Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-06-15
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Inc United States Senate Tuesday,
passed the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. No other business
of interest was transacted by the Sen
ate.
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Page
Saturday, June IS, was set apart for
the delivery of eulOgistic addresses to
the memory of the late Senator Wilson
of Maryland. The House passed the
urgent deficiency bill. Itappropriates
1854 ,332 for the payment of pensions
and $14, 900 for miscellaneous expenses
of House of Representatives.
There were but twenty-five Senators
present Wednesday during the morn
ing hour, two thirds of them being on
the democratic side. Mr.. Dolph made
an argument in support of the bill in
troduced by MI. Warren, providing for
the irrigation and reclamation of arid
lands, for the protection of forests and
the utilization of pastures. An adverse
report was made on Mr.. Cameron's bill
to authorize the Philadelphia and
Camden Bridge Company to erect a
bridge over the Delaware river at
Philadelphia for general purposes and
as post road, and the bill was placed
on the calendar.
d ED
ed the agricultural appropriation bill
A motion was adopted setting apart
Thursday for consideration of bills re.
ported from the Judiciary committee
In the Senate, Thursday, Mr.. Nor
gan called up Mr.. Stewards bill for the
free coinage of gold and silver, and
proceeded to make a speech in its ia
vor. During his speech Mr.. Morgan
said If his democratic friends could af-
ford to do without the electoral vote
of Alabama in the next presidential
election they might pass over the sub
Ject OF silver, perhaps, and pay no more
attention to it, but if they could not,
they should listen to those who brought
arguments on the silver question to
their attention. Mr.. Jones, of Arkan-
sas. next addressed the Senate, pre-
senting resume of the facts and votes
leading up to the characterization OF
silver ia 1878. The House bills for the
admission of New Mexico and Arizona
tee on Territories, and the agricultural
and legislative appropriation bills
were referred to the committee on ap-
preparations, and then the Senate ad-
journed till Monday.
sections 4715 and $3.50 of the revised
statutes so as to dispense with proof OF
loyalty during the war of the rebellion
as a prerequisite to being restored OF
admitted to the pension roll of any
person who otherwise would be emit
tied thereto, nor shall proof of loyalty
be necessary in any application for
bounty land where the proof otherwise
shows that the applicant is entitled
thereto, provided that no soldier re-
stored or admitted to the pension roll
shall receive any back pay. This act
shall not extend to any person under
the disability imposed by the Nth ar
ticle OF the amendment to the consti-
tuition. 1t was explained that the bill
applies to very few survivors of the
war of 1912. A bill was also passed de-
filming the crimes of murder in the first
and second degrees and manslaughter
in places and on waters under the ex-
elusive jurisdiction of the United
States.
The Senate was not in session Friday
having adjourned from Thursday I'M
til Monday
In the House, several bills were pass
ed for the construction of bridges over
Western rivers. Mr.. Wise, from the
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce, presented a report, and a
resolution directing the committee on
Interstate and foreign commerce to
make an investigation into the alleged
Reading Railroad deal. The resOlu-
ton was made the special order for
Monday. An evening session was Or
dered for the consideration of private
pension bills.
Congress was not in session Satur-
day, the Senate having adjourned over
from Thursday and the House from
Friday until Monday.
In the Senate Monday, Mr.. PETER
spoke in advocacy of his financial
bill.
The House passed a number of Dis
trict OF Columbia bills, and then took
up the fertilization appropriation bill.