Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-30

10TH DAY.-Mr, Cox, of Tennessee, intro
duced bill to amend the banking laws of the
United States. Referred. Mr. Snodgrass, of
Tennessee, introduced a bill 10 make the
bonds of the United States payable in any
currency of the United States Referred. The
following bills were introduced and REFEREED:
By Mr.. Bowers, of MISUNDERSTANDING
the Secretary of War to obtain site for Il
military post and harbor defense at San
Diego, Gala. By Mr.. Clover OF Kansas
Directing the Secretary of the Treasury TO call
in at once and cover into the Treasury all the
moneys now deposited with national banks
and drawing no interest. Mr.. Springer, of
Illinois, Introduced his free wool bill, and it
was referred TO the committee on ways and
means. The House then having no business
TO transact. on motion OF Mr.. Springer, Of
Illinois, adjourned.
18th DAY.-In the House to-day Mr.. Catch
ings os Mississippi, from the committee en-
rules, reported the new code of ru'es which
was ordered printed in the Record. Mr..
Catchings stated that he asked for the con-
sideration of the report on Monday. The
House then took recess for half an hour.
After the recess the portraits of Ex-Speakers
Grow and Randall, of Pennsylvania were
brought into the hail and placed upon easels
provided for them. Mr. c. W. Stone of
Pennsylvan a, made brief aud effective
speech representation. Speeches eulogistic
honoring were delivered by Messrs. Wright,
McAleer and Brosius of Pennsylvania, and
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, who had been q
member of the Thirty-seventh House (the
only member Of the present House who en-
ioyed that pr yilegel. in a pleasant speech,
replete with "reminiscences, in thename of the
House accepted the gift of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania. In concluding his remarks
Bir. Holman offered Il resolution accepting
the portraits. Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, made
the concluding speech, and then, the resolu'
tion having been adopted, the House adj
iourned.
18TH DAY.-Among the bills introduced and
referred were tie following: by Mr.. Sherman,
tby lequest,) to reorSanizc the line of the
army. By lir Wilson. (by request, to pro-
vide Tor a peace conference at Chicago in
1898. By Mr.. Squire for ship-canul to
Puget sound, By Mr.. Iliscoek, to establish a
Grant memorial home at Mount MeGregor,
n. y. By Mr. Hale, bill for tie further
increase OF the naval establishment Of the
United States At 1910 Mr.. Pruden, one of
the Presidents secretaries, appeared at the
bar and delivered the message in relation to
Chilli with large package of copies of the
correspondence on the subject. At 1885,
when the morning business was completed,
the Vice President preseted the message, an
it was read by Mr.. Joanson, thief clerk. Thu
reading OF the message was listened to with
the intense in crest by Senators on both sides
of The chamber and by very large audience
in the rNHcrjcs. The reading OF the m assage
was concluded at 1:3l when Mr.. Sherman,
chairman ofthe committee on foreign rela-
tnns, rose and said: II move, Mr.. President
that the me sugea and accompaniment
be printed AM referred TO the committee on
foreig relations. The motion vas agreed
10, and five hundred additional copies were
ordered to be printed. The Nice-President
laid before the Senate a communication from
Chief Justice Fuller, of The Supreme Court,
announcing the d ath of Justice Bradley
Remarks in eu'Osy of the deceased Judge
were made by Mr.. McPherso3 and Mr.. Hoar
and then at l:iJ, in token of respect for his
memory, the Senate adjourned.
18TH DAY.-Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky
asked for the immediate consideration OF he
following resolution: Rcsoipcd, That the
President Of the Unted Stat be respectfully
requested to inform III House whether any
answer has been received either from oui
minister to Chill, Patrick E2au, Esq, or from
the Government of Chill, 10 the dispatch sent
by the Cove. nment Of the United States tC
the Republic Of Chill. on January q, and, i
So from whom such answer was received and
at what tm-; and that he will communicate
90 the Ousa all the correspondence between
the Government OF the United States, III
minister to Chill aud the Chilian Government
not Communicated 10 the Congress with the
message heretofore sent in. On motion of NJ r
Blount the resolution was referred % the com
mittee OH foreign ah ,irs. Mr.. Catchings, o
Mississ ppi, then called up the report by the
committee on rules containing the proposed
new code Of rules general debate being liIniteC
to seven hours. Mr.. Catchiugs made brie
cxplanat on of the new code stating that j
was composed substantially of the rules
governing the Fittieth Congress Mr.. Nc
kenna. OF California addressed the House il
criticism of the new co &c, and then the Houst
adjourned