The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-25
THE FlFTy.SECOND CONGRESS.
Proceedings Of the Senate and the House
Tersely Told.


to one term, aud the third by Mr.. Call
(Dem. t Florida, in defense of the constitu-
tOnnlty of the anti-option bill. Amer u
quorum was procured as a result Cf n call oi
the senate. considerable progress was made
on the anti option bill An amendment
was agreed To fixing the lst of July, 1893, as
the time when the bill is 10 go into effect
The resolution offered On Saturday by Mr..
Wolcutt tRepD. Colorado, instruciing the
committee on foreign relations To inquire
INTO the expenditures in aud about the con
stfuctiun Of the Nicaragua canal since the
accounts of expenditure, rendered two years
ago, was agreed to. The McGaffnhan bill
went over without action, and the Senate
adjourned
iIuusr For almost an hour this morn
ing the time OF the house was consumed in
the consideration of n resolution TO which
there was not the slightest opposition in any
quarter and which was finally adopted
without objection, II was one calling upon
the executive departments FOR Information
ne to the number and amount Of war claims
allowed or dsaluwcd by such departments
Then motion to suspend the rules and pass
n bill to settle the claims ut Arkansas and
other States under the wnmp land grants
failed to secure the necessary two-thirds
vote and was therefore defeated. Mr.. Chip
man ODomucrat Michigan from the com
mtter on pfcsid niinl elections moved to
suspend the rules and pass II joint resolution
United states by popular vote. Alter some
iilibusiering on the part of the Republicans
the motion was agreed to without division,
and the house adjourned.
TwENTY-rifTn NY
SENATr. The Anti.DptiOn bill, which has
monopOizcd 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 denunciatiuns were made Of the
measure by Senators lloar, Republican, of
Massachusetts; Vest, Democrat of Missouri;
and platt Republican, of Connecticut as
being in utter contravention Of the Const
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 n
veto. bill TO repeal the silver bullion
purchase provisions Of the Sherman bill
reported from the committee ON finance
and went to the calander After n short ex-
ecutive session the Senate adjourned.
HousE. In the house to day Representa-.
tive Brosius Republican, Pennsylvania in
troduced bill to authorize the refunding
of the per cent bonds, to increase the cir
culation of the national banks and TO dis
continue the purchase Uf 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.rresident Hayes in the senate and house
this morning those bodies adjourned.
rwTNrY.sEvENTH DAY
SENATE-1he discussion IF the anti.option
bill was continued in the senate today, but
no action was taken. In the morning hour
Mr. pelfer concluded his speech in favor OF
In ,f tl. al
atOr Wolcott introduced n bill todiscOntinue
the sale Of the Columbian postage stamps,
except when called for. At O'Clock the
senate resumed consideration of the anti.
option bill and Mr.. Plat concluded his ar
gument against it on constitutional grounds
Mr. Stewart also opposed the bill on con
sttutional and business grounds The bill
went accordingly over without action and
the senate adjourned
lIousE-The greater part Of tot day in the
House was consumed in iilibustering. The
pooling clause was killed and the bill pass
ed. Representative John B. Robinson, oi
ennsylvania, introduced bill increasing
the tax upon beer and other fermentcd Ii.
quors from sl to 81 barrel. The measure
il in accord with the proposed increase in
the tax on whisky. Adjourned.
TwENTY-EIGHTH DAY.
SENATT.-The senate to-day out of respect
TO the memory of ex-President Hayes adj
laneous business.
Horsr.-The house for Ithe second tim,
this week adjourned out of respect to the
memory of ex-president Hayes. Before
doing so, however, the general deficiency
appropriation bill was reported and placed
on the calendar. MIR. :Warner Democrat
New York; from the committee on manu-
facturers presented report on the sweetinl
system and it also was placed upon the
calendar
TwENTY-NfNTn DAY.
STNATE.-The new Columbian postage
stamp was vigorously attacked in the Senate
to-day by Mr.. Wolcott Of Colorado, who
called up his joint resolution directing the
discontinuance of these stamps. In n briel
but decidedly breezy speech, Mr. Wolcot
rdiculed the Postmaster Generals mercan
tile idea that large profit might be made
from their sale TO stamp collectors-an idea
he said, that might suit some Cen tral Amer
ican State that was "a few thousand dollar,
shy He was unwilling to have unloadeC
on STAN y collectors "a cruel and unusua
stamp and rather approved of physi
clans idea that it might be used as a "ches
protector Senators enjoyed the speech
and the joint resolution would have beer
passed instantly had not the Chairman oi
the Postotfice Committee, Mr. Sawyer, inter
posed an objection which sent II to thai
committee. The anti.option bill was dis
'ussed for little over an hour and theT
went over, without action, till Monday, ant
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-The feature OF the House to-day
was the consideration OF the national quar-
antne bill. A number Of amendments tC
the bill were proposed and voted down
Throughout the day the confusion in tn,
House was very great and its elimination
was reached when an amendment was offer
ed, the reading of which could not be heart
10 feet from the clerks desk. To this fac
Mr.. Dickerson, Dem, KY, called attention
He added that the bill was an important
one and should not be acted upon in a seen,
of such utter inattention. He therefor,
moved that the committee (for the bill wal
being considered in committee of the whole
rise, This was agreed 10, and then or
motion Of Mr., Raynor the House adjourn
ed.