Connecticut western news., 1892-07-14
THE NEWS OF CONGRESS.
Proceedings of the Senate and House at
 Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-After the senate had listened to a rather disquieting state ment by Mir Vest, from the committee on public buildings and grounds, on the sani- tary shortcomings of the Capitol, MT. Der ry took the floor in reply to MT. Hale's tariff speech and resolutions. He asserted that the danger of another Davenport force bill rose above all other considerations in the minds of the people of the south, and he challenged, without reply, any Republic an senator to rise in his place and say that President Harrison had abandoned his pur- pose in this regard.
 The fight on the free coinage bill passed by the senate Friday began in the house as soon as Speaker Crisp announced it's secep- tion. The antisilver men were wide awake and hardly had the words left the speakers mouth when MT. Tracy, of New York, a Democrat, moved to refer it to the commit tee on banking and currency, which is sup posed to be against the bill. From the time the motion was made until the time of adjournment, the house passed through a series of monotonous calls of the house and yea and nay votes.
 WASHINGTON. July 7.-There was larger attendance on the Democratic side of the house, and after agreeing to the conference report on the river and harbor bill the free coinage men felt confident that the silver bill would be referred to the committee on coinage, weights and measures. Their eff forts were not successful, however, al- though they worked zealously to that end. The anti-silver contingent succeeded in fiji bustering against the reference of the silver bill to the committee on coinage, weights and measures, and by dilatory motions tied the house till adjournment.
 WASHINGTON, July S.-There was spir- ited debate in the senate on the question of Investigating the causes of the Homestead Pa) riots and the employment of the Pink ertons. MT. Palmer, of Illinois, gave ex- precision to some very advanced views on the relations of labor and capital, and there was a very warm political discussion be- tween Messrs. Voorhees,, of Indiana, and Hale, of Maine. The question as to whether an investigation should be ordered was re- ferred to the committee on contingent ex- penses with a request that they report at once. The balance of the day was devoted to the consideration of the sundry civil bill.
 In the house the silver bill was referred to the committee on coinage, weights and measures without opposition, the antisil verites ceasing to fiibuster. They expect to beat the measure if it comes before the house on a direct vote. The rest of the ses-
 
 position of resolutions reported by the con- mittee on judiciary regarding an investiga- tion of the Pinkerton detective forces and their employment by corporations engaged in interstate commerce, and especially the trouble and riots at Homestead, Pa. The report was adopted.
 WASHINGTON, July 9-At the instance of MT. Hill, of New York, the senate passed a bill changing the date of the dedication of the Worlds Columbian exposition buildings at Chicago from Oct. 12 to Oct 21, 1892, so as not to interfere with the Columbian celebration authorized by the legislature of New York for the former date.
 It being suspension day in the house, when a two-thirds vote will pass any bill, the minority attempted to filibuster. The Democrats worked as a unit and succeeded in bringing delinquent members to vote. The tin plate bill was passed by a vote of POT to 56, the largest vote of the day. The silver lead ore bill, reducing duty on lead to 11S cents per pound on the lead contents, and admitting free the lead contained in sil- yer ore, was passed by vote of l65 to 62
 WASHINGTON, July 12-The senate had a field day of oratory-a two hours and half speech by Mir. Washburn on the antioption bill and three hours of the liveliest kind of discussion on the Sunday closing proviso of the Worlds fair appropriation in the sun dry civil bill. Ex-Senator Palmer, of Mich igan, president of the Worlds fair commis- sion, occupied seat on the floor of the senate. The general trend of the debate indicated present intention of the Worlds fair managers to open the art galleries and the grounds on Sunday, but to stop the run ming of machinery; also to provide a pa vilion for religious services and to give sacred concerts. Without reaching vote on the question or doing more than to elicit strongly marked diversity of views, the senate adjourned.
 MT. Buffers bill for the transfer of the revenue marine was early in the day taken up by vote of the senate, but was left sus- pended between earth and heaven.
 The house proceedings were devoid of in terest, as it was district day, and no legisla- tion was accomplished for the capital of the nation.
 The conference report on the military academy appropriation bill was agreed to. A new conference was ordered on the army appropriation bill, the item of contention being to pay for the transportation oi troops to the nonbonded railroads controlled by the Southern and Union Pacific systems