The age-herald., 1898-06-07
WAR BILL SENT
 TO CONFERENCE Center of Legislative Interest Has in the
 House. URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL Carrying ST, TAO, 900 For Prosecuting the
 War Passed the Senate. MEASURE PENDING FOR CENSUS Consumed the Greater Part of the Session of the Upper Branch of Congress
 ofMinor Importance Passed
 Sundry Civil Measure.
MEASURE PENDING FOR CENSUS

Washington, June 6-After the revenue bill was sent to conference the session of the house today was devoted to routine business, chiefly under suspensions of the rules, number of bills being passed. Ad- journment was taken pending the disposal of the measure providing a code of criminal law and procedure for Alaska.
 The center of legislative interest was to- day In the house owing to the return of the war revenue bill from the senate for house action. It was generally understood that the majority of the members proposed to adopt rule providing for the adoption Of a general resolution of non.concurrence in the senate amendments and agreeing to the conference asked for on Saturday.
 The democrats desiring to vote separately upon the senate amendments, notably the seigniorage provision, came prepared to ac- cept defeat at the hands of the majority, but determined to enter their protest and put on record their position. An unusually large attendance was dn evidence
 Soldier Suffrage
 When the house met upon motion Of MT Lacey (rep.) of Iowa, the consideration or the bill providing for the exercise or sui fraee by volunteer soldiers and sailors Tn the congressonals elections was made a special order for tomorrow.
 Consideration of a patent measure was interrupted at 12:0S o'clock by tne receipt of the revenue bill from the senate, and MT. Dalzell (rep) of Pennsylvania, From the committee on rules, presented resolution introduced by MT. Dngley providing -or an immediate vote upon general non-concur- renee and sending the bill to conference.
 The house on rising decided to non-concur and send the war revenue bill to conference by a vote of 106 to 90. The nays and yeas were ordered.
 By a vote of yeas 137, nays t36, the bill was sent immediately to conference by the house.
 The vote was strictly partisan. ] he house then voted to non-concur and egree to the conference and the speaker named Messrs.A Dingley (rep.) of Name, Payne (rep) of New York, and Bailey (dem.) of Texas, as conferees.
 I he senate bill to revise and perfect Ihe classift ation of letters patent and rNinted publication of the patent office wv con- sidered under suspension of the rules. It provoked quite debate, but was finally passed, 154 to 5S.
 Declared Neither Elected
 The election contest cases of Joseph Ca. gin and Armand Romain. vs. Adolnl Meyer, rom the nrSt Louisiana district were disposed of by the adoption of the committee resolution called up by Mr. Olmsted rep.) of Pennsylvania, declaring that neither contestant was elected.
 A bill granting right of way through the Colville Indian reservation to the Kettle river railroad was passed.
 Under suspension of the rules the senate hill ratifying an agreement between the Dawes commission and the Semiuols h. 1T a la,ter's lands was passed.
 bill of 231 pages providing a code of criminal law and procedure for Alaska was called up, but its reading was inter rupted by a motion to adjourn made by MT. Sherman Gep. N. Y.). which prevailed. and at 3:34 o'clock p. m. the house adjourned.
 IN THE SENATE
 Washington June 6-Beyond the passage of an urgent deficiency bill made nece sary by the war with Spain the senate accom- plished little today. The deficiency meas