Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-03
THE HOUSE RAISED 4 K|CK Because of the Erection of the
 Inaugural Stand. AN OLD CUSTOM IGNORED Until After Midnight the Senate Was In Session House Also Enjoyed Long Hours
 Another Presidential Veto.

Washington, March 2.--Legislative business went on in the senate today smoothly with very little discussion. The only bill passed was one for the preven- ton of the introduction and spread of contagious and infectious diseases in the United States, the preamble to it recit- ing "the alarming nature and spread of bubonic plague row prevalent in India and adjacent countries"
 The Notifications bill, appropria ting $9,717,141, was passed without a word of discussion, except short speech from MT. Hawley (rep., Comp criticising the fact that the fluctuations on forts whose efficient arming some S36, 900 have been spent are. left practically without garrisons and that there are no men trained as artillerymen to manage the splendid steel guns provided by the lib- erality of congress.
 The house amendments to the senate international money conference were concurrd in without discussion, but only after several short speeches from silver senators. MT Dubois, of Idaho, de- clared his conviction that the only way to reach an international agreement was for this nation to stand out as in 1776 and declare its ability to run her own affairs. Speeches of a somewhat similar tendency were made by Senators Cannon, of Utah; Teller of Colorado; Mantle, of Montana, and Morgan, of Ala bama, the latter stat ing that he would probably be the only senator who would vote against the bill.
 The remainder of the days session was occupied by the general deficiency bill which appropriates $10.334 ,939, $2,- 100000 more than the bill originally con- tained as passed before.
 At 6:30 a recess was taken until D. m.
 When the senate resumed it's session at D. m, house bill imposing heavier penalties for initiating coins was taken from the calendar and passed. It in- creases thepenalty from two to five years imprisonment and makes unlawful the attempt to pass the importation of and the possession of mutilated domestic and foreign coin with intert to defraud, as well as the mere act of mutila tion.
 A partial agreement was agreed to on the sundry civil bill and a further con- ference asked Oh the amendments yet in dispute.
 Of the 192 amendments made by the senate the conferees disposed of IA, re- commenting that the house agree to amendments amounting to S451,735 and that the senate recede from amendments amounting to $208, ,S49.
 The house subsequently, voted to accept the senate amendment making payments for claims for sugar bounty under the Mckinley law amounting to $1 1885, 900.
 A conference report on the Indian ap- propriaton bill was presented, but it was unsatisfactory to the senate and was dis agreed to and new conference ordered.
 The general deficiency bill was next taken up and passed. The provision for the payment to the Southern Pacific Rail- way company of $1,410, APT was amended so as to provide that the money be re- tained in the treasury until the final ad- justment of the debts of the Pacific rail- roads
 At 1925 a. m. the senate adjourned until tomorrow.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 The old controversy between the sen ate and the house over the matter of control of the ceremonies in connection with the inauguration of the president came to the surface when the house re- assembled at 10 o'clock in continuation of Mondays legislative session. MT. Dock cry (dem. Mo). offered resolution which was referred to the committee on rules directing the committee to investi- gate and report by what authority the inaugural stand was being erected wholly in front of the senate wing of the capi- tol, in violation of usage since the build ing was erected also to inquire and re- port whether or mot the house had any control over the inaugural ceremonies.
 The naval and district of Columbia ap- propriation bills were received from the senate. The house voted to nonconcur in the amendments made by that body.
 When the house convened for Tuesdays session Mr. Dalzell (rep. Penny, in ac- cordance with the promise made some days ago, replied upon strictures passed upon Justice Shiras by Messrs. McMillin (dem. Tenn.), and DeArmond (dem. Mo.), in connection with the decision of the court upon the income tax bill. He as- serted that the record of the case gave no ground for the charge that Justice Shiras had changed his mind and that it showed that Justice Brown had done so.
 Messrs. McNillin and DeArmond re- fused to accept the statement of MT. Dal- zell and reaffirmed the charges.
 A concurrent resolution was passed authorizing the printing of 10000 copies of the hearings before the committee on banking and currency. A motion to sus- pend the rules and pass the bf1 providing for settlement by suit or compromise of the claims of the United States against various states on account of the default ed interest on Indian trust funds was de- feated.
 MT. Aldrich (rep. Ill), endeavored to bring up the bill prohibiting the transmits sion of papers containing illustrated ac- counts of prize fights, but the house voted 72 to 33 to take a recess. At 4:40 the house took recess uptil 7:30 D. m.
 As soon as the house re-assembled in the evening Speaker Reed laid before the house a messag from Prsident Cleveland vetoing the immigration rstriction bill.
 MT. Bar holdt (rep., Mo.) moved that the consideration of the message be post poned until 1 o'clock tomorrow when there would doubtless be a larger attend apce than was present now. This was agreed to--14 to II.
 The partial report of the conference on the sundry civil bill was agreed to and the house insisted on it's disagreement to the amendments still in dispute and or dered a further conference.
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 IMMIGRATION BILL VETOED.
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 President Cleveland Vetoes the Bill on
 Account of Faulty Construction.