Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-07
TIE WEEK AT WASHINGTON.
What Senator's and Representatives. Have
Done in the Way of Public Business.

report on the diplomatic and consular ap- |
preparation bill presented and agreed
to in the Senate.
The pension appropriation bill! Yves taken
up. The only important committee apisnd-
ment was ono increasing from $l33, O4S, 3G6
to $144 936, 900, tho appropriation for in
valids', widows and orphans pensions. The
committee amendments were agreed to and
the bill passed.
Tho postotiice appropriation bill was then
taken up, and the Senate soon adjourned.
In the House, Wednesday of last week,
Mr.. Hatch of Missouri chairman OF the
committee on agriculture, reported back
the agricultural appropriation bill with the
Senate amendment thereto, and asked that
the Senate amendments be not concurred ill
and a conference ordered.
After much flibustering the House ad-
journed.
The Senate spent Thursday in routine
business. The House discussed the appro-
priation bills.
The Senate world : fair committee has or
dcred favorable report on the bill of.Sena-
tor Palmer approprating s., 600, OOO for
the fair.
In the Senate Friday the conference re-
port on the bills as to Circuit Courts Of
Appeals was agreed to.
then passed, including one increasing from
$50 to $50 month, the pension OF a soldier
of the war of 1872 now 100 years old.
The presiding officer laid the silver bill
before the Senate as the unfinished business.
MIR. Palmer's motion to strike out all OF
the original bill except the first section was
agreed to.
Mr.. Stewart then offered as an amend
ment his substitute, providing for the free
coinage Of silver bullion under the terms OF
the act of 1878, excepting foreign coin sill
yer, and repeating the law of 1890.
Mr.. Morgan moved to amend Mr.. Stw
arts substitute by adding the following
provision: providing that the secretary
of the treasury shall proceed TO have coined
all the silver bullion in the treasury pur-
chased with silver or coin certificates
| Mr.. Vest moved to strike out the rroviso
| in Mr.. Stewards amendment, as to foreign
coins. Agreed TO without division.
The vote was tEen taken on Mr.. Stewards S
amendment as amended on motion of Mr..
Vest and it was agreed to without division.
Mr.. Morgan renewed his amendment di.
rectng the coinage OF all the silver bullion
in tine treasury, and it also agreed to
without a division. The bill was then pass
ed-yeas 80, nays %. The following is the
| vote In detail:
| When the result was announced there was
a manifestation of triumph on the floor and
| in the galleries.
| WASHINGTON, July 5.-The resolution
heretofore offered by AIr. Hale as to the
| differences between the republican policy Of
! ''protection' and the democratic policy of
tariff for revenue only" was taken up,
and Mr.. Berry addressed the Senate upon
1t. The first whereas of the preamble,
reciting that never were laborers SO prosper
| Gus and we'll paid Mr. Berry declared to be
conspicuously contrary to the facts. In con-
tradction of that whereas, he sent to the
clerks desk and had read kilograms the
subject of tho strike at Carnegies Home
stead works. He cited figures to prove that
the republican party believed in high taxes
and extravagant appropriations, while
the democratic party believed in levying
taxes for revenue only and il practicing
economy where it is possible to do so. The
issue of the present campaign, however,
which rose high and far above all other
issues, the force bill ;" to which the
Minneapolis convention and its candidate
for president were fully committed. 1t
seemed to him that tha great business inter
ests of the north would never consent to the
election of u man pledged to the support OF
a measure that would be SO disastrous to the
whole country; and that the democracy OF
the south would not weaken its power or
divide its forces over other issues.
Mr. Allison presented the conference re-
port on the District of Columbia appropria-
tion bill and stated that the point Of differ
ence between the two Houses was an item
AS 10 the entertainment Of the &. \, r. al
its annual encampment next September.
He offered resolution declaring it to be
the Judgment OF the Senate that the appro-
priation of 500, 900 should be insisted on
and that it should be paid in the same man
ner as other district appropriations.
After an hours discussion vote was
taken and resulted: Yeas, 25; nays, l6-
no quorum-aud Mr. Allison withdrew tine
resolution being satisfied with that expires
sion of the Senate. \ further conference
was agreed to.
The House ''eight hour blll'' was laid be
fore the Senate and referred TO the commit
tee on education and labor.
Seventeen private pension bills were
passed.
After a brief executive session the Senate
djourned.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The speaker leid
before the House to-day the Senate silver
free coinage bill Mr.. Tracy Of New Norl
moved the reference of the bill 10 the COM
mlttee on banking and currency. The vot'
resulted in mo quorum call OF the
House was ordered. The vote still resulted
in mo quorum" wheraupon the House, OF
motion ot Mr.. Bland, adjourned.