The Lamar register., 1893-02-18
wha. Congress. i. Doing.

and passed: House bill for the relief OF GER
tain settlers on public lands In the Tucson
land district, Arizona: House bill to amend
the act of March 3, 1891, establishing a court
of private land claims; Senate bill TO exempt
veterans from competitive examination in the
classified service of the United States. The
bill TO amend the Chinese exclusion act was
laid over.
At SO the Vice President announced that
the time had arrived for execution of the or
der of the Senate. The Senators then fell
into line and, preceded by the Vice President
and secretary aud attended by other officers,
Including Captain Basseti, the veteran door
keeper, who carried the boxes containing the
certificates of presidential electors, moved to-
wards the hall of the House of Representa-
tives. The Senate returned at 2 10 and took
up the car coupler bIll again. Mr.. German
opposed and Mr.. Cullon supported the bill.
Various amendments were offered, but,
without action, the Senate, afver executive
session, adjourned.
FEB. 9.-SENATE.--The entire day was oc-
cupied In considering the car coupler bill. An
amendment by Mr.. Palmer was agreed TO
which strikes out all section except the first
sentence, which is to the effect that railways
must not use cars not equipped with uniform
couplers, coupling automatically by compact.
Mr.. Butler offered two amendments, which
were agreed to, changing the date in the first
section (when power driving wheel brakes
must be used) from January l, 1895, to Janu-
ary /, 1898, and the date In the fourth section
(grab-lrons, or hand-holds, In the ends and
sides of cars must be proyided) from July l,
1888, to July !, 1895. Mr.. Wolcott resented
with much acerbity of manner n criticism
which Mr. PETER made of some things which
he {Mr. WolcotD had said the previous day.
He utterly repudiated the idea of hostility to
the farming classes. The people to whom
REFEREED he said, ''werc the fraud and scum
of the labor element, men who are sometimes
walking delegates, men who are specialists
and anarchist agitators, and men who on the
strength Of the labor movements sometimes
temporarily find public ofiice.h The bill was
not completed.
HousE-Nr Ca;chIngs called up the reso-
luton for the committee OF rules setting apart
this legislative day, and II necessary the next
legislative day, for the consideration of the
bill repeating the Sherman act Mr.. Bacon,
chairman of the committee on banking and
currency. said It was understood that II this
motion was adopted the silver repeal bill
would have no chance OF passage, and the
friends of the bill wanted the bill postponed
until the committee on rules could pass
cloture rule for II on some future day. Mr..
Bland said. There is nothing strong enough
to compel the repeal Of this law, the so-called
silver law, until some other measure was in
stituted more satisfactory, or better TO take
its place. And he gave notice that the Demo
cratic party might be disrupted and all re-
forms might be defeated but no proposition
solely in favor Of Wall street could pass
Democratic House. No thought would deter
the friends Of silver from the performance of
their duty on this question. He dcted the
House to demonetize silver and 20 back 10
the Infamous Legislation of 1873, The discus
sion was continued by Messrs. Bartine, Wat
son, Bryan, Walker, Cox Springer and Reed.
When It came TO Mr.. Townsend's time TO
speak, he yielded to Mr.. Taylor, who, in the
few minutes assigned him, made "a speech in
which he declared against the wisdom of re-
pealtng the tsherman act, and undoubtedly
won back some of those who had been weaned
away by the eloquence OF Mr.. Reed Mr..
Taylor's friends we're surprised at his atti-
tude. but Sir. Townsend smiled As he saw the
approving looks OF the silver uien from the
West who witnessed the effects of this
unlooked-for champion The vote was
l52 ayes, If3 nays. Then by nearly unani-
nous vote the bill was referred back 10 Its
committee. The House then went into COM
mlttee of the whole for the further considera-
ton OF the Legislative appropriation bill
Amendments were adopted provided that
hereafter public building shall be draped
in mourning; that executive departments be
closed out of respect OF deceased officials, and
prohibiting the use OF public funds for funeral
expenses of government officials or employees.
FEB 10-sESATE.-The vote by which the
House bill to provide for sundry lighthouses
and other aids to navigation was passed some
days ago, was, on motion OF Mr.. Dolph, re
considered, all the amendments rejected and
the bill was passed without amendment. just
as IL came from the House. The calendar
was then taken up and these bills were
passed: Senate bill appropriating $50, 600 for
a public building at Laramie, Wyoming. Two
senate bills To authorize the construction of
dams across the Kansas river in Kansas Sem
ate bill to amend the Senate bill in relation
to the transportation of merchandise. 1t pro-
hibits the transportation Of merchandise from
one American port to another American port
through foreign port the railway auto
matte car coupler bill was taken up and after
an uninteresting debate It was agreed that the
vote on It shall be taken at 4 o'clock to-mor-
row.
HousE-The day was occupied in discuss
ing the pension appropriation bill. II appro-
PIRATES Sl66, ,090, 900.
Fen. lI-SENATE.-The bill to promote
the safety of employees and travellers upon
railroads by compelling railroad companies to
equip their cars with automatic couplers and
air brakes, and their locomotives with driving
wheel brakes, vas finally disposed OF. The
substitute for the House bill Of last session
was agreed to and the bill passed-yeas IS,
nay 10. The only other important piece of
legislation was the agreeing to the conference
report On the Notifications bill, and making
the Nicaragua canal bill unfinished business.
housE-The House resumed in committee
of the whole the consideration OF the invalid
limit debate gave rise to iilibustering move
ment led by Mr.. Burrows and the motion for
Limitation was withdrawn and the debate con-
tinued for some time. The committee then
rose and public business having been sus-
pended the House paid its due respects 20 the
memory of the late Edward f. Mcdonald OF
New Jersey and adjourned.
FEB. I3.-SENArE.-An attempt was made
TO take up the New Mexico statehood bill but
1t was defeated by vote of 30 to II. At the
close of the morning hour the bill to guaran-
tee Slo0, 900 900 bonds of the Nicaragua canal
company was taken up II occupied the rest
of the day.