The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-03-08
FiFTY-THIaD CONGRESS.
Summarized Proceedings of Our Law.
Makers at Washington.


SENATE-The senate finance committee
met today, but Immediately adjourned, Mr..
VOORHEES, stating that the bill was not
ready. The democratic members then
proceeded To the caucus Of Democratic
members. The Republican mem bers dis
cussed the situation. but no conclusion was
reached or plan OF action perfected The
caucus took up the discussion where il was
left off yesterday, At 1890 the senate went
into executive session.
Housr-In the House today Mr.. Bland
moved that the house go into committee on
the seigniorage bill and that general debate
close tomorrow at 3 O'Clock. The motion
was rejected the yeas being l2I, nays z, and
no quorum.
sIxrY-sECoND DAY.
SENATT-ln the Ssnate today the char-
man OF the Finance Committee, Mr.. NOor-
lrees. proposed 10 iegitimize Senator's Mills
rather anomalous position on that commit.
tee wnich he has held as substitute for
Senator Mcpherson. who has been AN active
member uf the committee for some weeks.
MI NOornees now proposes that Mr.. Mills
shall be the substitute Of Senator Vance of
North Carolina who is absent from the city
ON account Of Ckness. Mr. UOar Republican
OF Massachusetts. objected TO the InImedi ATE
consideration Of the resolution, and so II
went over until tomorrow. he speech oi
Senator Frye on the Hawaiian question,
was begun today and was still unfinished ON
adjournment.
HorsE- Unexpectedly, even to the
most sanguine friends # the Bland bill.
quorum WAS secured this afternoon on the
mo'iur OF Bland that the previous question
should be ordered aud that debate should
cease at O'Clock to morrow afternoon.
Then came a curious spectacle. Fearing
that the quorum might disappear before To
morrow ,ne committee on Rules hastily
ie iotted "A speCia, order providing that de
bate should cease aud vote be taken on
the bill at the end of two hours Ipon this
the previous question was ordered by
quorum and one To- spare Speaker Crisp
voting to make sure ot the necessary ~
votes. But when the roll call reverted TO
the resolution the friends Of the bill were
abe to muster only l7G votes negative and
affirmative, which was three short of "a
quorum. This failure arose from the fact
that several Republicans who had voted Tor
the previous question refused TO vote iur
the passage OF the resolution and Blani was
aRaln forced TO adjourn, with victory al
most within his grasp.
sIXTY-rHiRp DAY
SENATE In the senate 10 day among
other petitions and memorials presented
was one 10y Mr.. George OF Mississippi. ask.
ing for an amendment to the constitution
acknowledging the dependence Of the coun-
try on Almighty God Mr.. Frye of MAINE,
then took up the thread of his Hawaiian
speech nj the point where II was interrupt
ed by the adj joufnment yesterday. At 3.lj
the senate TOOK up the unfinished business.
which was the bill for he erection of a new
government printing office.
HoUsE.-The long struggle in the house
over the Bland bill Tor the coinage of the
silver seigniorage and the silver bullion in
the Treasury WAS ended To day by the
passage OF the bill by the vote OF lGS TO l2g
a majority in favor OF the bill Of 80. Loud
cheers and hsndclapping greeted the final
announcement nt The NlgfDrV hy
advocates of the measure. Mr.. Cummings
then asked and obtained unanimous con.
sent for the bill for the reclamation of the
United States steamer kearsarge and il was
passed
SIXTY FOURTH DAY
SENATE No session WAS held in the
upper house of congress to day,
Housk. .-Ihe house 10 day entered u?1a
W" consideration OF appropriation biIe
g. dinos,
1000 90 wasI ma Inlnltes
ana then the pension appropriation bill was
taken 10. lhe bill usually leads 10 a con-
siderable display of political feeling and
10 gay was Exception. Then ON motion
of Mr. Holman, .a-Speaker Grow, the
newly elected Congressman AZ Larse from
pennsylvania was sworn in. Further CON
slderalion OF Appropriation bills consumed
the time up To adjournment.
sIXTY-TITTn nay.
SrNATE-The Senate beld short session
today and but little business of importance
was transacted. A brief debate on silver
was pIeciptated by the intention expressed
10y the Vice President to refer the Bland
,oignioraGc bill, which has just been re-
Ceiyed from the House, to the Finance
Committee An executive session of little
more than an hour was held and q number
OF nominations confirmed.
llousE--Iho debate on the pension ap-
I mn. Ilutipn Diil continued nil 1ay "a
House ana at times considerable spirit was
displayed. The principal speakers were
Messr,. DollNer, Hepburn, Enloe and Can.
/ non,