The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-01
Political.
FlFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.

TurspAY.--In the Senate, number OF
personal bills of sectional interest were pass
ed The calendar was laid aside at p. m.
and the bill for the punishment Of viola
tions Of treaty rights of aliens was taken ut
and discussed. The matter went over with.
cat action. Mr.. Pettigrew. from the com.
mittee on the Quadfo- Centennial. reported
joint resolution directing the President TO
proclaim general holiday commemorative
the four-hundredth anniversary Of the dis.
covcry of America, on October -. 1892
Placed on the calendar. Adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Stewart Of Texas. from
the Committee on Rivers and Harbors re.
ported back the river and harbor appropria.
tiOn bill with the Senate amendments there.
to, with the recommendation that the Sen.
ate amendments be non-concurred in. He
asked unanimous consent that his course he
followed and that a conference be ordered
Messrs. Holman and Bynum, of Indiana
objected. and the bill was referred 20 the
committee Of the whole. The House then
went into committee of the whole, Mr. Les
ter, Of Georgia, in the chair. The paragraphs
relative to the Coast and Gepdetic Survey
were then taken up. Mr.. Dingley. Of Maine,
offered substitute for the provision with
reference TO the Alaska boundary survey,
the substitute being TO provide for joint
survey under the recent treaty between
Great Britain and the United States to set
tie the boundary line dispute. The amend
ment was agreed to. after the appropriation
as proposed hy Mr.. Dinrlev was reduced
from s35, 900 to $4,000. Mr.. Holman offer.
ed an amendment providing that the posi-
ton of all persons employed in field work OF
in the office whose services can be dispensed
with shall be vacated. Agreed to. Without
dsposing of the bill the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
WEDNFsDAY-In the Senate the resolution
offered by Senator Morgan on the Slst Of
March directing the Committee on Finance
tion TO currency and coinage and as to the
effect OF the act of July 1880, on the prices
OF silver bullion, was taken up and discuss
ed, The matter went over without action
and the bill to provide for the punishment
of violations OF treaty rights Of aliens was
then taken up. without dsposing of the
measure the Senate adjourned
The House today was the scene Of several
unexpected and wild occurrences, occasion,
ed by an amendment TO the Worlds Fair
appropriation in the Sundry Civil bill,
offered by Mr.. Houk Democrat, Of Ohio
appropriating 500 600 for collecting. prepar-
ing and publishing facts and statistics OF
the industrial and intellectual development
of the colored race from 1868 TO 1893 20 con.
stitute a part of the exhibit at the exposi.
ton. After heated discussion Mr.. Holman
raised the point that the amendment was
not in order, and il was ruled out. The
salary Of the Director General was reduced
from $4,000 TO s., ,0O0, and that of the Secre.
tary from 5000 10 IS, 600. An amendment
was adopted prohibiting the sale of liquor on
Sunday. Pending decision on the propo
siton 10 close the Worlds Fair on Sunday
the House adjourned.
THuEsDAY.-ln the Senate Mr.. Peffer, Of
Kansas, introduced a bill TO increase the
currency and provide for its circulation, 10
reduce the rates of interest and 10 provide
for bureau of loans in the Treasury De-
partment The Stewart silver bill was un.
der debate for the balance of the session and
after an executive session adjourned.
In the House the dreary consideration Of
the Sundry Civil bill was again resumed in
the Committee Of the Whole and amend.
ments were adopted prohibiting the open
ing on Sunday Of the Government exhibit
at the Worlds Exposition. There was quito
an interesting time before this conclusion
was reached Mr.. Atkinson of Pennsyl-
vania, offered proposition that 70 intoxi-
eating liquors shall at any time be sold in
any Government building, which was agreed
TO ~ TO 75. Nothing else of importance was
done and the House adjourned,
FRIpAY-ln the Senate among the bills
passed was the following: TO re-classfy
and prescribe the salaries of railway postal
clerks (The rates fixed are: First-class,
not exceeding $500 second-class, not exceed.
ing $1,000; third-class, not exceeding 81 200;
fourth-class, not exceeding 1890; fifth
class not exceeding $500; sixth class, not
ceeding 81 500 The silver bill was then
taken up, and Mr.. Stewart asked and OBJ
tanned unanimous consent that the bill be
taken up as the unfinished business on
Tuesday next at 2 o'clock. That being
definitely arranged, there was brief exec
utive session, and then the Senate adjourn
| ed until Tuesday next.
In the House on motion of Mr.. Cochran,
OF New York, joint resolution was passed
10 correct a clerical error in the Mckinley
tariff act, whereby duty of from 10 TO 30
cents pound is imposed on sweetened
chocolate, and fixed the duty at 2 cents q
pound. The committee Of the whole then
reported the Sundry Civil appropriation bill
to the House, The first amendment voted on
was that striking ont the appropriation of
l620, 900 for new mint building at Phila-
1elphia. The amendment was rejected. and
he appropriation for the mint remains in
the bill The remaining amendments were
adopted in bulk and the bill (which has
consumed almost three weeks of the time Of
he House was finally passed, The House
hen went into committee of the VIII ole Mr..
Buchanan, Of Virginia in the chair ON the
postofiice appropriation bill and soon after
adjourned.
SATuRpAY.-Neither the Senate nor the
House were in session to-day, having adj
lourned until Tuesday