The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-20

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The vacant chairs on Saturday de
noted the lack of interest in the tin plat
| discussion and a weeks cessation from
labor will be welcomed by the members
who are chatting under the severe heat
and the general dryness of the debate
on the tariff.
The Senate will pass the week in talk.
ing on silver and on Mr. Vests resolu-
tlon discharging the Committee on
| Finance fran further consideration OF
| the Free Wool bill, but action will not
be taken on either of these measures.
Mr.. Call will speak to-day on the sub
| ject of railroad legislation, and later in
the week Mr.. Jones of Nevada will prob
ably address the Senate in favor of the
Free Coinage bill. The Senate will ad.
lourn early each day and probably ad-
lourn ov er from Thursday TO Monday.
Review of the Week.
MoNDAY-The House devoted its ses-
sion TO the consideration of measures
affecting the interests of the District of
Columbia. The following bills were
passed; To prohibit the use of one
horse cars in Washington after Jan. l,
lS93i to incorporate the Petworth,
punish the carrying or selling of deadly
or dangerous weapons within the Dis
trict; to provide for the care of depen-
dent children in the District and to Gre
ate Board of ChiIdren's Guardians; to
incorporate the Washington s. Great
Falls Electric Railway Company; to
prevent cruelty to children and animals;
to include lote 53, block SO, Hot Springs,
Ark, in the public reservations; author
izing the entry of lands chiefly valuable
for building stcne under the placer min
lag laws; TO protect settlement rights
where two or more persons settle upon
the same subdivision of agricultural
public lands before survey thereof;!to re-
linquish title to land to Escambia
Lodge in Pensacola, Fla; to grant GER
tain public lands lying within certain
railroad land granted to establish di-
vision line between lands of the United
States and the PiUtsburg, Fort Wayne
& Chicago Railroad Company near Belle
vue, Pa ,rs
TUEsDAY-The Senate remained in ses-
sion only long enough to transact some
routine business and then adjourned out
of respect TO the memory of the Hon. E.
T. Stuckhouse. Sasss4S
WEDNEsDAY-Mr. Morgan of Alabama
delivered an able address TO the Senate
on the silver question, in the course of
which he managed to again cast dart
at the Presidential possibilities on the
floor by referring to them as dark,
handicapped, spawned and beaten
horses and colts. He scored Mr.. Sher-
man severely, and produced many let
ters and statistics to show the necessity
for free coinage legislation. Wnen he
concluded his remarks desultory silver
discussion was started, in which Mr.
Palmer of Illinois, Mr.. Stewart of Neva-
da, exchanged courtesies over the re-
fusal of Mr.. Palmer to state whether he
was or was not In favor of free coinage.
No business was transacted.
The House passed the Fertilization
Appropriation bill without division.
The measure appropriates 50, 4l2, 377, or
I,ooS, AZ less Jnan was appropriated by
the last Congress. Authority is given
TO make contracts for certain works,
involving a further expenditure of
$l,376, 6UO The bilf reducing the duty
on tin plate to cent pound after Oct.
l, l902, nd removing all duty thereon
after Oct l, 1894, occupied the remain
der Of the day. Mr.. Shively Dem, In
diana,) MIR. White, Dem, Iowal favor
ing the measure, while Mr.. Raines,
(Rep N. Y.,) opposed it,
lHURsDAY-One of the rare occasions
when the Senate mas an opportunity to
hear Mr., Morrell, the venerable chair
man of the Committee on Finance,
speak on a subject of interest, was af-
forded when Morrill, delivered an able
and extensive speech on the question of
free coinage. lie was in good voice, al
though his tones were not loud, and he
was listened to with close attention by
his colleagues. ....
Mr.. Washburn called up the anti
option bill from the table, and after
some debate it was referred TO fine Com
mittee on the Judiciary Then Mr
Frye reported that Uhe conferrees on the
River and Harbor bill had failed TO agree
on the Senate amendments providing for
a boat railway around the Dalles, Ore
gon, and for canal from Lake Wash
lngton. Messrs. Dolph, Mitchell, Allen,
squire and others defended the Senate
and the Senate agreed to
insist on its amendments and ask fur
ther conference. Messrs. Frye, Dolph
and Ransom were appointed eonferees.
FRIDAY he session OF the Hous
lasted just three hours. The Democratic
members were restive and desired TO get
away TO the Chicago Convention. Mr..
Blanchard Dem, La, succeeded in
sending the River and Harbor bill TO
for second time after sew
eral roll calls, the House insisting on
its disagreement to the Senate amend
ments, the two obstacles being the pro-
posed boat railway around the Dalles,
Ore, and the ship canal connecting
lakeS Union aud Washington with
Puget Sound. The House refused TO
take up the Tin Plate bill.