The record-union., 1898-06-08
Then Devotes It's Time 10 Consideration Of
the Sundy Civil Bill,
Bill Also Passed Directing the Sec
retary Of War to Return to the
States Of New York and Oh1o
I, Flags Carried by Their Reg1-
ments in the Civil War-Senate
+. Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, June 7.-After dis
posing of the war deficiency bill, as
passed with amendments by the Sem
ate, the House to-day considered the
conference report upon the sundry civil
bill. The report, so far as it embodied
agreements, was adopted, and the
House then began voting severally upon
the Senate amendments, upon which no
agreement had been reached in confer
ence. OF these there were forty-f1ve.
The House considered to-day eight OF
these, acting favOrably upon three and
rejecting the remainder. Consideration
will continue tomorrow. The House
adjourned pending discussions of a
measure to enable volunteer soldiers to
vote at Congressional elections during
the war. 1t involved constitutional
questions, and by unanimous consent
1t will be taken up tomorrow, follow
ing, the sundry civil conference report.
The House to-day passed bill di-
recting the Secretary of War to return
to the State of Ohio the flags carried
in the civil war by the Twenty first,
Twenty-eighth and Sixtieth Regiments
of Ohio Infantry. and to New York the
flags Of the One Hundred and Thir-
teenth Infantry and Seventh Heavy
Artillery.
Cannon (R.) of Illinois called up the
urgent war deficiency BILL with amend
ments as passed by the Senate, and
moved to concur in the Senate amend
ment and add two House amendments
providing $4,000 for additional print
ing in the Navy Department, and for
work in the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing
The motion prevailed.
The Senate resolution was passed,
authorizing the President to waive the
one year suspension from promotion
and order re-examination in the army
in certain corps during the existing
war
Cannon, from the Committee on APP
preparations, presented conference re-
port of partial agreement upon the SUM-
dry civil bill. which was agreed to.
A separate vote was then had on
some of the amendments. One increas-
ing the limit of cost to $2JO.OO0 Of the
public building at St. Paul was agreed
to.
The bill providing for participation
of volunteer soldiers in Congressional
elections during the existence OF the
present war was then taken up. 1t hav-
Ing DeGn mdQe the SpeCldl OTQcT lSI IO-
day.
The further consideration Of the
measure precipitated a prolonged col
loquy, in which many members Joined.
It was apparent that the bill involved
fine questions of constitutional con-
struction. A desire to postpone con-
sideration was manifest, and Lacey's
request that the bill be made the con-
tinuing special order for tomorrow was
granted 1t was stated by the Speaker,
however, that the sundry civil confer
ence report would take precedence.
At 500 the House adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, June almost i'm
mediately after the Senate convened to-
day consideration was resumed Of the
bill for the protection of the people
of the Indian Territory. After the read
ing and discussion of the measure,
which occupied nearly three hours. 1t
was passed. 1t provides for the allot-
ment in severalty of certain lands to
the Indians of the Territory, the pay
ment Of interest claims to the Chick
asaw Indians, and the ratification OF
the agreement effected with the Indians
by the Dawes Commission. The dis
cussion of the census bill precipitated
q civil service debate, which had not