, 1892-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
House..

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-The house
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epon' ~ ~ u"f =" WY
discussion OF the rules and II Is now EVIL
dent the first two months of the session
nil cloae with tho -,les s,;I, rnder oon-
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SiueIa'ion. Ahe proRreSs .ouaS WAS
marked by q significant event-the
adoption of an amendment proposed by
D;noIev of tba R~enrbl;can side and
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cnienS suppor'eu Nv eAopeaAer neeu'
This amendment. too, Is one OF the most
important thus far proposed to the COM
m,ttee's renort as il nrovides all senate
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anienuen'' u uouee oih' o'her .nan
Appropriation bills shall be considered as
soon as laid before the house by the
speaker. Pending a motion this morn
ing was Boatners, striking out a clause
permitting general legislation on appro-
prlations tor the improvement OF rivers
and harhors, for public buildings and for
the survey of unsur veyed lands of the
settlers. He wanted to give the Demo-
Gratis a straight tip in the race for presi.
Dental stakes. They were putting the
race up wrong and il they expected to
WIN they would have to change their
horse shoes.
The party which took a five cent nickel
as a measure OF the American people
would make a mistake. Bland commended
unless the rule was adopted in the present
form it would be impossible tor the house
to retrench expenditures and reduce
taxation. Bostners motion was defeated.
80 to ll9. On motion OF Enloe OF
Tennessee an amendment was adopted
nr0yIdInD all hills he Intrndurnd nv
presenting them to the clerk properly
endorsed and be appropriately referred BY
the speaker. DingleY of Name offered
an amendment providing tor the con-
sideration Of senate amendments to house
bills (not a~ppropriating money! as soon as
they were laid before the house by the
speaker Agreed to.
O'Nelll of Missouri protested against
the small attention given to private
measures during the previous congresses
and offered an amendment providing that
on Tuesdays. THURSDAYS and Saturdays
the house meets at 10 o'clock the two
hours to be devoted to private bills. Lost
So to 1873. Adjourned.
The house committee on territories
listened for an hour this morning to an
argument by Delegate Smith on behalf of
the admission of Arizona as a state. Har.
vev OF Oklahoma also addressed the COM
mittee on his bill. for admission into the
union as one state, of Oklahoma aud the
Indian Territory.
Just before the adjournment, Murray,
Nelson and others representing the Chi
cage board of trade laid before the COM
mlttee a voluminous memorial in OPPOSE
ton to the anti option legislation.
The arguments of the memorial are
chiefly that the boards of trade are es-
sential to the marketing of farmers pro
duce and that dealing IN options and
futures is a stimulus necessary to the
maintenance of boards OF trade. 1t as
serts that the extent to which produce
gambling is carried on IN legitimate ex-
changes OF the country is immensely ex-
aggerated. Gambling in produce-gamb-
ling pure and simple-is carried on in
bucket shops.
The memorial Is a long one and say
gambling has been a fruitful source of
agricultural depression, and a rigorous
federal bucket shop law, vigorously en-
forced. might go far toward accomplish
ing that which is sought The LAYING OF
wagers In thousands OF bucket shops on
quotations OF produce as they are made in
the great marts OF trade creates a power
tul concentration OF interest for the de-
Tho oxtont 10 wb;ob hnotat sbon ;rAr.
ence Is responsible for the agricultural
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