The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-04-28
News from Washington.
NOTES AND ITEMS FROM con-
GRESS AND WHAT IF u
DOING.
Some Bills Observation-Disclosures
nj Mention.

Some Bills Observation-Disclosures
nj Mention.
Indirectly there was test % the
the silver men i'm the Senate last
week. fhe question came up Ga
Mr.. kyle's otion to strike out oi
the Arizonl funding bill tie clause
requiring the payment OF Interest
III gold or lis equivalent III lawful
money Of the United States and Ia
insert 'Hawful money OF the United
States" The motion prevailed, Is
to "A. Mr.. HILL voted for it.
Mr.. Manders0n has introduced
bill in the Senate appiopriatig $780,
900 for the erection Of a Statue III
Latay cite Square. Washington
city, to John Paul Jones.
No action has been taken in regard
to filing the vacancy can<ed by
the dismissal Of AIR. Young, yrinci-
pal executive clerk OF the Senate.
IIr. Eayner, Of Maryland, has
been put in charge ofNr. Sptinger's
bill providing f1r an International
monetary conference, which h-3
been refesred to the committee on
foreign affairs.
The United State Senate in ex.
ecutive session ratified the eonven-
ii N providing for a renewa3 Of the
existing modus xiv eadi in Beriug
sea.
The Honsa committee on foreign
affairs to.k action looking 10 =
reciprocity ro3ty with Mexico.
The only feature Of Interest in ti1e
United S ties Senate wend53uy wa
the speec. Of Mr.. Tellcr, Of Color, do,
on the silver Question, in which he
favored the free coinage Gf silver.
During his speech Mr.. Teller DE-
n0unc2d executive intafereocein the
silver question. and predicted that
the four siiverprod dcing State would
not hereafter act with the republican
party if it took 4 stand at the COM
| ing patio al convention for the gold
standard. He also denounced as
utterly untrue the frequently E-b-
| lished stateMena that the silver
Senators had contracted at the last
session with democratic Senators for
support of the free-ceinage bill in
exchange for their votes against the
force bill.
The labor committee Of the House
has agreed on bin 10 limit to eight
eight hours the daily service of
laborers and mechanics employed
on governmen! works, with a
penalty for its violation.
Congressman who recently pred
icted an oaEly adjournment are
beginning to believe the session will
last through the greater part of the
summer.
In the House, after an exciting
debate, in which the Noyes-ROckWell
contested case from the twenty
eighth district OF New York was
disposed OF by confirming the right
of Mr.. Rockwell, democrat, it tue
seat by vote of 129 to 1o6.
Deficiencies in apprc cpriations
made by the billion dollar Congress
are still being repo ted to the House.
a letter as received form the Depart
ment Of Just ce this week, asking
tnat &l,629,5jS be appropriated on
thai aecoantlor It.
The House committee on public
buildings has reported favorably the
bill providing for the erection Il Z
public building al Durham, \. c.
The Naval bill was passed Oh
Monlay. It Is understood that the
Senates will amend so as to provide
for three new cruisers and that the
bill Will go to conference which viii
agree to the new cruiser.
It would be a hae thing for 4
Democratic House to refuse to col.-
sIder a Pure Food Bill to save the
people nearly one thousand miilio,s
annually in money, ard untold mil
lions in INTEGRITY and health, while
Wrsngsing over measures ofeconom.
that are rot aitoge ether economic.
The resolution fer an investigation
of the Pinkerton system got on tbs
House Calendar on Wednesday, but
it will be difficult - hring it u
during this session.
! Mr.. Lodge inroduced q bill dfoEi
ding that Post Gfiea inspectors shall
select fOurth-class tmasteEs.
Secretary Kusk pl omptIy sat down
on The proposition to establish :
Government goat FARM to breed
Angora goats.
The House passed q resolution
vacating the order f0i leave TO print,
and the Record will hencefDrih be
less heavily loaded with extraneous
literature.
On Wednesday petition was Pre-
sented to the House praying for tie
passage of the Lodge bill which
provides for the supension OF tie
suspension of the purchase Of silver
bullion and the issue Of Treasury
4 notes for the same.
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