Connecticut western news., 1893-01-12
THE NEWS OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Report of the Business in Sem
 ate and House.


 ate and House.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The feature of the days session of the senate was the three hours speech delivered by MT. 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 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. 7.-The session of the senate was given up exclusively to the dis cussion of the bill on the subject of quar- Rnttne regulations and its correlative meas ure, the bill to suspend immigration for one year. MT. Chandler, of New Hamp- shire. spoke for about three hours. devot- ing most of his argument to the last men tioned 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- vailing.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The District of Columbia appropriation bill was passed. An hour was consumed in the considera- tion of a bill to promote the efficiency of the militia, but there were no determine tions The remainder of the day was de- voted to the consideration ofR bill permit ting the Norfolk and Western Railroad company to enter the District of Columbia. This was bitterly opposed and after three hours struggle, by permission of both sides. truce was declared and the struggle was postponed until 1l:45 today
 The senate was in session for over five hours- Half of the time was spent on MT. McPherson's (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. Mir. McPherson addressed the senate at length in favor of his joint reso- lution, and when he resumed his seat MT. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, gave notice of a 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 MT. Daniel, of Vir- ginia, and the matter went over indefinite lt and without any agreement. MT. Aldrich'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. l, 1894, 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 af from an emphatic declaration by MT. Teller of Colorado.