Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-17
IN SENATE AND HOUSE
Both Branches Are Engaged in
IranSacting Routine Business.
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Occupies the Attention of the
Upper House of Congress.
BANKRUPTCY BILL PASSED.

Among the bills reported to the Senate
today and suitable referred was a House
bill providing for the construction OF a
tunnel between the new library of Congress-
and the Capitol for the transportation of
books, &c, at a cost Of $4,000
Mr.. Vest also reported a bill for the sale
OF the custom house property In Louisville,
KY.
A blu to amend the Constitution with n
provision as TO the hours of labor was in
troduced by Mr.. George OF MississippL bv
request. and referred to the committee on
immigration.
The Worlds Fair Awards.
resolution was introduced by Mr. Vest
or Missouri reciting that charges OF favor
itism and fraud had been made by ex-
hioitors at the recent Quadro centennial
against the committee on awards. and d.
recting the committee on the quadro GEN.
tennial to investigate the charges. The
resolution was referred to the Committee an
contingent expenses
Mr. Higgins Of Delaware presented a res
olruon calling on the Secretary of the
treasury Tor Information as to whether i'm
nisi ants who are prevented by law from
landing at ports of the United States are
entering the country by way of Canada
ana whether the inspection OF immigrants
entering the United States from Canada in
efficient, and II not, whether further leefs-
lation. Is desirable. The resolution was
agreed TO.
A Naturalization Inquiry.
resolution was introduced by Mr. George
| OF Mississippi. and referred to the commit
tee on judiciary, directing that committee
to investigate whether there is any pro-
vision in the statutes requiring an appli-
cant for naturalization to be a man OF rood
moral character and to have an attachment
toward the Constitution of the United
| states, and that IL II should be shown after
ward that such naturalized foreigner is not
| a man of good moral character and with an
attachment toward the Constitution whether
| such naturalization could be recalled wheth-
er IL L. eNpedient TO resuire such applicant
| 10 ne able TO iead the Constitution. and df-
recting the committee to embody it's findings
| ana Recommendation IN a bill.
| Bills Passed.
The following House bills were rasseAs
| To authorize the construction OF n bridge
over the Mississippi river at Dubuque,
Iowa: providing for the resurvey OF Grant
| and Hooker counties. Neb.: for the relief
Of the securities Of John S. Bradford. and
to furnish national and state soldiers homes
with certain public documents
| The following Senate bills were also pass
| ed: For the relief OF Pay Inspector John
n; Stevenson, L. S. N, and authorizing
commissioners to the industrial exhibition
| at Melbourne, Australia.
Agricultural Appropriation BILL
Consideration OF the agricultural appro-
priation bill was then resumed, and Mr..
Hansbrough On. d. offered an amendment
appropriating s1.0oo.oOO for the destruction
OF the Russian thistle upon the bill as a
rider A point of order was made against
| II by Mr.. CociIreli (Mo.), but by a vote Of
26 to p the Senate decided the amendment
to be In order.
THE HOUSE
At the opening of the session Of the Hou,s
| Mr.. Sweet Gdaho) moved 10 concur in the
Senate amendments TO the bin extending
| the time for making final proof on entries
made under the pre-emption act
Mr.. McRae CArk) chairman of the COM
mittee on public lands. opposed the motion
| on the ground that 1t would revive lapsed
| claims but the motion was agreed to- The
Senate amendments 10 the river and harhor
bill were non-concurred in. and the bill was
| sent to conference.
Mess:s. Catchings. Lester and Henderson
OF Illinois were appointed conferees
BY unanimous consent. on motion Of Mr.
Daizel Q'aD, the Senate bill authorizing
the construction OF a bridge across the
Monongahela river was passed.
The Senate amendments to the House hin
prescribing limitations to the Donation act
were agreed TO.
The bankruptcy BiiI Passed.
Mr.. Bailey then demanded the regular
order" the bankruptcy bin.
The vote was taken on the final passage
of the bankruptcy bill. which the Speaker
pro TEN. Cir Richardson, TennD, held to
be the pending question.
1t resulted in the passage OF the bin by q
vote of l27 to 81.
Under the spscial order the remainder OF
the day was devoted to business reported
from the committee on judiciary.
MI Ray (N. y raised the point Of order
that the measure which should take pre-
oedence was the bill TO amend the naturall-
Zat1on laws, which was considered for two
days during the extra session, but the
Speaker pro TEN. held that the committee
on judiciary could designate the business
II desired to call up.
Mr. Terry (Ark.), on behalf Of the COM
mittee, then called up the Senate bin to
provide an additional circuit judge for the
eighth judicial circuit.