The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-02-17

New Jersey bridge bill. The bill providing
for use Of automatic couplers by railroads was
discussed. Mr.. Cullom said the brakcmen
would be safer II they were enlisted In the
army In time of war than they were MS rail-
way employees. The bill provides that when
| 10 per ceut. Of the railroads shall agree upon
\ coupler the rest shall use the same. Mr..
Wolcott opposed the bill. Invent over with
| out action.
llousE.--The Senate amendments TO the
| Hnrter bill OF ladlng were concurred In, The
House then proceeded In the committee Of
the whole To the consideration OF the lcglsla-
tive appropriation bill,
| FEB. S.-SESATE.-In the morning hour the
/ following bills were taken from the calendar
and passed, House bill for the relief OF ccr-
tain settlers on public lands III the Tucson
land district, Arizona; House bill 10 amend
of private land claims, Senate bili to exempt
| veterans from competitive examination In the
classified service Of the United States. The
bill 10 amend the Chinese exclusion act was
| laid over
Al 1855 the Vice President announced that
| the time had arrived for execution of the or
der Of the Senate. The Senators then fell
into line and, preceded by the Vice President
| and secretary and attended by other officers,
including Captain Bassett, the veteran door
| keeper who carried the boxes containing the
certificates Of presidential electors, moved to-
|
| tlyes. The Senate returned at 2:lO and took
| up the car coupler bill again. Mr.. German
| OPPOSED and Mr.. Cullom supported the bill.
| Various amendments were offered, but,
| without action, the Senate, af,cr executive
session, adjourned,
| Hot In anticipation Of .he counting Of
the vote for president and vice president the
>l,rjes w,tSi crowded. The speaker laid be-
'iolthc llbuse The Housc quarantine bill,
with the Senate amendment, and Mr.. Raynor
moved concurrence. Mr.. kilgorc was pres
cnt, however, anu together with Mr.. Anthony
resoitcd TO dilatOry tactics. They were I'm
ally forced TO subside and the bill passed. At
o'clock the Senate appeared The vice
president took the chair assigned TO him, to
the right Of the speaker, and the senators oc-
| cupicd the first four rows TO the right OF the
prcsluing officer. The counting OF the elec-
| toral vote was then proceeded with and AT Its
| completion, the Senate returned to It's own
hall The vote was announced Ms followsi
| Cleveland and Stevenson 2T1, Harrison iI5,
| Weaver -. The legislative appropriation
bill was considered but not acted upon.
| Fen. D.--srSATE.. The entire day was oc.
| cupied In considering the ear coupler bin. An
amendment by Mr.. Palmer was agreed to
| which strikes out all section . except the first
sentence, which is 10 the effect that railways
must not use cars not equipped with uniform
| couplers, coupling automatically by compact
l
were agreed 10, changing the date in the first
section (when power driving wheel brakes
| must be used from January l, 1895, to Janu-
AIRY !, 1895, and the date in the fourth section
| (grib-irons, or hand-holds In the ends and
sides OF ears must be provided from July !.
/ 1898, to July |, 1893 Mr.. Wolcott resented
with much acerbity Of manner criticism
| which Mr.. PciIcr made of some things which
he tMr. Woicott) had said the previous day,
lie utterly repudiatcd the idea of hostility to
the farming classes. "rhe people 10 whom |
REFEREED he said, ''wcre the fraud and scum
| of the labor clement, men who are sometimes
walking delegates, men who are specialists
| and anarchist agitators, and men who on the
| strength Of the labor movements sometimes
temporarily find public Office The bill was
| not completed.
| HousE.-Mr. Catchlngs called up the rcso-
| luton for the committee of rules setting apart
| this legislative day, and If necessary the next
legislative day for the consideration OF the
| bill repeating the Sherman act. Mr., Bacon,
| chairman OF the committee on banking and
currency. said II was understood that II this
motion WINS adopted the silver repeal bill
| would have no chance of passage, and the
| friends OF the bill wanted the bill postponed
| until the committee on rules could pass
| cloturc rule for II on some future day. Mr..
Bland saidi There Is nothing strong enough
| TO compel the repeal OF this law, the so-callcd
i
| stitnted more satisfactory, OF better, 10 take
| lis place. And lie gave notice that the Demo-
cratic party might be disrupted and all re-
forms might be defeated, but no proposition
solcly In favor Of Wall street could pass u
| Democratic House. No thought would deter
the friends Of silver from the performance Of
/! their duty on this question. lie dcicd the
! House to demonctlze silver and go back TO
the Infamous legislation Of 1919. The discus
zion was continued hy Mcsir.. BartIne, Wat
son, BRYAN, Walker, Cox, Springer and Heed.
| When II came to Mr.. Townsend's tine To
speak, he yielded 10 Mr.. Taylor, who, In the
few minutes assigned him. made u speech In
which he declared against the wisdom OF re-
| pclling the tShrrn,n act, and undoubtedly
| Won back some Of those who had been wclncl
away by the cloquence OF Mr.. Reed. Mr..
| IaylOr's friends were surprised ut his nttl.
lude, but Mr.. Town,end smiled as he saw the
approving looks Of the silver men from the
| Wet who witnessed The effects OF this
| unlooked.for champion. The vote was
ll2 ayes, iis nays. Then by nearly unani-
nous vote the bill was referred back 10 ~,
committee. The House then went Into COM
mttec OF the whole for the further eon.ilura-
lion Of the legislative appropriation I'LL
| Amendments We're adopted provided that
| hereafter no public building shall be dfnpel
Ia mourning; that executive departments be
closed out Of respect Of deceased officials, and
prohibiting the use OF public funds for funeral
'AlfnHch W EoNtInihNll hHleiAs W 'Hlllus's
FIN. 0.-srsArr.-Ihr vote By which the
House bill to provide for sundry lighthouses
aud other aids TO navigation was passed some
days ago, was, on motion OF Nr. Doiph, re
considered, all the amendments rejected, and
The bill was passed without amendment, Just
Ne II came from the House. The calendar
was then taken up and these hills were
passed; Senate blu appropriailng SO 600 for
| public building Mt Laramie, Wyoming. Two
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| dams across the Kansas river Ia Kansas. Sem
ate bill 10 amend the Senate hill In relation
| 10 the transportation Of merchandise II pro-
hiblis the transportation II merchandise from
| one American port TO another American port
| ihrough foreign port. the railway auto.
matte ear coupler III was taken up and after
an unlnt.rcs,ing debate II was agreed that the
ynlr on Il shall Dc taken AZ O'Clock to.mor.
nv.
llousr.-1hc day was occupied IN discuss
lng the pension appropriation bill. IL nppro'
pirates 100000, 600
Firm. ii.-srSArE- The bill TO promote
the safety of employees and travellers upon
railroad. By compelling railroad companies To
equip their cars With automatic couplrrs and
ar brakes, and their locomotives with driving
wheel brnkes, wa. nnnllY disposed Of, The
subslitutr for the House hill Of last session
vas agreed to mud the bill pns.ed-ycas ~,
nay TO- The only other important piece VI
legislation wa the agreeing 10 the conference
report on the fertilization, bill, aud making
the Nicaragua canal bill unfinished husiurta.
iiourn-lbr House resumed IN committee
81 tho whole the consideration OF The Invalid
S,pson appropriation bill. An attempt 10
| Unit debate rave flsr To d tllbustcrlng move
mrnt led by Mr.. Dnrruv, and the motion foi
Limitation was withdrawn aud the debate con
tlnucd for some tlmr. The committee theu
rose aud public business ha,lbg been sus
pended the lilnac pnld ia ,inc respect. TO the
memory VI the latn Edward 4, Mcdonald ol
New Jersey aud adjourned
rnn, ia,-srSArr.-An nl,rmp, WIS mad,
10 take up tho New Mexico statehood hin hnl
II was defeated by a vote OF ~ Ia ~. AZ thu
closn II the mnfulnH honr the bll To runran
tee eloO, VDO,OpO bond. ~ the Nicaragua cam
company was taken np, II occupied the rrH