Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-17
THE WEEK AT WASHINGTON.


What Seuntors and Represe ives Have
Done in the Mnv of Public Bu,ine,..
The Senate OH Thursday passed t he agri-
cultural deficiency blli and 20 nj or meas
ures The bl providnz for the erection OF
pubic buildings for po-toitices in towns and
citiei where tbs postoilice receipts for three
years preceding have exceeded $1,000 an
nually was g. discus sed but at ad iourn-
ment for the day no action had been taken.
The House discussed the free wool bill in
particular and Tree trade in general.
In The Senate Friday Mr.. Stewart intro
duced propo-, d constitutional amendment
that latter 1880 no person who has held the
office OF president shall he eligible to that
office within four years after the expiration
of his term of office The postolce bui,d-
.ng bill was consId d5red for Il time but with
out action on it the urgent deficiency bill
~as taken UP and passed. after which the
Senate adjourned till Monday. The House
considered the free wool bin and an attempt
to hold an evening session failed Tor want
OF q quorum.
The Senate on Monday considered the adj
Visibility of inviting desCendents OF Colum-
hus to visit the words far aud passed The
pcs Office building blll. The House passed a
number OF DIS ret OF Columbia bulls aud
con derrd the army Appropriation bul
The time of the House Tuesday was con-
sumed in consideration OF the free wool bi |,
speeches being made by Me,srs. Coombs OF
New York, " alker of Massachusetts, Dock
cry OF Missouri, Rockwell OF New York
scott OF Illinois and Oh pman of Michigan
I he Senate Tuesday passed the military
academy appropriation biiI.
In the Senate on Wednesday Mr.
Pettigrew from the quedro-centennial
committee reported an Amendment to
the sundry civil appropriation bill, ap
prol Rating 100000 Tor expenses incurred
and TO be incurred in connection with the
worlds Columbian exhibition. [Reier. ed
TO committee on appropriations.
Mr. Hale from the committee on naval
affairs reported Il bill for the construction
| by contracp OF three battle SHIPS Of from
! 1000 to 10, 900 tons displacement, two ar
uored coast defence vessels, nYe guubouts
| of $40 to 1900 dlsp aceneut and eight hrst-
cass torpedo boats. Tdree million dollars
! is appropriated Tor their construction and
| 81 ,OUU, UUU for their armament and 5000. =
| 900 may be expended in torpedo expert.
ment. deferred to tue committee On ap-
| proprlatlOns.l
| MIR. PETER introduced (by requesO a bill
with the following comprehensive tltla
Creating fund for the payment OF pen
!
ers at work on extensive public improve
ments for the removal of the strongest in
centiye to crime among the poor, and to
vice among the rch; Tor protecting
! American from the influx OF undue alien
competitions; and for other purposes. (The
| fund contemp ated in the bill Is TO be fur
nished by a graduated tax on income and
real e-tate.)
AT O'Clock the Senate Ton motion of
| Mr., Hoar went into executive session and
at A p. m. adjourned.
" The House resumed consideration Of the
free wool bill, speeches being made by
Messrs Sayes of Texas, Brian of Nebraska
aud Ranes OF New York
Washington Notes
WAsHINGToN, March l6. Later informa
ton on the subject of Minister forter's re-
turned to Rome, shows that the order for
his return and assumption of his diplomats tiC
duties had been decided upon and wlIl prob
ably be issued soon.
DR.. Mott Smith, the newly accredited
minister from Hawaii, was formally pre-
scented to the president to-day by Acting
Secretary Wharton.
Tue Senate to- day confirmed the nomina-
tion OF Ju1son c. Clements OF Georgia to be
an inter- tate commerc5 commissioner,
vice Bragg, deceased
Between 80 and 80 members OF the House
are on the sick list, although none are seri-
ously i'll. Over 40 members We're to-day
"paired" and absent from the House. This
is an unusual number.
Senior Quesada, the Argentine minister,
will soon leave the United States for his
native country, he having been recalled by
reason Of a change in the cabinet Of the re.
public.
Vermont HoHtma-t.rs