The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-01-23
THE FlFTY-sEcoND CONGRESS.
A Digest Of the Proceedings in the scnAt,
and House.


A Digest of the Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
WARRINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Vest stole
a march on those members Of the house
who have been intending to introduce bills
TO complete the improvement OF the Missis-
sippi river by introducing a bill Of sinAar
import in the senate. The bill appropriates
31l, 900 900 to complete the improvement Of
the Mississippi from the mouth Of the Illi-
nois river to the mouth Of the Ohio river.
The senate failed to act on the nomina-
tion of Louis G. Rathbun as postmaster at
Elmira, N. Y. on account Of Senator Hills
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6--In the house
both the Holman resolutions were taken
up
Resolved, That in the judgment of this house
the granting Of subsidies or bounties by this
congress, in money, public lands by indorse-
ment or by pledging public credit 70 promote
special private enterprises OF corporations, in
dependent Of the question Of constitutional
power Of congress 10 make such grants, Is un-
Just and impolitic, and in manifest conflict
with the spirit Of our republican institutions,
as Il directly tends TO create and foster the
| wealth Of q class at the expense Of the whole
people, and mhnifestly furnishes undue facili.
ties for the enlargement of great private estates
"A policy which q government Of people cannot
Il
fRvoritism in legislation.
Resolved, In view Of the present condition Of
| thO treasury, and because efficient and honest
government can only be assured by the frugal
expenditure of the public money, while unnoc.
| essary and lavish expenditure, under any and
all conditions, leads inevitably TO venal and cor
| rupt methods in public Affairs, no money ought
/ TO be appropriated by congress from the public
/ treasury except such as Is mAnifestly necessary
70 carry on the several departments frugally,
| efaeiently and honestly
The first resolution passed the house
| 126 yeas, Al nays
EJThe second resolution, pledging the house
70 no appropriation except for economically
administered departments, passed-ysas
l64; nays, -. A number Of Republicans
voted for the frst resolution and a number
Of Democrats against the second.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-There would have
been difficulty In maintaining quorum in
the senate il the point had been insisted
upOn. Senators Carlisle, Hiscock, AldTich,
Voorhees, and several other senators were
absent from the capital, but Senator Sher-
man was present and warmly congratulated.
Moreover the special order Of the day, the
ancient Weyl and La Abra claims against
Mexico, was one in which only limited
number of senators took interest.
WAsHNGToE, Jan. 10. - Representative
Mills made his appearance for the first time
inoe the speAkership contest, and received
quite an ovation from members both Demo
cratic and Republican. Mr. Turpin, Of Ala
bamA, introduced a bill 10 permit national
banks to loan money on real estate security
and Mr.. Lane, Of Illinois, introduced bill Il
provide for the admission Of Utah as &
, state.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O-In the house the
bin TO regulate the public printing came W
| a. unfinished business, and after being at
tackled by Messrs O'Neill, Chapman, Blank
head and others, and being defended by Mr.
Richardson, it was laid on the table by
vote Of 1876 TO ZOE, thus disposing OF the meas
ure. Mr.. Richardson said rough estimate
hxed upon t4O0 900 or $500, 900 as the amoun
, that would be saved each year by the bill
Mr. Springer then moved 10 adjourn, bu
his motion was defeated, only TO be oarTieC
when made by Mr.. McCreary, Of Kentucky
hve minutes Later.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-The senate, witt
an average attendance Of twenty-five mem
> ben during the greater part Of the day, dis
euased the La Abre claim tin an adjourn
, ment During the morning hour publ
building bills most Of which went througi
the senate but failed TO pass the house, wer
passed, Aggregating about SsO6, 900,
/ WAsHIRoToN, Jan. 2l.-The house afte
some routine business, at 1880 O'Clock ad
4 iouTned.
The committee on coinage, weights an
measures decided 10 report free ooinRg
bill 10 the house within three weeks.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-Ths senate passe
eight additional public building bills aggrg
: eating 81 O25, 900 and further discussed th
La Abra claim tin adjournment, leaving
the unfinished businss