Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-01-12
THE NEWS OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Report of the Business in Sen
ate and House,


WASHINGTON, Jan 6.-The feature of the
days session of the senate was the three
hours speech delivered by Mr.. Villas, of
Wisconsin, against the antioption bill, in
which he outlined the constitutional objec-
tions which in his opinion precluded the
possibility of its passage by the senate. He
denounced it as Il fragrant advance to cen
tralization and as involving the character
istiCs of the most odious paternalism.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The house passed
the Notifications appropriation bill without
amendment or debate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. T.-The session of the
senate was given up exclusively to the dis
cussion of the bill on the subject of quar-
antine regulations and its correatiye meas
ure, the bill to suspend immigration for
one year. Mr.. Chandler. of New Hamp-
shire, spoke for about three hours, devot-
ing most of his argument to the last men
toned bill although the other was really
the one that was up for discussion. To
this latter, however, an amendment was
pending to authorize the president to issue
proclamation suspending immigration
from countries where cholera may be pre-
vailng.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The District of
Columbia appropriation bill was passed.
An hour was consumed in the considera.
tion of bill to promote the efficiency of
the militia, but there were no determina-
tions The remainder of the day was de
voted to the consideration of bill permit
ting the Norfolk and Western Railroad
company to enter the District of Columbia.
This was bitterly opposed and after a three
hours struggle, by permission of both sides,
n truce was declared and the struggle was
postponed until l:45 today.
The senate was in session for over five
hours. Half of the time was spent on Mr.
Mcpherson (of New Jersey Joint resolu
tion authorizing and directing the secre-
tary of the treasury to suspend all pur-
chases of silver under the Sherman act,
and the other half on the bill granting ad-
ditional quarantine powers and imposing
additional duties on the Marine hospital
service Mr., Mcpherson addressed the
senate at length in favor of his joint reso.
luton, and when he resumed his seat Mr.
Aldrich, of Rhode Island, gave notice of
substitute which he proposed to offer to it,
and he asked unanimous consent, in order
to test the sincerity of the Democratic side
of the chamber, which he accused of mas
querading," " to have vote taken on the
substitute and the original measure to-
morrow.
Objection came from Mr.. Daniel, of Vir-
glnia, and the matter went over indefinite
ly and without any agreement Mr.
Aldrch's substitute proposed to authorize
the issue of bonds to procure gold, if neces-
sary to maintain the parity between gold
and silver coins and United States treas
ury notes, and also provided for the sus-
pension of the purchase of silver bullion
on Jan, |, 1874, if before that time there be
not an international agreement reached by
which gold and silver shall be given equal
mintage rights at an agreed ratio The
prospect of the passage of any bill to re
peal the Sherman act may be judged of
from an emphatic declaration by Mr.
Teller, of Colorado.