53rd Congress > House > Vote 361
Sponsor: HITT, Robert Roberts (R-IL)
Description: TO RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT #5 TO H. R. 8234 (28 STAT. 815, 3/2/1895), A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/1896, WHICH AMENDMENT DIRECTS THE PRESIDENT TO CONTRACT FOR THE ENTIRE WORK OF LAYING A TELEGRAPH CABLE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND APPROPRIATES $500,000.00 AS PART OF THE COST, THE CABLE TO BE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
Original source documents: Congressional Record vol. 27-4, p. 2938; House Journal vol. 53-3, p. 167;
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