Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-06-10


Mr. Hill, of New York, voted with the
free silver men. Adjourned. HoUsE.-
The approaching national conventions and
the attendant excitement has its effect
upon the business of tho House.
A bill limiting the amount of wear
ing apparel and personal effects
admitted free OF duty was placed
on the calendar In committee OF the
whole on the postoffice appropriation bill
q vote was taken on the amendment to in
crease the free delivery appropriation by
$500. 900 aud il was lost. Without dis
posing of the bill the House adjourned.
SENATE. Notices were given on the
End, by Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Morgan
that they would, on the 9th, add
dress the Senate on the wool tariff
and free coinage of silver bills re
spectively. The resolution calling for the
correspondence with Hayti, Colombia and
Venezula was taken up and MIR. Turpie ad-
dressed the Senate upon it; the resolu-
ton was adopted. The bill TO provide for
the free coinage of gold and silver was laid
before the Senate and Mr.. Stewart re-
sumed his argument; the bill went over
without action. The resolution for a CON-
mittee of i've Senators TO inquire whether
nishes sufficient protection to depostors
and other creditors, and to investigate re-
cent failures Of national banks and any
other violation OF law or Irregularities, was
agreed TO, and Messrs. Chandler, Higgins,
PETER, Harris and Mcpherson were APP
pointed. Executive session. Adjourned.
House. The agricultural appropriation
bill was reported and ordered printed and
recommitted. Several leaves of absence
were granted members-principall Re-
publicans-on account of important bust
ness" In the committee of the whole on
postoffice appropriations. A resolution to
increase the appropriation for star route
service by adding $500, 900 was agreed to.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia, offered an amend
ment reducing by 81, 349, 600 the appropri-
alton for inland transportation by railroad
routes and Authorizing the postmaster gen.
eral TO readiuSt the compensation to be
paid after July l. 1928, for the transporta-
tion of mails on railroad routes by roduc-
ing compensation TO railway companies for
the transportation of mails 10 per cent
from the rates based on the weight fixed
and allowed by the act or June Il, 1878.
Pending action the committee rose. MIR.
Hooker. OF Mississippi, asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of a Joint
resolution appropriating $50, 00o for the re-
lief OF flood sufferers in Warren and JEFF
ferson counties, Miss MIR. Long, of
Texas, objected. The House then ad-
iourned.
SENATE.-No session on the 4th. HOUSE.
Light attendance. A bill was passed
directing the superintendent Of the census
10 secure from unincorporated companies
information similar to that obtained from
incorporated companies. In committee of
the whole on postoiiice appropriations it
was agreed 10 strike out the section which
provides that land grant roads shall re-
ceiVe for the transportation OF the mails
so per cent of the compensation charged TO
private parties for similar transportation;
an amendment was adopted appropriating
$50, 900 for the establish ment OF the Worlds
Fair at Chicago; an amendment
was adopted authorizing the Post
master General to provide for the
transportation Of official matter to any
government department over railroads or
by express companies whenever he can do
SO at = saving TO the government and
without detriment TO the public service.
The committee then arose and reported
the bill to the House, and IL was passed.
Immediately Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri,
arose and moved that the House go into
committee of the whole to consider
revenue bills, the object being to take up
the Snti-option bill. Filibustering tactics
consumed the remainder of the day and
the House adjourned without action.
SENATE. Not more than 80 members
were present on the 9th. The consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill was
placed before the Serate, but was temper
arily laid aside in order TO permit Mr..
Vest TO address the Senate on the resolu-
ton heretofore introduced by him to dis
charge the finance committee from the
further consideration of the bill to place
wool on the free list and bring it before
the Senate for action. No action was
taken on the resolution. Adjourned.
HOUSE. The rules were suspended andl
the anticipation bill taken up Considera-
BILE severe criticism was passed upon the
bill and its probable results, but when put
to vote it was passed by vote OF 1853
yeas TO 46 nays The first two sections of
the bill define options aud "futures;"
the third names as the articles TO which
they shall relate as ''cotton, hops, wheat,
corn, oats, rye, barley, grass seed. flax
seed, pork and other edible products of
swine," and the fourth imposes license
of 81, 900 on dealers in options and futures
and tax of five cents on each pound of
cotton, hops, pork, lard, bacon and
other edible product of swine and
20 cents bushel on each bushel of
the other articles which are the subject of
any ''options" or futures" contract
which such dealer, as vender. shall make
either In his own behalf or on behalf of
others. A motion was agreed to TO sus-
pend the rules to non-concur in the senate
amendments and agree to a conference on