Show What That aRt Congress Is a Doing I FEB 25 SE After four gours fout spent in discussing amendments of little Importance Import Import ance aLee to the legislative appropriation bill bi the he Senate Senat passed the tho bill bi day to-day tay instated insisted on its Is amendments and requested a a conference with the thc House on the disagreeing votes A motion moton which was wa made macIc by Mr Sherman to cc togo togo go Into Int executive session was wa defeated by th I compact Democratic vote ot aided by four vot votes on the Republican side Ilde of the chamber One ODe of the lending leading Democratic senators stated to t a s reporter that the practical sl significance of the vote ote was wa that time ot the session sea ses sea sion slon should be given to t legislative business and aud not frittered away in petty nominations or in considering the Hawaiian treaty No Ne action acton on the said would be had bad at ct this session The legislative appropriation bill bi was wa taken up and aDd passed After Mtr paying tribute to t the memory of the late Representative the tive tc Spinola of New York the Senate ad HOUSE A A A fight which may next week prove prote to t be a I serious serious' lerIou one onet was wa inaugurated In the House to day tiny It I was over the sundry civil cIvi appropriation bill bi which contains the Sherman bond amendment Th There re are in all 81 20 amen amendments lents to the bil Mr r. r Sherman desired that that all nU except the Sherman amendment amend ment upon which there was to t be a debate be non non concurred In Mr Bland Band as a leader lender of ot the opposition lo to the Sherman amendment objected d unless it was agreed that the amendment amendment amend amend- ment should be bet after debate debat also non concur red led In This suggestion of Mr Bland Blands raised the antagonism of Mr Cockran and no agreement was wa arrived at The silver sl er men then resorted reported to tactics 1 were effectual and od after a 1 speech by Mr Bland Band the bill bi w went nt over without action acton FEB Fan Jt 27 SI SENATE AT ATThe The The pension appropriation tion ton bill 11 was WIS taken up and Mr Gorman oi of Maryland called enned attention to the fact that a is abill 1 bill bi appropriating over r o was being run rn through the Senate with very few fes senators senators sena sena- sena tors tora gl giving any notice to o it After After discussion by McPherson Palmer Platt and Allison Alison the bill bi passed without amendment The conference report on on 01 the military academy acad nead emy bill bi was agreed to House bill to grant rant to the Gainesville McAllister St. St LouIs Louts railroad company a right right-of of way through the Indian Indan Territory was wn passed A conference was ordered on the tc civil cIvi appropriation bill bi and Allison Hale and kand Gorman were appointed conferees on the part of the Senate Public business was wa then suspended In in order that fitting tribute paid to t the memory memory mem memo ory of the late Senator Kenna Fins FEB FE 23 SE House SENATE House House bill e extending for one year the time for filing petitions in inthe inthe the Court of 01 Private Land Claims Cams was reported report report- report ed and passed The naval aval appropriation bill bi was wa taken talen up the amendments amendment reported from the committee committe on appropriations first being acted upon several se eral of them being adopted The be agricultural turl appropriation bill was pa Mr r. r Sherman made two attempts to get the Senate to go into executive failed by a a vote ot of 2 29 to 27 21 The Democrats and Stewart Kyle and Peffer voted against It i HOUSE Thc The greater part of oC tb the day was in the consideration of an election electon case in which there thele was no 10 Interest manifest manifest- ed cd Ater After three hours hours' debate Turpin Democrat Dem Dern- Turin betat from the fourth district of Alabama was d declared lared ert l retain the seat which he be has occupied cince the open opening ng of the present present pres pres- ent Congress and his contestant was declared to have not ot bee b ll duly duy elected The conference conference- report on consular bill was agreed to On motion olo 0 bill was passed ed WI without 1 t P 1 f n n oW J. J unc Pennsylvania a a. a pui was wn passed es es establishing a I standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel An amendment was as adopted on mot motion i of Mr Springer provIdIng providing provid provId- ing tag that nothing In the bill shall be eon construed to Increase e the duty on any imported articles article MARCH 1 SEN The l. SENATE The The postoffice appropriation appropriation came bill before the Senate and und was wa discussed to t tome some extent on the question queston as to the route loute of the Southern Souther fast mail man That hat question was not dl disposed posed of when the conference con eon ference report on the sundry civil civi tion ton bill bi was ws presented The report led to toe a long Jong ong discussion on the Sherman bond amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment the result being however that the amendment was wa receded from Irons by the tle Senate On motion moton of dr Teller Teler the bill bi was taken up and discussed but no action acton taken The Hudson river bridge bill bi had the same experience HOUSE The Senate amendments to U p the agricultural appropriation bill bi were rere then then non non- concurred In and the bill bi was wa sent to confer confer- ence The conference report on the District of Columbia appropriation bill bi was agreed to t. t The war claim clain bill bi for the relief of William Wilam and Mary college was vas fa passed yens yeas yeas lOG nays lip 39 J. J The Senate Senat amendments amendment to the naval appropriation appropriation ap ap- ap- ap bill bi were non concurred non In Then Mr Hatch moved to t suspend the rules and concur In Senate Senat amendments to the anti anti- ant ant- option opton bill bi After a brief debate debat the vote was taken and resulted to t As this was less than a two thirds vote the motion moton was wa declared lost This mak makes make's s it almost certain certin tam tain tin that the bill bi will wl not pass at this session MARCH HARem 2 The SENATE The postoffice appropriation bill 11 was wa passed with wih a a clause allow allowing alow- alow ing the postmaster general generl to expend for fast mall mail mal service in the South if I he thinks it 1 best to t do so The consideration of the tho Indian Indian Indian In In- dian bill bi was wn then returned resumed The rhe last lat amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment In the bill bi was wa the one in relation relton to th he Cherokee lands It I was wa amended and n agreed r ed to t. t As amended it appropriates to pay the Cherokees for the land In question queston ol of which shall be payable immediately and the remaining shall be payable in five equal installments commencing on the of March 1894 1804 and ending on the of ol March 1893 1898 the deferred payments to t bear 4 per cent Interest Some other amendments were agreed to and the bill bl passed The Tho de de- deficiency appropriation bill bl was taken up and its Is consideration concluded at nt 11 1 p. p m. m when it I passed Memorial services were vere then held In respect to t the memory of the late Int Representative Craig of Pennsylvania and of 01 the late Representative Warwick of Ohio Addresses in eulogy of Mr Craig were made by Senators Cameron Peffer PetTer Call Cal and Vilas Vias and in eulogy of Mr Warwick by Brice and aDd Daniel Eulogies were also delivered delv- delv cred ered on the tho late lat Representative Ken al ol of Kentucky by Senators Lindsay and Cullom At the close of these ceremonies the Senate at 13 a. a a m. m adjourned HOUSE The The bill bl to t prescribe the number of 01 distri district attorneys In the judicial district of 01 Oklahoma was wn l passed over o el the Presidents President's veto veto to 54 The Tho Senate Senat amendments to the po appropriation bill bm were non- non concurred In and the bill bl was sent to confer confer- ence Mr Holman submitted the conference report on the sundry civil civi appropriation bill bI After considerable debate debat and amid much confusion the conference report reportS was S n agreed recd to to yeas nays 19 But It I Is a I disagreeing disagree disagree- ing lug report report The Th bone of contention In the bill bi Is an nn appropriation for Worlds World's Words Word's Fair officials of of- to which the House Ilonse objects The report re to- re port on the legislative appropriation bill bi was wa then agreed to Mr Stump moved to suspend the rules rles and pass Senate Senat bill bi to facilitate the enforcement of the immigration and contract labor laws lava The be motion moton was agreed to to 93 93 to 82 3 The he Senate amendments in the Indian appropriation bill bi were non concurred non in In Mr Boatner moved movel to t suspend the rules am ampass and pass a joint resolution providing for tor private privat clerks for representatives not chairmen o of 01 committees Agreed to to nays fib 50 5 At 1240 Friday morning mornin the House adjourned |