The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-06-21
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Summarized Proceedings OF onr Law.
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ONE HUNDRED AND roRTy-sfxrH DAT.
SESArE.-No progress was made on the
tariff bill In the Senate to-day. Mr.. Hoar
made n speech on the paragraph making the
duty 40 per cent. on spectaclcs, eyeglasses and
| opera glasses, and moved TO increase IL to 60
per cent. The motion was lost, by Il ayes
to 80 nays. Mr.. Quay gave another INSTALL
ment OF his speech, and Senators Mcmillan,
| pettigrew, Power and PETER addressed the
Senate In favor Of wool growers. Mr.. Mitch
| ell Republican, OF Oregon, made n motion to
postpone the tariff bill indefinitely II was
| lost by ~ ayes TO 80 noes.
HousE.--The House to-day passed bill TO
appropriate $1,000 TO build national home
| for aged and inlrm colored people in tho
District OF Columbia. The Appropriation for
| the expenses OF the Indian Commission, ap-
pointed under the act Of 1862 was stricken
out. thus practically killing the commiss,cn-
ONE HUNDRED AND roBTY-sEvESrH DAT.
SsSArE.-when the tariff bill was taken up
speeches against placing wool on the free
| list were made by Senators Shermaa. Dubois,
| Stewart Shour, Housborough, Mitchell and
Frye Senator Quay then took the hoor and
occupied II until adjournment with another
section OF his speech on the tariff bill in gen.
eral.
Housr.-Only n short session OF the House
was held to-day and nothing OF importance
was done.
ONE HUNDRED AND roRrY-EioHru DAY.
SENATE.--The following bills were passed
In the Senate to-day; To pay Joseph Red
fern. one of the Ford theatre victims, s2,74s;
to authorize the appointment OF women as
| public school trustees in tho District of Col.
umbia for the development and encourage
ment OF silk culture in the United States; TO
pay the heirs Of James Gridger 5000; a blu
Tor the relief OF the heirs OF John wightman.
passed some time ago, was on motion Of Mr..
| Quay considered and reconsidered.
HousE.-ln the house to-day "a bitter per.
sonal attack was made on Mr.. Holman by
| Mr. johnson. Of Indiana. who alluded TO the
| influence which had operated TO have Mr.
Sayers appointed chairman OF the committee
ON appropriations over the head Of the older
| members Of the committee. During all this
TRADE Mr. Holman sat quietly in his seat Civ
ing no indication OF having heard u word.
long debate was participated on an amend
ment by Mr.. johnson raising the salary OF
the superintendent Of Indian schools from
$4,000 to $4,000. the figure at which 1t is
liked IN the current appropriation bill. The
amendment was finally defeated by SO 20 "a,
after which the house adjourned.
ONE HUNDRED AND FoRrY-NINrH DAT.
SESArE.-The Senate got to voting to-day
| on the wool schedule of the tariff bill, after
several speeches were made. A good many
! votes were taken upon amendments offered
| on the Republican side Of the chamber, and
| while all OF these amendments were rejected,
/ one OF them came very nearly being carried.
| IL Wa an Hul'UuiiltHt oUflfu bN MT. Iener,
| Populist. OF Kansas, to substitute the Me-
| Kinley classification on wooden goods ire
! duced 80 per cent and the vote upon IL was
| yeas 33. nays 80. the whole four Populists
voting in the affirmative. The senate ad-
| journed with another amendment Of Mr.. Pef-
fer's pending. TO put woolen manufactures
| on the free list
HorsE.-The Indian appropriation bill was
again considered in the house to-day and n
rule adopted to bringit TO u vote Tomorrow
The section OF the bill providing for the sale
OF certain state bonds credited to tile Indian
trust funds was struck out on "a point OF
order after a sharp debate.
ONE HUNDRED AND rIrTIETH DAY.
SESATE.-The fight over the wooden sche-
dule ended to-day, and that schedule. rs well
as the following schedule, "silk and silk
goods" was disposed of in quick time.
HoUsE.-The Indian appropriation bill
was passed by the House to-day substantially
as IL was reported from the committee.
determined effort was made 10 kill the bill
by motion TO recommit, with instructions
to strike out tue provision for contract
schools and TO 'ovide for the erection OF
u .er.rm bat II was un-
successful.
ONE HUNDRED AND FiFTY-FIRsT DAY.
SENATE-The Senate today finished sched-
ules and OF the tarirf bill. and got down
10 the free list. Among the more important
Items In the two schedules which were
adopted were these: On printing paper.
suitable only for books and newspapers, 10
per cent. ON paper envelopes. writing paper,
drawing paper and blank hooks of all kinds.
20 per cent; on corks, wholly or partly man
ufactured, 10 cents per pound: crackers OF
all kinds. 30 per cent; friction or uclfer
matches, 20 per cent; on fur hats for men,
women and children, 40 per cent; sole leath-
er, bend or betting leather, 10 per cent; calf
skins. 20 per cent; leather cut into shoe up
pefs and vamIs, 20 per cent; lead pencils and
slate pencils covered with wood, 80 per cent:
all other slate pencils 30 uer cent; pencil
leads not in wood. 10 per cent.
HoUsE.-Ihe Hatch anti-option bill was
taken up in the House to-day. and speeches
were made in favor of IL 10y Mr.. Hatch and
Mr. Bryan. Democrat. OF Nebraska. and in
opposition 10y Mr.. Warner, Democrat. New