The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-09

Record OF Their Doings In House and
senate Yesterday.

Record OF Their Doings In House and
Senate Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The doors OF the
Senate were re-opened at $50 yesterday
afternoon and the Senate resumed con-
sideration Of the bill providing for the
public printing and binding and the dis
tribution OF public documents. The bill
contains l01 sections, 70 OF which had
been already disposed of, although amend
ments may still be offered to all OF them.
Section n fixes the number of extra
copies of documents and reports to be
printeo-30O0 900 copies being fixed Cor the
agricultural report, instead OF 400 600, the
number now fixed by law.
Mr.. henderson, who has charge OF the
bill stated that copies of that document
in lots of from 100 TO 1000 were frequently
offered at from to 10 cents a copy.
That might have been the case, Mr.
Coke said, where members represented
city constituencies, but could not be so
where agricultural communities were rep
resented. He gave notice that he would
offer an amendment fixing the number at
10000.
Without disposing OF section ~, which
had given rio TO good deal OF discussion,
she Senate az 4.55, adjourned.
In the House.
Mr. Dolliyer, OF Iowa, agreed as to the
necessity of investigation as asked for by
the committee on appropriations. But
he was opposed to the idea that humble
committee should be over laughed by
group of gentlemen whose duties were
already so arduous as to tire every other
person in the House. (Laughter.) He
favored Mr.. Durborrow's substitute.
Mr.. Watson of Georgia, inquired
whether the adoption Of the substitute
was not a virtual commital OF the House TO
further appropriations.
Mr.. Reilly OF Pennsylvania--I do not so
consider it and do not think it cen fair
ly be given that construction.
Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois favored the APP
pointment OF special investigating COM
mittee OF nine.
Mr.. Fellows of New York thought a
vote against the Durburow substitute
would be a vote OF lack OF confidence in
the committee on the Worlds Fair The
committee on appropriations at present
welded vast power and he was not dis
posed TO enlarge IL.
Mr.. Cummings OF New York said the
proposition of the committee on appro-
priations seemed to be based on the sup
position that the members Of the Worlds
Fair Committee were "A set OF scoundrels.
He would not cast any such insinuation
or imputation upon any committee.
The time allowed for debate here expr-
ed. An amendment offered by Mr.. Reilly
of Pennsylvania TO the resolution of the
committee on appropriations substitut-
ing the committee on the Worlds Fair
for the committee on appropriations as
having charge of the investigation, was
rejected, yea 103; no 147.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Butler
of Iowa, entrusting the investigation TO a
special committee OF seven, was lost, yeas
106; nays 124.
Mr.. Durborow's substitute was rejected
without division; and the resolution of
the committee on appropriations was
agreed to.
The Speaker made the following com
mittee appointments: Banking and cur
rency-Mr. Busey of Illinois, and Mr..
Russell OF Kentucky; interstate and for
eign commerce Mr.. Caruth OF Kentucky
and Mr.. Coombs of New York; District
of bia-Mr. Hallowell OF Pennsyl-
yania and Mr.. Busey; war claims-Mr.
Cadmus of New Jersey; eleventh census
Mr. Fithian Of Illinois.
The House then adjourned.