Show > J 1 aENATE WASHINGTON February 19 Jones Nevada from the conference committee com-mittee on the bill to retire the trade dollar made a report and stated th points of it After a lengthy debate the report was agreed toyeas 49 nays 5 The nays wereGrey George Jones Arkansas Morrill and Sherman The bill now goes to the President Adjourned HOUSE The speaker announced the appointment appoint-ment of Hemphill South Carolina as a conferee on the trade dollar bill in the place of Scott Pennsylvania who is absent from the city Baker New York called up as privileged privi-leged matter the resolution offered by him yesterday fixing the day for the consideration of the Territorial admission admis-sion bills and under the suspension of rules it was referred to the committee on rules Lanham Texas presented the conference con-ference report ppon the trade dollar bill and it was agreed to without debate de-bate or division The House then went into committee of the whole for the consideration of Senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill On motion of McComas Maryland the Senate amendment was concurred in appropriating 25000 for the education educa-tion of children in Alaska Butterworth Ohio moved to concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment directing the Secretary of War to make an Inquiry as to the number num-ber of Union soldiers buried in the same cemeteries with confederates and whether their resting places are unfenced un-fenced or unmarked On motion of Randall the Senate amendment was nonconcurred in for the purpose of enabling the committee of conference to frame a measure in accordance with the views of both sides of the House Pending further action on the Senate I amerdments the committee rose and I the House adjourned |