Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-07-21
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| WASHINGTON, July 14-July l8 viii be
regarded hereafter by the free silver men
as an unlucky date. and there are many
democrats who will long remember the fate
OF the silver bill. While the fight had been
practically conceded to the antisilver men
for several days, yet It needed final vote
TO settle the question
After the regular order Mr.. Catchings, Of
Mississippi offered the resolution from the
committee on rules setting apart today for
the consideration of the silver bill
| MIR. Catchings then demanded the previ-
GUS question on the resolution. This was
ordered-yeas, 1888; nays, l29 The crucial
test then came on its passage, and this was
defeated, carrying the silver bill into Its
grave by vote of yeas, 1856; nays, 154
The senate finally disposed of the Chicago
exposition provisions of the sundry civil
bill. Mr.. Quay's amendment to close the
exposition on the 'first day of the week.
commonly called Sunday" was adopted
without division, after a motion to table
it had been defeated by vote of to /. A
further amendment by Mr.. PETER to pro-
hibit the sale of all intoxicants in the expo
sition grounds except for medical, mechan-
ical or scientific purposes was adopted by
narrow majority of two. With these con-
to the Worlds fair managers 100000
souvenir silver half dollars.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-After six days
hard work the senate completed the consid-
GRAFTON of the sundry civil bill and sent it
over to the house with three or four hum
dred amendments, increasing the aggregate
appropriations more than So, 900, 00O ire
spective Of the $1,000, 900 Worlds fair SOU
yenir half dollar scheme. The clause pro-
hibiting the sale of Intoxicating drinks on
the fair grounds was reconsidered and de-
feated, but the Sunday closing proviso was
left in the bill
The house devoted its time to conference
reports on appropriation bills, the legisla-
tive, naval, diplomatic and consular bills be-
ing agreed to.
of the sundry civil bill occupied the atten-
tion of the house, the Worlds fair appro-
priation of s500O,0 600 being the item under
discussion. Dr. Durborrow, of Illinois; Mr..
Pendleton, of West Virginia, and Mr.. A.
Taylor, OF Illinois, made brief speeches in
support of the proposition. Mr.. McCreary,
OF Kentucky; Mr.. Little, Of New York, and
MIR. Wheeler, of Alabama, opposed it. 1t
was agreed that a vote should be taken on
the bill at II o'clock on Tuesday next.
The senate adopted final conference re-
ports on the army, navy and legislative ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bills, and
assented to house resolution extending
existing appropriations for objects not yet
acted upon until July 80. 1t also passed the
Notifications bill, with amendments.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The senate hay
ing completed the deficiency bill, the last
of the appropriation measures and having
sent 1t over to the house for a conference,
fook mn the antinptiop hill That ,naosuro
however, will come up again as unfinished
business at o'clock today
The house was in'good humor all day, and
considering the number of roll calls, which
consumed much time, an unusually large
number of measures were disposed Of
WASHINGTON, July 20.-If the people of
the United States are in favor of Worlds
fair to the extent of giving the exposition
an appropriation of 5000, 600 they have not
expressed their views through their repre-
sentatives in congress. The advocates Of
this appropriation had hard sailing in the
house, and the result Of the days work may
be summed up as follows:
The appropriation item was voted down
ITO to 122-and the Sunday closing para
graph inserted by the senate was sustained
by vote Of 147 to 81. The appropriations
as made by the senate for the geological
buTNey were CODCurreQ IN. An amendment /
was inserted forbidding the letting of any
contract by any government officer to any
one employing the Pinkerton detective
agency or other organizations employing
armed forces, and prohibiting their employ |
ment by the government or the District of |
Columbia. The sundry civil bill was then |
passed as amended, and the speaker ap-
pointed Messrs. Holman, Sayers and Bing.
ham as conferees.
Little was accomplished in the senate ex.
cept to discuss financial proposition of Mr..
Morgan without result, and to read the
antioption bill and to amend it according to
Mr.. Washburn's views, leaving many other
amendments pending. The only senator
who spoke on the bill was Mr. Stewart, of
Nevada, and his remarks were directed to
almost every other topic than those en-
braced in the bill