The true northerner., 1894-08-03
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.
AT the Nations Capital what Ii Being
Done by the senate and House-Oid Mat
ters Disposed OF and New Ones Consid-



Tho de bate in the Senate Wednesday was
rather tame. The galleries were crowded.
as usual, In expectation or renewal or
the great struggle OF the past few days
Mr.. caffery got the floor early and re-
sumed his speech. His remarks did not
arouse much interest. and the galleries
we're soon visibiy thinned out Mr.. Hunton,
OF Virginia. and his colleague, Mr. Daniel
followed with short and uninteresting
speeches. and ut 2:30 the Senate went into
adjourned. In the House bill was passed
permitting fourth class postmasters TO ad-
minister oaths to pensioners In remote
districts.
In the Senate Thursday only six votes
were cast for free coal and iron ore, HilPs
motion TO recede being defeated. The days
procee dings in the House were dull In the
extreme and one by one the members left
their desks. until by $3.50 O'Clock there were
NOT half hundred mem bers In the chamber
The conference report on the fortihcations
bill was agreed to- The day had been as
signed to the committee On Interstate ana
foreign commerce, and some twenty or
thirty bills reported from this committee
were passed, among them the followings
To establish lighthouse at the en-
trance TO Galveston harbor, Texas.
at q cost of $4,000. making Oak
land, Cal, port OF entry; amend
ing the act for the construction OF bridge
across the 81. Louis River between Minne-
sofa and Wisconsin; to bridge the Usage
River In Missouri and the Missouri River
near Dewitt, Mo-. and To authorize the 81
Louis Avoyelles and Southwestern Rail-
way Company TO bridge Bayou Des CLASSES
and Atch afalaya River In louisiana Az
4:62 p m the House adjourned
The Sen ate Is still occupied with the tar
if The measure has been reported Dack
To conference There was not quorum or
members In the House Friday at any time,
fran Nt
unanimous consent Only once was there
hitch, and in this case advantage was
taken OF the absence of a quorum to prevent
action on a bill. The message announcing
that the Senate insisted on Its amend
ments to the tariff bill and agreed to tho
request OF the House for further confer
ence was received by the House at 3:l5 y
m. without giving rise TO any demonstra-
tion. At s o'clock the House took recess
until o'c och. The evening session was
devoted TO private bills.
The Senate's work Saturday was alto
gether with the tariff. he House held n
short session. but managed In two and one
quarter hours to transact a good deal OF
business OF a private character Hair
dozen private bills, heretofore favoraoiy
acted upon at the Friday night ses-
sions, we're passed, as were also
number OF other Senate and House bills
The only thing of Importance In the days
proceedings was the discussion wifhoue
action of bill 10 amend the Revised
Statutes so as to give Federal courts add
tional powers In dealing with violations OF
the copyright law as IL applies to plays
and operas A joint resolution was
adopted still further extending the appro-
priations for 1894 until Aug. b. and as the
thermometer was within speaking distance
of the century mark at 2:2o p. m. the
House adjourned
The Senate wore an aspect OF peace and
Ill In
the excitement OF last week Vfcc Presi-
dent Stevenson had returned and occu-
pied his accustomed seat Among the Bills
introduced in the Senate Monday was
one by Mr. Alien to provide for the
issue of s5o,ooo.oOo in treasury notes
the States "for the relief OF the
worthy Door 1t was referred to the
finance committee The report OF the con- i.
ferrees on the agricultural appropriation
bill, announcing agreement on all the
amendments but the one appropriating
g, 900. 900 for the determination OF the
Russian thistle, was agreed to- The
Senate formally insisted on this amend
ment and sent the bill back 10 confer
ence The sundry civil bill was pre-
sented and Mr. Cockrell gave notice that
the deficiency bill would be reported. The
House joint resolution further extending
the appropriations until Aug IL was
passed. as was also bill authorizing the
life-saviug service of the Treasury De-
partment to employ crews and man the
stations along the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts from Aug / In each year un-
I'll June 1 OF the succeeding year,
and along the lake coasts from the open
ing to the close of navigation In each year
Beyond the passage of few unimportant
bills by unanimous consent nothing was
accomplished by the House Mr. Boutelle
offered resolution congratulating and
recognizing the Hawaiian Republic. but on
a point OF order IL was referred to a Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs
The only feature of interest In the pro-
ceedings In the Senate Tuesday was q
discussion OF the site for new Govern
ment printing office The general de-
fciency appropriation bill was re-
ported to the Senate and placed ON
the calendar. as was also the House
bankruptcy. The report OF the confer
tion bill vas adopted. The session OF the
spent discussing the Senate amendment To
the agricultural bill appro Rating $1,000
900 for tie destruction of the Russian
House instructed the conferrees to fur
ther insist on its disagreement to this
amendment Representative BOen, of Min
nesota, has introd uced bill to abolish
nation al hanks lie would make IL unlaw-
ful TO charter bank or provide ad-
ditional currency for those already char
tered. and directs the secretary TO with
draw all deposits of public money from the
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