Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-06-11
CONGRESS-,

In the United States Senate, Tuesday,
June 3rd, Mr.. Hale proposed an amendment
to the diplomatic appropriation bill to carry
out some of the recommendations of ths
Pan. American Conference. Senators Pugf
and Farwell discussed the silver bill. The
resolution for an investigation of the fish
commissioner office was discussed at some
length, and then went over until next day
The fertilization bill was further considered
The House was engaged In considering
the Alabama contested case of McDuffie vs.
Turpin.
In the United States Senate Wednesday,
the resolution for an inquiry into the
management of the fish commissioners Of
flee was agreed to. The Senate passed the
fertilization bill, with several amendments
In the House, the contested election case
from the fourth district of Alabama was
disposed of by the unseating of Turpin,
democrat, and the seating of McDufde, re-
publican.
In the United States Senate, Thursday, a
favorable report was made by the commit
tee on military affairs upon House bill to
establish a national military park on the
battle. field of Chicamauga. Senators His.
cock and Sherman spoke on the silver bill.
In the House the republican caucus sill
yer bill was taken up by an almost strictly
party vote. The previous question on the
bill is to be ordered at three o'clock Friday
afternoon.
Both houses of Congress were engaged
Friday in discussing the silver question.
During the debate in the Senate Mr.. Plumb,
republican, of Kansas, declared that the
Mckinley tariff bill "would prevent the
United States from having any foreign COM
merce," and that sit would raise the price
of nearly everything used by the masses of
the people,
The United States Senate on Saturday
passed 1870 private pension bills.
In the House, before the beginning of the
debate on the silver bill, Mr.. Conger, in
charge of the bill, at the request of Mr..
Payson, modified his substitute 80 as to
provide that the treasury notes issued in
pursuance Ct the bill shall be legal tender
in payment of all debts, public and private,
striking out the following words: Except
where otherwise expressly stipulated in the
contract" Debate was then continued I'm.
til o'clock, when the previous question
was considered as ordered. Amendments
offered to the original bill by Mr.. Taylor,
of Illinois, and Mr.. O'Donnell, of Michigan,
were informally adopted. Mr. McComas's
amendment to the substitute was also adopt
ed. 1t provides that when free coinage is
attained the monthly bullion purchases shall
cease. The substitute as amended was then
agreed to, and the question required upon
agreeing to the bill as amended by the sub
stitute. Mr.. Bland moved to recommit the
bill, with instructions to the committee to
report free coinage bill not later than
Tuesday next. The motion to recommit
was defeated-yeas 116, nays 140. Fifteen
republicans voted yea with the democrats
and thirteen democrats voted with the re-
publicans in opposition to the motion. The
bill was then passed-yeas 125, nays 119.
Seven republicans voted with the democrats
against the bill, as follows: Anderson, of
Kansas, Bartine, of Nevada, Carter, of
Montana, Kelly of Kansas, Rockwell, of
Massachusetts, Townsend, of Colorado, and
Turner of Kansas.
Ia the Uuited States Senate Monday, Mi.
Cockrell made speech in favor of the free
coinage of silver. The bill to prohibit mo-
nopoly in the transportation of cattle to for
eign countries was discussed at some
length.
In the House a bill was reported from
the judiciary committee to prohibit aliens
from acquiring title to or owning lands
within the United States. An elaborate
report accompanied the bill. The remain
der of the session was spent on District of
Columbia bills.