Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-03-30
CONGRESS-.

The United States Senate Tuesday,
March 22nd, passed bills appropriating
SIS. 75O, 900 for the improvement of the
Mississippi river, 81, 845, S16 for the cas-
cades of the Columbia river and So $40,
356 for boat railway at The Dalles and
Cello Falls and Ten-Mile Rapids on
| Columbia river.
| The House took up the free coinage
of silver bill, and speeches were made
by Messrs. Bland, Williams, Hunter,
| Rayner, and others.
The Senate was engaged Wednesday
on the Indian appropriation bill
| Wednesday the House held two ses-
sions for debate on the free-coinage
| bill. and large number of speeches
for and against the bill were made.
At the evening session Mr. Page, OF Ma
rvland, spoke earnestly against the
bill.
The Senate held a brief session
| Thursday and went into executive SEES
sion. At O'Clock the doors were re-
opened and the Senate adjourned I'M
til Friday.
In the House there was a prolonged
and exciting contest over the silver
bill. The debate closed at p. m, and
at once a motion was made to lay the
bill on the table. The result was tie,
with the vote of Speaker Crisp against
the motion. Then followed dilatory
motions for adjournment, etc, in quick
succession by the opponents OF the bill
and much time was taken in calling
the yeas and nays. At 1875 Friday
morning the House adjourned on the
motion of Mr. Bland, who abandoned
all hope of passing the free coinage bill
at present. The bill now takes its
place on the calendar.
Shortly after meeting Friday the
Senate went into executive session and
the doors were reopened at p. IN. A
) bill was passed changing the time for
: holding the circuit and district courts
of West Virginia. The death of the
late Senator George Hearst, of Califor-
: MIA, was then formally announced, and
eulogies We're delivered by Senators
J Stanford, FELTON,, Stewart, Vest, Voor-
, hees and others. As an additional
mark of respect the Senate adjourned
until Monday. In the House there was
slim attendance of members at the
! opening A number of members ask
} ed for corrections to be made in the
Record and the journal. Most of these
corrections were directed toward roll
, call in the Record, which was incor-
GoCUlN ny lllc Jl1ltlllS
The caption mot voting was placed
over the list of the members voting in
the negative on one of the motions
made Thursday night and this error
, led to some confusion. The House
then went into committee of the whole
on the private calendar. Three hours
were consumed il the consideration OF
} the bill for the relief OF the personal
Representatives of Henry H. Sibley, the
inventor of the Sibley tent, but no de-
termination was reached. The COM
mittee having arisen the House ad-
journed, the evening session being dis
pensed with at the suggestion OF Mr..
Martin, of Indiana, who made the sug-
gestion in view of the fact that for the
past three evenings the session had
been very protracted.
The Senate was not in session Satur=
day, having adjourned from Friday
until Monday,
10 the House seventeen private pen
sion bills were passed and the remain
der of the session was spent in listen
ing to euloges on the late Representa-
tive Frank b. Spinoia, OF New York,
delivered by Representatives Cochran,
Cummings, Wheeler, Hooker and 9TH
erS.