The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-08-05
CONGRESS HOLDS WELL.
LITTLE WORK AND SrIALL At
TENDANCE IN THE SENATE.
Lively work in the House on the Res
olutfOns Offered by Mr.
Holman


ByTelegraph to the State Chronicle
WASHINGTON, August 4.-(Senate y
The first business of the Senate (thirteen
republicans and twelve democrats being
present and making little over half
quorum) was to act on the House resolu
tion extending appropriations to August
10, which was reported just as soon as
the journal was read. Mr. Allison, chair
man OF the committee on appropriations,
asked unanimous consent that the Senate
concur in these extensions. Mr. Pascoe
inquired whether this was likely to be
the last extension. Mr.. Allison: 1t would
give me great pleasure to inform
the Senator from Florida and the
Senate, if | were able to do so.
The resolution was then passed A re-
cess was taken until 1870 p. m, At
l :35 the chief clerk of the House made
his appearance in the Senate and announ-
ced the House action in further disagree
ing to the Senate amendments to the
sundry civil bill and the signature of the
speaker to the resolution continuing ap-
preparation till the 10th inst. The latter
was promptly signed by the vice presi-
dent and sent to the White House. On
motion the Senate then adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Catchings, from the committee on
rules, reported resolution making this
suspension day, which was adopted. Mr..
Holman then submitted resolution ex-
tending the appropriations under the
sundry civil bill until August 10th.
Agreed to. Also a resolution that
the House should reconsider the vote by
which it decided to recede from it's dis
agreement to the Senate amendments in
the sundry civil bill insist upon further
disagreement and send it to conference
again. The proposition was debated by
Mess. Bingham, Reilly, Dingley and others
Mr.. Holman moved the passage of the
resolution and it was passed; yeas al
nays so. The speaker appointed Messrs
Holman, Sayers and Bingham as the con
fcrees. MIR. Reilley then offered reso
luton and asked for its passage, that tht
House should proceed to consider sub
| stitute for the Durborrow bill approp
c rating So, 500, 900 at once and to vot,
i upon it to morrow at l o'clock
n
}, tanned until the bill shall hav
n been fully and finally disposed of
After debate the resolution was passed
by vote of 167 to Z and the House re
: solved itself into committee of the who'll
+ on the Durborrow substitute, Mr. Dock
cry in the chair. Mr. Picker submitted
an amendment to appropriate S., 900, 00
instead Of 81, 500, OOO Rejected. MI
Atkinson offered an amendment to pro
hibit the sale of Intoxicating liquor o.
the exposition grounds. Mr. Pickle
4 moved to amend by prohibiting the sal
s of liquor in the House of Representa-
s tives' restaurant. He said that an in
/ vestigatiug committee had considere
# the subject of members drinking an
: he thought the amendment wa
g entirely in order. Self preservation wa
l the first law of nature. Mr.. Buchana
! II said that the proposition was absurd
e The gentleman from South Dakota wa
ingenious. Men who came to Congress
were workingmen and sober men an
, had something to do besides tippling 6
:. the bar He asked Mr. Picker why /
/, had introduced such an amendment
Both amendments lost Mr. Dearmon
offered an amendment allowing tt
Worlds Fair management to have coine
at their expense sufficient silver bullio
st in such design as they may select, to Il
= extent of $4,000, O0O Rejected. NJ
Breckinridge offered an amendment pr
Id viding that articles imported for the e:
position shall have plainly marked upc
:, in denonominations of American none
is the price at which they are importt
or without the addition of tariff or 9th
sr- charges of a like character. The amen
a ment was disagreed to. The commit
. at 5 o'clock rose and the House ad jour
d, Cd until tomorrow.