Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-21
CONGRESS-.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7TH.

Both houses OF Congress were opened
with prayer by Jewish 1abbis. In the
Senate, Mr.. Hill, of New York, intro
duced bill to repeal the act of July
IA, 1890, for the purchase of silver bull
lion and the issue of treasury notes
thereon.
In the House, Mr. Wilson introduced
resolution instructing the committee
on ways and means to . ascertain and
report the present condition of the
treasury, etc.
THURSDAY, DEC. STH.
In the United States Senate, on mo-
ton of Mr.. German. resolution was
adopted calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for copies of correspondence
relating to the claim of the city of Bal
timore for advances during the war of
1912. The Senate, after brief eXecu-
tive session, adjourned until Monday.
Mr.. Kilgore brought to the attention
of the House rule which few of the
members knew to be in existence. By
implication it provides that unfinished
business coming over from the first
session of the House cannot be consid-
cred at the second session until after
the expiration of six days. Should the
rule be permitted to remain in the code
and should it be invoked the wheels of
legislation at second session would be
practically clogged for the first week
of it's existence. Speaker Crisp init
mated that the defect would be RENE
died.
FRIDAY, DEC. 9TH.
The United States Senate was not in
session, having adjourned from Thurs
day until Monday next.
The House adopted resolution re-
ported from the committee on ,ules
a.oending the rules SO as to provide
that bills coming over as unfinished
business from one session of Congress
may be considered Immediately at the
meeting of subsequent session of the
same Congress. The Speaker an
nounced number of committee ap-
pointments, including that of Mr..
Brown, of Maryland, as a member of
the committee on naval affairs. The
House passed the Senate bill relative
to the public printing and binding.
Representative Williams, of Massachu-
sets, introduced his bill providing for
the discOntinuance of silver purchases
after February 1 next and the setting
aside as trust fund of the money re-
ceived by the treasury for the redemp-
ton ofnational bank notes, which by
the Sherman silver law of 1890 was
made miscellaneous receipt" The
House adjourned. until Monday.
SATURDAY, DEC. 10TH.
Neither House was in session on the
10th.
MONDAY, DEC. 18TH.
The subject which occupied most OF
to-day's session of the United States
Senate was Mr.. Vests joint resolution
for the appointment of a commission
to have an agreement made with the
five civilized tribes of Indians for the
taking of land in severalty and fo1
opening the remainder of the lands to
white settlement. Finally the matter
went over without action. The anti
option bill was called up, but went
over until to-day to enable it to be re-
printed, so as to show, in various types,
the bill as originally passed, the amend
ments adopted to it in the Senate and
the amendments now pending.
In the House the army appropria-
tion bill was reported. A number of
bills were introduced, but no business
OF public interest was transacted.
In both Houses q bill was introduced
having for its object the encourage
ment of the construction of electric
railroads, to facilitate the transporta-
tiOD of mo lie (ro