Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-07-28

THE NEWS OF CONGRESS.
Proceedings of the Senate and House at
Washington.

Proceedings of the Senate and House at
Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-Strong speeches
against the antioption bill We're made In
the senate by Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, and
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia, the latter senator
still having the floor when the senate ad-
journed. Additional notices of motions to
amend were piled upon the bill
The hall of the house was intensely warm,
but this was no encouragement to the dis
play of activity in promoting legislation.
1t is usual at the close of every session for
violent squirt to be made to dispose of bills
on the calendar and resolution was adopt
ed giving one hour to each committee to
call up reported bills.
A resolution was passed providing for the
investigation of the Reading railroad com.
bination by special committee.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-In the senate Mr..
Daniel, of Virginia, concluded his speech
against the antioption bill, and Mr. White,
of Louisiana, followed on the same side and
held the attention of the senate for nearly
two hours by a forceful and impressive
argument.
The rapidity with which the wheels of
legislation revolved shows that the house
has pulled the throttle open and put on its
greatest force power. Among the measures
passed was bill to promote commercial
relations with Canada
WASHINGTON July 23.-After some inef-
fective talk on the Homestead matter the
senate continued the debate on the anti
option bill, MIR. White of Louisiana, con-
Guiding his speech against the measure. He
directed his attention especially to the eff
feet of the bill on the cotton interests, and
his remarks and statistics stirred up the
Senators from 10 pthar t,ta
of whom intimated an intention of reply
ing at some future day.
The house bill providing for retaliation
against Canada in the matter of the We'll
land canal was taken up and unan mously
passed.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Mr. Allison,
chairman of the senate committee on ap-
preparations, lifted the veil from the con-
ference proceedings of the two houses on
the sundry civil bill. He stated that con-
cessions made by the senate conferees,
amounting to between "a, 900, 600 and s., 600,
600, were apparent rather than real. Six
hundred thousand dollars of one item he
said, was included in the pending general
deficiency bill by some process not visible
to the naked eye, and most of the other
items, he asserted, had been "halved" on
the distinct understanding that the balance
would have to be appropriated in a def
cheney bill during the next short session Of
congress.
The house devoted two hours to debating
the report from the committee to investi-
gate the pension Office recommending the
dismissal OF Commissioner Raum, two
speeches being made in favor of the resolu-
tion by Mr.. Enloe, of Tennessee, and Mr..
Little, of New York. Mr. Lind, of Mime
sofa, made the only speech in his defense
The discussion was cut off abruptly by the
disagreeing conference report on the de-
ficiency bill and new conference was or
dered
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Although the air
was intensely sitting in the house over 100
members answered to their names on roll
call
The conference report on the sundry civil
bill was offered by Mr. Holman, of Indiana,
all the items in dispute being agreed to ex-
cept those relating to the Worlds fair appro-
priation, the appropriation for the national
commission and the employment of Pinker-
ton detectives at the G. A. r. encampment
in Washington next September. 1t was
agreed that a vote on these items should be
taken tomorrow.
The senate, with the temperature rang
ing between 80 and 100 degs., passed the
whole day in discussing the tariff.