Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-06-18
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In the United states Senate, Tuesday,
June 10th, the House silver bill was refer
red to the finance committee. The Senate
Teller.
The House passed the postoflce appro.
priation bill.
In the United States Senate, Wednesday,
an adverse report was made from the finance
committee on Mr.. Stanford's land loan prop
osition. Senators Eustis and Turpin spoke
on the silver question. Mr.. Vests bill to
prevent monopoly in the transportation of
cattle to foreign countries was adopted.
In the House, the conference report on the
Senate dependent pension bill was agreed
to by vote of 145 to Sc.
In the United States Senate, Thursday,
Senators Evarts, Vance and Morgan spoke
on the silver question. The conference re.
port on the dependent pension bill was pre-
sented, but on objection went over.
The House passed the urgent deficiency
bill. The conference report on the anti
trust bill was rejected and another confer.
ence ordered, with instructions to the House
committee to recede from the House amend.
ments.
speeches on the silver bill were made by
ers. The Senate substituted for the Senate
bill the House silver bill and postpon ed the
close of the general dobate on the bill until
Monday at O'Clock.
The House was engaged on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
In the United States Senate, Saturday,
Morrill, spoke in advocacy of the bill to es-
tablish an educational fund and apply the
proceeds of the public lands and the re-
ceipts from certain lands granted railroad
companies to the more complete endowment
and support of colleges for the advancement
of scientific and industrial education. The
Senate passed thirty-fve private pension
bill.
The session of the House was devoted to
memorial services in honor of the late Hon.
Samuel j. Randall. Addresses eulogistic
of the deceased statesman were delivered
by Representatives O'Nelll, Vaux and
Mutchler, of Pennsylvania, Forney, of Ala
bama, Butterworth, of Ohio, Blonnt, Of
Georgia. McComas, Of Maryland, Mills, of
rail-, of Virginia, and others. During the
morning hour the House had the civil sun.
dry appropriation bill under consideration.
The item for the completion of the Antie-
tam National Cemetery and an appropria-
ton of S15, ZOO to be expended by the Sec
rotary of War, in marking the lines of bat
tie at Antietam and for purchasing sites for
each of the forty=four regular army organi-
cations engaged in that battle, the sites to
to be marked by tablets, was passed. An
amendment was also adopted appropriating
80, 000 for matchmaking a road to the Ma
tional Cemetery at fredericksburg, Va.
To the Senate Monday, message from
the House asking further conference on the
antitrust bill was presented, and the re-
quest was assented to after remarks by
Senators Edmunds and Vest.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the sundry civil appropria-
| ton bill.
On motion of Mr.. Williams an amend
ment was agreed to appointing E. NJ. Nor
rill, of Kansas, and Alfred L. Parson, of
Pennsylvania, as members of the board of
managers of soldiers home.
Mr.. Sayers offered an amendment max
ling specific appropriation instead of an
indefinite appropriation for the payment of
back pay and bounty.
Mr.. Dockery, in supporting the amend
ment, said that the indefinite appropriation
concealed the expenditure of $702, 600. A
similar clause in the deficiency bill conceal
ed the expenditure of $390,000. He ar
raigned, in the course of his remarks, the
republican party in the House on the charge
of hypocrisy, in that in the last House it
had urged the direct tax bill, the Blair ed
ucation bill and the French spoliatiop bill,
snd now none of its leaders arose and asked
the passage Of any of these measures.
Mr.. Sayers's amendment, as far as it af-
fected back pay, was agreed toll to &C.
but as fal as it affected bounty was lost
| So to TO-
Pending action on the bill the committee
rose, and the House, at $40 adjourned.