The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE AND HOUSE.

irnong the Dills repOiVeu 10 tne Senate
-n.siay and placed on the calendar was
inu.ine u,sinerrnse the appropriation for a public
'lSins and site at Milwaukee,. To $1,000.
We, further routine business the Senate
~, he bill introduced by Mr.. Butler,
foTn,og.en,bcr l2. Providing for the Emmi
~ an of Persons Of Color from the South
q, butler proceeded to address the Senate.
rAs-e is much criticism among the Chi.
.,ne,ple over the proceedings In the
gsgie Thursday evening in reference to the
so.iTs Fair proposition. This takes mild
. a,ainst the rulings OF Speaker Reed,
EN- very pronounced against the clerks in
80 ofthe count. They allege there was
n~a,.emut To change the result. The fight
r.,s1tned when the House met Friday.
". ,ontine business, Mr.. Mckinley called
80 motion to reconsider the vote by
.S'rh the House Thursday refused to sub
,',",e the resolution reported by the Com
ratee on Rules (ss amended by tue adop-
n n The Cannon resolution) for the orig
w ,ssolution referred to the committee.
a. motion to table the motion to recon-
-. ,as apreed to-yeas, IA; nays, l42
~ question then recurred on the original
lD,,,fiH tbat select committee of nine be
I.,nin,ed. to be called "The Worlds Fair
s,rmittee On this the yeas and nays we're
s,isrei. .,-,-, a..
M nrorressed. and both sides seemed TO
,.Is their forces well IN hand. The vote re-
So however, in another setback for the
80 t,epple. The resolution was adopted
A. ynte of III yeas tn l36 nays. Mr..
E.1rsr of Illinois, changed his vote from
9.,sntiye To the affirmative in order to
80, a motiont to reconsiucr.
liz vnte disclosed q combination OF the
a. York. It Louis and Washington peo-
.. ,g,in.t the Oh cagoans. The original
sl0tiou. which was adopted, provides
,tbe select committee of nine members
.5si' take charge Of all matters relating to
~ r-5,,osed cclabra ION of the four hun
G.tb anniversary of the discovery of
i.,arica. or the Worlds Fair of lS9!.'
NJ Springer finally Withdrew his mo-
sT 10 reconsider, stating that he would
.s+ 10 the fairness Of the committee and
sfibe House. Mr.. Flower then introduced
Now York Worlds Fair bill, and will be
..i.,r,d To the special committee when APP
,.ip,ed Mr.. Raines, of New York, offered
ssolution increasing the membership of
n, committee to Is. IL was referred to the
0umittee on Rules.
IN the senate Monday among the petitions
,..sp, and referred were the following:
,wsrican Federation of Labor in favor OF
as Rlair education bill In favor of a service
,.n.on law to surviving soldiers ofthe late
nr for the repeal of the limitation on
,,,e,r. of pen sions for the free coinage of
liver. for a law to prohibit speculations IN
min aud other farm products.
Among the bills reported from committees
"a rlaced on the calendar were the follow.
n,. TO provide for the admission OF the
Sla,e Of Wyoming into the Union to provide
,temporary government for the Territory OF
0kohoms, Mr.. Spooner offered resolution,
sb.ch was adopted, instructing the secretary
al the interior % inform the senate whether
n (, true that the Indians within the juris'
ddion of the La Pointe agency in WiscOn'
,n were in a state Of destitution and suffer
ng. and if 50, To suggest the mode for fur
n,hIng adequate retri.
In the House, Monday, Mr.. Butterworth,
Of Ohio. introduced resolution calling Tor
Information rs to the efficiency of the Bu'
real Of Patents; also, calling for lniorma'
uOn concerning the international confer
ence 10 be held in Berlin; also, defining Oh.
tons and futures and imposing special
u1 on dealers therein. II fixes the tax at -
cents per bushc OH grain handled, or pro-
iesed to be handled, in options and cents
Isr pound on meats, cotton, etc,
The following bills and resolutions were
iniroduccd
By Mr. Morrow, of California-ro pro.
hblt absolutely the coming of Chinese into
The United states
By Ar. Stewart OF Texas-To promote
reiprOcity between the United States and
Mexico
By Mr. Conger Of Iowa-Authorizing the
isue Of treasury notes on deposits of silver
bullion Secretary WINDOWS bilN
b. Mr. Baker of New York-To organize
BIZ Indian Territory
By Mir. Wilson of West Virginia-The
Washington worlds fair bill.
By Mr. Kelly of Kansas-To appropriate
10000 for The erection of a monument to
ihe negro soldiers aud sailors of the late
Mar.
Nr Kerr Of Iowa offered n resolution pro-
NdIng for the disposal Cf the funds found III
,he ohce oflhc late sergeant alarms as fol .
oTs Flrst-ro pay special deposltors.
fcclnd-To pay salaries due prior 10 No
Member. lhird-To pro-rate the balance
tmong the members to whom the Noyem-
ber salary !, due
The house went into committee of the
Shoe on the Oklahoma town site bill, con-
fderlng several sections.
After the committee had risen Mr., Dun
pei oi Minnesota, from the committee on
fhe eleventh census; reported back the SEN
tie OIL increasing the minimum compen-
i'ion OF supervisors of census from 800 10
Nh. Passed-Ieas 1876, nays SO.
representative Robertson, of Louisiana. in
foduced in the house bill appropriating
1puO to reimburse the State of Louisiana
cf The destruction of the State capital at
ba'on Rouge, La, by fire, while in posses
1863.