The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-10
FIFTY-THlRD CONGRESS.
Summarized Proceedings Of Our Law
Makers at Washington
oxE nrNpnrp ANp rorRrErNrn DAY.

ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH DAY.
SENATE. The passage OF the 22d street
Pi'tsburg. bridge hill 10y unanimous consent
was the only business Of importance transact
ed In the upper House to-day.
HoUsE. Representative Tom Johnson
created a sensation Of brief duration in the
house shortly after II assembled by introduc-
ing resolution calling for a congressional
investigation Of the beating OF citizens by the
police during the Coxey demonstration at
the capitol He urged IL ~ question Of
privilege. declaring that the offense occurred
ON the capitol grounds aud purported to be
IN defense OF members of congress
Al 3.52 the house went into committee OF the
whole TO consider appropriation bills and Mr.
Catchings called up the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Grosvenor( Rep. Ohio
opposed the passage OF bill carving nearly
$4,000. 900 without some further explanation.
Al O'Clock the committee rose and the
house adjourned without taking action ON the
bill
ONE HUNDRED AND FfFTEESrH DAY.
SENATE More than half ot the time In the
Senate today was consumed in the delivery
Of a portion Of the speech which Senator
Quay began on April Ii, IN opposition to the
tarin bill when the tarifI bill was taken up
the first amendment fixing the time for the
hill to go into effect (aiter June 80 was al.
lowed To pass over without action.
HousE Not in session to-day.
oSK HUNDRED AND sIXTEESrH DAY.
SENATE For about two and q halt hours
to-day there was nothing 20 be heard in the
Senate chamber save the reading OF columns
upon columns Of figures collected 10y senator
Qnay. Of Pennsylvania. as an illustration OF
some propositions In his speech against the
pending tarifr hill. A motion 10 proceed to
executive business was then agreed to.
HuusE-At 1890 O'Clock the House went
into committee of the whole for the purpose
aeft sl.ar 81. u,.l han
Catchings asked unanimous consent that the
House should continue Ia session after |,
o'clock for the purpOs" of completing the
consideration OF the bill. This was agreed 10
aud the consideration ut the bill was continu.
ed until shortly after G. when the COMMITTEES
reported the bill Ia the House, and il was
passed. 4 recess was taken until o'clock
FOR the consideration of private tension bills
ONT HUNDRED AND sEyrNrrINru DAY.
SESATE Owing TO the fact that the mao
portion of the day ia the Senate was TO bc
held behind closed doors Ia the cons sideratiou
Of "Necutiv" business. Mr. Harris decided to
max" no attempt 10 tax" up the tariff bill
MIR. Hunton. Dem. virginia again called
up the hili e. remit ia" penalties On the dyna-
mite cruiser Nu~uyns which b" had made
Intellectual Efforts to have passed for several
days. Mr. Chandler opposed /, ~ a
"onr-sidcd aud losing business for the GOV
eminent. hu' IL was pa.-cd. Then Ht II 30
the Senate proceeded To- the consideration Of
executive mIsu".s.
lloUsE. The lower house OF congress was
not IN session today
oNE HUNIRLD hSp ElGHrEENrH DAY.
SrShrr During the executive session TO-
day senator Jones presented th" amend
monts e. III" tariff hill which have been con.
siderrd and agreed to by the Democratic
senators known a. the compromise commit
tee. There are over 400 OF them and II
makes new bill. or measure greatly differ.
ing from the Wilson hill and from the senate
bill IN any form In which it has been present.
ed. The amendments heretofore presented
10y senator Vest and reported fou the nr-
auce committee are Edors.d Ly the COM
promise committee.
HpUsE. The House began business today
10y making some committee provisions for the
newly elected members OF IN" house. The
New York and New Jersey bridge lill was
passed under IA suspension Of the rules on
motion of Mr. Dunphy. II meets the objec-
tions of the president 10 pier in the river 10y
referring the question TO u commission Of
engineers. The new printing office hill was
discussed until 507 O'clock. but long before
that hour the debate dcgenerated into u
sSs,.a aiscussion, and Mr. Miiken. of Maine,
mhde Il speech arraigning the Democratic
party for bringing on the financial depression
from which the country had been suffering.
Al Jl2 O'Clock the house adjourned.