Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-08-06

by the House, then by the Senate, and lastly
by the conference committees which are APP
pointed to harmonic the differences Many
weeks were occupied in the consideration
of these bills, The Sundry Civil bill was pass
ed by The House and sent to the Senate. Two
weeks later it went back to the House with PA
amendments. This.will convey some idea OF
the work necessary to be done on these bills.
The Conference Committee generally "spllt
the difference" and make report recommen-
ding that the House agree to part OF the
amendments and the Senate recede from
the rest Usually such compromise is &C
cepted by both houses and the conference
report agreed to- Then the bills have to be
sent to the President. Mr.. Cleveland has
fashion OF knowing what bill is before he
approves or disapproves it. The Sundry Civil,
Deficiency, and River and Harbor bills were
sent to him about noon to-day, and it is not
expected that he will be able to digest them
before tomorrow.
THE LAST DAY.
There was great deal of confusion in the
House to-day. Every member had bills that
he was anxious to have passed, to help te
"make himself solid" with his constituents
Scores were on the watch, bills IN hand, for
the slightest opening. Whenever q chance
was offered, three or four dozen were ON their
feet at once, shouting ''Mr. Speaker" in the
hope of securing recognition. Very few sue
ceeded; those who did were envied by their
fellows. The galleries were crowded with
| spectators, and a stream of people, some
| out of curiosity and many with axes to grind,
| flowed through the corridors and lobbies.-
There was much confusion in the Hall, and
the Speaker was required to- shout and pound
| with vigor to preserve semblance of order
THE SURPLUS RESOLUTION
! Four hours were spent today in debating the
Morrison Surplus Resolution. The Senate
made two important amendments before pass
ing it. One raised the limit below which the
from 800, 600, 600 to $12O, 900, oOo-$1O0, 900,
! 600 being the money to secure the greenback
circulation, and $2O,OOo,Oo0 to provide the
Treasury with working balance. All in ex.
cess of that sum-some $55. 600, 600, to be ap-
piled in reducing the national debt. The othe,
Senate amendment provided for the redemp.
ton of the trade dollars. The House formal.
ly disagreed to the amendments Conference
Committee was appointed which recommend
ed that the Senate recede from the trade dol.
lar amendment and the House agree to the
raising of the surplus limit. The Senate
promptly adopted the report. In the House
the oratorical foodgates were opened and the
stream flowed without a break from noon till
four O'Clock, when the conference report waa
| agreed to by 120 to So.
THE BLOODY SHIRT"
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, does not
appear to realize that the world and the coun-
try moves. He has fallen away behind the
procession, and imagines that there still re-
mains some potency in the "bloody shirt" as
political factor. Months ago he introduced a
bill to provide for judicial inquiry by the ma
tional government into SO called political dis
orders in the South. It provides for such an
! inquest, upon the petition of three persons,
setting forth that citizens are restrained, BY
violence or otherwise, of their personal or po-
! htical rights. The bill has long been slum-
boring on the calendar, and few believed it
would ever be heard of again. Mr.. Hoar
wanted chance to make CORY speech, how
ever, and chose the most inopportune and ir-
ritating time possible for doing 30. In the
closing hours of the session, when everyone
was eager to expedite necessary business and
go home he called it up-to-day. He made a
fiery speech, and was backed by his colleague,
MIR. Dawes The rest of the Republican Sena-
tors manifested no interest in the threadbare
theme. Few of them listened and none of
them took any part in the debate Several
Southern Senators resented the charges with
great warmth. Mr.. Riddleberger spoke for
Virginia, declaring that no citizen was in any
manner prescribed or restrained of his rights.
After two hours debate the bill went over
without action.
MIR. TUCKER Defends ALEXANDRIA.
Yesterday Mr.. Compton, of Maryland, CALL
ed up for passage bill appropriating $780,
900 for the erection of public building at
Annapolis. Several members opposed the bill,
and among them Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey,
who said the place had no manufacturing nor
business of any kind sufficient TO justify SO
large an amount for government building
He said Annapolis was ''as dead as Alexan-
dria." This foul aspersion brought Mr..
Tucker to his feet. He said that in the alb
sence of the gentleman representing the Alex
andria district he felt called upon to defend
that ancient, honorable, and historic city. He
said that if the venerable town was really
dead the news was important, and he thought
the House ought to adopt resolut ions and ad-
journ out of respect to its memory He re-
GREETED that the gentleman from New Jersey
had used Alexandria with which to compare
so dead city as Annapolis. Mr.. Tucker,
remarks elected great laughter and applausel
But all the same the bill was passed.
MR.. BAYARD's NEW SECRETARY, s,7
The many friends of Mr.. Ellis Mills, in
Staunton and elsewhere, will be gratified to
learn that he has been rendered, and has &C.
cepted, the position of Secretary to Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard, Secretary of State. Mr..
Mills is we'll fitted for the place, and none who
know him will question the wisdom of the Sc
lection. He was sworn in and entered upon
the discharge of his duties this morning.
VIRGINIA COMBINATIONS.
On Monday the Senate was in executive
session nearly the entire day and confirmed
large number of appointments. Among them
ware the fol1OwinO Wi11io,,, p,,.1~o D..l
master at Staunton; John G. Gibson, United
States Attorney for the Eastern District of
Virginia; Joseph B. Johnston, of Virginia, to
be United States Commissioner for the Dis
trict of Alaska
THE oLEoMARGARINE BILL
The frianda of honest hntter haora la,