The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-04-24
rIFTY.FIRsT CONGRESS.


mission of Mr.. Malone as a Senator from
Virginia was before the Senate to the effect
that anything that will beat down that
party and build up our own is justihable in
morals and in law and reminded Republic
can Senators that when they raped Montana
the youngest mail in the ssterhood OF states,
and before maturity, they did il under the
damning and damnable pretext that ANY.
thing that will beat down that party and
buiid up our own ~ Justlnable IN morals and
in law
resolution declaring the Republican
claimants entitled to the seats was adopted
bv strict party vote, yeas p, nays 20.
Mcssrs Sanders and Power. were immedi-
ately escorted To the clerk S desk by Senators
Huar and Washburnc: the oath of office was
administered to them 10y the Vic, President
and, after a brief executive session, the SEN
ate adjourned
1t is understood that Maginnis and Clark,
the Democratic claimants from Montana,
will 20 into the courts to test the legality of
the decision Of the United States Senate by
which they were rctu.ed seats.
The Mckinley Tariff bill, which has been
su long delayed and whose presentation
las been 81 often postponed, was presented
to the House Wednesday afternoon, and
with il the reports Of the majority ard mi.
nority of the Ways and Means committee
The majority prepared surprise for the
country at the last moment 10y deciding to
place sugar below No. l6, DItch standard,
ON the free li-;. and providing a bounty for
sugar manufactured IN the United
states. TINS is concession TO those
Republicans who insisted on having
free sugar or nothing. II will
probably secure the passage of the bill all
though Nr. Nckcnna, one of the Republi.
can members Of the committee refused 20
sign the majority report with the free sugar
clause. ana the Louisiana sugar Interests are
protesting vigorously.
The demand Of the tanners aud shoe manu-.
'dCturcrs tor free hides WAS also conceded,
hides being placed ON the FREE ii-'.
ine REPORTS of the majority and minority
member. ut the committee are regarded as
among the strongest dpCumcu's ever pres
pared on ihe tarIn problem. The debate On
tie tIil vii, begin IN a few day, and WI. U,
cut as short AS possible.
Friday. Mr. Platt introduced bill for the
admission Of New Mexico, and said that hc
dG Not lu doing So. intend to commit him.
self one way cor the other MIR. Payne intro
duccj % tIl for "a monument tu Commodore
Perry. at lut.iu-hav, ohio. On motion ui
Mr. Plumb, the Scuu e. voted to take up for
consideration the senate Till to forfeit Ger.
tain railroad laud,.
In the House, Mr.. Enoe Of Tennessee,
rising To- "A question of persona. privilege,
sent to the Clerk, desk and had read an ar
tiyc from the New York Press, declaring
that q gigantic job had been discovered in
=
him.
The article further states that Nr, Thomas
Of Wisconsin, chairman of the committee
on war claims. had denounced the till ns
one ui the most infamous which had ever
been iuistcd upon Congress
Mr.. Thomas said he had not C"usurcd any
member Of th" committee. He had stated
that II the hill passed the House il would hc
Infamous because hc thought he could prove
that u number of the claims IN the bll were
the claims of persons notably d,sloyHl.
Mr. Enloe said that the charge IN the arti-
Gle that he had brought the bll before the
House in a surreptitous manner Was - false
hood made 10y the correspondent or false
hood made for him and repeated by Aiiu.
His action in regard 10 the blll had aiw"Es
been straightforward, and he denounced the
article as q slandcr on the bill and on the
meMbc-s of the committee.
Mr.. Thomas reiterated his statement TINT
, number of the claims in the bill wcr" those
Of diNuyGl persons, and that a number 81
them had never been examined by the com
, mlttCc.
Mr.. Butterworth. of Ohio, moved that the
House 20 into Committee of the whole .ug
consideration of the Legislative hppropria'
ton biil. but the friends ut the private cal
endar mustered sufficient force to defeat the
nGiiou-Eeas, ~ nays, liG.
Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, submitted disa'
pree,ng conference report upon the National
to, Mr. Cannon moved tnat the House in lSl
upun its amendment, which requires the
District Of Columbia to bear one-half the
burden Of the expense Of tie maintensnc,
vi the park.
IN the Senate. among the ti,.. reyu-'cd
MONDAY from CumWlttrc~ ami placed nu the
calendar were tie following. ~ruate bI.. 10
lruy'd" for an additional Associate Justice of
ne supreme court for Territory of Arizona.
! House bll! to amend the act to extend the
fees Of certain uilic GERS over the Territories u!
. New Mexico ana Arizona.
Mr.. Reagan UtruduCci Il biIl L. repeal all
laws Tor the retirement of army and navy
| ulll'ers from active service aud pay. and
gave motto" that lac would on next Wcducs
day address the Senate uu the subject
Mr. Plumb introduced IA Concurrent rc~u-
luton directing the Secretary Of the rrcas-
ury 10 lnsrease the treasury purchase and
coinage OF silver bullion TO the maximum
amount authorized by the act Of February
-, 1873 HiId gave notice that lac would ASK
!Or - consideration Tomorrow
ON motion of MIR Hawlcy the senate
proceeded {" consider the House b'll 10 pro
Nld" Tor celebrating the four huudrcitE an
NlHersary II the discovery Of Amer ca uV
Chr Stuphcr Columbus, bv holding AN inter
n4uoua, exhibition " art, industries, man.
NiaclurrS and product oi the soil mine and
sea, IN the city Of Lhicagu, IN the tate OF
Illinois.
The only amendment reported by the
senate committee i the insertion Of "A new
section providing for naval review in New
! urk harbpr ia hrrIl. lNij aud for the un.
Hel!ins OF 't'tiuc of Christopher Columbus
q, Washington.
Mr.. Hale inquired of Mr.. Hawlry whether
u was intend, d that the Government should
furnish the statue uf Columbus.
Mr.. Hawlcy replied in the affirmative and
stated that a bill for that purpose had al.
ready passed the House and was now PEND
Ing in the Senate.
Mr Vest sand tnHt II seemed 10 be assumed
tLat, because the House had passed the bill
the senate was under coercion to pass IT. lie
Ifu'c'ted agaiust such an assn uIt.un. The
bill would probably pass the senate by an
overwhelming majority, but no measure
would ever pass tue Senate with his vote on
the assumption that the Judgment of III,
House WAS Cucrcivc on the Senate. That
would ue tor the senate 10 HbruIute : con.
stitu,lona functions.
Mr. Farwcll asked whether such claim
had ever been au,huritatIvely made
MI Vest sad that as u matter of course
u had not been Hu .hurllHtlyrly made be-
cause such AN idea would cover the author
of II with confusion, But It seemed to be is
sumei III other placc' than the senate IIC
knew that his opposition To the bill woulu
be ascubed 10 the fact that the city of -
Louis had been asplrant as a site Tor the
Worlds Fair. That MAS post murtcm pro-
cecding and he did not propose to introduce
ghosts 10 disturb the equaumltg of ilp sen.