Connecticut western news., 1892-07-21
THE NEWS OF CONGRESS.
Proceedings of the Senate and House at
 Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-The senate pre- sented two surprises-a brief silver debate and a test vote on the antioption bill.
 On motion of Mir. Washburn by a decisive vote of 8 to 15 (which really was S4 to l4, as Mir. Hawley voted nay by mistakel the senate agreed to take up the bill.
 Though the bill was subsequently, sent back to the calendar it remains liable to be taken up for action by similar vote at any time.
 WASHINGTON, July l4.-July IS will 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 a final vote to settle the question.
 After the regular order Mir. Catchings of Mississippi, offered the resolution from the committee on rules setting apart today for the consideration of the silver bill
 Mir. Carchings then demanded the previ- ous question on the resolution. This was ordered-yeas 16S; 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, 136; nays, 154 But little excitement ensued when the vote was announced, as it was almost foregone con clusion that the resolution would be beaten. The house then passed sixty pension bills and adjourned
 The senate finally disposed of the Chicago exposition provisions of the sundry civil bill. MT. Quay's amendment to close the exposition on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday" was adopted without division, after motion to table it had been defeated by a vote of to l. 4 further amendment by Mir. Peffer to pro- hibit the sale of all intoxicants in the expo sition grounds except for medical, mechan- ical or scientific purposes" was adopted by a narrow majority of two. With these con ditions attached the senate voted to issue to the Worlds fair managers 10000, 900 souvenir silver half dollars. Discussion was still in progress upon other items in this important sundry civil appropriation bill when the senate adjourned.
 WAsHINGToN, July 15.-After six days hard work the senate completed the consid- eration of the sundry civil bill and sent it over to the house with three or four hun dred amendments, increasing the aggregate appropriations more than st, 1000, 900, ire spective of the S5,00O, 900 Worlds fair sou venir 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. The principal item of con tention was the retention of the appropria- tion of s4,OO0, 900 for a new battleship and s50,OO0 for a naval display at Hampton Roads next fall, each being finally retained. MT. Fellows, of New York, made a most effective speech in favor of the new ship, which received merited attention and ap- plause. The house then adjourned. WASHINGTON, July 15.-Russia has noti- fled the United States of her acceptance of the invitation to participate in the interna- tional monetary conference. With Russia's acceptance all the countries of Europe which were invited have sent formal ac- ceptances. The matter will now be laid be- fore congress.
 WASHINGTON, July 16.-The consideration of the sundry civil bill occupied the atten- tion of the house, the Worlds fair appro- priation of S5, 5,000, 900 being the item under | discussion. Dr. Durborrow, of Illinois; Mir. Pendleton, of West Virginia, and Mir. A Taylor, of Illinois, made brief speeches iu support of the proposition. Mir. McCreary, of Kentucky; Mir. Little, of New York, and Mir. Wheeler, of Alabama, opposed it. It was agreed that a vote should be taken on the bill at F 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 a house resolution extending | existing appropriations for objects not yet acted upon until July 80 It also passed the | Notifications bill, with amendments. WASHINGTON, July 19.-The senate hav- | ing completed the deficiency bill, the last of the appropriation measures, and having | sent it over to the house for conference, took up the antioption bill. That measure, 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. An evening session was held for three hours, during which the Worlds fair appro- | priation bill was debated.