Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-11

Senate.

10TH DAY.-The Senate passed n bill
'lloNlhE nm appeal from the Court of Claims
o the supreme Court in cases 81 here the
iccislo Viii affect a class of cases or iurnisl
precedent Tor action by any executive
department, rrc1rdI,ss Of the amount in con
ToYer-y' senate bill 10 provide Tor holding
,erms OF courts In the district o; Montana
gas t'k"n from the Gale Oar End passed.
Also Senate han to provide for two additional
'~sSoclnle Ju ices Of The Supreme Court of the
territory Of Oklahoma. Also Senate bills
creating two additional land district, in Mon
'ana, and 20 umenl the statute relating to
Appeals to the Supreme Court. The resOlu-
llon chilling for the correspondence with
Haytl, Col9mli Gud Venezuela, in regard to
reciprocity, WAS agreed to. emqtor Stewart
concluded ms Hr-ument upon the Free
tonnage NH, a '0mm ttee Of five was M
pointed to IHye,tis0te the recent failures of
national banks.
llGTH DAY.-In the Senate Nj. Vest called
up the REQ utiOn to di'charce the Finance
loWnl toe iIom further C nsideratiOn OF the
House bill 70 p I wool o. the free list aud 10
reduce The tariff ON woo.en Goods, AID to have
the tariff brought before the 5 I at. for
action. Mr.. Vest argued for over three
houfs to prove u at the Mckiu ey tar Fl act
was n mont Gus fraud. Tie FIST part of his
81 ctch Was devoted 10 the silver q est;On.
Mr.. Vest asserted that it Vas Mr.. B aiDe's
''N' Hi'Nltf pa. joy litNl mas brought MN 10
The front o the epuhlic II party. lie
announced that he hRiIo part cular caLdi-
GATE iur the Den ocralIc nomination, but that
he WuuId not supp ut any mnn who was not
known 10 be al s0lulcly opposed to the present
system 0 tayHuon. About a doz n Demo
crntlc senators listened 20 the speech from
beg n@iug TO onG; but OF the Re! ubllC n
de Of Il e chamber on y MIR Ailis n and Mr.
Mitchell 4 pI cared 10 pay any HttenDi n to it,
aud these two Sc atorS o casionally got into
n co leg y vi n Mr.. Vest. No action was
taken on Mr.. Vests re %o'utiou, AMI no other
usioeSs taken p. S-y.ral committee up
continents we're IN dc.
1o7TH DAY.-The Senate passed the Djplo-
mntlc ami Consular Appropriation bill, with
the amendments recommended by the COM
Hlltec, A few bills were taken from the
calendar and passed. Adjourned.
House.
18TH DAY,-The House went into Com.
mittce OF the Whole on the Fos toflice Appro-
prIHtlcn bill. Almost the whole day was cou-
humed IN discussing points Of order. After
one page Of the bill had been disposed of the
committee rose and the House adjourned.
120TH DAY-The Agricultural Appropr a.
ton bill WINS or. erred printed and rrcommitted.
The House went into committee of the whole
on the Poslofice Appropriation bill. The
appropriation for star route service was
increased 10y S20O,eoL
12lsT DAY.-The Postofice Appropriation
iilt dfGrs lis slow length II ong in the House.
Little pro- IS WAS made, two hours being
occupied in 20 de uitcry discussion OF an
amendment (Which was ultimately rejected
reducing ly ten er cent. the compensation
granted TO rRiiroad companies tor mail trans
portatIon. Then lhe item making provision
tor he transportation OF foreign mails gave
rise 10 some de ate, the subsidy mail law
comirc in .or u tair, though undressing,
shafl'f attention.
t22D DAY.-lu the House, business was
rushed. Under a suspension of the rules tho
Ant -Opti,n bill wa pissed, the River and
IiaTbor bill Te,err,d 10 "A conference. and the
Naval Arprop iutiou bl. cent TO q conference.
The liii to remove the tax on the cir ulatiOn
otstate baf Ks wnsr'i tte Bulls we're passed
admitting New Ne GO and Arizona to state.
hood. The bfll tppropriUting So. eco for q
pedestal to General sherma wa passed.
123D pAY.-Iu the House the Agricultural
Appropriation bill YVES reported. Important
pfivate bills were passed. In the committee
of the whole ii e Urgent Deficiency bill wat
passe ed. ChnirTsan Cowles, from the Commit.
ice on Minis ami Mining, reported to the
House the Senate bill TO submit TO the Court
IF Private Land Claims for determinat. on the
title Of Nm. MrGarrahan to the Raneho
Panoche Gfande. California.