The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-15
NATIONAL LEGISLATORS
The Senate Decides to Allow Liquor
at Chicago.
PRIVILEGES HAD BEEN GRANTED.
And ii eavy Forfeits Insure No Violation
Russia VIII Take Part In tho silver
Conference-Postm masters Appointed In
New England Cities.

WASHINGTON, July 15.--Mr. McKaig OF
Maryland, from the committee on print
ing, submitted a. question OF privilege
a resolution providing for the printing
of 10000 copies OF the elections or So
called force bill, a. 1t passed the House
In the last Congress.
Mr.. Dingley OF Maine, made the point
OF order that the resolution was not priv
ileged. 1t did not propose to print any
thing for the use OF the House. The bill
which IL was proposed to print in PAM
phlet form, was not pending before Con-
gress.
view.
The speaker stated that under the rules
the House was entitled to have printed
for Its use any document when the cost
OF publication would not exceed $500.
The printing that was suggested would
cost (according to estimate) but s294.
He ruled that the resolution was privi-
legged one.
The resolution (which was originally
offered by Mr.. Dockery OF Missour) was
Mr.. Andrew Of Massac husetts, from the
committee OF foreign Affairs, reported and
the House adopted the McAleer resolu-
tlon requesting the department OF state
TO inquire into the circumstances rela-
CHER Ian American citizen) In an Eng
lish prison, and to endeavor to secure his
release.
Mr.. Wheeler of Michigan, from the Sc
lect committee appointed to investigate
the pension Office, submitted the majori-
ty report In the Raum investigation and
It was placed on the calendar.
The floor was then accorded to the COM
mcrce committee.
The first bill called up was one provid-
ing for sundry light houses and other
aids to navigation and IL was considered
In committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Holman OF Indiana, made the point
of order that the COMMITTEES on commerce
had no authority to report such an ON
nibus bill, but the chairman overruled
the point.
The committee rose for the pur-
pose Of permitting Mr.. Forney OF AL
ALBANIA to submit the conference report
agreed upon the bill appropriates t21 $685.
252, being f153, ,160 less than 1t passed the
Senate, $215, 800 moro than as Il passed the
House, $242,62l less than the appropria-
tions for the fiscal year and $S54, ,795 less
than the estimate for the current fiscal
year.
The report was agreed to, yeas lei; nays
81.
Mr.. Herbert of Alabama, presented a
disagreeing conference report on the ma
val appropriation bill and 1t was agreed
to.
In tho Senate.
Mr.. wolcott moved to reduce the ap-
preparation for the geological survey
from s562, 900 to 100000. After the usual
attack and defense OF the survey and
Major Powell, the management was re-
jected: Yeas "a; nays 28. An amend
ment offered by Mr.. Carey scaling down
the items for the geological survey SO as
to make the aggregate $3.50, 900 instead OF
e562, 600, was agreed to: Yeas 26; nays %.
The bill and amendments were then re-
ported to the Senate and all the amerd-
ments were agreed to in bulk, except two
that were reserved, one prohibiting the
sale of Intoxicating liquors within the
grounds of the Chicago exposition and
the other as to the geological survey.
Mr.. Cullom asked a separate vote on
the amendment prohibiting the sale of
liquors within the Worlds Fair grounds.
Mr.. Palmer said he voted yesterday for
his amendment, but he had been since
informed that the Illinois Corporation
had made rules that no bar room privi-
leges shall be granted within the grounds
and that the adjacent lands have been
leased so as to prevent saloons being
opened. It has let the privilege for q
large number OF cafes and restaurants,
with the right to serve liquors with the
meals, as in hotels. The contract for
these concessions involves penalties for
noncompliance, aggregating s60o, 900,
which the corporation will be liablc for
IN case liquors cannot be served as pro-
tided in the contracts.
The vote was taken and the amend
ment prohibiting the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors within the Worlds Fair
grounds was rejected: Yeas 21; nays 20.
Mr.. Vest moved as a substitute for Mr..
Quay's Sunday closing amendments, the
one heretofore offered by him, to close
the mechanical part of the exposition on
Sunday and to have hall erected for re-
ligious services.
Mr.. Quay moved to lay the substitute
on the table and that motion was agreed
to, yeas 40; nays II. (Mr. Cullom did not
vote and Mr.. Palmer voted no.) The
Senate then adjourned.