Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-07-20
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
First Session.

| only await the signature OF the president 20 be-
| come laws. They are the agricultural. the river
and haroor, the Indian. the post ONCE and the
| pension appropriation bills. Six of them are
stll in conference, with the conference reports
| Enacted on. They are the army, the dipio-
matte and consular. the District OF Columbia,
| the Military academy. the naval and the legis.
| lative appropriation bills. The conference re-
| port on the Military academy bill has been
| agreed 10 i'm the senate. but has not vet been
| reported in the house The conference report
on the naval bill has been twice rejected IN the
house, the trouble being over the senate amend
| ments authorizing the construction OF one line.
| of-battle ship, and appropriating $4,000 for the
| proposed international naval review in New
| York harbor and Hampton Roads in celebration
OF the discovery OF America.
| wAsnrNGroN July u.-SESArr-The sun.
| day question got into the senate to-day The
sundry civil appropriation bin was under con
sideration. and when the Worlds fair item was
reached Mr.. Quay offered an amendment maxi
| ing the appropriation depend ON the closing OF
| the fair on Sundays There was a good deal OF
diSeussion-some OF Il solemn some OF Il anus
| ms ana all OF IL probably useless. though not
| unintcreSting. The senate adjourned without
uisposing OF the question and the debate will
| probably be resumed tomorrow. Congress- has
| been Hooded with petitions from clcrgymen and
| church organizations asking for the closing OF
the talr ON sundays Quay's amendment will
| probably prevail
HoUsE-The house had District Of Columbia
business under consideration Monday. but To-
ward the close OF the session took little whirl
| nj a conference report on the military bill The
people who are supposed TO be charged with n
considerable degree of foresight rs 10 adjourn
anent have about agreed ON the I'D or 25th inst
| Is the date when congress viii go hence That
| gives about two weeks in which 10 close up the
| necessary business
wAsHrSGToS, July Is-SrSArE.-Mr ouav,s
| amendment To the Suutirv civil ton
| bill requiring the Columbian exposition TO be
closed on Sunday came up in the Senate to-day.
| Mr.. Hiscock favored the amendment Mr.
kenna declared himself as unalterably opposed
to any act that would give national countenanco
10 n dissertation OF the Sabbath day Mr.
Palmer said that he had been educated To rev.
orencc the Sunday. but he had never felt IL to
DE his duty or right to impose his opinions upon
others Mr.. Colquitt and Mr.. Hawley sun.
ported the amendment, and Mr.. Morgan Mr.
Daniel and Mr.. Can opposed IL. No vote was
taken The senate having. on motion OF Mr.
Allison, resumed consideration of the sundrv
eiVil appropriation bill, the effect OF that action
Is, under the rules, TO rclcCate the anti-option
BILL which had been taken up by nm Affirmative
vote, 10 its place on the calendar notwith.
standing the vote 10 make IL the unfinished
business
HoUsE.-Thc house today agreed TO the con.
Terence report on the District OF Columbia nm
preparation bill The report agreed To appro-
~. y
Il encampment in Washington-the appronrin.
tion 10 be paid entirely out OF the revenues OF
the District OF Columbia. In the debate today
on the bill 10 elect United States senators by
uireot vote OF the people Mr.. DUNCAN opposed
the proposition and did not believe there was
any corruption in the present method OF elect.
ing senator's At one point I'm his speech Jerry
Simpson asked Mr.. DUNCAN now about his own
state. IL don't believe there was any cor.
ruption In the election OF Senator sherman
vi ,,,tg a
say That as an Ohio citizen John Sherman Is n
United States senator of whom have no rca.
son TO feel ashamed. He is a statesman and
an aole one 'Ch. mean the other one" re-
torted Mr. simpson 81 know all about that
election replied Mr. DUNCAN for was there
was working for the election OF Hon John
mcmahon, and was watching what the other
Fellows were doing, and l want To say right
mere mat there was no corruption OF the legisla-
lure that elected Mr.. Bricc."
WASHINGTON, July s-SENArE-The friends
OF an observance OF the sabbath and the friends
OF total abstinence have alike reason 10 be salts.
ned with the action OF the senate to-day on the
provision for issuing, I'm aid OF the Worlds Co
lumbian exposition, ten million souvenir half
dollars The amendment offered by Mr. Ouav
coupling with that provision the condition that
the exposition shall not be opened GU SUNDAYS
was carried by large majority; and one OF.
Tered by Mr.. Pfcner, prohibiting the sale OF I'm.
ioNlcating liquors within the exposition
grounds. was carried by majority OF two
Inc proposition rs reported from the committee
on appropriations was agreed to without n di-
vision: All OF this action, however, was In
committee Of the whole.
HousE-Thc contention which has been going
on over the silver bill since last December WIS
settled finally in the house to-day bv the re-
iusal OF that body 90 take up and consider the
biH recently passed by the senate providing for
Tree coinage The vote was 1876 yeas 1854 nays.
WAsHINCToN, July 4-SExArE. Senator
sherman introduced bill repeating that mari
oil inc present silver act which provides for
monthly purchases OF bullion 10 take encrt
January next Mr. Higgins introduced n hin
authorizing retaliation for certain unjust dis
ordinations by the Dominion OF Canada against
the United States, and 10 was referred To- th,
nnance committee The senate adopted an
amendment 10 the Worlds fair clause OF tho
appropriation bill On lieu OF the Sunday clcsir,,
amendment adopted yesterday. declaring that
all the appropriations made for the exposition
are mHoc on the condition that il shall not hc
open on sundays and, II the appropriations
are accepted on that condition. then IL ia made
the duty OF the Worlds fair commission Ia
make rules 10 carry 10 out The amendment
prohibiting the sale OF Intoxicating liquors
within the Worlds fair grounds was rejected
yeas Il nays, y Adjourned until Monday
HousE-Mr. McKaigh Of Maryland. intro
uueed resolution authorizing the government
Lodge election bill, which passed the hous,
during ihc Ffty-hrst congress. Seventy demo
cratic representatives lcft for their homes last
night after the defeat 81 the silver bill Ahout
forty more left today. More are going
WASHiNGToN. July i5.-SrNArE-Tbe last
sAFcoi legislation was crossed iu the senate to-
day as 90 three % the principal approximation
hills-thc legislative. the navy aud the army
the conference reports in each OF them having
been presented and agreed TO- Ncthcrthclcss
u was found necessary 60 extend for two weeks
longer the joint resolution Of June 20 10 provide
Tor such cNpe nditurcs ~ the government as are
not covered hy the bills already sent to mo
president. Most OF the day session was sucnt
IN the discussion % the Qualifications bin.
House. To-day thc house took n turn NJ ,b,
World ia.r business the question arising on
amendments 60 the suudry civil appropriated
piI made by tho senate. An agreement vyas
reached boy the unanimous consent that vote
fhould he taken at noon ou Tuesday next ON all
ne World fair propositions. including tho
f'''"'p appropriation. she Sunday question
prohibition ~ liquor selling ana such other
amendments as may be- offered during the ais.
cusslon
Dalton Gangs Big Haul
GrrHmF, o. r.. July iG.-Aftcr sent
tcring the posse which was 20 prevent
them robbing the NJ. X. g. r.. train. n