The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04

insisted upon it's disagreement to the
amendments still involved.
Danford (R. of Ohio moved that the
House pass the imm igratlon bill over the
veto of the President, and without dis
cussion the roll was called for q vote. The
announcement of the vote--ayes 1913, noes
37-was received with applause.
Partial agreement of the conterees on
the Ind ian appropriation bill was re-
ported and agreed to and further con-
ference ordered. The Senate receded
from its amendment to the Indian bill
transferring the Usage Indian reservation
to the Indian Territory.
A final agreement of the conferees on
the postoffice bill was reported and agreed
to. The bill carries total OF $95, 623. 33S.
The conference report on the Dill TO
amend the tariff law so as to authorize the
sale Of forfeited smoking opium to the
highest bidder was agreed TO.
A short recess was taken at B o'clock
and at its expiration Boutelle (R.) OF
Maine reported partial agreement OF
conferees on the naval appropriation bill.
Fourteen of the twenty-eight amendments
made by the Senate were disposed OF In
the report, but the conferees reported a
disagreement on the remaining amend
ments relating to the increases OF the
navy proposed by the Senate and the re-
duction of the price for armor plate from
$4Oo to $500 per ton. The report was
agreed to.
Hopkins (R.) of Illinois moved that the
House concur in the amendment limiting
the price to be paid for armoy plates to
$500 ton. 1t was agreed to take vote at
9 o'clock.
The House agreed to the conference re-
port on the fortifications bill, disposing of
all amendments. The bill carries total
appropriat ton of $9517, 143. The House
then, at 6:40 o'clock, took recess until
$3.50 P. NJ.
The House reassem bled at $3.50 o'clock
in the presence of galleries crowded
almost to suffocation with throngs OF peo-
pie curious or interested in the proceed
ings of the closing nour of Congress-. and
there was much disorder both in the
chamber and in the galleries. Speaker
Reed was forced in his efforts to secure
quiet and obedience to the rules, to re-
quest the sergeant-at-arms to enforce
them.
The House then by a vote of 131 to 81
concurred in the amendment to the naval
appropriation bill limiting the average
price of armor plate to $500 ton.
Upon the announcement of this vote
Boutelle, chairman of the Com mittee on
Naval Affairs, stated that for himself he
did not feel justiied in further delaying
the work of Congress by insisting upon
disagreement to the remaining amend
ments of the Senate-those providing for
the construction of three torpedo boats
and small practice vessel for the naval
academy. He therefore moved recon-
sideration OF the vote By which the House
insisted on its disagreement, and asked
further conference. This was agreed to.
He then moved that the House concur in
the Senate amendments, and this was
agreed to, and thus unexpectedly the ma
val appro priation bill was completed,
ready for the approval of the President
The third conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill was presented.
The conference had reach ed an agreement
on ali items of difference but two-the
paragraph authorizing the use Of sectarian
contract Indian schools to the extent of
40 per cent of the appropriations of 1895
and the proposition to repeal the law CIV
ing preference to certain settlers upon
zine raj lands. The report was agreed to.
The report OF the conference on the Dis
trict of Columbia bill (finaD ended con-
sideration of this bill.
This disposed OF all the appropriation
bills except the sundry civil and the gen.
eral deficiency, and the House at 1920
took a recess until IL o'clock to await the
action of the conferees on these bills.
Conference reports were agreed to on
bills for the better protection of copy
rights-the Senate provision that ii shall
not apply to matter previously imported
being adopted-and granting right of way
through Oklahoma TO the Galveston and
the Great Northern Railroad Company.
A final conference. on the sundry civil
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to.
At 2:25 A. NJ. the House took a recess for
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