Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-06-04
SENATE AND HOUSE.

SENATE. Morgan by an admirable
parliamentary stroke, on the Goth, forced
a test vote on the free coinage question.
He continued his argument OF the previous
day on the silver amendment offered by
himself. MIR. Sherman made reply, but
while he WAS yet speaking the morning
hour expired and Mr.. Morgan's resolution
went over without action. Mr.. Stewart
moved to take up the bill introduced by
him and reported adversely by the finance
committee Mr.. Morgan demanded the
yeas and nays which resulted, yeas, %;
nays. 90. The bill was then taken up for
general debate, which was opened by Mr..
Teller, of Colorado, who occupied the re-
mainder OF the day. Executive session.
Adjourned. HoUsE.-The question of
Sunday closing of the Worlds Fair was
the principal subject before the committee
OF the whole on the sundry civil bill. 1t
was finally decided that the government ex-
hibit should be closed, but the larger
question was left TO be decided by the
board of management An appropriation
of 500, 900 TO enforce the Chinese exclu-
sion laws was carried. A discussion was
had upon the political methods of John /.
Davenport, of New York. Without dis
posing Of the civil bill the committee arose
and the House adjourned.
SENATE. MIR. Morgan's resolution on
the subject of currency was the first mat
ter on the calendar, on the 21th, but he
waived his right and consented 10 have the
resolution laid aside without action. A
bill was passed 10 re-classify and prescribe
the salaries of railway postal clerks The
Stewart free silver coinage bill was the
next business, but by unanimous consent
il was laid over TO be taken up as untin-
ished business on the 3 st. Executive ses-
sion. Adjourned. HoUsE--A bill was passed
to sell the navy yard land in the city OF
Brooklyn. n. Y, at not less than
S4l, 200 per acre. A joint resolution
was passed which corrected a clerical en-
ror in the Mckinley act whereby duty of
10 to so cents pound is placed on sweet
ened chocolate when it should read two
cents pound. On motion of Mr.. Springer
(who appeared in perfect health again. the
Senate bill was passed 10 establish a bridge
across the Illinois river ut Havana, Ill
The House then took up the sundry civil
bill in committee of the whole. The pend
ing amendment was that limiting the num-
Der of copies of public documents which
may be printed by heads of bureaus with
rejected. The amendment was then mod
flied so as 10 apply TO the depart
meut of agriculture and was agreed TO.
An amendment was agreed TO pro-
viding that no document distributed by an
executive department shall contain any
notice that the same is sent with the
compliments" OF an officer of the govern
ment. The committee then rose and re-
ported the bill TO the House. The first
amendment voted on was that striking out
the appropriation of 1920. 600 for u new
mint building at Philadelphia; rejected.
The remainder of the amendments were
adopted and the bill passed. Mr.. Hatch
then moved TO go into a committee of the
whole on the revenue measures which
would bring up his anti-option bill. Other
members desired TO get at the appropria-
tion bills and warm fight ensued which
resulted in the defeat of the motion on a
tie vote. The house then went into a
committee Of the whole on the
postoffice appropriation bill. Mr.
Blount, OF Georgia, took this occasion to
criticise after which the committee arose
and the House took "A recess until s
o'clock when private pension bills were
considered.
SENATE.-No session on the 2Sth
HoUsE.-The legislature appropriation
bill was reported and referred to the COM
nittee of the whole on the postoffice APP
preparation bill. Mr.. Kendall, of Ken
lucky, who succeeded his father made his
maiden speech touching the silver ques-
tion. Mr.. Fithian took occasion to de-
nounce the Mckinley act and to plead for
the enlargement Of the free list. MIR. Wat
son, OF Georgia, read a lecture TO the Demo-
Gratis Of the House for their timidity in
attacking the Mckinley law except in