Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-30
Its Announcement Adjourns the
House This Afternoon.
THAT SHUT OFF rILIBUSrERING,
But It Will Be Renewed on Mon
day Next.
MANY BILLS ARE PASSED
The Senate Takes Up Measures
UQon the Calendar.
THE SENATE.

The attendance Of Senators today 10 below
the quorum point; but attention has not been
called to the fact, and routine business has been
proceeded with.
A joint resolution appropriating &SO0. 600 for
printing the agricultural report Of 1892 was
passed.
OF the territory of Utah at the worlds Column
6ian exposition, appointing a commission Of
fifteen citizens Of that territory and appro-
priating $4,000 out Of Its treasury, was re-
ported and its passage asked by unanimous
consent. Objection was made and the bill was
placed on the calendar.
INFORMATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Gibson on July
Is was laid before the Senate and agreed to.
1t directs the Secretary Of the Treasury to re-
port to the Senate on the Arst Monday in De-
cember next on the following points The pro-
portion Of customs duties and internal
revenue taxes paid In gold coin each
month within the last twelve months
and the proportion paid in greenbacks,
national bank notes and gold certificates, the
amount OF gold coin and certificates held by
banks and the total amount Of gold coin in
the country, whether the certificates issued
for the purchase Of silver bullion I'M
der the act Of 1890 have been redeemed
with gold or silver coin; the amounts
OF gold and silver held by the Bank of France,
the Bank Of Germany and the Bank Of England;
the ratio which ought to be established between
gold and silver in order to preserve a sub
stantial equivalency between the coins Of the
two metals in the United States; and whether
or not the bimetsllic system adopted under the
administration Of President Washington and
resdjusted and maintained under the admins
tratlon OF President Jackson might again be
established upon a staple basis, either by in
creasing the metal in the silver unit, or by de-
| creasing the metal in the gold unit, or by d.
viding the disparity between the two units and
standards Of value
"to repeal tmber-culture lawn" was taken
from the calendar and passed. 1t allows settlers
fourteen months for paving the minimum price
OF the land and extends that provision to the
Sioux reservation in South Dakota and Ne
braska
STAFF CORPS OF THE ARMY.
Senate bill providing that appointments in
the staff corps be made from the line of the
army was also taken from the calendar and
passed. 1t provides that all vacancies in the
grade Of major in the adjutant generals, in
spector generals. Judge advocate generals and
pay corps Of the army shall be filed by
| selection from the captains Of the
line Of the army and that all vacancies in the
grade Of captain in the quartermaster's and
commissary departments shall be filed by selec-
ton from the first heutenants Of the line Of the
| army.
The following bills were also taken from the
calendar and passed:
Senate bill appropriating 81 900 to mark with
an appropriate stone column the birthplace Of
James Madison, the fourth President Of the
United States, near Port Conway, Va.
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to pay Elihu
Root OF New York for legal services.
LEAVES FOR O. A. r. MEN
Senate bill allowing to employees in the ex-
ecutive departments Of Washington and in the
government printing Office, who are members
| of the G. A. R., seven days. leave with seven
| days pay during the Grand Army encampment
next September was taken up and passed.
AaaREss1oNs OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC.
Mr.. Higgins offered q resolution, with a
great number Of long "whereases," in reference
to the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company. its
large subventions from the Canadian and
British Governments and its determinations
against American railroads and American
commerce, and directing the committee on in
terstate commerce to investigate the whole SUBJ
ject Of the aggressions Of the Canadian Pacific
steamer line on American commerce and
to report as to the propriety of suspend
ing the privileges Of the transit trade
on the west side of the continent, and to recon-
mend such other legislation a. may appear
necessary in order to protect the internal and
foreign commerce Of the United States against
Canadian aggression. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee ON interstate COM
merce.
AUTOMATIC CAR couPLERs.
The House bill Is to automatic couplers on
railroad cars and driving wheel brakes
on locomotives was the subject Of
q discussion as to what action should
be taken with it. Mr.. Cullom said that
he intends to press 1t to a conclusion at the
next session, II it should have to go over now,
and 1t seemed to him that no more important
legislation would be accomplished at this Sos
sion: No definite conclusion was reached and
the bill remains on the calendar.
THE HOMESTEAD INVESTIGATION.
The resolution for . select committee as to
the employment Of Pinkerton detectives At
Homestead was, on motion Of Mr. Gallineer,
referred to the committee on education and
labor.
Mr.. Perkins called attention to q
letter published in the Congressional
Record as to deals" made for the protection Of
cattle on the Cherokee strip and Is to payments
to one Guthrie for that purpose. The letter
was written from Medicine Lodge, Kan, and
was addressed to Mr.. Jere Simpson, Representa-
tive from that state.
Mr.. Perkins denounced the statements of the
"fAecI 40 Ah4So duo H8uClOub, ana ne pal0 nigh
compliment to the character Of Secretary Noble
(whose conduct was reflected on in the oom-
munication) and to his diligence In the matter
Of the negotiations - to the Cherokee outlet.
The publishing Of such . communication he
declared to be SO reprehensible q to deserve
public notice.
EXTENDING THE APPROPRIATIONS
The Senate at Gals passed resolution ex-
tending appropriations contained in the sundry
civil bill till Wednesday.
ANTI-oPTIoN BILL GOES ovIR.
At 2:25 pm. Mr.. Washburn Of Minnesota.
N the Senate, announced his consent to the
postponement Of the snt-option bill until
December.
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Butler Qowa), rising to . parliamentary
inquiry, stated that he had received Q summons
to appear before the special committee sp-
pointed yesterday. He had been summoned 70
appear forthwith He desired to know
whether he would be compelled TO leave the
floor for the purpose Of obeying the summons.
The Speaker declined to express IN opinion
ON that subject.
FILIBUsfERrNo AEHIwKD.
The House then proceeded to the considers-
ton Of the worlds fair amendments 10 the sun
drv civil approuriation hin and irnrn>a;.<>lx