The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-02-09
THE FlFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of the sensts and the House
Tersely Told
THIRTY SIXTH DAY

NtuNloI w tOUEIteS tOT TttluCttlOn Nv ItKlS-
ation. But his way was blocked by Mr..
White, democrat, louisiana who objected
TO immediate action and Mr.. Chandler's 8
resolution was laid over The anti.options
bill was taken up and was under considera-
tion until adjournment.
HUusF--The brief session OF the House TO.
day was an unintcresting one The Sundry
civil appropriation bill was further consid.
cred. but was not disposed OF. The speaker
announced the appointment OF the follow.
ing committee to investigate the Panama
canal scandal Messrs. Fellows. Geary Pat.
terson, Powers and Storer aud the House
then adjourned.
THiRTY-sEvENTH DAY.
SENATr.-The senate passed the Anti.
Option bill. after defeating various amend.
merits offered To II by vote Of 40 to -.
The bill is the one passed by the House Of
Representatives on June g. 1892 with vari
Gus Senate amendments thereto. The first
section defines the word "options"to mean a
contract or agreement for the right OF privi.
lego 70 deliver c. future time or within q
d tesignGied lti.od. any 81 the nrtic.cs
mentioned in section 3. Tie scco~d defines
futures to mean a contract or agreement
TO sell and deliver, at future time, or with.
in designated period, any such articles,
when the party so contracting was not the
owner Of such articles or had not agreed for
a right TO their future purchase. This act,
however, not to apply to anv contract 70
supply National. state or municipal govern.
meDts with any OF such artic e.; nor to con.
tracts by farmers CT planters for future de-
livery, to agreements TO pay or deliver "a
part of the product Of the land as compen-
sation for work or labor done or to be done
on The same. nor TO agreements with farm
eis OF planters To furnish such articles for
use or consumption; provided that such
contracts or agreements shall not be made
or settled for on any board Of trade or ex-
change.
Tue third section specifics the articles to
which the bill is to apply as cotton. raw or
manufactured. hops wheat. corn, oats, rye
barley. pork. lard and bacon.
The fourth section imposes special taxes,
as follows: Dealers In options or futures at
$1,000 year license fee.and cents apound
on cotton. hops. pork. lard or bacon, and 20
cents "A bushel on grain Section 10 provides
that the act shall take effect on July /. 1893.
The motion for a conference went over.
After short executive session the senate
adjourned,
HoUsE-The house resumed. in a commit
tee of the whole, the consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill. but no act
ion was taken when the house adj ourned.
THtRrY.EIGHTH DAY.
SENATE.-The fertilization bill was the
first of the general bills to come before the
senate, and IL was passed after rather i'm
teresting though not novel discussion. The
was passed with but a sing amendment. in.
creasing the monthly pay of sergeants. The
District Of Columbia bill came next in or
der All the committee amendments were
agreed TO except 1ne. that was reserved for
action to-morre,., looking 10 the erection of
a $500 600 municipal building in Washing.
ton City, and the bill went over.
HoUsE.-The attention OF the house was
concentrated upon one item OF the sundry
civil appropriation bill. appropriating sl6,-
600. 600 for carrying on contracts entered in
10 for the improvement OF rivers and har'
bors. Without finally acting on the bill the
house adjourned.
TniRTy-NINrH DAT. 49,
SENATE With the exception OF one hour in
the early part of the day and little longer
time in the evening. to-day's session OF the
senate was held behind closed doors n nd was
spent in the consideration ofthe French and
Swedish eXtradition treaties and incidentally
OF the Hawaiian question. In the open
session the Chandler Hawaiian resolution
Offered some days ago. was referred 10 the
committee on foreign relations; Messrs.
Hale and Blackburn were appointed tellers
10 assist in counting the presidential votes
and Mr.. Carlisle's resignation as Senator
from Kentucky was presented. The dis.
trict appropriation bill was taken up, con-
sidered AMI passed A concurrent resolu-
tion from the legislature of Oregon reques.
ting the senators from that state tO use all
honorable means TO secure the annexation
of the Hawaiian islands TO the United States
was presented and referred and the Senate
then adjourned.
Housf-The session Of the House to-day
was interesting. Mr.. CatchiDgs from the
rules committee reported "A special order for
the silver repeal bill, and gave notice lie
wUuld call ID up February 8. In the morn
ing the anti-option bill was the center of in
tCrest
T,I,y navor,o,, and ,h. Ta1arai oIac
ton laws then occupied the attention of
the house. They were brought toward by an
amendment offered by Mr.. Fitch of New
York to the sundry civil bill. providing that
hereafter no part of any money appropriate
ed To- pay any fees to the United States com.
missioners, marshals or clerks, shall be used
for any warrant issued or arrest made under
the laws relating to the election Of mvmbeis
oicongress unless the prosecution has been
commenced upon q sworn complaint setting
forth the facts constituting the offense and
alleging them TO be within the personal
knowledge of the aiiiant. The Republicans,
whose spokesman was Mr.. Boutelle Of
Maine saw the entering wedge of repeal
of all the laws relating TO federal superyis-
ors. Mr. Fitch replied in a moderate tone,
but stated that the Democratic party made
no secret of its purpose &c repeal the federal
election laws. Several slightly personal pas
sages ensued, but the amendment was I'm.
then rose and reported the bill 10 the house
The Fitch amendment was agreed to-yeas
ii; nays. So The bill was then passed and
the house adjourned.
FORTfETH DAY.
SESATF.-The business OF the Senate was
suspended in order that fitting tributes
might be made 10 the memory Of the late
Senator Barbour Of Virginia. EulOgies OF
the dead Senator were pronounced by
Messrs. Daniel, Manderson, Faulkner, Gal
lingy Platt Hill, Hscock aud Hunton-
the hst being Mr. Barbour's successor in
the Senate. The usual resolutions were
agreed to and the Senate as further mark
Of respect 10 the memory Of Mr.. Barbour
adjourned.
HousE.-The speaker laid before the house
the anti.OptiOn bill with senate amendments
thereto and after lengthy debate the bill
was referred 10 the CON mittee on agricui-
ture. The speaker then laid before the
house the presidents message relative to
the bond transit over Canadian roads. Re-
ieUed. The deficiency appropriation bill
was passed and the Indian appropriation bill
was reported. The House then paid 'riblte
10 the memory Of the late Representative
lfalO NJ H,uusvlV lVn mia and adiOuFued