The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-11
FIFTY.sECOND CONGRESS.

soxpAv--Tn the senate today the Ia AbrA
2 aim bill was passed. II directs suit to be
Drought in the name OF the United States in
the court OF claims against the la Abra
Silver Mining company, and all persons
mnking claim TO any part OF the award TO
detirmine whether that award was obtained
BY fraud efcctuated by means Of false
sw iring. An appeal may be taken 10 the
supreme court of the United Stats, and i'm
caie of final decision against the company
tho government Of Mexico IL to be released
fr 4 further payment aud the amount un-
dls ibuted Is to be paid to the government
Of Mexico. A like bill in relation TO the
Bciamin We'll claim was then taken up
AZ passed. Adjourned
the house numerous bills and resolu>
ti'hs we're referred, the most important
be- 1g resolution by Mr.Arnold of N'is'ouri
n iesting the recall of Patrick Egan,
m lister to Chilli. The remainder of the
da was taken up In continu ed discussion of
q, rules, the time for adjournment arriving
be IRE final sction was taken.
UEspAy-ln the Senate today the com
mi tee on elections reported in favor of Du-
boi as Senator from Idaho. There will he a
M ority report In favor of Caggctt. MIR.
Pa ner, ILL.,. submitted a resolution for elcc.
ton Senators by the people.
Tue House continued the discussion Of the
rules without making much progress. Rep
rescntative Grady, of South Cnrolina, intro
duced n bill to reduce the Presidents salary
TO $4,000 year. The bill also proposes to
reduce all other salaries, wages, fees and
communications exceeding 500 and less than
slGi per M nth by 10 per cent.
Mr.. ulbertson reported the bill which
pruvi les substantially that q corporation
shall be deemed aud held citizen for all
judicial purposes In the State In which IL
may carry on its business. Adjourned.
WEDNEsDAy-Senator Sawyer introduced
a abill To construe the act Of February, 1877.
allowing pension of $50 month TO sol
di'rs who have lost both an arm and leg
70 as TO allow To those persons the same rate
of pension for each ofthe disabilities describ
ed
Mr.. Dolph, from the Committee on
| Foreign Relations reported 10 the Senate
| adversely n number of new Chinese immigra-
ton restrictions and prohibitory bills, and as
I substitute therefor reported Senate bill 80
continuing all existing laws prohibiting aud
| restricting Chinese immigration fora period
of 10 years.
The Senate passed Joint resolution direct
/ ing the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay to
West Virginia its proportion of the Direct
Tax Fund. Adjourned.
The House spent the entire session TODAY
/ IN continued discussion uf the Rules, making
but little progress.
FRrDAY.-The senate was not in session
| to-day.
Upon the assembling of the House today,
the Speaker stated that he was suffering
from sore throat. and rs the committees
were to be called for reports, he would re-
quest one Of the reading clerks 10 call them.
subsequently Mr.. McMillin took the chair.
Mr.. Fithian, of Illinois, Offered a bill
placing agricultural implements on the free
list, aud asked that Il be printed in the
Rccord, but the permission was denied. The
bill was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the Census Urgency Deficiency
bill. The bill was finally passed, and the
House adjourned.
sATunDAY--The Senate was not in session
today
Eulogies on the'iate Gen. w. II. F. lee,
occupied the national house of representa-.
tives all day, nothing else being done.
MoHDAY.-A bill was reported In the Sen
ate to day and placed on the calendar for the
cDpstruc ion of "A boat railway at the Dallas
Cello Falls and Ten.Mie Rapids of the
Columbia river, and for the improvement of
J hree- lille Rapids, appropriatng -, SOO, $50.
Mr. Sawyer. from the committee on com
merce, reported bill 10 repeal the act
requiring life savingappliauces on steamers
so lar AS II relates TO the carrying of line
earring projcctiles and the means of propell-
ing them on steamers plying exclusively on
4 arp- -cr the lskcs hays or snupds Of the
United States, and il was passed.
| The Senate then went into executive scS-
sion. tne uOOrs were reOpcnel NJ o.Jp
o'clock and the Senate resumed considsra>
tion of the bill providing for the sub prints
ing and binding aud the distribution of
public documents. A lengthy debate
ensued, when the Senate adjourned with
final action.
In the House nearly the whole day was
taken up with the worlds Fair disc ission,
the f owing resolution being finally adopt
ed
That the committee on Appropriations
ordered to enquire and report whether those
obligated and undertaking, and now engaged
TO do 50. have justly and properly complied
with the requirements of the act of congres 4
approved April - 1890, and whether all ex.
penditures, of whatever character for the
Exposition have been judiciously made,
whether the number Of employees aud APP
pointees 10 carry cut the laws is excessive
and their compensation reasonable or other.
wise: To ascertain and report the salary paid
90 each officer and employe, from what state
the several appointments have been made.
and generally, in the care and conduct OF
said Exposition proper management has
been had, that they obtained "A full report OF
those in charge the expenditure of money
of all such expenditures, and that the report
of the committee based upon the inquiry
may be made at any time 10 congress.
After the Speaker had made some commit.