Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-28
The Senate Passes a Number of Bills
on the Calendar.
FILIBUSFERING IN TIE HOUSE.
The Words Fair Appropriation the
Cause.
THE DATE OF ADJOURNMENT.
The House Decides 1t Shall Be
Saturday Next.
THE SENATE.

tngent expenses, reported a resolution for the
appointment Of select committee Of seven
Senators to investigate the recent labor troubles
at Homestead, Pa, and Shoshone county,
Idaho. and as to the employment Of Pinkerton
detectives. At the suggestion of Mr.. Quay the
resolution went over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Jones also reported a resolution for the
appointment Of a select committee of three
Senators to investigate the matter Of forest res
ervations in California and to report what steps
| ought to be taken to protect the rights Of bona
hde settlers thereon. At the suggestion of Mr..
Kyle the resolution went over till tomorrow.
THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO BE INVESTIGATOR.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. VOL
colt for select committee Of Ave Senators to
investigate the operations Of the geological sur
vey was laid before the Senate and agreed to-
SAFETY OF THEArERs.
| bill to increase the safety of the theaters
and other places Of amusement in the District
OF Columbia was introduced by Mr.. Gallinger,
| who addressed the Senate on the subject and
recalled the many instances IN which in this
and other countries great destruction Of life
has resulted from panics in theaters and
churches and from insufficient means Of egress.
The bill requires all theaters in the District to
have sufficient means Of exit to enable the
audience to leave the building within two
minutes.
Mr.. Call suggested that, instead Of having the
bill referred to q committee. the Senate should
pass it ut once, but Mr.. Harris objected and the
bill was referred to the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Plat instructing the committee on territories
ing the recess) the territories Of New
Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Oklahoma and
inquire into their resources, population. &c.
and as to the propriety of their admission as
states, was laid before the Senate and agreed to.
Messrs. Wolcott, Carey, Gallinger, German
and Jones Ark were appointed the select COM
mittee on the geological survey.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of
bills on the calendar. The following were
passed.
THE ". AND @. R. R. CHARTER.
Senate bill to amend the act incorporating
the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Com
pany.
Senate bill relating to post traderships.
1t provides that where a vacancy now exists
t tion or nast t tssSsr in the Res
post it shall not be filled provided that in
case of death of post trader his personal rep
resentative shall be allowed by the Secretary
Of War reasonable time in which to close
the business.
GEORGE BANCRoFT's MANUsCRIPTs.
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase Of the library Of historical manuscripts
and printed books belonging to the estate of the
late George Bancroft.
Mr.. Vest inquired of Mr.. Voorhees, (who had
reported the bill from the library comraittee)
what the government had paid for the Madison
papers and The Jefferson papers.
MIR. voorhees, said that he could not answer
the question; but he had rated the proposed
purchase with others and could say that il was
the most economical purchase that the govern
mont had hai hon IN
In reply TO other questions Mr.. Voorhees, said
that the purchase applied to Mr.. Bancroft's en-
tire library he left it in bis house on H street
in Washington city.
THE EIGHT-HOUR Law.
The next bill taken up and passed was House
bill relating to the limitation of the hours of
daily service eight hours) of laborers and
mechanics employed upon the public works of
the United States and the District OF Columbia
The next bills taken up and passed were
House bill fixing the fees of Jurors and wit
nesses in the United States courts in certain
states and territories and Senate bill to accept
and ratiiy an agreement with the Indians as to
the YakOma reservation in the state Of Wash
ington q ,061 acres).
THE ANrI-OPTION BILL.
The anti-option bill was then (at p m. } laid
before the Senate the unfinished business"
Mr.. Washburn moved to lay on the table Mr..
Wolcotts motion to refer the bill to the COM
mittee on finance.
Mr.. Hiscock remarked that there was per-
haps, no voting quorum present and that there
would be still fewer Senators present tomor-
row. He, therefore, suggested to MIR. Wash
burn to let the bill go over till next session as
the unfinished business"
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. sayers (Tex presented the credentials of
E. L. Anthony, elected from the ninth congress
sionai district Of Texas to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the resignation of r. Q. Mills.
The gentleman appeared at the bar Of the
House and took the oath of Office.
Mr.. Wheeler ala }. rising to a question Of
privilege, sent to the clerks desk and had read
an extract from the speech made by Mr. Wat
son (Ga.) yesterday, which he thought reflected
upon him. There were loud cries for the reg
ular order, and the Speaker decided that the
extract did not present question Of privilege
Mr. Wheeler was insistent, but the Speaker was
firm and amid good deal Of noise and confusion
peremptorily requested the gentleman from
Alabama to take his seat.
Mr.. N Mullins ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION
Mr.. McMillin (Tenn) then, as a privileged
question, called up the final adjournment reso-
luton. As amended it provides for adjourn
ment at O'Clock Saturday, July 80.
Mr.. Hatch NO. said that he would oppose
this resolution and any other resolution for the
final adjournment Of this session until the anti
option bill had passed the Senate He was as
anxious to adjourn any member on the floor
There was evidently purpose Of the minority
in the other body to delay action on the anti
option bill, because a vote has already shown
that the House would send over a resolution for
adjournment. Therefore he would vote against
the resolution.
Mr.. McRae ARK said that he was friend
Of the anti-option bill and he thought that the
best way to hasten its passage was to adopt an
adjournment resolution and thus notify the
Senate that il 1t disposed Of the measure it
must do so ut once.
Mr.. Cummings en- W offered an amend
ment fixing the time Of adjournment at u
O'Clock Monday, August l.
MR.. CULTIVATE FAvoRs MONDAY,
Mr.. Outhwai.e (0hio) favored the amend
ment. He did not think that the House would
be prepared to adjourn on Saturday.
There was great appropriation bill undis-
posed OF. II had not yet been sent back to com
ference and it might be some time before Il
was. II it was not sent to conference for q
day or two, II might bc some time before il was
reported back. 1t was long bill, with 9 large
number Of amendments. It would require
large clerical force many hours to prepare II
for signature and II was doubtful Whether the
work could be accomplished by Saturday
even Il the bill were sent to conference
today and reported back today-whioh
was not at all probabie nauahter1