The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-21
CONGRESS,
An Abstract of the More Important
Proceedings in Both Houses.
WEDNESDAY, July 13

Tn the Senate Immediately after the reading
of the journal the sundry civil appropriation
bill was taken up, the pending question beint
Mr.. Quay's Sunday closing amendment to the
section nroyiding for the issue Of l0.000OOi
souvenir half dollars In aid of the COLUMBIAN
Exposition, speeches to be limited to Eve
minutes. ,
Mr.. PETER gave notice of a substitute for The
section appropristing S., 100000 on condition o
an agreement being entered into for repayment
of the amount within two years.
Mr.. Sanders moved to lay Mr.. Quays amend
ment on the table Rejected-yeas. ii; nays. Do
The Senators voting TO lay on the table were
Messrs. Blodgett, Carlisle Daniel, Gibson Md
Hunton, Palmer, PETER Sanders, Sawyer, Vest
and Villas.
Mr.. Quay's amendment was then agreed to-
without division.
Mr.. PETER offered an amendment TO aao 20
the section provision prohibiting the sale or
giving away OF Intoxicating liquors on the Elk
position grounds. except for medical. mechanl'
cal. or scientific purposes.
Mr.. Plat favored the amendment, but
thoupht that il should be confined to the sale
of liquors.
Mr.. Butler inquired of Mr.. Plat what right
Congress had to interfere in such matters. lie
had voted against Mr.. Quay's amendment SIM
NV because he thought the observance of Sum
day might safely be left to the State of Hi
nois.
Mr.. Plat replied to Mr. Buffers question,
and said that when Congress was making an
appropriation of $4,000 600 it had right to
couple conditions with it.
Mr. PETER modified the amendment by max
ing it apply merely to the sale of liquor
Mr.. Vest ridiculed the amendment and said
that the eminent reformers" who had taken
hold of the matter ought lin order to be con-
sistentl include "cigaret- smoking" in their de-
nunciation-it being much more to be depre-
Gated than the drinking of glass of beer or
wine. But the whole thing was rank hypoc-
risy and Senators knew it-rank hypocrisy.
After further argument Mr. PETERS amend
ment was agreed to-yeas %, nays 20.
The question was then taken on the EXPOSE
tom amendment which was agreed to-yeas
81 nays ID
As agreed to finally the Worlds Fair amend
ment provides for the recoinage from the un-
current, abraided subsidiary coin of S5,O0o,OO0
in half-dollar silver souvenir pieces. which are
70 be paid out to the Columbian Exposition
monthly, upon estimates approved by the Sec.
rotary of the Treasury for material and labor.
after assurance that the sum OF 10000 600 has
already been collected and disbursed; and that
provision will be made by the proper authorities
for the closing of the Exposition on Sunday,
sad after guarantee that any further sum nec-
essary to complete the Exposition will be pro-
vided by the corporation. The sum OF S10o,Oe0
age; the sale of intoxicating liquors Oh the
Exposition grounds shall be prohibited, except
for medical, mechanical, and scientific pur-
poses.
The commission is to meet all expenses of
the departments of the Exposition, juries,
Judges committees, aud clerks; the gross ex-
peuditure for medals, diplomas, committees on
awards, judges, and juries, etc, being limited
TO $500,00o, From the net receipts of the Ex-
position the Government is to receive such
proportion az the appropriation made by the
bill bears TO the stockholders and the city of
Chicago's subscriptions Lastly. provision is
made for the procurement of medals and diplo-
mas.
Without completing tho sundry civil bill, the
Senate at 4:30 p. m. adjourned.
in the House, after the approval OF the jour-
nal the Speaker announced that last night the
previous question had been ordered on a num-
Der of private pension bills, and that it had
been agreed that they should be called up next
Saturday. The Speaker suggested that they be
considered to-day until IL o'clock, when
another matter would be brought up. The
suggestion was concurred in.
At u o'clock Dir. Catchings (Hiss, d.. from
the Committee on Rules. reported resolution
setting aside to-day and the next legislative
day for the consideration of the Senate free
coinage bill.
Mr. Reed Me-. r. moved to lay the resolu-
tion on the table but the Speaker declined to
recognize Mr.. Reed as Mr.. Catchings was
entitled to the floor. but Mr.. Reed contended
that he had right to make his motion prior
TO discussion on the subject by Mr.. Catchings.
But the Speaker recognized Mr.. CstchiDgs, who
gave Is minutes for Mr. Bland Mo-, d. to
explain the bill.
long argument pro and con on the resolu-
tion and the bill then followed. after which
the previous question was ordered on the reso-
los ta2 nv NJ tat1 ub;
rejected-yeas, 1885, nays 154.
The House then proceeded to the consider
alton Of private pension bills. 81 Of which were
passed, and the House then adjourned.
THURSDAY. July IA
Naval Appropriation Bill was presented and
agreed to. Three amendments are still in dis
pute. but are being arranged by the Conference
Committee
Mr. Stewart introduced q bill to reduce BY
Is per cent. all Government salaries over 5000,
which was laid on the table at his request that
he might hereafter address the Senate on the
subject.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
Of the sundry civil appropriation BILL
Mr. Quay, referring to the provision as TO the
Chicago Exposition, offered an amendment lin
lieu of the Sunday closing amendment adopted
yesterday declaring that all the appropriations
mace f0r the Exposition are made on the con-
dition that it shall not be opened on Sundays;
and If the appropriations are accepted on that
condition, then il is made the duty of the
Worlds Fair commission to make rules to carry
IL out
After explanation the amendment was agreed
70.
The amendments and the bill were then re-
ported 10 the Senate, and all the amendments
were agreed 70 in bulk, except the one prohib-
iting the sale of liquor at the Exposition, and
one regarding the Geological Survey. The
amendment prohibiting the sale of liquor at
the Exposition was rejected-reas, 81 nays,
%. The amendment as TO the Geological Sur
vey was agreed to-
The bill was then passed. The Notifications
appropriation bill was Their taken up but with.
ont reaching conclusion the Senate adjourned.
In the House. on motion of MT. McCreary
Ky. ID. J, the bill authorizing the President to
invite certain Governments TO send delegates
70 the Psn-Americsn Medical Congress to be
held in Washington ia September, 1893 was
passed.
Mr.. McKsig Md. d. submitted resolution
providing for the printing of 10000 copies of
the election or eo-called "force BILL" as il
passed the House during the last Congress.
Mr. Dingley fMe., Z. made the point of Or
der that the resolution was not privileged, as
IL did not propose to print anything for the use
Of the House-it was not pending before Con-
gress.
The Speaker overrnled the point of order
made by Mr.. Dingley, and the resolution was
agreed to.
Mr.. Wheeler Mich, d., from the select Com.
mittee TO investigate the Pension Bureau, SUBJ
mitted the majority report of that Committee