The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
FlrTY-THIRD CQNGnEsS,
Summarized Proceedings OF Ou- Law.
I@akers at Washington.
1Hiprr-srcoNp DAY.

summarized Proceedings OF Ou- Law.
l.-akers at Washington.
1HiRrr-sEcoNp DAY.
! srSATr-The Hawain question presented
/ itself today in the Senate. IL came up first
in the shape of resolution reported from
the Committee on Foreign Relations, de-
| claring Z to be nnwise anc ineIpedient un.
der existing conditions 10 consider at this
| time any project OF annexation Of the lla.
wsiian territory TO the United States; that
| the provisional government having been
duly recognized, the highest international
| interests require that 1t shall pursue its own
| line Of policy and that foreign Intervention
| in the political affairs OF the island would
be regarded as an act nnlrendly to the
| government OF the Gnitod States. Action
was deferred until tomorrow.
! HousE-The sense OF the House in the
matter OF free sugar WAS again made M nj
| FEST when the amendment offered by MIR,
Warner, Democrat. Of New York, putting
eel. while that Of Mr.. Robertson. OF Ipusi-
ana. putting tax on sugar was defeated,
thus leaving all sugar free and the bounty
wired out.
The greater part of the day was given up
to the consideration Of the free coal Scbed-
ule. All amendments having ~ an object
aduiy, great or small On this production
WAS finally defeated and coal will go ON
the free list.
THfRTY.rniRp nay.
SrNArH-An animated discussion took
place in the Senate to-day on a resolution
reported from the Committee on Foreign
Relations declaring It unwise and inexped-
lent under existing conditions TO consider
at this time any project of annexation of
the Hawaiian Islands to the United States.
The discussion was brought to close by
the termination Of the morning hour when
the resolution and several proposed modii-
cations of II went over until tomorrow The
House bill TO repeal the Federal election
laws was then taken up as the unfinished
business
lIousr The early part u the day in
lhe house was given toa considera-
ion OF amendments 10 the iron schedule.
which came over from yesterday. The in
.ome tax bill was then reported in the
house from the committee. but action was
deferred on IL until tomorrow.
rHiRrY-roURrH pNY.
SENATr-Ihe IL twaiian resolutions were
not considered IN the Senate today. ! hpN
were presented IN the morning hour. bui
were laid aside In order 10 give Mr. Allen,
the Nebraska Pop Hist an opportunity tt
deliver legal argument against tuc auth
ority OF the secretary of the IrraSurv t.
issue per cenl bunis. lis argument wa.
To the effect ~ the resumption act q. 49,,
under which Secretary ,arllsie ca M.
authority for the issue and sale -. bonus
ceased To he operative a. soon as ~ purpose
the redemption Of oustaui NJ lcgii tend
er nOtes-wss accOmp ished, amt tu,t II has
no more efficacy now Than uIrce OF biank
paper. An hour was spent IN discussing
the House bill To repeaI the Federal election
laws. Alter that the business ut the -eutt.
was laid aside in order to have proper re
spect paid to the memory OF the late Rep
resentntiye Chipman OF Michigan. Ellugi,s
on Mr.. Chapman were pronounced and the
Senate adjourned
HousE-Prof. Wilson's amendment re
storing petroleum To the tree list mt
through the House with a rush today. Mr
{. w stone Republican, of PENNSYLVANIA
offered an amendment restoring the Me.
kinley rates, bat il was defea,eI by vote
Of l5O TO IS.
rHiHTY.FtFrH DAY
SENATF-Ihe session Of the senate today
was devoted To discussion OF Senator Jall's
public land resolution and general colo
guy over the federal election bill Al .
o clock the election bill came up in the reg
ular order of unfinished business The pend.
ing amendmen was tue one presented by
Senator Chandler allowing every candidate
Tor congress the right to name "a personal
watcher in each election recinct To in
spcct the registration votes and be |
present at the counting an, 'rtiiying OF
the ballo.s After brief d. ss'~- Z
at $40 adjourned.
HoUsE-Aiier two or three hours of lively
debAte on doils aud damon is today, which
resulted IN the adoption OF amendments
offered by Chairman Wilson admit < uncu'
diamonds AZ 10 per cent al valorrm instead
Of II and po>tpOning until October ! tu,
operation Of the proposed law relating e.
dolls. ito plate came iu for new hearing
and rxci ed some lively dl scu~sIon.
THlRTN-sINru HAY.
SlNArE.-Not in session
HousE.-At $3.50 this afternoon penersl
debate under the five minute rule upon The
lhIln Oil came To an end in the house and
everybody heaved a sigh of profound re.
iei The amendment providing that the
iree wool item should go INTO effect AT once
on the passage OF the law was to-day re-
scinded and amendments from the com
mlttee adopted, that fix the beginning of
the operation OF the tree wool provision
upon August ., 1894, and that of manutac-
tured woods upon October ? The most inn
porlant amendments Of the committee
were those offered and adopted TO day, max
ing cni of five per cent on nearly every
ltehl OF The metal schedule. The duty on
Steel rails was reduced from p To 20 per
cent Pug iron from %! To 70. scrap iron
ana steel from 22i 10 TO- structural IRON
wlfe strips of steel, etc, from 81 10 30 bniI'
er pate and other iron aud steel pl,tes
iorgnes OF iron and steel. hoop band and
n "A NaN..