The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-31
SENATOR'S MUST ATTEND.
HE ONLY WAY TO GET AN AD.
JOUKNMENT, 1T SEEMS.
FfIiibustering, as Ever. in the House
other Congressional
Matters.

BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-(Senate y
The Senate met without a quorum or the
prospect of one, and in a temperature
almost lnsutferable Mr.. Gibson's reso-
luton offered July Is, calling upon the
secretary of the treasury for detailed
report on the first Monday If December,
as to the amount of gold in the treasury
and In this country, and in the banks of
France, Germany and England, and to
recommend what ratio should in his
judgment be established between gold
ard silver in order to re establish the bi
metallic system of Washington and Jack
son, was passed without objection. Mr..
Proctor's bill providing that appoints
mcnts IN staff corps be made from the
line In the army, passed the Senate A
Senate bill was passed approprating
-, 900 to mark by suitable column the
birth place of James Madison, fourth
president of the United States,
near Port Conway. Virginia. Mr..
Higgins introduced resolution
providing that it shall be the duty of
|
investigate tho subject Of the agoressions
of the Canadian Pacific railroad and its
! fleet of Pacific Ocean steamers upon
American commerce, and to report as to
the propriety of suspending the priv
lleges of the transit of the western side
of the continent, and to recommend such
other legislation as may be necessary to
protect the interests of the United States.
The resolution was ordered to be printed
and referred to the inter State commerce
committee. Mr.. Alison, chairman of the
committee on appropriations, asked the
attention of the Senate L the present
condition Of the public service ip respect
to appropriations contained in tue pend
ing sundry civil bill. The extenson of
time adopted by joint resolution expired
TO day and the House had already ad-
journed because Of the death Of one of
its members. 1t was possible for the
Congressional Rec0rd of to-day's pro
ceeding might be got out be
fore midnight but nothing more
Mr.. Hawley asked if the public printer
, was not prohibited by law from allow
ing his men to work in the absence Of
an appropriation Mr. Allison replied
that it was made illegal and unlawful to
work in advance of an appropriation,
but he felt it bis duty to lay the facts
before the Senate, and to ask them to
adopt Joint resolution continuing the
last years sundry civil bill until Wed
nesdav next, the third day of August
The resolution was unanimously passed
Ihr. Washburn made another appeal to
the Senator from Louisiana to allow a
time to be fixed by unanimous consent
for taking a vote on the anti-OptiOn bill.
! Mr. Gibson replied that it would be bet
ter for the Senator from Minnesota (Mr.
, Washburn) to accept the inevitable and
let the bill 60 over until next session
| Mr. Washburn assented to this course
Mr.. Allison stated that the Senate
could not al iourn sine die without q
. quorum and begged to impress that up
on the Senators who contemplated leav-
ing Mr. Sherman moved that the Vice
President to be request to telegraph tC
absent Senators requesting their presence
and also asking senators now in the cit,
to give their attendance on Monday, anc
until adjournment of Congress Thi
was adopted and shortly before
/ o'clock, the Senate being officially in
; formed of the death of Congressman
5 Craig, adjournad.
House of Representatives.
II Filibustering began Immediately thi
, morning. Mr.. Cummings moved to ad
ourn until Tuesday, and Mr.. Bale,
Il moved to amend by inserting Wednes
, day No quorum voted on the latte
Il motion, and call of the House followed
10 members answered to their names
Further proceedings under the call wer
: dispensed with, and then Mr. Holman
offered a resolution to continue the TEN
porary appropriation of the governmen
until August 4, 1892, and asked unani
5; NOUS consent that it be adopted. MI
it Hopkins objected to it, and refused t
h withdraw his objection, although he wa
v appealed by several members to do SC
" Mr.. Holman stated that the governmen
q. printing office, the light houses and sig
: nal stations, the soldiers homes and sew
A. eral other important public works woul
10 be crippled unless the resolution wa
~ adopted Mr.. Burrows did not see VIII
- - the pending appropriation bill 9Th
~ sundry civi) providing for these object
could not be passed. Uaughter.) II
moved that a vote be taken on the penC
t. ing amendments The Speaker sal
p3 nothing could be done until the prevail
:, ing privileged motions were disposed Q
The regular order was interrupted |
u Mr.. Rellley, who announced the deaf
of his colleague, Hon. Alexander I
Craig, at home, Claysville, Pa
last night. Resolutions of respe
st were adopted and a committee a
:, pointed to attend the funera
H. A resolution to adjourn in respect
nd the deceased was then offered. M
Reed said in the present condition of tt
public business he thought the resoluti'
nig should be withdrawn. The House ht
ur already expressed its respect to the mel
err ory of the deceased, and should not a
la journ in the present condition of affair
er- To adjourn would be to testify respe
I'd at the expense of the public service.
ng said this in justification of the negatl
vote he should cast against the resoluuC
III Mr.. Riley moved its adoption. L
90 House then adopted the resolutlc
ck- without division add adjourned un
y, Monday.
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lie Senator COIquitt Improving.
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