The Princeton union., 1894-08-09

WORK OF CONGRESS |
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF TnD
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Condemned Record OF the Important
TrnnsnctiOns of Our National InNv-
mnlScrs-Thc Work Done In Doth |
Branches. lhs 5a
Washington. Aug. 3.-But one more
appropriation bill-the deficiency y-remains
to be acted on by the senate, the sundry |
civil having been passed to-day after II
three days discussion The most inn
ptrtant amendments adopted to-day We're
the increase Of the quarantine fund from
$621, 600 to 81 100000 anddonating 1,O0O,-
GOO acres of "deset' lands to the states
to which the desert land laws apply. as
well as to Nebraska, Kansas, Utah,
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
x The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Chandler directing a special committee
to investigate the dominion Coal company
of Nova Scotia, whether it was organize
or is heirg conducted in the expe' tltion
on coal; whether any officers of the gov
If ernnent are interested in the company
and whether any assurances and whether
steps are being taken to fulfill the as
surances was laid before the senate and
Mr. Chandler urged its adoption. The res-
olrtion went to the calendar under the
rules and it will require a vote of the
snnata to again bring it ZIP for considera-
ton. ....rsE
The house to-day passed 4 bill authoriz-
ing the purchase Of the property aud the
franchise of the Choctaw Coal & Rail
way company. Unanimous consent for
the consideration of a bill for the suppress
sion or the lottery traffic was objected to.
A bill was passed to remove the charge
of Jishonorable dismissal from the rec
ord of Cyrus Paine. Mr.. Holman (peln.
Ind.) chairman Of the committee on In
dian affairs, then called up the conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill
The report was agreed to and another
conference was ordered on the remaining
points of difference between the two
horscs.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The last of the
appropriation bills dehciency-was
passed by the senate after it had been
under discussion nearly the entire day.
The bills for the admission of New Mex
leo and Arizona to statehood were re-
ported to the senate end placed OH the
calendar. Mr.. Davis Of Minnesota intro
,,duced bill defining operations in futures,
imposing taxes on dealers therein, ETC.,
which was about to be referred to the
committee on agriculture when Mr.. Har-
ris objected on the ground that as it was
intended to raise revenue it should be
considered by the committee on finance.
He protested against the bill as "prosti-
tuting the taxing power to wholly unau-
thorized purpose" Mr.. George made the
point of order that all bills raising reve-
nue. should be proposed in the house OF
representatives. The vice president re-
served his ruling on the point of order.
The house spent large portion of the
day discussing two bills, one for reclassi
fcation of railway mail clerks and one
Gle ssifcation of cle1ks in the first anc
second class postottice, but neither was
acted upon. A resolution on the subject
of ly nchlngs, which created something O.
a sensation in view Of the agitation of tht
lynching question by Ira b. Wells, wa:
offered in the house to-day by Mr.. B]ail
of New Hampshire as follows:
THAT the commissioner of labor be in
strncted to investigate and report The
number, date, location and attendan
facts of the circumstances of alleged as
saults by males on females through tn
country during the ten years last pre-
ceeding the passage of this joint resolu
tion for or on account of which organized
but unlawful violence has been inflicted
or attempted to be inflicted. Also to as
certain and report all acts of organize,
but unlawful violence to the person
with the attendant facts and crcum
stances, which have been inflicted upo
accused persons alleged to have bee
guilty of crimes punishable by due pre-
cess of law which have taken place j.
any part Of the country within the te
years last proceeding the passage of thi
resolution. Such investigation shall b
made by the usual methods and agencie
of the department of labor and repo1
made to congress as soon as the ,wor
can be satisfactorily made; and the SUI
of $4,000, or so much thereof as ma
be necessary, is hereby appropriated t
pay the expenses out of such money in tn
treasury not otherwise appropriated
Mr.. Dumphy Dem., N. W objecte
and the resolution went over.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE senate tc
deportation of anarchists. A resolutio
was introduced by Mr.. Mills Dem
Tex.) and ordered to lie on the tabl
temporarily, declaring that in the II
vision Of the existing system of natiol
al taxation the following principle
should be observed: First, that a
taxes are burdens on the taxpayer
and can only be rightfu]ly imposed t
raise revenue to support the govern
ment; second, that when taxes are in
posed on imported goods the rat
should be so low as not materially I
restrict importation; and, third, that
selecting articles to be taxed, on]
those ready for consumption should /
chosen and those imported for mani
facture or remanufacture should /
exempt.
The house transacted some unimpor
ant routine business today, but spel
most of the day debating the sena
amendments to the Indian appropri
ton bills providing for the ratificatic
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