Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-04
THE WEEK AT WASHINGTON.
What Senators and Representation Have
Done in the Way of Public Bu,inos,

Nhat senators and Re epresentatiyes Hay,
Done in the Way of Public Businoss.
; On Wednesday, Of lest week the House pro.
ceeded to TIE further consideration of the
worlds fair amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
debate ensued, during which Mr.. Nc
AliI!in Of Tennessee opposed the appropria-
tion because Of the depleted condition OF tbe @
treasury Ibore was owing, he said. to the
sinking fund of last year $11 900, 600.
Through the squauderipg of the last Con
gress, if the amount the law required to b,
pad into the sinking fund was paid, this
year would find the government with a de
ticiency OF so, 600, coo.
The speaker stated the Senate amend
ments would be read in order and he would
recoguilo Mr.. Holman TO make any motion
he desired relative to them.
On motion OF Mr. Holman, the House in
sisted on its disagreement to all the minor
Senate amendments.
Then came the amendment appropriating
80, UOJ coo, aud Mr.. Bankhead's nendinp
amendment reducing the appropriation to
80, was lost; yeas -, nays al.
In the senate on Wednesday Of last week
the ani.-op,ions bill was discussed and laid
aside The btl 20 create u national hi9h-
way commission was passed, also one to
facilitate the enforcement OF the immigra-
tion and contract labor laws of the United
Statos.
IN the House on Thurs lay of last week =
motion was carried, 12l to 81, that a final
adjournment be made on Saturday. The
Senate debated upon the auti-optlons bill
until the senators, exhausted by the heat
vo.al unanimously for adjournment.
Ga Saturday the democratic obstruc-
tionIsts in the House showed no sions
OF relaxing their determination to protroct
thair Useless fight against the CHICAGO foir
appropriation, and practically against the
sundry civil appropriation, which should
now lie available. The republicans having
much to gain by this exhibition are wi!,in5.
20 le; them fight it out.
The threat Of allowing the sundrv civil nm
preparation bill to fail without an extending
resolution ha, been talked over by Soma Of
the obstructlonists.
Ihe attention of the president has been
called to this probability of failure. He
very promptly and emphatically informed
the momhers who called upon him that if
they adjourned without passing this i'm
Poltant appropriation bill he would at once
call an extra session.
-. '"' HeH"te -ioHGdy Mr. Huwley spoke
on the tariff, based on Mr.. Hule's re.olu-
non. lie was followed by Mr.. Hiscock on
the sumo subject. The worlds fair annro.
Irlat.on was further discussed in the House
y resolution was passed changing the date
Of the dedication of the buildings from the
l2th to tho 2lst of October.
The Senate on Tuesday adopted resolu-
ton requiring further investigation OF the
linkerton system aud passed few private
bills In the House RESOLUTION
revoking all leaves Of absence and
requiring the attendance of ,absentees
was adapted. No BUSINESS was done.
IEe speaker sent the following telegram
to each absentee: II urgently request vour
lmmediatc attendance here. We cannot
break the deadlock without a fun at
tendance, and we cannot adjourn without
ulsposing Of tho sundry civil bill. All leavss
OF absence are revoked. -