Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 March 1889 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, MARCH 4, . 1889.

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tires of a public character. All of the nine-ty-nino House bills vetoed, except eight, were either private-pension or relief bills. The eight public bills are as follows: To quiet titlo of settlers on tho DesMoinesriver land in Iowa: for the sale of Indian lands in Kaunas; for tho disposal of tho Fort Wallace military reservation in Kansas; authorizing tho improvement of Castio island, Boston harbor; for the certification of landstothotateof Kansas for the benetit of agriculture and the mechanic arts; for the erection of public buildings at Columbus, Ga.. Allentown, Pa., Council Bluffs. Ia.. and Bar Harbor, Me. Some of the more important House bills which have become lawn are as follows: For a conference of South and Central American nations in Washington in May next; to divide the treat Sioux reservation in Dakota; tho Scott ChiLeso exclusion act; providing for tho taking of the eleventh census; to limit the hours of letter-carriers; to provide a building for tho Chief Signal Orticerin Washington: for the protection of United States otlicials in tho Indian Territory; to authorize condemnation of land

lor sues 01 puouo uunuaisi i""" United States circuit and district fudges to instruct juries in writing in certain cases; creating a Department of Agriculture, tho head of the department to bo a Cabinet officer; to authorize tho location of a branch home for volunteer disabled soldiers in Grant county. Indiana; to protect lands belonging to Indians from unlawful grazing; to establish a Department of Labor; to create boards of arbitration Or commissions for settling controversies or differences between interstate common carriers and their employes; to enable tho executive departments to participate in the Ohio exposition, and accepting an invitation to participate in the Paris exposition. Bills originating in tho Senate became laws to the number of 601, of which 400 were of a private character. Forty;seven Senate bill were vetoed, tho most, important being thoso for tho erection of public buildings at Youncstown, O., and Sioux City. Ia., and tho direct-tax bill. By far the most important of tho Senate bills enacted into law has been the omnibus territorial admission bill, by which North and South Dakota, Washington and Montana Territories mav acquire statehood. Other Senate bills placed on the statute books are as follows? To provide for warehousing frnit brandy; to authorize juries in United States courts to be interchangeable; to increase the pension for loss of both hands, and also for deafness; authorizing the removal of Ship island quarantine station: to fix the passport fee at 1; to prevent deposits of garbage within New York harbor; to incorporate the Nicaragua Canal Company; to provide for a marine conference; to provide aid to State homes for the support of disabled soldiers; to perfect the quarantine service; relating to anchorage of vessels in tho port of New York; to prohibit the coming of Chineso laborers into the United States: for the appraisers' warehouse, in Chicago; to allow any honorably discharged 6oldicr or sailor who has abandoned or relinquished his homestead entry to make another entry: to change time of meeting of the Electoral College: to provide for writs of error or appeals to the Supreme Court in all cases involving the question of tho jurisdiction of the lower courts; ratifying the Creek Indian agreement: to enablo the President to protect the interests of tho United States at Panama (a similar measure with reference to Samoa was included in the naval appropriation bill); to protect the Alaska fur seal and salmon fisheries; directing the Secretary of the Interior to investigate the practicability of constructing water-storago reservoirs in tho arid region; appropriating 200,000 to suppress infection in tho interstate commerce of tho United States; in aid of sufferers from yellow fever; and for the erection of new buildings, or enlargement or change of the existing bnildings, at Milwaukee, Omaha, Newark, Charlotte, N. C; Tallahasse, Sacramento, San Francisco. Paterson, N. J.; Fort Worth, Tex., and Winona, Minn. Congress also passed bills to pension Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Frank A. Blair, and to retire General Rosocrans. There has been included in this statement of bills which have become laws thoso in the President's hands awaiting signature.' Quito a number of these are subjoct to a pocket veto, and the President's action in regard to them may, of course, modify this statement to some extent. There are. also, pending before Congress a number of measures which may yet be passed, but tho work of Congress is practically complete. Three hundred and thirty-threo bill which passed the House failed in the Senate in conference. By far tho most notable , of these is tho Mills tariff bill, and with the fight over this measure the public is familiar. Another very important House bill which failed is tho Oklahoma bill. Many of the provisions of this measuro, and especially those relating to securing tho assent of the Indians to the relinquishment of whatever title they may have to the lands within tho proposed Territory, are, however, incorporated in the Indian appropriation bill. Other important hous measures which t failed are as follows: The general land bill and the general forfeiture bill; to prevent tho product of convict labor from being used in any government department or upon public buildings or public works; prohibiting the allowance of any fee in any claim for increase of pension on account of an increase of the disability for which the pension was allowed; to amend the internal revenue laws by relaxing the rigors of tho laws; authorizing tho live civilized tribes to lease their lands subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior: authorizing tho issue of fractional silver certificates; to provide in certain cases for the regulation of railway companies chartered by the United States by the several States and Territories in which the roads are operated; to forfeit the Hastings &, Dakota Railway Company's grant in Minnesota; to prevent tho employment of alien labor upon public buildings or other public works, and in the various departments of the government; to forfeit the Northern Pacific land grants; to provide for the printing of government securities in the highest style of the art, which means the substitution of hand for 6teamrower in the printing of engraved nlates in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; to provide for the revocation of the withdrawal of lands mado for the benefit of certain railroads; to empower the President to carry out the provisions of the act to authorize the President to protect and defend the rights of American fishing vessels, fishermen and trading vessels (tho fisheries retaliation bill recommended by the President); requesting the President to negotiate with Mexico for a commission to settle tho boundarv lines between the United States and Mexico. Six hundred and eighty-four bills, after passing the fcenatc, failed, through ono cause or anotner, to reacn tne iTesiaent. The most important are as follows: Declar ing the sense of the United States with respect to foreign control of the Panama canal; the Blair educational bill; to prevent obstruction of navigable -waters; the " dependent pension bill; to obtain prison statistics: for tho appointment of an alcoholic liquor commission; for a monument to negro soldiers of the late war; granting right of way for irrigation purposes; providing for the inspection of meats and prohibiting tho importation of adulterated articles; the swamp land bills: to forfeit tho Ontonagon & Marquette land grant; to regulate the importation of foreign merchandise, and to secure uniformity in the classification and valuation thereof; to increase the pension for total disability; forthe compulsory education of Indian children; to authorize the sale of certain mineral lands to aliens; for the relief of soldiers and sailors who enlisted under assumed names during the war; to establish a national art commission; to make telegraph companies subject to regulation by th Interstate-commerce Commission: to forfeit wagon-road land Kants in Oregon; to retire Gen. John C. emont; to Teduce the rato of postage on seeds and bulbs; to improve and encourage the cultivation and manufacture of hemp and flax; for the relief of persons who paid 2.50 for lands subsequently reduced in price to $1.25; to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases from one State into another; to ratify tho Southern Uto Indian agreement. Tho following ere other important measures which also came to naught: The Pacific railroad funding bill; forthe admission of Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, and Wyoming Territories; to declare trusts unlawful; to promote commercial union with Canada, and to authorize the President to open negotiations with a view to the annexation of the Dominion; to grant woman suffrage; to repeal tho civil-service law; the internalrevenue laws and the tobacco tax; to levy a graduated income tax; for the bounty on sugar: for the free coinage of silver, to ro1eal the oleomargarine act; the compound ard bill; the Hennepin canal bill; to repeal the arrears of pension limitation; for tho adjudication of the French spoliation claims, and various measures proposing radical departures in our pension, tar ill', and financial systems. Two important treaties which were re

jected were the Canadian fisheries and the British extradition conventions. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.

The Direct-Tax 11111 Paed Over the President's Veto Kiddleberger Ket Igns. Washington, March 2. The Senate did not adjourn until ten minutes of 3 this morning. The night was spent in considering amendments to the deficiency appropriation bill. Mr. Paddock offered an amendment appropriating $35,500 to pay tho State of Nebraska on account of the 5 per cent, fund arising from the sale of public lands. Agreed to. Various other amendments wero offered and ruled out on points of order. The bill was then reported to the Senate and the amendments adopted in coinmitteo of the whole were agreed to, except where special votes were required. Those cases were the proposition to pay Representative Post $5,GG8 for the expense of his contest, which was rejected, and the proposition to adjust the claim of Florida for expenses in repressing Indian hostilities, which was agreed to. The bill was then passed. Tho Indian appropriation bill was re ported and ordered printed, and the conference report on the 6undry-civil appropria tion bill was presented.but not acted on. The Senate then, at 2:V) a. m., adjonrned until 11 A. M. When the Senate reassembled at 11 o'clock, the House bill authorizing the sale of Dart of tho military reservation at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., was concurred in. A conference was ordered on the defi ciency appropriation bill, and Senators Halo, Allison and Lockrell were appointed conferees on the part of the Senate. The conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill was presented and. agreed to. l liere being seven amendments, on which the conference committee had not agreed, a further conference on theso amendments was ordered. The resolution reported yesterday, for the continuance of the Pacific railroad se lect committee until the indebtedness of the companies to tho government shall bo adjusted, was taken up. Mr. Sherman inquired whether the reso lution came from the select committee. Mr. Frye, its chairman, replied that it did not. Mr. Sherman Then I object to the consideration of the resolution. Mr. Spooner, from the committee on public buildings and grounds, withdrew the resolution heretofore reported by him for the arrest by the Sergeant-at-arms of a recusant witness (Fister) for the reason that the pressure of business was too great to permit its discussion. The Senate then proceeded to tho consideration of the Indian appropriation bill. Majority reports were submitted to the Senate by Senators Piatt and Chandler from the special committee on Indian traders and Cnippewa lumber contracts, and minority reports by Messrs. Blackburn and Faulkner. The majority reports charge: First, inexcusable neglect or duty and serious administrative incapacity on tho part of the late Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Mr. J. I). C. Atkins; second, willful and deliberate disobedience of laws and orders, and gross abnse of official power on the part of the Chippswa Indian agent, James T. Gregory, all resulting in tho oppression and spoliation of hundreds of destitute, ignorant and helpless Indians, who, as wards of the Nation, had been, for care and better protection, mistakenly confided to theso two unfaithful officers; third, that for the miconduct of Agent Gregory, and for the wrongs done by him to tho Indians since March, 1KS3, the Secretary of tho Inferior. Hon. Win. F. Vilas, is absolutely responsible, and is censurable." - The minority reports dissent fronrhese conclusions, and say that the chargv aro not sustained. Pending consideration of the Indian appropriation bill, the conference report on the postofhee appropriation bill was presented and agreed to. Mr. Sherman reported back favorably tho House Joint resolution to promote commercial union with Canada. Ho said that Mr. Edmunds dissented from tho report, and ho asked unanimous consent to take up the joint resolution for consideration, but obIection was made by Senators Hoar and Jlair. Conference reports on bills for lighthouses at Humboldt, CaL. and on Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan and Superior were presented and agreed to. The consideration of the Indian appropriation bill was then resumed. Mr. Vest offered an amendment looking to the purchase of tho Cherokee title to lands in the Indian Territory (the Cherokee outlet), but, on objection ay Mr. Butler, it was ruled out of order. Mr. Vest, however, proceeded to speak on tho subject, and was followed by Messrs. Cullom, Butler and Plumb. Mr. Farwell offered, as an amendment, the Oklohoma bill, but it was ruled out as general legislation. The Senate then proceeded to voto on the amendment, which was to strike out tho paragraph, as passed by the House, providing for negotiations with the Cherokees for tho cession of the Cherokee outlet, and to substitute for it a paragraph reported from tho committee on appropriations, also providing for negotiations, but' requiringthe result to be reportod to Congress for its ratification. Mr. Vest stating it to bo a question between the friends and opponents of the Oklohoma bill. The amendment was agreed to yeas, 27; nays, 13. All the other amendments reported by the committee were also agreed to, the bill passed and a conference requested. During the discussion tho conference report on the naval appropriation bill was presented and agreed to. The Senate then took a recess till 8:fX). At the evening session the Presidents veto of the direct-tax bill was presented and read, and, after a short debate, the bill was passed over the President's veto. Yaes, 4o; says, 9. The nogatjvo votes were given by Senators Blair, Call, Coke, Edmunds, Jones of Arkansas, Pasco, Reagan, Saulsbury and Vest. Conference reports were presented and agreed to on tho bills to amend the interstate-commerce law: the bill in reference to the salmon fisheries of Alaska, and tho naval appropriation bill. Mr. Blair asked unanimous consent to tako up the joint resolution proposing a liquor prohibition amendment to tho Constitution of the United States, but Mr, Harris objected. Mr. Blair. said the matter had been pending for fourteou years, and all he asked now was to have a vote upon it without debate. He moved to proceed to its consideration. The motion was defeated yeas, 13; nays, S3. The affirmative votes were given uy Senators Blair, Bowen, Dawes, Dolph, Frye, calendar and passed: The House joint resolution appointing II. II. Markham, of Calii forma, a manager of the Soldiers' Homo to fill a vacancy, the Senate joint resolution appointing James A. Waymeyer being indefinitely postponed; tho House bill forthe disposition of the agricultural lands embraced within the limits of the Pipestone Indian reservation in Minnesota; tho House bill for the relief of St. Joseph Commercial College, of St. Joseph, Mo., with a substitute. Mr. Allison presented a conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill and mado an explanation. At tho preceding conference, he said, all the disagreements had been disposed of except four as to the congressional library, tho use of steam . plate presses in tne lsureau ot engraving and Printing, the enlargement of the Govennent Printing Office, and the appropriation for the widow of Chief-justice W aite. In the Becond conference, the Houso conferees agreed to the Senate amendment as to the library and the Senate conferees agreed to recede from the Senate amendment as to the Government Printing Office. That left only two questions open the ono relating to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the other to the special appropriation for Mrs. Waite. The Senate could either recede from theso amendments or insist still further and ask another conference. Mr. Mcrherson The question as to tho Bureau of Engraving and Printing is whether a royalty of iW cents or one cent per thousand sheets shall be paid for the use of the steam presses. Mr. Allison No, sir, that is not the question. The real question involved is whether or not the steam presses shall be used, or whether, if not an additional appropriations of $50,000 or $100,000 shall bo made for the increased cost of hand printing. Sir. Harris spoke of the House proposition as an effort of a class to put down a labor-saving machine, and said that ho

llawley, J ones ot JN evada, .Mitenell, I'almer, Piatt, uay. Sawyer and Stockbridge. The following bills were taken from tho

would rather have the bill fail than concede such a demand on tho part of tho House. At the close of a long discussion, Mr, Allison moved that the Scnato insist upon its amendments and agree to a further conference, and the motion was agreed to. The resolution for the continuance of tho select committee on Pacific railroads until their indebtedness to the government was adjusted, was taken up and agreed to. It was after 1 o'clock, Sunday morning, when the conference report on tho deficiency bill was presented and agreed to leaving three items, one of them being tho appropriation for tho French spoliation awards, on which there had been no agreement, and on theso further conference was asked, and then, at 1:15, tho Senate proceeded to the consideration of executivo business. The Senate's Sunday Work. Washington, March 3. Tho executive session of tho Senate continued until 1:40 A. M., when the doors were reopened and four private bills wero taken up and passed. Mr. Edmunds remarked that the passage of private bills in both houses in these last hours of the Senate was throwing on the President the work of examining probably fifty bills, when itwas utterly impossible for him to do so. The House bill to regulate and license pawnbrokers in tho District of Columbia was passed, with amendments, and a conference asked. The Sonato at 2:15 A. M. took a recess until 3 r. M., when enrolled bills were signed, and till 8 r. M. for general business. Tho night session of the Senate began at 8 o'clock. At that time tho quiet and serene appearance of the chamber was in pleasant contrast with tho rush and push on the stair-cases, and in the halls and corridors. There was a fair attendance of Senators, but very many of tho chairs wero vacant. On the other hand tho corridors were, notwithstanding tho rain, so crammed with people seeking admission into the thoroughly packed galleries, or even a vantage ground from which to got a view of the Senate at work, that it was almost impracticable for a person to make his way through tho building. The first business transacted was tho presentation and adoption of conference reports on the billtoprovidofortho allotment of lands in severalty to the United Peorias and Miamis in the Indian Territory, and the Indian appropriation bill. The bill was agreed to, and is in accordance with the Senate proposition in tho Oklahoma matter. The Houso paragraph looking to the organization of a territorial government is struck out, and the substitute of the Senate adopted. This substitute provides for tho appointment of throo commissioners to negotiate with tho Cherokee and all other Indians, owning or claiming lands ' west of the ninty-sixth degree of longitude in tho Indian Territory, for tho cession of all their titlo or claim to lands, the result of the negotiations to be reported to tho President, and tho President to make proclamation of the lands being opened up for settlement. Evon before the latter report had been disposed of, Mr. Kiddleborger was on his feet endeavoring to intcrposo a motion to proceed to executive business. The presiding officer, Mr. Ingalls, took no notice of him at first, but finally recognized him. put the motion and declared it lost, whereat some of the gallery spectators laughed. Then, one after anotner, Senators Sherman, Jones, of Arkansas; Spooner, Cullom1, Pasco, Davis and others, were recognized to move to take up and pass private bills. ' In each instance there was an attempt at objection or interruption by Mr. Kiddleborger, till finally he was notified by tho presiding officer that he would not bo recognized further. , ' r Mr. Hearst asked leave to ofler a resoln tion instructing tho Secretary of War, through a board of war claims, to examine all vouchers, accounts, papers and evidence submitted, or to bo submitted in support of Indian war claims in California. Mr. Edmunds rose to object, but some confusion occurred in tho galleries, which caused the presiding ofliccr to admonish the spectator that it was imposihle to transact public business while such disorder prevailed. Mr. Edmunds stated his objection, and the resolution went over. On motion of Mr. Frye the Union Pacific funding bill was recommitted to tho select committee on Pacilio railroad indebtedness' The passago of private bills went on inn der unanimous consent. In tho meantime Mr. Kiddleberger, who had left the chamber, again made his appearance and informed the presiding officer that he hud just telegraphed to the Governor of Virginia his resignation as a Senator because tie could

have no recognition ironi tne presiding oificer. Ho was now waiting aa answer which would relievo him from tho responsibilities of bis position. He had found that a Republican Senator from Virginia could not be recognized by the President of tho Senate pro tempore. The Presiding Officer The statement mado by the Senator from Virginia is in violation of order. The Chair directs the Senator to tako his seat.. Mr. Kiddleberger did not obey tho order, but made another attempt to speak. The Presiding Ofiicer The Senator will not be allowed to proceed further without e i5 . l. : l. permission vx mu oenaic, wmtu rnusi uu: on motion mado for that purpose. : As Mr. Kiddleberger still remained stand-' ing, the presiding officer added: Tho 'Ser-J geant-at-arms will see that tho orders of the Chair arc executed." 'Ho need not do that, sir," said Mr: Kiddleberger, as he took his seat. But he did not keep it. In a few minutes he' was un again with an objection to a private biUJ and was again suppressed by a repetition! of the presiding officer's order that he must not procoed without leave of the; Senate, wbicn must first bo obtained on a motion.1 for that purpose. :) Once agaiu Mr. Kiddleberger got fco far as "Mr. President," and this time he tvas informed that if ho persisted in further violation of tho order and interrupted the proceedings of the Senate he would be taken in custody by the Sergeant-at-arms. ' -i In a minute or two ho was up again, and the Sergeant-at-amis was directed by tho presiding officer to execute the orders of the Senate. 'l ask the Senate whether I have violated its rules," Mr. Kiddleberger pleaded, but he was persuaded by ithe Senator near him Mr. Dawes J to desist from further remarks. I In a few minutes afterwards the Scr-geant-at-arm Mr. Canaday and onooi his assistants Mr. May had Mr. Kiddleberger in charge, and led him out of the Scnato chamber into the nearest cloak-room. At that spectacle many persons in tho gallaries expressed their pleasure by hand-clapping, a violation of propriety which was severely reproved by tho presiding ofiicer, who said: 'The rules of tho Senate expressly forbid the expression of approval or disapprobation. The Chair hopes that ho will not bo called upon to proceed to extremities, and to enforce the rules, as will be done if such disorder be repeated." Then the business of the Senate was allowed to run its regular course. Most of the bilUthat were passed were of a private character. Among the public bills passed were the following: The Scnato bill directing the sale of certain United States property in Pittsburg: the Senate bill appropriating 1,200,000 for the purchase of a site (i00,000 and the erection of a public building in Kansas City, Mo.; tho Senate bill to incorporate the Washington fc Great Falls Karrow-gauge Railroad Company. During a lull in tho proceedings, and while tho Senate had no item of business before it, two petitions were presented by Mr. Cameron, tho indorsements of which, by their appositcness to the occasion, provoked a ripple of laughter. One was in favor of a Sundaj rest law, and the other in opposition to it. The presiding officer himself contributed a petition from citizens of Kansas protesting against the passage of any bill for the observance ot Sunday. Then Mr. lHair, rising to what ho called "morning business," presented a petition from Philadelphia for a constitutional amendment against religious or sectarian education in public schools. Mr. Dolph's contribution to the "Sunday-rest" idea, was a motion, which he submitted, to discharge the committee on education and labor from the further consideration of the bill "to secure to tho people tho enjoyment of the first day of tho week, commonly known as tho Lord's day, as a day of rest, and to promote its observance as a day of religions worship." Mr. Blair, the author of the bill and tho chairman of the committee on education and labor, inquired with an air of surprise, tho meaning and object of thomotion, but any opportunity for an explanation was cut oil by an objection raised hy Mr. Hoar, and sustained by the Chair, that, under tho rules, a motion to discharge the committco must lie overfor a day. At 10:45 "the Senate took a recess until midnight. 9 On tho reassembling at midnight, a message was received from tho House asking

further conference on tho deficiency bill.

Agreed to. At 12:40 Mr. Hale presented the conference report on the deficiency bill, which was agreed to. The appropriation of $oOO,ooo lor an additional water main in Washington the House conferees agreed to; the amendment for a $10,0(0 rcburvey, looking to the construction of a surface aqueduct, the Senate conferees receded from. They also receded from the amendment making an appropriation for tho French spoliation claims. At 1 a. m. the Senate, on motion of Mr. Edmunds, proceeded to consideration of executivo business. THE HOUSE. Conference Reports and Filibustering Consume Many Valuable Hours. Washington, March 2. The deficiency appropriationbillhavingbeen received from the Senate, tho House disagreed to the Senate amendments, aud a conference was ordered. On motion of Mr. Anderson, of Illinois, a bill was passed authorizing the States of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to prosocnto suits against tho United States in tho Supreme Court on account of the sales of publands in these States. Then Mr. Lynch, of Pennsylvania, assumed the rolo of objector, and prevented the passage of a number of bills. Mr. Baker, of Illinois, asked unanimous consent to the passago of a private claim bill, and Mr. O'Neal, of Indiana, in speakto it, proceeded to express his viows upon the Sullivan-Felton election case, after which the bill was passed. On motion of Mr. Springer, of Hlinois, the Senate bill was passed authorizing tho construction of a railroad bridge across the Illinois river at Columbiana, 111. Mr. Kandall, from the committee on appropriations, reported back tho Butterworth resolution inviting Canadian officials to visit the United States. Ordered printed aud recommitted. Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, submitted the conference report on the bill to amend the interstate-commerce law. The House recedes from its amendments relating to the transportation of oil in barrels and tank-cars and conferring on State courts concurrent jurisdiction with United States courts to hear and determine all cases arising under the interstate-comrarce act. ; Pending consideration, Mr. Kandall submitted the conference report on tho sundry civil bill.- The conferees have reached an grmmient on all matters of difference, with four exceptions, the amendments of tho ; Senate relating to the use of steam presses in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; increasing tho limit of cost of the new library building: granting the widow of Chief-justice waite tho balance of one year's salary, and making an indefinite apnronrlation to nrovide additional nceoni.modations for the Government Printing Office. As far as agreed upon, the bill appropriates $35,230,000, which is $1,708,000 less than the amount carried when it passed the Senate: $1.749. 000 more than it carried ; when it passed the House, and $1,100,000 less than tho appropriations for tho current year. Tho report having been a freed to, Mr. Long, of Massachusetts, moved that tho House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Seriate relativp to tho Fteam presses. The bill, a it passed the House, contained a provision for the pay--incut of a royalty of I cent per 1,000 Impressions. Tho Senate amendment increases the royalty to 50 eenrs per 1,000 impressions. The motion to recede was lost yeas, 10.; nays, 118. Mr. Keed, of Maint moved that tho Houso recede from its disagreement to tho Senate amendment increasing tho limit of cost of tho new library buildiug to $5,500,000, exclusive of the appropriations heretofore made. The motion to recedo was agreed to yeas, 187; nays, 56. Tho next point of disagreement, the Senate amendment appropriating a year's salary to the widow of the late Chief-jnstico Waite, coming up, Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, moved that the House reoede from its disagreement. The House refused to do so, and the bill was sent to conference. Mr. Blount, of Georgia, presented tho conference report on the postofiico appropriation bill, and it was agreed to. Tho conference report on the bill to nmend the interstate-commerce act was ,1 hen takon up, and after a short debate, it was agreed to. : Mr. Dunn, of Arkansas, presented the conference report- on the bill tor tho protection of the salmon fisheries of Alaska, and it was agreed to. The conference agrees, , in a slightly modified form, to tho Houso amendment directing the President to cause ono or more United States vessels to cruise in Alaskan waters and seize all veseels found to be violating the lnw relative 'to the ssal fisheries. soldiers. Tho Houso then took a recess until 8 o'clock. At the evening session Mr. Holman, of Indiana, presented the conference report on tho land-forfeiture bill. Mr. Stone, of Missouri, said the hill was too important a one to bo considered in the confusion and hurry of the closing hours of the session. He therefore raised the question of consideration, and, pending that, moved a recess until 11:45. Half an hour was consumed before a quorum could be secured to voto down tho motion, and then the ranks of the filibusters were reinforced by Mr. Anderson, of Illinois, and Mr. Smith, ot Wisconsin, each of these gentlemen making a motion for a recess. The tellers remained patiently until 10 o'clock, when the monotony of the proceedings was interrupted-by the report of the conference committee on the sundry civil appropriation bill. There is still a disagreement upon two points tho amendment relative to tho u;o of steam presses in tho Bureau of 'Engraving and Printing, and that on tho relief of tho widow of Chiefjustice Waite. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, moved that tho Houso recede from its disagreement to tho latter amendment. Lost yeas, 70; nays, 121 and the bill was again sent to conference. Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, presented tho conference report on the naval appropriation bill and it was agreed to. The Senate amendments to tho Indian appropriation bill wero non-concurred in and a conference was ordered. Mr. Wise, of Virginia, submitted a conference report on the bill regulating admission to the Naval Academ3' and it was agreed to. It fixes the minimum age at fifteen years and tho maximum at twenty years. At midnight Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama, rose to a question of privilege, and sent to tho Clerk's detdc to have read the remarks made yesterday by Mr. Payson, of Illinois, charging Egbert L. Viele, ex-member of Congreeri, with being the attorney of the lies Moines Navigation Company. He then sent to the Clerk's desk and had read a telegram refuting the statement. The Houso then took a recess until 2 r. m. Sunday. The Sunday Session. Washington, March a When tho Speaker called tho House to order at 2 o'clock to-day every scat in tho galleries was occupied, and tho overflow crowd surged through tho corridors. Tho atmosphere in. the chamber was vitiated, and tho damp air, entering through tho gallery doors, formed a heavy mist, which almost hid the upper parts of tho galleries from persons on tho floor. The Speaker said that there were upon his tablo various Senate bills and a veto message from the President. Ho would like to have the sense of the House as to whether ho should now lay them before tho House. On motion by Mr. Mills, hy unanimous consent, the Sneaker w: requested to lay tho Senate bills before the House, but to withhold the veto mcssat Acting in conformity vith tho request, the Speaker laid before tLt House the Senate bill increasing to $lt500,000 the limit of cost for the public building at Detroit, Mich. Mr. Chipman, of Michigan, asked for its passage, aud was warmly congratulated when his request was acceded to and tho bill was passed. On motion of Mr. Keed. of Maine, tho Senate bill was passed, granting a pension of $50 a month to tho widow of Gen. II. J. Hunt. Mr. Dockcrj', of Missouri, submitted tho conference report on the bill for tho relief of the St. Joseph Commercial College, of St. Joseph, Mo. Agreed to. Mr. Sayers, of Texas, submitted the conference report on tho delicienc' appropriation bill. An agreement has been reached

Tho joint resolution was passed appointing W. H. Markham, of California, as manager of the Soldiers' Homo for disabled

on all points of differenco except upon the

amendments of the Senate relatinz to the water supply of the District of Columbia: providing for tho payment of the French spoliation claims, and granting un extra month's salary to the Senate reporters. The report was agreed to, and the question arose as to whether the conferees should receive any instructions relating to tne existing points of difi'erence. Mr. Clement!, of Georgia, was in favor of a recession from the disagreement to the Senate amendment touching the water supply of the District. Mr. Kandall thought the Houso should insist upon its disagreements, and ho recounted the circumstances surrounding the work on the Washington aqueduct tunnel. Mr. Cox. of New York, inquired who was to blame for tho bad character of that work. Mr. Kandall said that in part the blame rested upon a New York contractor, but there had been gross neglect on the part of olliciate of the government, and the report or tne committee appointea xo inquire inio the subject showed an extent of rascality hardly equaled in the history of tho government. The consideration of the report was suspended for a short time to enanle Mr. Peel, of Arkansas, to submit tho conference report on tho Indian appropriation bill, and it was agreed to. Mr. Perkins, of Kansas, submitted a conference report on the bill for the allotment of lands in severalty to the United Peoria and Miami bands of Indians. Agreed to. Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky, from the committee on foreign atlairs, reported favorably tho Edmunds resolution in rc gard to tho construction of the Panama canal. Placed on the calendar. Tho deficiency bill having been again taken up, tho French spoliation claims amendment of the Senate was readMr. Springer, of Illinois, asked unani mous consent that tho Houso further insist upon its disagreement to this amendment, intimating that unless his renuest was ac ceded to, ho would .filibuster against tho bill, in order to prevent a voto being taken on a motion to recede. Mr. McComas, of Maryland, having ob jected to the request, Mr. Springer earned out his threat by moving a recess until 8 o'clock, and Mr. Weaver, of Iowa, supplemented this motion with one for a recess until 8:."0. After some delay, at 5:45, the House took a recess until 8 o'clock. At tho eveninsr session tho discussion of the deficiency bill was continued, the penda; l i r t w . . jug question uemg a motion oi ir. ucComas to recede from the disagreement of tho French spoliation-claims amendment. Filibustering ensued, amid great noiso and confusion, which was added to by tho crowds in tho galleries. At midnight tho deficiency bill was re turned to conference, on motion of Mr. Sayers. Filibustering was then begun against tho land-forfeiture bill and the California contested-election caso. A motion for a recess having been voted down. Mr. Payson. in the interest of tho land-forfeiture bill, raised the question of consideration, and Mr. Caswell, of Wisconsin, seconded him in the interest of tho direct-tax bill. Then the shuttle-cock of filibustering was once more handed over to the Democratic side, and Mr. Stone, of Missouri, and Mr. Outhwaito, of Ohio, entered motions for recesses. . While tho tellers were in position keeping a desultory count of the members who 6trolled between. Mr. Warner, of Missouri. made an earnest effort to secure the passago ot tne senate bill appropriating SCOO.OOO for a public buildiug at Kansas City, Mo.. tho ultimate cost of which shall not exceed 81,200,000, but Mr. Lynch of Pennsylvania, who has recently becomo Irominent as an objector, refused to give lis consent, which called forth the remark from Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, that tho House was governed by lynch law. Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, obtained tho attention of tho House, and introduced two resolutions, which were agreed to, protesting against the assignment of members of the House to a subordinate place in the inauguration ceremonies. Tho conference report on the snndry civil appropriation bill was submitted and agreed to. Tho Senate recedes from the Waite amendment and, practically, from the steam-press amendment, the royalty remaining at 1 cent per thousand impressions. The House then, at 2:20, took a recess until 9:55 a. m. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Tho steamer Labourgogne, from Havre, landed 4S9 immigrants at Castle Garden, yesterday; the Khuetia, from Hamburg, 455; the Aurania, from Liverpool, 00, and tho Ohio, from Liverpool, 141. Thos. Sanborn, aged twenty-three, lately connected with the editorial department of tho Springfield (Mass.) llepublican, committed suicide, yesterday, by cutting his throat, on account of poor health. He was a son of Frank B. Sanborn. Dnring a quarrel, in a disreputable house on Crescent street, Pittsburg, yesterday, Charles Godfrey was fatally stabbed in tho abdomen by Mike Connelly. The latter, with two women, who were in the houso when the ati'ray occurred, are in jaiL A son and daughter of P. T. Adams, while crossing Conesus lake, New York, in a sleigh on Friday night, drovo into a hole where the ice had been removed. Tho young man jumped and was saved, but the young lady and the horse were drowned. Judge Carpenter has extended to Julyl the time for filing claims' against the defunct Continental Life Insurance Company, of Hartford. The limit was Jan. 1. but since then several hundred policy-holders have come in, they are coming livo to ten a day, and the court, to help them, granted the extension. The journeymen carpenters and joiners of. Bnllalo, N. Y., on Saturday, presented to the bosses a circular in which they demand that on and after April 1 nine hours shall constitute a day's work, to be paid for at the rate of 05 cents au hour, and that overtime shall be paid for at extra rates; this arrangement to remain in force for one year. Presidency of the Irish National League. CniCAdo, March 3. John Fitzgerald, of Lincoln, Nel , president of the Irish National League, is at tho Grand Pacific. 'Our victory over tho Times strongly evidences that not a stain rests upon the patriots of homo rule," said ho this evening. "Our American league augmented the Parntfll fund by over SI 10,000, and we would quicklv have sent more if it had been needed. Pamell's exoneration will act as a powerful stimulant in urging us to bend all efforts lor the cause of our country. We are now preparing for the natioual convention to be held at Philadelphia next July. Important business will be" transacted, including the formation of new laws and the election of new officers. Among other olHccrs the convention will have to choose a new prc-niilent. There are many leaders who could fill tho position of chief ofiicer far bettor than I can, and it is but fair that pome one else should bo allowed to share the hocors. There are already quite a number of candidates in the field. Many would like to see Alexander Sullivan, of Chicago, our next president. He is one of our hardest workers and a most able man. but X don't believe he aspires to the office." New Scheme for Swindling: 3Ierchants. New York, March 3. The public are warned against an ingenious swindler whoso basis of operations is Washington. He obtains from hotel registers tho names of business men visiting that cit3', and teleIrraphs their homes to tho effect that ho the member or representative of thetirml ias been robbed, and must have a remittance at once. The linn is instructed or requested to send 50 or 75 by telegraph, and to waive identification. Knowing that their representative is in Washington, the firm Promptly meets the demand. Several ouses in this city have been swindled in this way during tho past few days. Tho fraud was discovered hy the manager of a branch telegraph ollice in the dry goods district, who received several messages of tho kind described, and, thinking it rather re markable that fo many New lork business men should fall victims to Washington burglars, notified tho persons to whom the messages were addressed of his suspicions. This led to an inquiry, but the culnrit evi dently learned or suspected that his plan had been discovered, as he has not been arrested. It is probable that merchants in other cities have also been victimized in tho same way. Time to Abandon Hard "Work. Pkoviukxce, March 3. Dr. K. G. Robinson, president of Brown Universitv. is to resign at a special meeting of tho corporation, March liO. The reason is.that the Doetor nas determined to give up hard work for tho remainder of his old age. He is now 6eventy-four years old. Boils and sores indicate impurities in the blood. Ay el's Sarsaparilla eradicates humors.

Absolutely Pure. strenjrtu and wholesomeneAS. More e"onomlcM than Xhe onllnary kinds, ami cannot l M in competition, with themultlfnd of low.toRf nhort-wHIit lnm r phofphnte powder. Bold only in cans. KoYAL iJAKI.NU i'OWD E II CO.. 106 Wall U i . Y. INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS. A Fickle-Minded Young Iady Radly Disap point a Faithful Suitor for llcr Hand. Special tt the Indianapolis Journal. Rockville, Ind., March 3. A marriage. tinged with romance, occurred, on Saturday, in the clerkfs olhce. On Feb.es, Eli Warner, a young farmer, procured a license to marry Susio E. Linebarger, aged about twentyone years. She is the' daughter of David Linebarger, a stock-dealer and grain merchant of Montezuma. From some uuknown reason the young lady changed her mind and did not marry Warner. JShe came hem with John Doyle, a young man who worked in a livery stabLo. They procured a license and, after some -preliminaries, were united in marriage. Warner did not Know of tho wedding, and expected to marry on Mindav. He had kent company with the irirl a long time. Dovlo also had paid her his attentions, and finally captured the prize. Alter the ceremony tho couple returned to Montezuma. India ia Notes. M. C. James was struck by a freight en gine, on Saturday, at Seymour, and fatally injured. The annual reunion of tho Tenth Indiana Regiment will bo held at Lebanon on fcept. 19 and 20. Oliver B. White, aged eighteen, has been. sentenced, at Lafayette lnd.f to life imprisonment for murder. A number of wealthy farmers near Bunker Hill have organized a company for tho purpose of breeding Percheron horses. Mrs. Levi Darnell, living rwar Koachdale. recently committed suicide by taking rat poison, one was a sullerer rrom cancer. Last Friday tho. body of Nrlson Cooner was found hanging to a rafter in his stablo at Rising Sun. No cause is assigned forthe suicide. Tbrt RmithArn TtifJianaTAiifliPr Aftnriation will meet in Greensburg, April 10, 11, and 13. An interesting programme has been prep area. Sanmel Moore, ihn fnnnder nf Mnoreville, died late on Friday night, lie was ninety-one years of age. Tho funeral will take place this morning. The Wnmnn's Christian Temnr?iiirA Union of Parke, Montgomery, Fountain, and Putnam counties will meet in convention at Crawfordsville on March 20 and 21, Mrs, Isaac Kaufman, of Morristown. chewed gum to such an extent that tho muscles of her face became paralyzeL Tho services of a physician were required to open her mouth. While Rev. W. J. Lewis, of Fort Wayne, was returning home from church, tho other evening, he was sand-bagged and robbed oil his money and valuable papers. His in juries may prove 6enous. Mrs. Pop Wilson, of Martinsville, who recently fell down stairs and broke her hip bone, died from the ellects of her injuries last Friday night, and was buried on Sunday. She was over sixty-one years of age. Frederick Burry, aged seventy-seven, and Rosa Lefevo, a h rench girl of twenty-live, were married, at Brazil, on Saturday. Tho groom cannot Kpeak French, nor too brido German, and neither understands English. William T. 'Jackson, aged about sixty years, died at Milford, Decatur county, last evening. For several years he was a merchant and postmaster at Milford, and later held many positions of trust in that viilagc. Ho was also a prominent Odd-fellow. Mrs. Agnes Hitt, department president of tho Women's Relief Corps, has reorganized the General Canby Post Relief Corps, at Brazil, wiln Mrs. Dr. W. B. Hawkins president and Mrs. Bell Bishop secretary. Tho corps bc-gins with a strong membership. The report from LaPorto stating that a number of persons in that vicinity were afflicted with trichiniasis, proves to havo grown out of the fact that some of tho guests at a party were taken sick after returning home, but tho attending physician 6ays it was from other causes that eating improperly cooked pork. A stranger was at Crawfordsville, last week, collecting payments for goods sold on monthly payments by a Rockford firm. The next day the authorized agent camo along, and after an investigation ho found that the man had taken some goods whero tho parties could not make tlio payment, and shipped them to Frankfort. This caused the arrest of the man at Frankfort, and ho will be taken to Crawfordsville for trial. The Montgomery County Poultry Association met at Crawfordsville last Saturday afternoon. M. II. Galcy resigned as secretary and Ben S. Myers was chosen to fill the place. Tho membership fee was placed at 2..00. It was decided to hold a poultry show at CrawforuHvillo from Dec. Hi to 21, and Fred E. Shields, of Belleville, III., is to be employed to act as judge. The next meeting will be held on SaturdayMarch 16. Illinois Item. Wm. Marsh dropped from a chair dead, Saturday night, while sitting at home with his family in Alton. Mrs. Jeanetto Paul, while insane, escaped from her home at Jacksonville, and was ma over and killed by a train. James Ashby, a prominent fanner, who had been a resident of Vermillion county for fifty-nine years, died last Friday at hfs home near Westville. While at work the other day, a railway section hand in central Illinois killed a live snake he found crossing tho track, an unusual thing in winter. Ole Vauger.Nof Rockford, attended a party at Capoon last Friday night. Ho went outside before the party ended, and later his dead body was found. It is supposed that ho was murdered. W. H. Udell, who was acting as receiver of a dime museum in B loom in gton, is alleged to havo run away, leaving an indebtedness of $1,000, besides owing tho performers and freaks their salaries. Thomas Stoddert, one of tho most prominent and active young attorneys of Coles county, died at his home iu Charleston, early yesterday morning, from the ctlects of a disease of the stomach. He was one of the most efficient stumpers for tho Republican cause in tho lato campaign, and well liked by all. Paying for a Co-OpcraHv Failure. CniCAGO, March 3. Tho Journeymen Plumbers Union of Chicago adopted a resolution to-day by which thcl.fjoo members aro pledged to contribute sD.fO apiece) toward dcfraviiur tho f:,000 of debts incurred by the Milwaukee Plumbers Cooperative Association. This action was taken after a heated discussion, in which charges of mismanagement, if not dishonesty, were pretty freely hinted at. Tho co-operative project was the outgrowth of aircneral strike in Milwaukee, and wad 'y successful for a time. .on. Wirt Dexter Seriously Injured. C iCACio. March 3. Hon. Wirt Dexter, a romincnt lawyer ot this city, was thrown rom his horse, Saturday evening, and. it ia eared, was fatally injured. His arm war rokcn in two places, besides receiving in tcrnal injuries.