The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-22
FlFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.

MoNDAY-1n the Senate the pension ap.
preparation bill with amendments. was re-
ported back from the Committee on Appro.
priations and placed on the calendar. IL
carries total Of sli6, 737 $50, which Is. on
increase of $l1 ,0l2 2S4 over the House bill,
and 1927 200 less than the estimates. The
bill as reported, exceeds that of last year by
1922, ,505. The principal increase over the
House bill Is Sll, ,gO7, ,634, for army and navy
pension. The bill introduced by Mr.. PETER
on the 18th of May, "to increase the Cur
rency and provide for its circulation, to re-
duce the rate of interest, and TO establish q
Bureau of Loans, was taken from the table
, and Mr. PETER addressed the Senate In advo.
cacv of II. The Senate then adjourned
until tomorrow.
In the House, bv unanimous consent, the
following bills were passed. 70 admit In
dian children to citizenship NJ the age of 81
years. provided that they have had 10 yea,s'
industrial training; to authorize the Wash
ingion Schcuizen Nerein to erect a statue to
Baron Won Steuben in one Of the public res
ervations in Washington. After action upon
some District of Columbia measures, the
Mr.. Creary, of Kentucky, in the chair on
the Qualifications bill. After dispensing with
the first reading of the bill, the committee
rose. without further action. In the CON
sideration' morning hour Senate bill was
passed, with an amendment, authorizing
the entry of the lands chiefly valuable for
building stone under the placer mining
law Also, the bill to protect settlement
rights, where two or more persons settle on
the same section Of agricultural public land
before survey thereof Also, 10 establ sh n
division line between the lands of the Uni
ted States and the pittsburg, Ft Wayne and
Chicago Railway Company, near Bellevue,
Pa. A bill granting To the State of Kansas
in trust. the Fort Hayes military reserva.
tion, for the purpose of Il soldiers home on
the cottage plan, gave ris to opposition, and
without disposirg of II the House ad-
journed.
TUESDAY. - No business of any con.
sequence was transacted in the senate of
house to-day on account of the death of Con.
gresham Stackhouse. Both houses adj.
journed until tomorrow, ont of respect TO
his memory.
WEpNsptY.-In the Senate the silver bill
was defeated. No action was taken and the
senate adjourned.
The House passed the Fertilization Appro.
priation bill without a division The
measure appropnates S2,il2,376 or 81 1862 i27
less than was appropriated by the last Con.
press. Authority is given tO make contracts
for certain works. insOlying n further ex.
uendture of sl.37G,G0D. The bill reducing
the duty on tin plate, terne y ate and ,aggers
tin to cent a pound after October !. 1892
and removing all duty thereon after October
]. 1891, occupied the remainder of the day
The House tnen adjourned until tomorrow
THURspAY-The House went into COM
mittee of the whole ON the tin plate bill No
action was taken when adjournment occur.
red.
In the Senate Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont,
called up the free coinage bill and spoke on
il, Discussion was continued until adjourn.
ment
FmpAY-Bo,h houses of Congress adjourn.
ed until MONDAY, alter Il brief session cover
ing only routine business.