The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-08-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
"Wednesday,

Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The house, after
much fllibustering, voted TO concur in the
senate appropriation Of &, 900 for the
worlds fair. The vote stood-ayes III,
nays 105. Mr.. Holman moved to recon-
slider, and Mr.. Bingham moved to lay the
motion on the table FIlibustering was
then begun again and continued through
out the session.
The senate spent the day discussing the
anticipation bill.
WASHINGTON, July 2S-The house
passed resolution to adjourn Saturday,
12l to 81. The regular order was then
taken up. Mr.. Bingham's motion to lay
on the table the motion of Mr.. Holman to
reconsider the vote by which the house
decided to recede from its disc greement to
the senate amendment on the worlds
fair. The opponents Of the appropriation
began to flibuster by moving to adjourn
to various days. This was kept up all the
afternoon. -, .-...
In the senate Mr.. Washburu moved to
lay on the table Mr.. Wolcott's motion to
defer the anti-option bill till December.
Mr.. Washburn's motion was carried-32
to ID. The consideration of the anti
option bill was resumed.
Friday.
WASHINGTON, July 29-The house lis
tened for an hour to controversy over a
statement in Mr.. Watson's book to the eff
feet that members had been drunk on the
floor of the house. Mr.. Watson refused to
retract it, saying that it was true and he
defied the members to contradict it. Tho
outcome was that Messrs. Boatner, VOL
verton, Buchanan, of Virginia, Grout and
Simpson were appointed a committee to
investigate the charges. Watson fur
nished the committee with list of wit
nesses and the Investigation will begin at
once.
After the morning hour expired the fill
clustering over the worlds fair appropria-
ton was continued.
speechmaking. Mr. Allison, to whose
journment resolution, said the committee
would not report until after the sundry
civil bill had been disposed of.
Saturday.
WASHINGTON, July 3d. Filibustering
began in the house as soon as the worlds
fair amendments to the sundry civil bill
were reached. After it had continued
some time, Mr.. Holman as a privileged
question reported from the committee on
appropriations joint resolution extend
ing until Aug the appropriations car
ried by the sundry civil BILL of last year.
The resolution was not received. The
house then adjourned out Of respect of the
memory of Representative Craig.
The senate passed a resolution extend
ing the appropriations Of the sundry civil
bill till Wednesday. Senator Washburn
moved to postpone the anti-option bill till
December. Carried.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The house passed
the resolution extending the sundry civil
appropriations four days; also the bill
changing the date of dedication of the
worlds fair buildings from Oct. IL to
Oct. 81.
The senate spent the day in debate on
the tariff.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2.-In the absence
of any other business the senate
discussed the Homestead affair with some
warmth and personality, Mr.. Hawley of
Connections, in the course of the debate,
taking occasion to remark that Mr..
Palmer, of Illinois, needed a guardian.
At the close of the discussion a much
modified resolution of investigation was
adopted, providing for special commit
tee of seven to investigate the employ
ment of armed bodies of men for private
purposes in connection with differences
between workmen and employers.
The business in the house was confined
principally to the taking of recesses in
order to enable the Democrats to talk over
the situation and to formulate some
scheme of action. Resolutions revoking
all leaves Of absence (even those granted
on account of sickness) was adopted, and
the seargeant-at-arms was directed (per-
sonally. if need beg to enforce the attend
ance of the absentees.