The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-04-09
M rlFTy-ssooNp coNeRess.
A digest Of the Proceedings in the senate
and House.


WASHINGTON, April Senator Morgan
caused a decided sensation in the senate by
the introduction of q series Of silver rasolu-
tions for reference to the finance committee,
and his announcement that his purpose in
bringing forward the subject in this way
was to ascertain If there were senators any
who permitted the shadow Of coming heroes
in the presidential contest to come between
them and their votes on this important
uuestion and also 60 ascertain the views of
senator's on the silver question on his side
Of the chamber who were now looming up
as presidential candidates. Mr.. Morgan's
resolutions come up again late today. The
senate adopted the house provision III the
Indian bill authorizing the president in fu-
ture to appoint army officers as Indian
agents, but with provisio giving him dis
cretion to continue TO appoint civilians
where he deemed it desirable.
The house continued the discussion of free
wool, the following members speaking in
favor of the measure; Messrs. Wheeler Of
Alabama, Stoclzdale Of Mississippi, johnson
of Ohio Youmans Of Michigan, Stout Of
Michigan, Whilegrout Of Vermont, and
Brosius of Pennsylvania opposed the bill.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The whole day
was occupied in the senate by rehash in
detail of the Indian appropriation bill sub
stantially adopted Thursday the amend
ments suggested being chiefly in the nature
of increased appropriations for Indians in
particular states. Mr.. Morgan announced
the postponemont of his silver resolutions
until Monday.
The debate on the free wool bill was con-
tinued in the house. Among those oppos-
ing the measure was Mr.. Dalzell, Of Penn
sylvania, those favoring it being Mr.. Nc
I ID -F A,1- n nTr n
see, while Mr. Watson, of Georgia, spoke
for the Farmers Alliance. The house after
recess considered private pension bills.
WAsHNGToN, April 5.-The silver debate
called out by Mr.. Morgan's resolutions in
the senate had quite a breezy snap to it,
and though the resolutions go upon the cal
/ endar they are liable to be called up and the
discussion renewed by Mr.. Wolcott tomor-
row. Mr.. Teller and others insisted that
the question should not be downed, and Mr..
| Sherman in a vigorous little speech denied
/ that he had any intention of suppressing
the debate, only he wished it to proceed in
an orderly manner and with some definite
end in view. The entire day was occupied
by the discussion.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The house passed
the Chinese exclusion act by a vote Of 179 to
43, and also bill repeating the law requir-
ing steamers on the lakes, bays or sounds of
the United States to be provided with line
carrying projectiles and the means of pro-
peIling them. The Chinese exclusion bill as
It passed the house absolutely prohibits the
coming into the United States of Chinese
persons whether subjects of the Chinese
empire or otherwise, as well as those who
are now here and may hereafter leave, ex-
cept such persons who may come as minis
ters or other diplomatic representatives
consuls general, commercial agents and
other agents of the Chinese government
travelling on business.
General debate on the free wool bill was
closed by Mr.. Springer, who made his first
appearance on the foor for six weeks.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The senate set
tied down to the consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill The discussion was kept
up mainly by senators understood TO be un-
favorable to present action on the silver
question If their object was the consump-
ton Of time so as to shut out further silver
debate, it was successful for the day.
WAsHINGToN, April 6.-The session of the
house was entirely consumed in flibuster-
ing on the free wool bill The Democrats
refused to allow one hour on each side for
debate on the first section when Mr.. Bur-
rows Of Michigan, made a motion to that
end.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Mr. Wolcotts
forcible anti-administration speech on the
silver question and the further discussion of
the army clause in the Indian bill occupied
the senate all day. In the course of his
speech Senator Wolcott said; "At the mo-
ment it is apparently probable that the
party in power will, with negative unanim.
ity, renominate the present magnetic execu-
tive not because he is the choice of any con-
siderable body of his party, but because,
since the letter of retirement of the great
secretary who holds his party bound by ties
Of deepest affection and regard no man of
greater stature than the present incumbent
is willing to stand"
The vote on retaining the house provision
in the Indian bill to authorize the president
to detail army officers as Indian agents was
not taken on strict party lines. Messrs,
Call, Gorman, Morgan and Palmer Dems.)
voted with the minority, to strike out, and
Messrs. Mcmillan, Manderson, PETER, Proc
tor and Quay Reps) voted with the major
ity to retain the army provision, which was
kept in the bill by vote Of 2S to 25. The
bill was finally passed.
An amicable arrangement was reached as
to limiting debate on the first section Of the
wool bill, and the entire session was de,
voted to the discussion of the measure un.
! dor fhe five rOinute f111a