The National tribune., 1892-05-19
CONGRESS-
An Abstract of the More Important
Proceedings in Both Houses.
TUESDAY. May 10.

Referred TO the Committee on Commerce.
The conference report on the urgent def
siency bill was presented and agreed TO.
The bill TO establish the boundaries of the
Yellowstone National Park was taken up and
discussed at length. Mr.. Platt explained the
bill The park is extended on the east side by
She bill and takes in the mountains and wooded
country that had been deemed necessary as a
retreat for the game that was being preserved
there, while the portion of the park seggre-
gated by the bill was on the north side OF the
Cpner Yellowstone River, which was the nat
ural boundary of the park, and contained few,
If any. natural curiosities The bill was
passed-yeas 81, nays Is.
The Senate adjourned at 5:45 ?. m.
An hour of time was granted the House
Committee on Printing, and various resolutions
were nassed for printing additional copies Of
public documents
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill
Mr. Holman lind. d. stated that the bill ap-
propriated $25, 7S7, against an estimate OF
over S35 100000, while the appropriation for
the current fiscal year was S35, 395, 1868.
Mr. Cogswell Mass. R. attacked the penu-
rious policy of the Appropriations Committee
and said that this policy was pursued by the
majority for tie purpose of influencing the
spnroaching Presidential election, they know
ing that the money appropriated was utterly
inadequate for the needs OF the Government.
days session. Without reaching conclusion
the committee rose and the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May IL.
In the Senate. a resolution recently passed
bv the Methodist General Conference at Omaha
was presented, which heartily approves the
Worlds Fair appropriations, provided ex-
pressly that it he conditioned upon closing the
Exposition on Sunday.
The bill for the development and encourage
ment of silk culture in the United States, under
the supervision of the Secretary OF Agriculture,
was taken from the calendar and discussed at
considerable length, but no conclusion was
reached and the bill went over,
Eight other bills on the calendar were
passed, among them bill TO repeal the act of
1s10. which prohibits Army officers from wear
ing the insignia of brevet rank.
The Senate then went into Executive ses-
sion and when the doors were opened ad-
journed.
The conference report on the urgent def
cheney bill was presented to the House and
agreed TO.
Mr.. Beltzhoover PA, d. demanded the regu-
lar order of business and Mr.. Watson GA, f.
A. hoped he would not insist upon the demand,
In the interest of fairness as no member Of the
third party had intcrposed objections when
other parties wanted TO call up measures, and
the members of the Alliance wished an Oppor
tunity to call up the resolution requesting the
Wavs and Means Committee to report on the
subtreasury bill. He said if this was not done,
hereafter nothing could be done out of the
regular order, as Alliance members would OBJ
feet, and he emphasized this notice by object
ing to Mr.. Holmau's request to dispense with
the call of committees. A number OF bills
were then reported from committees and re-
ferred TO the Committee Of the Whole.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the suadry civil appropriation bill.
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the appropriation Of $620o00 for the purchase
of a site and commencement of a new mint at
Philadelphia, saying that the expenditure Of
this money could well be postponed.
Mr.. Bland (Mo. d. thought that If new
mint was TO be built it should be erected some
where in the West. where the bullion was
mined, and several other members expressed
the same opinion.
The motion to strike out was agreed to
yeas 90, nays 92-and Mr.. Bingham PA, R.
gave notice that be would demand the yeas and
NAYS on the passage of the bill in the House.
Pending further action on the bill the COM
! nittee rose and the House adjourned.
THURSDAY. MAYI2.
In the Senate, Mr. Call offered 2 resolution.
which went over without action, for the ap-
paiutment OF Joint committee of the two
Houses to inquire into the condition of Cuba
and the islands known as the Greater Antilles,
or Windward, or Caribbean Islands, and their
commercial and political relations with the
United States, and TO report such legislation
as may be expedient and necessary TO improve
the commercial and political relations of the
people Of the United States aud of these
islands.
Mr. Call offered resolution, which was re-
ferred 10 the Committee Oh Foreign Relations
requesting the President 70 open negotiations
with the Government Of Spain, for the purpose
Of inducing that Government to consent to the
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and independent republic; such consent to be
given on payment by Cuba 10 the Government
of Spain Of such sum of money as may be
equivalent both 70 the value OF the public
property belonging to Spain in TIE island and
10 the REIMBURSEMENT of her sovereign rights;
also for the negotiation of q treaty to secure
ouch material commercial advantages as may
be agreed upon.
The message of the President on the subject
Of an international conference on bimetalism
was taken up, aud Mr.. PETER addressed the
Senate at length in favor of free coinage of
silver.
Tie Naval appropriation bill was then taken
MP but no conclusion was reached, and the
Senate adjourned. .
In the House Sir. Oates (Ale., d., as a priv
ileged question: from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported back q substitute for the Wat
con Pnkerton detective investigation resolu-
tion. The substitute resolution recites the al
the Pinkerton Detectives has been employed un-
lawfully and TO the defriment of the public by
the railroad corporations engaged IN the trans
portation OF United States mails and interstate
commerce, and directs the Committee on Judi
ciary TO investigate the said Pinkerton detect
ives, the character Of their employment By cor
porations engaged in the transportation Of in
terst2te commerce or Of United States mails,
the number SO employed, and whether such
employment has provoked breach of the
peace OF caused the destruction Of property, and
al the material facts connected with their al
legged employment.
The committee is given the usual powers as
to sammoning witnesses, etc.
The resolution was adopted.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
NT. Reed Me, r. moved to increase the ap-
prOpristiou for the Lighthouse Establishment
from 0000 TO $40S, coo, and said the bill as
reported appropriated s370, 900 plus the duty,
or, IN all, $i0S 600, and this was exactly what
his amendment proposed.
Mr.. Holman Cnd., d. hoped the increase
would not be made, aud Mr.. Reed inquired
whether the gentleman had not approved the
bill as reported; which Mr. Holman declined to
sy.
A vote was taken on the motion, and the
point Of no quorum was raised, only 143 votes
being cast, but in the course Of Is minutes the
motion was defeated quorum appearing.
On motion of Mr.. Sayers Tex, d. the ap-
preparation for the Life Saving Service was in