The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summary Of Important Measures Before
Both Houses.
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
Mr. Burton, OF Ohio. introduced bill IN
the House for n 81. 900 public building al
Cleveland. Senator stewart, popullst, Of Ne
vadn reintroduced In the Senate his bill for
the free coinage OF silver. II went to the
finance committee. Mr.. Powers, Republican,
Of Vermont, introduced into the House a bill
to establish n uniform system OF bankruptcy
throughout the United States. Representa-
tive Livingston, Of Georgia, Introduced In ]
the House resolution providing for joint
House and Senate committee to investigate
the Great Britian-Venezuelan boundary dis
pute. Mr.. Phillips. Republican, OF Pennsy-
yania. introduced In the House the same bib
he introduced during the last Congress auth
orizing the appointment Of non-partisan
commission to collect information and con
slider and recommend Legislation TO meet the
problems presented by labor, agriculture and
capital.
THIRD DAY.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
were the following BY Mr.. Voorhees,, Indi
ana--Deflning contempt OF the United States
courts and fixing the MAXIMUM punishment
therefor at fine not exceeding $500 AID
imprisonment ioI not more than three
months. IL also gives, under certain con.
ditions, the right Of trial by jury and an ap-
peal to the Supreme court. Making the
minimum pension for disability Cor 10 widows
OF soldiers) under the law OF 1890 S12 per
month. Mr.. Squire, Of Washington-Appro-
.priating ss7000,00O for coast defenses. Mr..
PETER. OF Kansas-ror the establishment of
postal savings repositories. Mr.. Perkins, OF
Californin-.For the appointment OF non
partisan commission to collect information
and TO recommend legislation ON problems OF
labor. agriculture and capital. Mr.. Lodge,
of Massachusetts-To prohibit the immigra-
tion Of persons between IA and GO years. who
can not read and write the English or some
other language.
Mr. Allen, the Populst Senator from Ne
braska. made speech in favor OF recogniz-
ing the Cuban revolutionists as beligerents,
and aiding them Sin all lawful ways TO So
cure the Independence Of the island and TO
establish a republic there. No action was
taken on Mr.. Aliens resolution TO carry out
his views, and II went on the calendar where
1t will remain unless taken up by vote Of
the Senate. Petitions for the recognition of
the independence Of Cuba were presented
from the States Of Ohio and Florida end
were referred TO the COMMITTEES on foreign
relations.
and Stone and walrath left Chicago. Later
Stone returned and was implicated In the
murder of father and son named Prunty.
Three men are now serving life sentences at
Joliet for the crime, but Stone was not ar
rested.
He tells OF murder at Dunkirk, N. Y,
where Duffey stabbed pail. Buffalo Jack,
four times, and buried him in the woods. An
other murder was committed at Union City,
Pa, the victim being an old man named Hor-
ton or Norton. Another murder was CON-
mitted by the trio near Youngstown, o., the
victim being resident Of Ashtabula.
The last murder committed by Stone,
Duffy and Walrath was on April 20, 1885, on
a Pennsylvania freight train. At this time
Stone was shot and did not get medical aid
until South Bend was reached. The next
desperate act OF the trio was the robbery of q
Grand Tr1tnk train In AIicbpan wharp fiva
watches and some money were secured. Two
Of these watches have been identified since
their arrest here.
FOURTH DAY.
During the morning nour In the Senate
many bills were introduced and referred to
| the committees, among them one by Mr..
Mills, Texas, to provide for the coinage of
the silver in the treasury, and one by Mr..
Chandler, On H., TO provide, In connec-
tion with other nations, for the unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the ratio OF to
| 15&. Mr.. Gallinger, n. H. }. offered q reso-
| luton declaring II 10 be 'the sense of the
Senate that II is unwise and inexpedIent to
retire the greenback," and It was referred TO
the committee on finance. The resolution
offered last Tuesday by Mr.. Call, Florida,
for the recognition Of state Of public war
between the government of Spain and "the
government proclaimed, and for a long time
maintained by force Of arms" by the people
OF Cuba, protesting against 1.-THE barbarOus
manner" In which that war Is ceing conduct
ed, and authorizing the president TO ''take
such steps as may be expedicnt, in his judg-
ment, to secure the Observance OF the laws OF
war;" was taken up, and Mr.. Call addressed
the Senate. At the conclusion Of Mr.. Call 4
remarks, the resolution was referred TO the
committee on foreign relations, and the Sen
ate proceeded to executive business.
At 1880 p. m. the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
FIFTH DAY.
The new printing law was the occasion ol
q recession by the house today OF its action
on Tuesday with regard to the presidents
message Mr.. Payne, republican, New York
stated that when the message was read he
had moved that 5000 copies be printed fol
the use Of the house. He had since learned
that the new printing law provided for tht
printing OF 10000 copies for the house. His
motion, therefore, was not necessary, and ht
moved that the vote by which 1t was adopted
be reconsidered Agreed TO. Messrs Very
democrat. ArkansGs) and Boatner (demo
crat, Louisana) appeared at the bar anC
took the oath OF office. Speaker Reed an
nounced the appointment of the following
committee on mileage; Messrs. A. Il. Wright
of Massachusetts,, chairman; j. A. Barham
OF California; Orand Burrell. Of Illinois, ans
George q. PendletOn (demOcrat) OF Vexas
Various executive documents and report
were laid before the house by Speaker Reet
and appropriately referred. Delegat
Murphy, OF Arizona, introduced bill grant
ing statehood TO the territory he represents
The measure is similar to that passed by tn
last house. At 1880 the house adjourne'