The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-02-07
FlFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
An Outline Of the Work In the senats
and House.
roBTfETn DAY.


A special order was invoked to-day 10
bring the bill TO repeal the one-tenth OF q
cent diferential duty that is imposed by the
new tarin law on sugars imported by
bounty-paying countries and Il was passed
without amendment by vote OF 2s9 TO 81.
FoErY-rinsr DAY.
sssArE-The Senate won't into executive
session at O'Clock for the consideration OF
the japanese treaty. There was n running
debate In which almost the entire Senate par.
ucipated, and II soon became evident that
the Senators who had objected to the treaty
In lts present form would continue to urge
them until the treaty should be amended or
ratified over their objections. The executive
session contisued for two hours and
resulted IN the ratification OF the
out the time lirnlt. The treaty as
presented TO the Senate provided that IL
should 90 into effect after five years and that
after remaining in effect for ten years 1t could
be abrogated by either party TO 1t after
years notice. Senator Lindsay offered an
amendment, striking cut ten tho years pro.
vision as substitute for Senator Frye's
amendment. which was directed at preserv.
ing the American right 10 impose discrimina-
unS duties 10 case Of goods carried in Amer
cab ships.
The Frye amendment had been the bone OF
contention during the entire session. IA II was
- eh' litNlNNH StS-lOn devoted TO the treaty.
but II was at once recognized that the Lind.
say substitute would cover the entire aues-
ton. and 1t was accepted without question.
Inc House to-day entered upon the con-
eldcrhtion OF the bill 10 fund the debt due
the Government from the Union Pacific and
Kansas Pacific railroads with per cent. so
year bonds.
roRTY-sEcoSD DAY.
While Allen. PETER Chandler and other
senator were involving the sent In one OF
those tangles which arouse suspicious OF
senatorial paresis in the mind OF the average
on-looker, Mr.. Gorman impa,ienty NOV.
90 that the District Of ColuEbia appropria.
ton be taken W. He followed his motion
win the remark that IL was worse than use
less TO waste the time OF tho senate With
talks about financial measures and questions
which could have no result at this session,
every remaining minute Of which wovld be
Tss house deyJtGa' * ''ii hour; Uii to.ao,
to debate on the Pacific railroad fundins
biil' aud, although tie speeches on both
sldee were characterized by unCc1a, eager.
ness there was no marked or sensationAIin
clden;s. Among the bills passed was one tc
ADOPT special rules for the navigation OF har.
DOTS. rivers and inland waters Of the United
Stairs.
FoRry-TuiRD DAY.
There was n most exciting scene in tho
uouse Of Representatives this afternoon,
when Representative Breckenridge. OF Ken.
lucky, md Representative Heard. OF Mis-.
'ouri, came to blows In the center isle In the
middle of the hall Representative Heard. who
= chairman the Committee on the District
oi Columbia. became angered because the
Hawaiian question was being brought for.
ward in the time devoted to his committee
and attempted 10 secure the floor. The be-
ginning Of the controversy was not plain. but
suddenly both members sprang toward each
,ther, Mr. Breckinridgc shouting: You cur.
and liar" striking at the member
rom Missouri fierce blow which missed
lil.
Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Isaac Hill rush.
ID down the Isle bearing the great mace, fol-
owed by his assisst2nh. The two members
we're byougb, in before the speakeI's desk,
w5 mon on each sldo holding their arms end
Dockery, OF Missouri, Stand,
* dRenlDd .ssSp, M Mr sroSsinridie SI1s wSs e5-
IKE IKE isa h'S fss Sna, asqss VS. ssss.j s 81
d itoS ihs cSEiSit s,ye tss,f on Foreign Iliafs,
eSolutsp callt.iy Tor oil correspondence or
bIorWation In the possession OF the President
'agarding the recent uprising In Hawaii. At
hat point the alteration took place, which
hrew the House Into wild excitenent
In the course Of an explaIahoh TO the
House, Nr. Brecsinriese practically chal;
enged Mr. Heard and demanded personal
Both Heard and Breckenridge
we're forced TO apologies 10 the House. Ex-
pulsion proceedings are unlikely.
PohTY.THiRp DAY.
senator Mantle, OF Montana, took MS seat
o.day. This makes tho senate evenly di-
'ided between Democrats on ono side aud
Republicans and Populists on the other.
The house passed the bill to temporarily
'cytye the rank OF lieutenant general OF
he army The purpose Is 10 authorize the
PROMOTE Of Ma r-General Schodeld 70 that
nnk. 1t had already passed the senate. The
Pacific railroad rciundiDg bill was recon.
nitted 70 the committee by the house. This
PRACTICALLY kills the measure US the vote
sas III 10 l0s.