Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-19
FlFTY-sEcoND coNeGESs.
| Anti-Options Unfnishei Business in tho
| sennte-world's-FairM Matters.

lBy telegraph 70 tho Dlspatch-l
WAsHIyGroN, ID. c., July 1S--SESATE.-A
conference was ordered on the tortiflca-
ton bill, and Messrs. Gorman,. Stewart,
and Allison were appointed cohierrees on On
the part of the Senate. Consideration OF
the deficiency bill was resumed at T. NJ,
and the pages containing the items OF the
French spoliation claims, which had been
reserved Saturday, were read. and the
amendments as a whole were agreed 10.
MIR. Pettigrew moved to insert an item
of S50.0O0 for the collection and publica-
ton Gin connection with the Worlds Co
lumbar Exposition) of statistics of the
moral. intellectual. and industrial progress
of the colored people of the United states
since January, 1863. Agreed TO. The bill
was reported from the Committee or the
Whole to the Senate and all the amend
ments were agreed TO in bulk.
MIR. Perkins asked unanimous consentto
have struck from the bill an item OF So,O0O
for the widow Of the late Senator Plumb,
of Kansas. and he read letter from MIR.
Plumb's son stating that the item had been
inserted without his mothers knowledge
and against what she believed would have
been his fathers wishes. No objection
kbeing made the item was struck out, and
then the deficiency bill was passed.
ANTI-oPTIoss.
On motion of Mr.. Washburn the anti
option bill was taken up, but was tempo
rarily and informally laid aside for other
business.
Several bills on the calendar was passed.
and then Mr.. PETER desired to have the re-
solution for a select committee on the
Homestead conflict taken up for action,
but MIR. Washburn objected, on the
ground that ii would probably give rise to
debate and Mr.. Cameron confirmed that
objection by saying that his colleague,
Mr.. Quay, who was not present. desired
| to address the Senate upon 1t.
The opponents of the anti-option bill
| then interposed q series of motions which
| had the character of dilatory motions, and
which were also designed to GUST the anti
option bill from its position OF precedence.
| The friends of the measure were strong
/ enough, however. to resist all these Efforts,
and when the Senate adjourned the anti
option bill was the unfinished business" "
| to come up at o'clock tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
This was suspension day in the House,
| but, unlike its predecessor OF fortnight
| ago, no great party measures were brought
| forward
Mr.. Lester. of Georgia, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill for the
Improvement of the outer bar at Bruins
| wick. Ga. Agreed to.
HoARY CLAIM.
Mr.. Smith, of Arizona, moved to suspend
| the rules aud pass the Senate bill sub
mitting to the Court of Private Land
Claims the title of William McGaha to
| the Rancho-Panoche Grande, IN the State
of California. (This Is one OF the Oldest
claims pending before Congress 1t has
| been before the national Legislature for
more than a quarter OF century and has
always found earnest friends. rs 1t has
| found determined enemies.) The motion
was agreed to--yeas, l43; nays, 40. Inc
| bill has never before passed both houses
A bill was passed authorizing the Secre-
| tary OF the Treasury TO OBTAIN by direct
selection or competition OF arcIitects
plans and specifications for pubic oulld:
| ings TO be erected udor the supervision OF
| the Treasury Department. and providing
| for local supervision of their construction.
CONGRESSIONAL STUNNING.
The Senate joint resolution was passed
authorizing the Committee on Labor TO
make an Investigation OF the slums of
cities.
The House at O'Clock took O recess un-
| til 7;3O--the evening session to be for gene
raj debate on the Worid's-Fair features Of
| the sundry civil appropriation bill.
EVENING sx3sIoS.
| To make an estimate of thirty members
| being present in the evening would not be
an exaggeration on the one hand nor an
under-numeration on the other. The
| Sneaker pro tenn. looked down upon vast
array OF empty seats. The press gallery
was vacant. also to q great extent every
other gallery. Mr.. Patterson. of Tonnes
| see. spoke IN opposition to the force bill,
! and made no reference to the Columbian
Nj, Dingley. of Maine, advocated the
anpropriation for the Worlds Fair on the
condition that no nointoxicating liquors shall
| be sold on the ground and that the fair
shall not be opened on Sunday.
CONSTITUTIONAL. OBJECTIONS.
Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama. argued that Con-
cress had no right to make an appropria-
ron TO aid the Columbian Exposition. and
made q constitutional argument to that
Mr.. Newberry. of Illinois, spoke in favor
| Of the appropriatlon of $4,000. 600. and pre-
dicted that the fair would be glorious
Mr.. W. A. Stone. Of Pennsylvania, would
not hesitate to vote for the appropriation,
| although he thoughr that the Sunday
cjosing provision should prevail.
Mr. Brosjus. OF Pennsylvania. earnestly
Advocated the appropriation. but at
| tsched 70 his advocacy was non-liquor
M. Rabbit, Of Wisconsin. made an elo-
auent Temperance speech,
raKx-sllyER COINAGE
NJ. Mex eiehan. Of Nebreaka, spoke IN
| fsyor of TIE lree coinage Of silver.
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