The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-03-11
THE CLOSING DAYS.
Several Measures of Importance Passed by
Congress-The Immig ration BIlI.

several Measures OF importance Passed by
Congress-The Immig ration Bill.
THE senate on the 27th continued in session
until a la-e hour at night over the post ONCE
appropriation bill. After hot fight over
granting a subsidy OF Sl7l. 900 for a fast mail
service from New England to New Orleans the
provision was agreed to and the bill was passed
recess until three o'clock Sunday afternoon
was then taken when the sundry civil appro-
priatiOn bill was taken up and, after consider
able debate, the measure was finally passed ....
Practically all business was transacted in the
house under suspended rules Mr. Sherman
(N. " moved that the house non-concur in the
senate amendments to the Indian appropria-
tiOn bill The motion was carried and the bill
was sent back to conference. The anti Scalper
bill was afterwards passed by vote of 142 TO 81.
SENATOR THLMAN IS c. provoked turbu-
lent scene in the senate on the list during the
discussion Of the naval bill by charging that
the armOr plate manufacturers had paid agents
among the senator's The charge was resented
by Senator Hawlcy Comm. An amendment
reducing the price of armor plate from 800 to
1900 a ton was adopted. 1t was also decided to
reduce the total of contracts authorized TO S.
iO7, sos. The naval bill was then passed . q. The
house had n lively debate over the bill TO pro-
hibit the transmission OF detailed accounts OF
prize fights by mail or telegraph. The bill was
strenuOusly opposed by some members on the
ground that it would tend to establish a CEN
Sorship of the press. No final action. however,
was taken on the measure. The sundry civil
and the post ofice bills were sent to conference.
Several conference reports were agreed to-
THE senate on the I'd passed the bill for an
international monetary conference and il now
goes to the preSideat The Joint resolution for
the prevention of the introduction and spread
Of contagious diseases into the United States,
the bill regulating fraternal beneficiary socie-
ties in the District Of Columbia and the fortif-
cations bill were also passed In the house
Mr.. Dockery CMol asked for an inquiry into
he rpnS yCh nj bul ha an fgrnp rad
In the location Of the platform at the capitol
where President Mckinley will be nauPurated.
II was referred. Mr.. Dalzell Pa) defended
Justice Shiras, OF the United States supreme
court, for his change in opinion on the constitu-
tionality of the income tax. Mr.. McMillin
CTenn.) defended his attack on the Justice and
Mr.. DeArmond MOI then followed with a
speech, saying that few more defenses OF the
justice would leave him in deplorable cond-
tion. This closed the incident The house de-
cidcd that Mr Black was entitled TO the seat in
The contested election case of Black vs.. Watson
from Georgia.
THE day in the senate on the Sd was one OF
busy routine in reconciling differences on bills.
The conference report on the District OF CO.
lumbia bin and the bill amending the shipping
laws were agreed to. The naval appropriation
bill was sent back to conference. A message
from the house stating that the immigration
bill had been passed over the presidents veto
was referred TO the committee on immigration.
The private pension calendar was then taken
up. The house passed the immigration bill
over the president veto by vote OF 1893 to 81.
The Indian bill was sent back to conference,
the house refusing to concur In the senate
amendment to detach from Oklahoma the Usage
and Kansas Indian reservations and attach
them TO the Indian territory The general de-
hcency bill was also sent back to conference.
The conference reports on the post Office APP
preparation bill the fortihcatiOns bill and the
Sundry civil bill were agreed to. At the night
session the members put in most of their time
singing patriotic songs.
THE senate Of the Fifty-Ffth congress met
On the 4th In extra session, with Vice Presi-
lent Hobart presiding, in pursuance to a call OF
the retiring president. Mr.. Hoba-. made
short address and then swore in the new SEN
ators. At the close OF the old congress Mr..
Stevenson made valedictory speech. the early
hours Of the day being given TO the final steps
on some bills Promptly at noon Mr.. Steven
son declared the Fifty-Fourth congress ad-
iourned without day and and the work OF the
new senate was at once taken up, Mr. Hobart
having previously been sworn in by Mr..
Stevenson The closing hours of the house
were uneyentful The members had worked
all night to get the sundry civil, Indian and
agricultural bills to the president, only to have
them pocket-vetoed, while the general de-
hciency failed OF passage because the house re-
fused to subscribe TO the half million OF Bow
man claims, which the senate insisted upon.
The only feature OF the day was the enthusiastic
reception accorded TO Speaker Reed and the
unanimous standing vote Of thanks rendered
him.