The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-05-19
News from Washington.
NOTES AND ITEMS FROM CON.
GRESS AND WHAT If Is
DOING.
Some Bills Introdueed--Person-
al Mention.

al Mention.
Chairman Holman declares him
self as we'll satisfied with the pro
gress the House has made on ths
appropriation bills, and he express
es the opinion that Congress viii
adjourn by August.
A bill was introduced in the Sen
ate providing for another grade o
etter-carriers, and bill for the en-
couragement of silk culture i'm Tia,
United States was discussed aut
made the special order FOR Monday
next.
The House concurred in the con
terence report on the Chinese exclu
sion bill by a vote of 1S5 to fS, ano
then took up the river and harbol
appropriation bill. The House ais,
adopted a res olution calling on the
Attorney-Generai for il formation
as to whether the sugar trust ha:
violated the antitrust law, and, i
so, whether prosecutions have beer
instituted for such violation.
Up to the present time not sin
gle public building bill has beer
passed by the House contrary to the
experience of all previous Congress
es in late years.
The United States Senate held {
brief and uninteresting session. Il
passed a bill appropriating $50, ,00t
for the erection of public building
at Charlottesville, Va.
In the pension investigation, hep
resentative Enloe charged that Sec
retary Noble was Withholding i'm
portant papers.
The democratic members Of the
ways and means committee held /;
conference on the subject of free
iron ores, refined sugars and lum
ber.
The House was again in commit
tee Of the whole on the civil sundrA
appropriation dill, and by clos,
vote struck out an appropriation O
$500, 500 for the purchase of site
for the proposed new mint in Phila
deIphia. Mr.. Reed presented ths
report of the minority of the way;
and means committee opposing thu
passage Of the bill to admit silve
lead-ore free of duty.
The Senate today confirmed the
nominations of T. Jefferson Coo
ledge, of Massachusetts,, to be Min
lister to France.
The House public lands committee
engaged in investigating the lease
to the Yellowstone Park Association
heard the testimony of Presiden
OakeS.
In the United States Senate tn,
river and harbor bill was reported
back from the committee on com
merce with amendments. Consid
Grafton of the naval bill was resum
ed and an interesting debate tool
place on the subject of government
expenditures. Mr.. German made
speech in which he said he did no
see how they could be reduced un
der existing conditions. Mr.. Mill
made an earnest plea in favor Q
economy. Th5 Senate adjourned un
til Monday.
The Colored Baptist Convention
adjourned d to call upon the Presiden
and present to him the resolution
about outrages on negroes in tn
South.
Secretary Foster, in answer to
House resolution, has admitted tina
warrants and requisitiOns upon tn
Treasury amounting to S5,655,S6
were presented during February an,
"held up" unit; March. He plead
in extenuation "press of other busi
ness" This charge which was mad
by democratic members of the Hous
and by others has been PERSISTENT,
denied by republicans ia and out o
the Treasury department. The Sec
retary's statement shows how muc
dependence can be placed upon re
publican denials.
The President signed the Chimes
exclusion bill last Thursday and it
now a law.
The House has passed the rive
and harbor appropriation bill.
carries an appropriation of sbou
SCI, ,000,00
The House last week passed tn
free binding twine bill by vote G
1873 to 47-three Democrats votin
against the bill and two Republican
for it.
| Representative Pierce, OF Tennes
see, strong free coinage man
claims to have secured the sigma
lures of 105 Democratic Represents
tives to a request for cloture rul
on the Bland silver bill. leaving bu
eight more to be secured for the re
quired majority. If the necessar
signatures are secured the bill wi
come up again.