The record-union., 1893-10-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the Senate
and House.

Yesterdays Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-In the Senate
Voorhees, gave notice of amendment to
the rules, to the effect that when a bill or
resolution is pending as unfinished busi-
ness, and it shall have been debated for
thirty days, any Senator may move to fix
the time for taking vote thereon. Such
motion shall not be amendable nor de-
batable, and II passed the penang bill or
resolution shall be voted on at the time
fixed.
Morgan, by request, introduced bill
to facilitate the collection of debts paya-
ble the United States from Government
aided railroads, and to enforce the ac-
countability of the directors of said com
panies.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
After the executive session the House
bill to suspend for the year 1893 the law
requiring Sl00 worth of labor to be eX
pended on improvements made on each
mining claim was passed, after an amend
ment excluding corporations from its
benefits. A conference was asked.
The repeal bill was then taken up, and
PETER Of Kansas offered a free-coinage
amendment. with some slight eXcep
tions, it revives the law of 1887. PETER
then resumed his speech against the re-
until o'clock, when, upon motion of
Faulkner, the Senate took recess until
tomorrow morning.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.-The Attorney
General transmitted to the House to-day
a communication saying the Government
was not made party to the receivershiD
proceedings of the Union Pacific, and had
no notice of such proceedings. He had
grave doubts as to their validity as far as
the United States is concerned.
Proceeding in practical operation, the
Attorney General said it tended seriously
to prejudice the interests of the Govern
ment as protected by the existing laws.
He expressed the opinion that the protec-
ton of the interest of the United States
will call for special legislation.
Chairman Sayers presented the emer-
gency deficiency bill, appropriatlng $l27,
500 for custodians and janitors OF public
buildings and 100000 for clerks to MEM
bers. Passed.
The bill to compel railroads to main
tain stations at townsites IN the Cherokee
Strip established by the Interior Depart
ment was taken up and after heated
passage between Simpson and Curtis,
both of Kansas, it was passed.
Chairman Pendleton, from the Commit
tee on Private Land Claims, then called
up the famous McGarrahan claim. The
morning hour expired before a quorum
could be secured.
In the second morning hour Bynum
called up the bill to remit so per cent. of
the duties due on exhibits at the Worlds s
! Fair. Dingley opposed it.
| Bynum offered an amendment, which
was adopted, providing that the Act shall
not apply 20 articles sold or contracted
| for before its passage.
| Mcmillan Of Tennessee and Dalzell of
Pennsylvania warmly supported the res
olution.
/ After further debate Caminetti offered
an amendment, which was adopted, ex-
tending the provisions of the Act to such
exhibits as may be transferred to the
/ Midwinter Exposition at san Francisco.
Aidrich offered an amendment, which
was adopted, to release entirely from
duty such portions of exhibits as are pur-
chased for or donated to the Colum bian
Museum at Chicago. AS amended the
resolution then passed without division.
I Consideration of the printing bill was
then resumed.
/ Beltzschoefer of Pennsylvania advo-
Gated an amendment to take the printing
/ for the executive departments away
I from the Government Printing Office,
and let it out to private contractors.
Without action the House adjourned.