The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-09
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Summarized Proceedings OF Our Law
Makers ut Washington.

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the American Minister to Hawaii.
The senate confirmed the nominations OF n
number Of postnasters In Pennsylvania. Mr..
/ Allen, Popullst, of Nebraska, introduced and
referred 20 the committee on finance bill for
the purpose OF distribution among the States,
/ according TO population, OF 50.O000 900 in
| treasury notes. "ior the relief Of the worthy
| poor" Payment to the government Is to be
| secured by state bonds bearing per cent In
terest, payable In not less than three, nor more
/ than 10 years.
| HOUSE,. Beyond the passage Of few un-
! important bills by unanimous consent moth.
ing was accomplished by the house. Mr..
/ Boutelle offered resolution congratulating
and recognizing the Hawaiian republic, but
/ on n point OF order IL was referred TO the
| committee on foreign affairs.
ONE HUNDRED AND EioHTy-rIrTB DAT.
SEsATE.-Senator George from the senate
/ committee on the judiciary reported the house
| bankruptcy bill from that committee. AZ re-
/ ported the bill is almost new measure and
much extended. As amended the first sec.
/ ton provides that any debtor who is unable
/ to pay his debts shall execute an assignment
/ In bankruptcy and that the assignment shall
/ be recorded.
HousE.-The session OF the house was brief.
/ Most OF the time was spent discussing the
senate amendment 10 the agricultural bill ap.
/ propriating tl.0O0Ut0 for the destruction oi
the Russian thistle in the northwestern states.
/ The house instructed the conferrees TO fur.
/ ther insist ON Its disagreement 10 this amend.
/ ment. =.
ONE HUNDRED AND EIdHTY-sixru DAY.
srSArr.-In the senate Mr.. Chandler. Re
| publican of New Hampshire. offered "A reso-
/ lutior., which went over until tomorrow, in
structing the committee appointed TO investi-
/ gate charges Of bribery against Senators. to
/ inquire into the facts connected with the
/ Organization and history OF the Dominion
/ Coal Company, of Nova Scotia.
| HoUsE-The House spent the whole day
/ debating the Moorc-Funston contested cleo
/ ton case from the Second Kansas district.
Mr.. Funston. the Republican contestcc, made
/ a speech in his own behalf. The Republican
/ resolution favorable TO Funston was disagreed
| to-g0 to l26. Eight Democrats, Russell. OF
Georgia. Pendlcton. OF Texas. Barnes, OF
Wisconsin. paynter, OF Kentucky, Hare. OF
Ohio. Hall. OF Minnesota, Richards, OF Ohio
| aud Richie OF Ohio voted with the Republi-
/ cans In favor OF the resolution. without
taking the vote on majority resolutions In
| favor OF Mr.. Moore, the contestant, the house
| at 5:35 adjourned.
osE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-sEvENTH DAT.
/ SENATE. The Vice President laid before
the Senate the resolution offered by Mr..
/ Chandler, Republican. OF New Hampshire,
/ for an investigation of the organization and
/ history OF the Dominion Coal Company. Of
/ Nova Scotia. In connection with tariff legis-
lation, and Mr.. Chandler gave a statement Of
the circumstances which he thought justified
him In Offering the resolution. The motion
| 10 lay Mr.. Chambers motion on the table was
/ reIected-yeas. lG; nays, 30.
Under the rules of the senate. the resolu-
| ton. having been considered during the
morning hour has gone TO the calendar and
can only come up again by a vote OF the
/ Senate
| Housr.-In the House Mr.. Grbsvenor. Re-
/ piblican. OF Ohio. attacked the conditions in
/ the army which made possible the conviction
| OF Private Cedarquist. In the department of
| the Platte. who refused TO obey an order TO
engage in target practice on Sunday. II was
developed that President Cleveland had or
dered Cedarquist's release. that the fine
against him be remitted. and that the officer
who issued the order for Sunday target prac-
tice be himself arrested and tried for DISC
bedience OF President Lincoln's order OF
November, 1892, wbt,h has been the law Of
| the army ever since.
ONE HUNDRED AND EfGHry-EiourH DAY.
! SENATE. The last OF the appropriations
the efhciency-was passed by the senate after
I II had been under discussion the entire day.
Among the committee amendments adopted
/ was one appropriating 81 ,0Se ,53e TO pay the
judgments rendered by the court OF claims In
favor OF the Southern Pacific Railway Com.
| pany. The New Mexico and Arizona bills
were also reported. In the case OF New Mex
| leo a constitutional convention is ps)vded
| for, the delegates 10 which are 10 be chosen
ut IN election TO be held on the second Tues
! day In June, 1895. and the convention Is TO
meet on the second Tuesday in the following
/ July. In case they adopt constitution IL Is
TO be submitted 10 the people for ratification
at an election 10 be held on the Tuesday after
the first Monday In November, 1895 The
/ time OF rcsiieuce necessary to become n voter
| is liked az six months instead OF sixty days, a.
IN the house bill. Arizona has already adopted
| constitution and the bill In her case provides
for admission on the first of August, 1895. and
the election OF a delegate 10 the ilfty-fourth
| congress
! HousE. E.-Representative Bland has intro
duced resolution instructing the committee
on ways and means to report bill placing
all sugars on the free list and for raising
100000 revenue by an income tax. The
river and harbor appropriation bill was re-
/ ported from the conferrees 10 both houses and
agreed TO. As finally passed the bill carries
Eli ,4so,lsO, an increase Of Sl.gi9,i9l from
| the house bill Compromises were reached
GU sixty-iive OF the senate amendments, the
senate re"eded from twenty and the remain.
der were accepted bv the house
one HUNDRED AND EIGHrY-SIyrH DAY.
! SENATE. The day was devoted to discus
sion. The first thing discussed was a resolu.
ton by Mr.. Mills defining the principles 10 be
observed In the revision OF the existing sys-
TEN OF national taxation. The resolu-
tioh by Mr.. Chandler looking to the
company OF Nova Scotia was the
neNt thug taken up. This resolution went
over without action. The conference report
on the riyer and harbor bill was laid before
the Senate and agreed TO. The bil for the
deportation OF anarchists came up and its
provisions were explained. II was passed
aud Messrs. Hill, Faulkner and Chandler
were appointed conferees
HousE'-The house spent the most Of the
day debating the senate amendments TO tho
indian appropriation bill. Mr.. johnson OF
Ohio presented the memorial OF the Central
labor union Of Cleveland. praying for the
/ Impeachment Of Uuited States District judge
Kicks. II was referred TO the judiciary com