Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-04-13
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In the United States Senate Tues
day, April 9Th, Mr.. Morgan offered an
amendment to his silver resolutions
The session of the Senate was spent in
debate on the Indian appropriation
bill.
The session of the House was spent
in filibustering ON the republican side
against a motion of Mr.. McMillin to
limit debate on the first section of the
free-wOol bill to one hour. Finally Mr..
McMillin, finding that vote could not
be reached on his motion without
prolonged contest, moved an adjourn
ment, which was carried, and the strug-
gle will be renewed Wednesday morn
ing.
In the Senate Wednesday, Mr.. VOL
colt, of Colorado, made a speech in
favor of the free coinage of silver and
attacked the position of the republican
and democratic parties on that ques-
ton. The Senate took up the Indian
appropriation bill, and by vote of %
to a5 adopted the motion for the detail
of army officers as Indian agents.
i The House was engaged on the free
wool bill, but did not reach final vote
on the bill. All amendments from the
republican side were voted down. The
House adopted resolution requesting
the committee on judiciary to report
back a resolution providing for an in
vestigation of the Pinkerton detective
agency.
In the Senate Thursday, Mr.. Faulk-
ner introduced resolution for the
erection on Pennsylvania avenue of a
building for the use of the patent office.
| The Senate entered upon consideration
Of the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill
The House, passed the free wool bill
by vote of 1874 to go, party vote, and
then took up the cotton bagging bill
The Senate Friday passed the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill.
| In the House, Mr.. McCreary intro
duced bill prepared by Mr.. Springer
authorizing the holding of an inter
national monetary Congress. General
debate on the cotton-bagging bill was
reported to the House.
The Senate was not in session Satur-
day.
In the House debate on the cotton
bagging bill was concluded and the bill
passed by vote 1857 yeas to 46 nays
The following is the text of the bill as
passed -
"That the following articles when
imported shall be exempt from duty.
namely: Bagging for cotton, gunny
cloth and all similar material suitable
for covering cotton composed in whole
or part of flax, jute or jute butts
cards, rowing frames, winding frames,
softeners and other machinery pur-
chased abroad and used in the manu-
facture of bagging for cotton, gunny
cloth and all similar materials suitable
for covering cotton, cotton gins and
parts thereof, and also hoop or band
| iron, or hoop or band steel, cut to
length, or wholly OF partially manu-
| featured into hoops or ties for baline
purposes, with or without buckles OF
fastenings" Mr. Shively, from the
committee on ways and means, re
ported a bill to reduce the duty on tin
plate, and it was referred to the com
mittee of the whole. Public business
was then suspended and the House
paid due tribute to the late Represen
tative. NJ. H. Ford. of Michigan
Eulogies werG delivered by Messrs
O'Donnell. Ybianans, McMillfn Hayes
Chapman, Weadock and Belknap, and
then, as a mark of respect to the
memory of the deceased, the House
adjourned uyftil Monday.
Senator Hill GA Monday made his APP
pearance in the Senate chamber, Mr.
Stewart offered a resolution calling or
the Secretary of the Treasury for infor
nation connected with the purchase
and coinage Of silver. Mr.. Hoar. from
the judiciary Committee, reported bill
to establish a Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia.
| The House was occupied with the
District Of Columbia bill.