The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-05-26
FIFTY-SECoND CONGRESS.

| PIVNislon LOT an increase OF the navy. Mr..
| Mcpherson, who last Friday offered an
amendment to strike out the House pro
| vision for an armored cruiser and the Sen.
| ate provision for battleship. and TO pro.
| vide for three, instead of one harbor defense
| double turret ships OF the Monitor type,
modified his amendment so as to confine II
SIMPLY TO the striking out part Of IL, leaving
the number of Monitors at one Rejected.
| Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment provid-
ing that IL the harbor defense ship be built
on the Pacific coast, an allowance of per
cent. may be made ON its cost 10 the con-
tractor, in addition to the contract price, to
cover the cost of the transportation of ma.
terial. The amendment was agreed 10
without division. The question recurred
on the amendment reported by the Com
mittee on Appropriations. Without coming
| TO vote on the question, the Senate al.
| journed
After routine business the House went in.
to committee of the whole, Mr.. Lester, of
Georgia, in the chair, on the sundry civil
| bill.
Mr.. Pickler, of South Dakota. moved TO
increase from $4,000 to $40. 600 the appro.
priatlon TO meet the expense of protecting
timber on the public lands, but 1t was lost.
Pending action on the bill the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
WEpSEspAY-l In the Senate the considera.
ton OF the naval appropriation bill was re-
sumed, and alter several amendments were
agreed to the bill was reported from the
committee of the whole 20 the Senate The
amendments were all agreed to and the bill
was passed without a division. Adjourned.
The silver question was the feature of in
terest in the House to-day, and
much 90 the disappointment of the silver,
ties, the Speaker sustained the point of order
raised against Mr.. Bartines free coinage
amendment to the sundry bill and the
House clnched the matter by upholding
the Chairman's decision. Later on Mr.
n nj a. g.. -.
OF all silver bullion purchased and now In
the Treasury into standard silver dollars.
Points Of order were raised against the
amendment, and the Speaker reserved his
decision, which will be awaited with inter
est and impatience by the free coinage men
ton of routine business the House went into
committee of the whole, Mr. Lester, of
Georgia, in the chair, on the sundry civil
bill. Mr.. Smith, of Arizona. moved To in
crease from 100000 20 100000 the appro-
prlation for surveying the public lands
After some debate a compromise was ar
rived at and the appropriation fixed at $780,
OOO. Pending further action the commit
tee rose and the House adjourned.
THuRsDAY-ln the Senate the bill author
izng the Secretary of War 10 detail for
special duty, III connection wife the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, such army officers
as may be required Ito report To the General
commanding the Department of the Miss
ouri) was taken from the calendar and pass-
cd. The conference report on the bill to
provide for the disposal and sale of the Kla-
math river Indian reservation was presented
andagreed TO. The river and harbor ap-
propriation bill was then taken up and Mr..
Mcpherson made the motion, of whiclfte
had given notice this morning. TO recommit
the bill, with instructions to reduce the
amount 80 per cent. Mr. Dolph moved TO
lay the motion on the table Agreed 70
yeas, ~ nays q (Messrs. Harris, Kyle Me-
Pherson, Paddock Palmer and VilaslN
Amendments reported from the COMMITTEES
on Commerce and increasing appropriations
were agreed TO. All the committee amend.
mcnts having been disposed ofithe bill
went over till tomorrow, when il will be
ppent 26i9saa aamenudfcapt.-aa ,cos,dte :.
adjourned. p
IN the House, the third partyG, " lged
this morning, and N Ave- ',
Of Georgia, sent mp to the clerk "a to. csSy-s
had read the terse resolution. "tFfefA m btis>
Mr.. Beltlh6overs derlan1slJfe the regular
order orperated MS an objection. After
fruitless call of committees the house went
into committee of the whole (Mr. lester II
Georgia, in the chair on the sundry ciyilF
bill. The chair delivered his opinion on the Z
point of order made against the amendment 4
offered by Mr.. Bland yesterday for the coin
age of all silver bullion purchased and now
in the treasury into standard silver dollars,
the cost of coinage to be paid out of the
segnorage or gain TO the government, tho
of the seignorage to be covered
into the treasury. The chair was unable 70
see how the amendment was germ9ne 10 the
subject of the clause. He sust aimed the point 4
of order and ruled out the amendment Mr..
Bland appealed from this decision, but the
committee sustained the decision OF the
chair by vote of 100 TO 40. After routine
business the House adjourned.
FRIDAY-ln the Senate aftera little rou-
tine business the consideration of the river
and harbor bill was resumed, and various
amendments of small importance were OF.
rercd and agreed to. After a long political
discussion the bill was reported back to the
Senate. All the amendments agreed 10 IN
committee were concurred in, ia gross, and
The bill was passed without n division. The
following bills were then taken from the
calendar aud passed: House bill bill to rat
lfy an agreement with the Indians residing
on the Colville Reservation in the state Of
Washington. Senate bill authorizing the
constructor of u bridge across the Red River
IF the North. After an executive session the
Senate adjourned.
After the call of committees for reports
the House went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Lester, of Georgia, in the chair,
on the sundry civil bill. The announce.
ment of the approval by the President Of
the lnman registry bill was received with
applause Consideration of the bill was
continued until adjournment
The House in committee of the whole,
Mr.. Lester, of Georgia in the chair consid-
cred the sundry civil appropriation bill un'
Ill adjournment.
MoSDAY-In the Senate, to day, Mr.. Vest
offered a resolution which was laid on the
table Tor the present, discharging the COM
mittee on Finance from the further CON
sideration of the House bill 10 put wool on
the n.ee list and 10 reduce duties on wooIen
goods, and directing the committee TO re.
port the bill back to the Senate for its ac'
ton thereon Tho Senate bill passed author,
IL ng the Secretary of War to procure ana
present suitable medals to the survivor, Q.
,he "Forlorn Hope storming party" Of Port
Hudson. on June 10, 1868. A number o'
local bills were passed. 10
In the House another effort was made - I
get up the Sherman statue bill, but II siiAin
met the objection of Representative M
gore, of Texas. number of bills OF W.
cal character were passed, among them " f
! bill grant, q pension of $50 a monlh ne
| ex-l'nited States Senator George W. Jolk S
| of Iowa, who was drummer boy intne T
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