The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-24
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Summarized Proceedings Of onr Law.
Makers at Washington.
% nrNnREp IN TwENTY.Tirrn pAY.

Ns'i hNNbbfD hNn DAY.
stNATE.-At the opening of the senate to-
day Mr.. Allen introduced and asked the con-
sidefation t a resolution calling upon the
secretary OF treasury for information as to
the total number Of persons engaged in pro.
tected Industries: the number Of such persons
whose wages are claimed TO be affected by
protection; the number whose wages are not
affected. The resolution went over. The
tarin bill was taken up at noon. Three
Items in the chemical schudule were passed
and then the senate went into executive ses-
sion.
HousE.-Speaker Crisp was not inth chair
when the house met to-day, as he had been
called away by the death of Mrs Crisp's
mother. Ia a letter he designated Mr.. Dock
cry OF Missouri. as speaker pro TEN. Among
the bills presented was one from tho
committee on labor. reported by Mr..
McGnnn, making labor day a holiday. IL
was placed on the calendar. The naval ap-
Preparations bill was taken up. Mr.. Cum
ming's substitute. providing that hereafter no
cadet shall be appointed who was not a resi-
dent OF the congressional district ,e is ap-
pointed 10 represent. was agreed 20. Discus
sion Of arnor plate then consumed the
balance Of the time until adjournment
One HUNDRED AND TwENTY-sixTH DAY
SENATE. Mr.. Aliens resolution calling
upon the secretary OF the treasury for infor-
nation as 20 the number Of persons directly
Affected 10y protective duties and by Competi.
don with foreign labors ia the United states
vas discussed In the Senate to-day until ~
o'clock, when the tarin bill was taken up.
Al 6:0j the senate went into executive session
and shortly aiterward adjourned.
HOUSE. Ia the House to-day the Joint res.
olution authorizing AN investigation Of the
Industrial depression was reported from the
committee on labor. Then the house went
INTO committee Of the whole on the agricnl.
mral appropriation bill. AT p. m.the house
adjourned.
oNE HUNDRED AND TwENTy-sEvENTH DAY.
SENATE. The senate disposed Of 10 items
IN the chemical Schudulc of the tarin bill to-
day. and then adjourned.
HousE- After the call ot committees the
House went into committee OF the whole 10
consider the agricultural appropriation bill.
Representative Herman (Rcp., Ore offered
au amendment raising the sum for irrigation
Investigations from $1,000 TO $4,000. An
amendment was adopted authorizing the
secretary OF agriculture 20 inquire n 20 the
feasibility Of displaying weather signals from
the postal cHrs. At o'clock the bill was
passed IN spit" ~ Mr.. Mar-h's efforts 10 re-
commit Il. At j.0i \. N. the house adjourn
ed.
oNE HUNDRED AND TwENry-EIGnTu DAY.
SENATE The Senate mnde very good
progress on the tarin bill to-day having
reached the metal schedule. Among the
amendments agreed 90 were the following:
Clays, unwrOught. II per ton; clays, wrought,
- per ton: cast polished looking glass, etc,
not exceeding 2ING0 square inches, % cents
per square foot; above that. - cents: spec
tacles 40 per cent. Mr. Morgun's resolution
calling upon the senate for information as TO
the existence Of the sugar trust IN violation Of
the law was adopted. At 4J0 the senate
went into executive session.
HoUsR.-SoOn after the house met to-day
II found itself with a 1buster on its hands,
caused by n motion TO consider appropriation
bills running counter 90 private bills. The
evening session was devoted 10 private bills.
Al 1880 the house adjourned.
ONE HUNDRED AND TwENrY-NiNTH DAY
SESATE.--The session Of the Senate to-day
was dull and extremely uninieresting But lit
tie progress was made on the tarif bill. only
two hours being spent upon Il. Gallinger de-
liyercd another instailment of his serial
speeches. Some amendments offered 10 para
graphs 49, 80. 30 and ~ OF the glassware
schedule passed over yesterday. Increasing
the rate on plain, cut and window-glass,
were agreed to and the tarifI bill was laid
aside AZ the request Of Nr Aldr.eh who de-
sired to obtain certain information now being
printed before proceeding with the metal
schedule.
EoUsE.-The lower house OF Congress was
not N session to-day.