The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-05-18
FlFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.

WEpNrspAY.-Mr. Henderson, President
pro TEN. laid before the Senate the resou-
of the General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. assembled in Omaha,
Neb., representing $500 900 members and
l0OOJW0 adherents, heartily approving the
Worlds Far appropriation bill, providing,
expressly. that II be conditioned on closing
the Exposition on Sunday" A number of
bill were passed, the most important Of
which was the Senate bill authorizing the
Secretary of War to cause survey TO be
made for a ship canal connecting Lake Erie
and the Ohio river from Conneaut Harbor,
or from Er TO Pittsburg. and appropriating
$4,000 The presiding officer laid before the
Senate message from the President of the
United States transmitting the seventh an
nual report of the Commissioner of Labor,
and after an executive session the Sem
ate adjourned. Whitelaw Rcids extradition
treaty between France and the United States
was rejected by the Senate to-day in execu-
tive session after severe criticism and de-
fence. The vote was close. The vote was
barely that of a quorum and motion was
made 10 reconsider. Ii is hoped by the
friends of the measure to secure its iratiflca-
ton later on.
There were two surprises in the Hoase to-
day. The first was the striking from the
sundry civil bill the appropriation of s620,-
600 for the purchase of u site and the com
mencement of building for new mint ut
Philadelphia; and the second, the sudden
sprnging ON the House of the silver ques-
ton by Mr. Bland in the shape of an amend
ment to the same bill requiring the coinage
and issue in payment of appropriations of
the silver bullion now in the Treasury The
amendment was ruled out, but Mr. Bland
announced that he would renew the amend
ment in another place in the bill After
| further routine business the House ad-
| lourned.
THURsDAY-Among the bills introduced
| in the Senate to-day were the following:
By Mr.. Dawes-Authorizing the President
| t0 proclaim a general holiday commemorate
ing the four hundredth anniversary of the
| discovery of America. October II, 1892. BY
| Mr.. Hiscock-To encourage American ship
| builders, extending to the steamship China
| the same privileges as have been extended to
the City Of Paris and the City of New York.
| The China is a steamship of s, 900 tons built
| Francisco and China, in the Pacific Mail
| Line, but flies the British flag. The mes.
sage of the President on the subject of an
International conference on bi-metalism
was considered and Mr. PETER addressed the
Senate. The naval appropriation bill was
| then taken up. IL was not till 80 pages OF
the Till had been read, with hardly break,
that any important amendment was reach
| ed, and that was one to insert an item of
800, 600 toward the expenses Of an interna-
tional naval rendezvous and review in con-
necton with the Worlds Columbian
to without discussion. The bill went over
until tomorrow, and the Senate, after q
brief executive session, adjourned.
In the House after lengthy debate. &
| resolution was adopted for the investigation
| of the Pinkerton Agency. The House then
went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Les
ter, of Georgia, in the chair, on the sundry
, ciYil appropriation bill, and after discussion,
| without action, the House adjourned.
FRIpAY-ln the Senate to-day the River