The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26
THE FlFTY.SECONO CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of the Senate and the House
Tersely Told

10 one term and the third by Mr., Call
| (Dem.), Florida. in defense of the constitu.
tionality Of the anti.option bill. .bfer a
I quorum was procured, as q result Of n call of
the senate. considerable progress was made
on the nti.option bill. An amendment
! was agreed TO fixing the 1st OF July, 1893 as
the time when the bill is TO 20 into effect.
The resolution offered on Saturday by Mr..
| Wolcott (Rep.) Colorado, instructing the
! committee on foreign relations to inquire
into the expenditures in and about the con-
struction of the Nicaragua canal since the
accounts Of expenditure. rendered two years
ago was agreed 10. The McGarrahan bill
went over without action. and the Senate
! adjourned.
HoUsE.-For almost an hour this morn
| ing the time of the house was consumed in
| the consideration of a resolution TO which
there was not the slightest opposition in any
/ quarter and which was finally adopted
l without objection. IL was one calling upo
the executive departments for information
as to the number and amount of war claims
| allowed or dsallowed by such departments
| Then motion to suspend the rules and pass
/ bill to settle the claims Of Arkansas and
/ other States under the ,wamp land grants
/ failed to secure the necessary twO-thirds
/ vote and was therefore defeated Mr.. Chip
/ man democrat Michigan from the com
mittes on presidential elections moved to
/ suspend the rules and pass Joint resolution
| providing for the election OF senators Of the
/ United states by popular vote After some
/ hlibustering on the part of the Republicans
the motion was agreed to without division,
| and the house adjourned.
TWENrY-FtFrH DNY
SENArE.-The Anti-Opton bill, which has
monopolzed almost the whole time of the
! Senate during the present session, and
| which is expected to reach its final vote to-
morrow, was debated to-day for nearly three
| hours and then went over without action.
| Sweeping denunciations were made Of the
measure by Senators Hoar. Republican. OF
massachusetts,; Vest Democrat, OF Missouri;
and Platt, Republican, OF Connecticut, as
being in utter contrayenton of the Consti.
tuition of the United States and In violation
Of the rights OF the States The McGarrahan
bill received its death blow for this session.
the affirmative votes falling eight short OF
the constitutional majority to pass it over
veto. A bill 70 repeal the silver bullion
purchase provisions of the sherman bill
reported from the committee Oh finance
and went to the calander. After a short ex-
ecutive session the Senate adjourned
HOUsr-ln the house to-day Representa-
tive Brosus Republican. PENNSYLVANIA in
troduced a bill to authorize the refunding
Of the per cent bonds, 10 increase the cir
culation of the national banks and TO dis
continue the purchase Of silver bullion. The
session Of the House was an interesting one.
Work was mapped out for the remainder
OF the week and for part of next week, but
beyond this little was done
Twenty SIXTH DAY.
Upon the announcement of the death of
ex-President Hayes in the senate and house
this morning, those bodies adjourned.
TWENTY. SEVENTH DAY.
SFNATE-lhe discussion OF the anti.opton
bill was continued in the senate today, but
no action was taken In the morning hour
Mr.. PETER concluded his speech in favor of
a 5 ngle term of the presidential office Sen
ator Wolcott introduced =. bill todiscuntnue
the sale Of the Columbian postage stamps,
except when called for At O'Clock the
senate resumed consideration of the anti.
Sr2puon bill and Mr. Platt concluded. his ar.
guIient Ggdinssit Oh constitutional grounds
Mr.. Stewart also opposed the bill on con-
stitutional and business grounds. The bill
went accordingly over without action and
the senate adjourned
HoUsE-rhe greater part of to-day in the
House was consumed in flibustering. The
pooling clause was killed aud the bill pass
ed. Representative John b. Robinson OF
Pennsy ylvania. introduced bill increasing
the tax upon beer and other fermented II.
quors from 81 10 81 barrel Tue measure
is in accord with the proposed increase in
the tax on whisky. Adjourned.
TwENTY-EiGHTH DAY.
SENATE.-The senate to-day out of respect
TO the memory of eX-Presdent Hayes at
journed without transacting any miscel-
lancous business
/
this week adjourned out Of respect to the
memory OF exPre,ident Hayes. Before
doing so, however, the general deficiency
appropriation bill was reuortpd and placed
on tue calendar. Mr.. Warner Democrat,
New York. from the committee on manu-
iacturers presented u reporr Jn the sweeting
system and II also was placed upon the
calendar
rwEN1S-NINrH DAY.
SENNrr.-Ihe new Columbian postage
stamp was vigorously attacked in the Senate
to-day 10y Mr WolcDtt. of Colorado, who
called mp his joint resolution directing the
dIscontinuance of these stamps. In brief
bat decidedly breezy speech, Mr.. Wolcoit
IdlIIied the Postmaster Generals mercitI.
tile dra that a large profit might be made
from Their sale 10 stamp CollectOrs-an idea.
he SAID, that might suit some Cen tral Amer.
lean state that was "a few thousand dollars
shy lie was unwilling to have unloa led
on STAN collectors "a cruel and unusual
stamp and rather approved of L physi.
clan : idea that II might be used as "a ''cnpst
protector. senators enjoyed the speech.
and the joint resolution would have been
passed instantly had not the Chairman of
the PostotiiCe Commit ee, Mr.. SAWYER inter
posed an objection which sent It to that
committee. The antioption bill was dis
'uSsed for little over an hour and then
went over without action, till Monday, and
the Senate adjourned.
HuCsE-Ihe feature of the House to-day
was the consideration OF the national quar-.
antine biz A number of amendments to
the till were proposed and voted down
Throughout the day the confusion in the
House was very great and its elimination
was reached when an amendment was offer.
ed the reading Of which could not be leard
10 feet from the clerks desk To this fact
Mr. Dickerson, Dem. Ky, called attention
He added that the bill was an important
one and should not he acted upon IN a scene
of such utter inaltention. He therefore
moved that the committee (for the bill was
being considered in committee of the whole
rise, This was agreed TO- and then on
motion of Mr.. Raynor the House adjourn
ed.
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