Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-04


District OF Columbia naval. post-office.
fortifcations. sundry civil, and general
deficiency bills. In the coarse OF the
afternoon. however. final agreement upon
the post-office and fortifcations bills was
reported and approved by the House
also progress upon the District OF Colum,
ba bill.
VETO DIsREGARDED.
In accordance with the Arrangement
made yesterday, the House considered
Presidents Cleveland's veto OF the immi-
grafton bill. and by "a vote OF 1873 to 81
decided 10 pass the bill. the objections Of
the President Notwithstanding
Final concurrence was had upon the
bills to amend the tariff law. so as to
authorize the sale to the highest bidder Of
forfeited smoking opium. 10 amend the
navigation laws. and TO revise and amend
the patent laws
A conference report on the naval appro-
priation bill was presented recommend
ing non-concurrence with the Senate in
several amendments, chief among which
was that reducing the price of armor-
plate from 800 to 800 per ton.
Mr.. Hopkins. of Illinois. moved that
the House concur In the Senate amend
ment as to armor-plate.
Mr. Hopkins advocated his motion. and
Messrs. Boutelle and Cummings antag-
onized II. The attendance upon the House
was small. and the vote on the HOPKINS
motion was-Ayes, 90; noes. AZ. The point
of no quorum was made by Mr.. Robinson
CRepublican), OF Pennsylvania, but after
some consultation. it was agreed to take
vote at o'clock.
At $40 the House took a recess until
8 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The House reassembled at $50 o'clock.
with the galleries crowded, almost to
suffocation, with throngs of people Gu
rious or interested in the proceedings
OF the closing hours Of Congress- The
crowds i'm the galleries added material
ly TO the confusion prevalent I'm the
Chamber, which necessitated frequent
requests for order. Speaker Reed was
forced in his efforts to secure quiet and
obedience TO the rules to request the
Sergeant-at-Arms TO enforce order. The
House then, by a vote Of 131 to 52 con-
CURED in the Senate amendment to the
naval appropriation bill limiting the ave-
rage price Of armor-plate to $500 a ton.
Upon the announcement of this vote,
Mr.. Boutelle, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs. stated that for
himself he did not feel justified I'm fur
ther delaying the Congress by insisting
on a disagreement to the remaining
amendments Of the Senate, those pro-
viding for the construction of three tor
pedo-boats and q small practice-vessel
for the Naval Academy. He, therefore,
moved a reconsideration Of the vote by
which the House insisted on it's dis
agreement, and asked further confe-
renee. This was agreed to. He then
moved that the House concur I'm the
Senate amendments, and this was agreed
TO. And thus, Unexpectedly. the naval
appropriation bin was completed, ready
for the approval Of the President.
The third conference on the Indian
appropriation bill was presented. The
cOnferrees had reached an agreement on
all items OF difference but two-the
paragraph authorizing the use of secta-
rian contract Indian schools TO the ex-
tent of 10 per cent. Of the appropria-
tiOns for 1895, and the proposition to
repeal the law giving preference TO GER
tain settlers upon mineral lands. The
report was agreed 10. To test the sense
of the House on the sectarian school
question. Mr. Sherman moved that the
House concur in the amendment Of the
Senate, and this was agreed 10.
The same action was taken i'm respect
Of the mineral lands amendment. and
this disposed of the Indian appropriation
bill.
Mr. Grout Republcan), of Vermont
reported the final agreement of the con-
ferrees on the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill. The House conferrees
recommended that the House agree to
the Senate amendments making direct
appropriations to charitable and benevo-
lent institutions r. the district, and
putting off for another year the execu-
ton Of the declaration of Congress, in
the bill for the present year, that no
funds shall be voted TO sectarian insti-
tutions. The report was agreed TO, which
ended consideration of the bill.
This disposed of all the appropriation
bills. except the sundry civil and the
general deficiency; and the House, at
1920. took q recess until IL o'clock, 10
await the. action Of the conferrees on
these bills
4 final agreement on the sundry-civil
bill was reached by the conferrees, and
agreef to in both houses. The appro-
priation of $4,000 for a new survey OF
the Nicaragua canal is permitted 10 re-
main.
The Senate amendments relative to the
construction of public buildings at
Charleston, s. c.. $1,000 Ito complete ap-
proaches). and Norfolk. Va, extending
the limit of the building), 10 $25OOOO, and
appropriating 100000 were agreed 10.
The river and harbor items in the bill
have been agreed 10, the Senate receding
from their reduction of p per cent, and
agreeing 10 a reduction of y l-2 per cent.
from the amount appropriated by the
House.
PATRIOTIC SONGS.
During the recess of the House, which
ended at IL o'clock, some fifty members
led by Representative Henderson, Of Iowa,
entertained the galleries by singing pa
triotic songs and popular airs. The singers
grouped in front of the Speakers desk,
and at the conclusion Of each selection
they We're loudly applauded
Down I'm Dixie was greeted with
cheers. and Marching Through Georgia
was cheered TO the echo.
Prominent among the singers were MEM
bers of the New York delegation, Messrs.
Towne of Minnesota, Shafroth Of Colo
rado. Howard of Alabama, and Mercer
of Nevada.
Conference reports were agreed TO on
bills for the better protection OF copy
richts-the Senate provision that It shall
not apply to matter previously imported
being adopted-and granting right Of way
through oklahoma TO the Galveston and
Great Northern Railway Company
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