TO $500 ton
/ Cpon the announcement of this vote Nj
Boutelle, chairman of the committee {.
e naval affairs, stated that for himself h
did not feel Justified in further delayin
f the Congress by insisting Oh a disagreement
! to the remaining amendments of the Ser
n ate, those providing for the construction q
three torpedo boats and small practic
: vessel for the naval academy. He thert
fore moved reconsideration OF the vot
, by which the House insisted on it's disagree;
}. ment, and asked a further conference.
e This was agreed to- He then moved tha
r the House concur in the Senate ament
2 ment and this was agreed to- And thr
\ unexpectedly the naval appropriation bi
: was completed, ready for the approval {
:. the President.
e The third conference report on the lI
d dian appropriation bill was presented
S The conferees had reached an agreemer
e on all items of difference but two-th
t paragraph authorizing the use of sect;
l. rian contract Indian schools to the exten
of 40 per cent of the appropriations fC
Ie 1895, and the proposition to repeal tn
a law giving preference to certain sci
g tiers upon mineral lands. The repoT
e was agreed to.
r To test the sense of the House on th
ir sectarian school question, Mr.. Sherma
moved that the House concur in tf
S amendment of the Senate, and this Wa
, agreed to. The same action was taken
,e respect of the mineral lands amendmen
e and this disposed of the Indian appr
l. priation bill.
" Mr.. Grout, of Vermont, reported the fin
O agreement of the conferees on the Distri
IS of Columbia appropriation bill. The Hous