The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-17
WAsHISGTON. July l6

admission of Utah as state, so
far ms the two houses of com
u gress are concerned. was applied
by the vice president today when he
announced his signature to that act
1t was imme diately afterwards sent to
the president for his approval. The
house bill to regulate dealings in op
tions and futures was advanced one
stage ia being taken from the table,
where it has been lying for two or
three weeks and referred to the COM
mittee on agriculture.
The rapid progress which has distin'
guished the senate for the past two
weeks in connection with the annual
appropriation bills was still further IL
lustrnted today in the finishing up and
passing of the legislative, executive ano
judicial appropriation bill, and in the
passage, with very little consumption
Of time Of the District of Columbia bill
and in the reporting of the agricultural
bill to the senate. This left tho status
of the fifteen appropriation bills at the
close Of today's session as follows:
IN the hands of the president. the
post office bill Being enrolled, pen
sions, military academy, In confer
ence, Notifications, diplomatic and con,
sular, army, navy. Passed both houses,
but not yet iu conference, river and
harbor, legislative. executive and ju-
licial. Before the senate. agricultural,
| District Of Columbia. On the senate
calendar, Indian. Not yet reported to
the senate. sundry civil, general def
| cheney.
PRESIDENTS COURSE APPROVED.
With less than half an hours discus
sion and with practically no opposition
the house todov adopted the following
resolution cffered by Mr.. McCreary
Dem. Ky.):
Resolved, That the house Of representa-
tives endorses the prompt and vigorous of
! forts Of the president and his admlnistra
tion to suppress lawlessness, restore order
and prevent interference with the en-
forcement OF the laws Of the United
States, and with transportation Of tn
mails of the United States and with inter
state commerce, and pledges the pre- ,ident
hearty support and deems the success thai
has already attended his efforts cause fol
public and general congratulatiou.
The resolution was opposed by Pence
| pop, COLI, and conditiOnally by
Bland, Dsm., MOI. who denounced
the action Of the federal officials in his
own state as wholly unnecessary
Pence criticised the attitude and &C.
ton of Attorney General Olney to,
ward and upon the recent troubles
charging that he had selected rail.
road attorney of Chicago ps specia
assistant district attorney to prose
cute the strikers and their lead
ers in that city He also re
ferred to the charges made in Demo
cratic papers that Olney wus tn,
representative of corporations and
trusts, as q reason why be should no
be in the position he occupies, and why
his action should not be approved
The resolution was advocated ny MI
McCreary and Mr. Catchings Dem,
Miss, and passed by an overwhelming
viva voca vote. Efforts to secure yei
and nay vote We're unnvailing. Tht
Republicans took no part in the debate
Senate amendments to tho naval ap
preparation were non concurred in aut
the bill sent to conference, Messre
Cummings Dom, N, Y.,) Geideu
hiner (Dem,, N j., and Dolliver (Rep.
Iowa. were appointed managers ol
the part Of the house.
The rest of the days session wa
spent in discussing the bill rsporte
from the committee on judiciary, IT
establish q uniform system OF bank
ruptcy" 1t was purely voIuntar
measure and intended, as explained b
the author, Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, t
harmonlze proceedings in bankruptc
in the several states. The bill as re
ported by the committee was ordere
to be engrossed. but on its passage tn
vote of quorum could not be OBJ
tained.