Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-02-17
CONGRESS-.

In the United States Senate. Tues
day, Feb. 9th, an adverse report was
made from the finance committee on
Mr.. Stewards free coinage of silver bill.
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill to pro-
hibit the coming of Chinese into the
United States. The joint resolution for
the payment to the State of West Vir-
ginia of her proportion of the direct tax
was again taken up and discussed by
| Senators Faulkner, Daniel and Mitch
| ell
In the House bill was reported from
| the committee on currency to promote
the safety of national banks. Mr. Wat
son, of Georgia, introduced bill which
an indirect blow at the Pinkerton
detective force. The House passed the
bill placing the Secretary of Agricul-
ture in the line of presidential success
sion after the Secretary of the Interior
The House in committee of the whole
engaged in debate on the military
academy appropriation bill.
In the Senate, Wednesday, there was
furtheEdebate ON the resolution for the
paymenh of West Virginia's portion of
the direct..tax, Senators Frye, Faulk-
ner, Barbour and Allison participating.
| The public printing bill was also fur
taer discussed.
In the House, Mr.. Bland reported a
| bill for the free coinage of silver from
| the coinage committee, and the Speak
er placed it on the calendar. The House
adopted a resolution for an investiga-
ton of the management of the pension
office,
The Senate, Thursday, voted to adj
journ over until Monday. The West
| Virginia direct tax bill was restored to
it's place on the Senate calendar. The
public printing bill was again under
discussion, and Mr.. German strongly
opposed the proposition to create the
position of superintendent of public
documents.
In the House proposition to create
an additional assistant doorkeeper, to
be filled by a Union soldier who had
lost an eye in the service, caused de-
bate, and was finally overwhelmingly
defeated. The consideration of the
Military Academy appropriation bill
was continued. A resolution, instruct
ing the committee on ways and means
to report bill repeating the bounty
on sugar, was introduced by Mr.. Scott,
of Illinois.
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having adjourned from Thursday until
Monday.
The House passed the Military Acad-
envy appropriation bill, being the first
of the appropriation bills to get
through.
The Senate was not in session Satur-
day.
In the House, on motion of Mr.. HOar,
of Massa chusetts, resolution was pass
ed directing the committee on manu-
| features to investigate the sO-called
sweating" system of tenement labor.
The committee is given authority to
send subcommittee to various cities
in carrying on the inquiry. The ex-
pense is to be betrayed from the con-
tingent fund of the House and is limit
ed to So, 600. An amendment was also
adopted, on motion of Mr.. Chapman, of
Michigan, directing the committee to
inquire how much increase the McKin-
ley act has caused in the wages of the
workmen employed in industries pro-
| tected by the terms of that act. The
House passed the bill for the better
control of and to promote the safety of
thorizing the board of managers of ma
tional soldiers homes to appoint their
officers from soldiers who served in the
late war without regard to rank. The
House then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the House calendar, the first bill
being that amending the internal reve-
nue. laws by abolishing the minimum
punishment for violation thereof. 1t
was then passed without division and
the House adjourned until Monday.
In the Senate, Monday, a resolution,
offered by Mr.. Chandler, was adopted
for an investigation into the recent
admission at the port of New York of
an immigrant vessel infected with
typhus fever A bill for the preserva-
ton of the public peace and the protec-
ton OF property within the District of
Columbia was pasred. The public
printing bill was formally passed by a
vote of 46 yeas to nays.
The House passed bill to establish
lineal promotion in the army. The
House also passed a resolution direct
ing the committee on agriculture to re-
port the effect on agriculture of the
Mckinley tariff law.