The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-03-19
THE FlFTY-sEcoND CONGRESS.
A Digest of the Proceedings in the Senate
and House.

and House.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE senate de-
voted the day TO discussing Mr.. Vests propo-
sition for a general law to provide for the
construction Of postoffices in small towns,
and without action on this matter went into
brief executive session and adjourned.
Several bills were passed by the house and
the tariff debate was then resumed,
WASHINGTON, March IA tariff speech
| by Mr.. Dolph having special reference to
the agricultural interests and further dis
cussion Of the postoffice building bill with
put conclusion occupied the whole day in
the senate.
The debate on free wool in the house
was without special interest.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The senate pass
ed the postofiice construction bill so amend
ed as to authorize the construction Of a
postofice building in every town where the
postal receipts average over 5000 year,
at graduated scale ofcost ranging between
100000 and $4,000 The rest Of the day
was devoted TO executive sessions.
The proceedings in the house were unin-
teresting, the entire session being devoted
to the consideration of measures reported
from the District of Columbia committee,
several bills of local interest being passed
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Quite an ami
mated discussion was started in the senate
over the urgent deficiency bill, which incl
dentally elected from Messrs. Allison and
Hale, Of the senate committee on appropria-
tions, and Mr.. Sherman, pointed censure on
the custom of withholding appropriations
from consideration by the house and asking
the senate to insert them. The treasury
| department was specifically referred TO by
Mr.. Alison in this connection.
The senate in secret session confirmed the
nomination Of William Il. Lawrence, OF
Bristol, Pa, secretary Of the United States
legation at Rio de Janeiro, and that Of
George p Mclean, Of Connecticut, attor-
ney for the United States for the district Of
Connecticut.
The house devoted its session to the con-
sideration Of the free wool bill. Among the
speakers were Coombs, of New York;
Walker, of Massachusetts; Schott, of Illinois;
Chapman, Of Michigan. The debate was
without Scident, and after four hours dis
cussion the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-During the
morning hour in the senate Mr.. Stewart, of
Nevada, gave an illustration of what he
considered little matter which it would
not take long to consider by calling up
under the three minute rule bill to appro-
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mia, Oregon and Nevada for expenses in
CURED during the war. Messrs. Allison,
Sherman and Cockrell manifested quite a
different opinion as to what constituted q
trihe, and the bill went over The senate
early resolved itself into executive session
on the Wood case and discussed it until ad-
journment.
The senate in executive session confirmed
the nomination of Representative Glenn.
ents, of Georgia, as interstate commerce
commissioner to succeed the late Commits
sioner Bragg
The debate on the tariff was continued
Mr. Sayers, of Texas, and Mr.. Bryan, oi
Nebraska, being the only two speakers
The speech Of the latter occupied two hour
and was closely listened to by the largest
attendance Of members since the tariff de
bate began. Upon its conclusion he wai
loudly applauded, and was the recipient Of
numerous congratulations.