Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-07-21

From. De B.s.iu.ers sara.
Wednesday, july Is. 1867.


Anne Arundel county has bought
property for an insane asylum.
The suit of the Washington and
Potomac and the Washington and
Point Lookout Railroad Company
is being tried in Marlboro.
Cyrus w. Field, the financier. 10
dead. He was the originator Of
the Atlantic cable.
The battle over the free coinage
bill will begin in the House of Re-
representatives. this morning. Both
sides are claiming certain victory.
The opposition on the floor viii be
led by Messrs. Tracy, of New York,
Rayner, of Maryland, and Williams,
of Massachusetts,.
The subject under discussion in
the House was o constitutional a.
mendment to elect Senators by
direct vote of the people. Mr.. Tuck
er democrat, of Virginia. made
an earnest speech in support Of the
measure, and was warmly congrat-
uiated by his colleagues. A debate
followed, in which there was Wig
orous attack on the principles of the
force bill. The republicans by fill
clustering succeeded in preventing
a vote on the bill, and at o'clock
the House took a recess until 8
o'clock in the evening for the con-
sideration of pension bills.
In the United States Senate Mr..
Palmer submitteda statement from
the director of the mint tending to
show that it would take two and a.
half years to coin the silver bullion
now in the treasury as required by
the Stewart bill without entering
upon any new coinage. BY vote
of 50 to IA the Senate voted to take
up the anti-options bill. 1t was
then laid aside and the remainder
of the session was spent in debate
on Mr.. Quay's amendment to the
civil sundry appropriation bill re-
curing the. Worlds Exposition to
be closed on Sundays. A vote was
not reached on the amendment.
Thursday, July IA, 1892.
Mr.. VIVA. F. Harrity is slated as
the manager of the national demo-
cratic campaign
1t seems to be expected that Mr..
Kitchener, of Indiana, will manage
President Harrison's campaign.
Argument was concluded yester-
day in the railroad suit at Upper
Marlboro and the case was held sub
curia.
There is talk of putting Senator
Hill on the national democratic
committee in place of Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan.
The democrats of the sixth con-
gressional district nominated Con-
gresham McKaig at Frederick for
reelection.
1t has been decided that the no.
LITIGATION of the democratic presi-
Dental candidates shall be the oc-
casion of a great public demonstra-
ton.
Governor Wiley, of Idaho, has
proclaimed Shoshone county under
martial law. The strikers have
destroyed Northern Pacific bridges
and track and cut the wires. 1t is
said the strikers will fight the
soldiers. More United States troops
have been ordered to the disturbed
district.
Yesterday was the most exciting
Of the present session of the House
of Representatives, the issue being
the fate of the Stewart free-coinage
bill. The first vote was on the
resolution reported from the COM
mittee on rules setting apart two
days for the consideration of the
bill. The previous question on the
resolution was ordered-yeas 1913,
nays 1919, the advocates of free
coinage voting in the negative.
The crucial test then came on the
passage of the resolution, and it
was defeated by vote of 1876 yeas
to 154 nays, the opponents of free
coinage this time voting in the neg
alive.