The Globe-republican., 1892-08-01
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

house bill providing Tor retaliation against Cam
| taken up and unanimously passed.
In the house the discussion OF tbs senate
amendments to the general deficiency bill occu-
pied a day. and none of them were agreed to.
| / he item of raymen's to the Pacific railroads
Was discussed for over an hour. and that to pay
to the widows and legal heirs Of deceased mem
be-s OF the present house 5000, Is inserted By
| the senate, was amended on motion ct Mr..
| Hayes, democrat of Iowa. so that they shall re-
| congress.
| The committee on rules has not yet decided
| upon date for adjournment. and viii be unable
to do so until the disputed appropriation bills
| are disposed o.. The worlds far item is the
| principal obstacle in the way Of adjournment
which may hold congress for some time Yet.
Mr.. Cunminss of New York, chairman of the
library committee. has reported resolution foe
bancroft for $1,000
The ani-cption bill occnp;ed the senate aRain
| all day, the only diversion being brief inan-
cial discussion over a propN.ed legal tender
amendment to an important bill relating to judy
| men,s in the United States coarts.
| The senate amendment to the general deficien-
| cy bill occupied most Of the time in the house.
the French spollatiOn claims being discussed for
two hours. the house disaSreens to this item.
The Indian depreciation claim. amounting to
$i1s.2S2 as inserted by the senate. agreed to
by the close vote OF ~ to ~.
=. Tho COMMITTEES on Indian affair: yas accorded
the floor for an hour and the following billa
were passed:
For the relief Of tho eastern band Of Cherokee
Puyallup Indians and the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company.
A resolution was passed calling on the presi-
dent for Information regarding the Transports
ton Of imported merchandise in bond or duty
from one portion Of the nited States over
Canadian territory into another portion OF the
United States.
But few senators were In tho chambc when the
news came OF the shooting of MIR Prick. They
were deeply impressed and some of them who
In 0cbatpS
taken place upsn the 81 beet oflths relations of
| capital and labor and the Homestead troubles,
were plunged into n thoughtful mood.
1t was with feeling OF relief that they TO
| ceiyed the later. dispatch announcing that tho
| although some of the senators who sympathized
with the latter. feared that the latter orSanlza-
ton would be held chargeable with the occur
renee by many people who jump at conclusions.
Senators We're not disposed to discuss the mat
ter. The effect of tie news was more noticeable
in the house. for little attention was paid to cur
The members of the Homestead Investigation
| committee who expressed themselves for publi
caticn IN regard TO tho eff ct of the tragedy at
Pittsburg were very brief in their utteranccs.
They preferred to wait until they had heard all
the facts In the case before passing Judgment
upon the matter.
Mr. Oates chairman of the committee which
visited Homestead. said: IL have been appre-
| hensive all the time that something of this kind
there, and because of what saw my visit l
was not surprised when heard of the SMOOTHING
Chairman Allison of the senate committee on
appropriate lions sta: ed that concessions made by
| the senate cOnferees amounting To between ST.
| OO, 90 and S5.OOO.uO. were apparent rather than
| real. Six hundred thousand dollars Of one item,
| he said, was included in the pending general de-
ticiency bill by some process not visible to tho
| naked eye. and most Of the other items lad been
halved, on the distinct understanding that tho
balance would have to be appropriated in de-
| fciency bill during the next short session OF
congress.
Senator George. of Mississippi, used up tho
rest of the session carrying out the talking pro-
gram on the anti-opton bill.
The house devoted two hours to debating the
report from the committee to investigate the
| pension Office recommending the dismissal OF
| Commissioner Raum. two speeches being made
crat, Of Tennessee and Mr.. Little, democrat, Of
| New York. Mr.. Lind, republican, of Minnesota
| made the only speech In his defense. The dis,
| cusslon was cut off abruptly by the disagreein&
conference report on the deficiency bill, and q
| new conference was ordered.
Mr.. Holman introduced resolution Of in
| struction to the conferees that they should
| cede from the house amendments agreed to on
Friday last. after four yea and nay votes. to pay
| the balance of salary for the full term to tho
legal heirs of deceased members.
Mr.. Hayes. democrat, Of Iowa. whose amend
ment to this effect was adopted, said this nrOe
| ceeding on Mr.. HOl IMAM part was irregular and
| improper after the house had passed apprOpria-
| tons upon the matter. Filibusterlng ensued.
and the house was kept In deadlock for over
The senate, with the temperature ranging be-
tween 50 and 100, passed the whole day in dis
r.
chairman of the subcommittee on finance,
| which, during the summ.r, ha. been investIgat-
ing the effect OF the Nc kinley bill upon the cost
of necessarles of ife made an elaborate and caro-
fully prepared pro ectlon speech. He was re-
piled TO in part by Mr. Vest, OF Missouri. and a
further reply was promised from Mr.. Carlisle, of
Kentucky, before adjournment.
The senate adopted the report of ire conferees
en- the deficiency bill leaving only the sunday
civil bill to be GieI O-ed of.
Ant opt, was shelved for the day.
The house Ias<ed bills setting apart lands in
Oklshoma territory for school purposes: forbid
ding railroads 10 char. e moro than 3 cents milo
on passenger fare IN Indian territory aud Okla
homa, and permit Ing the people Of the terri
tory of Utah to provide an exhibit at the worlds
fair.
The conference report upon the deficiency bill
was agreed TO. Ihe appropriation for tho
French spoliation claims, amounting TO s16, rs,
was Om't tied. The appropriations IN thu bill
amounted to $ 900 Sl9 being S52l go less than
passed by the senate. AID 81 O,l.0o7 ore than as
passed by the house.
The house conferees on the sundry civil appro-
prIation bill reported agreement on all the items
In dispute except those relating to the worlds
national commissi IN, and the employment Of
PinkertOn detectives at the IT, A. X. encamp-
men. in washinstHn next September;
Speeches were then made against the worlds
fair item by Mr.. Outhwaite, democrat Ohio;
Mr.. Wheeler ,ldemocrat. Alabama: Mr: Wash
ocrat. New York. and Mr.. Otis, farmers alli-
ance, Kansas The only speeches In favor of 1t
were made BY Mr.; Abner Tay or. republican.
Illinois: Dir. O'Nell, republican. Pennsy lvania;
Mr. Scott democrat Illinois, and Mr.. Boatner.
democrat. Louisiana.
The senate being denied present consideration
OF the Cherokee strip treaty by Obstructionists,
finally made an order for it's cons liberation early
in December next.
The senate passed Senator Cullom's bill to
create a national highway commission.
The fight IN the house on the worlds fair ap-
preparation shove !, by side issue votes. that its
quorum and get a vote ElibusterIng prevented
q direct vote