The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
An Outline Of the Work In the Senate
and House.
FrrTy-FIRsT DAY.

tltTh-flhsl DAt.
The house met at 1l.30 o'clock. Among
the executive documents was one from the
secretary Of the treasury giving additional
information respecting the Bering sea seal
herd. Mr.. Bland (Dem., MOI called up for
the committee on coinage, weights and
measures. the senate bill directing that gold
and silver be coined at the Denver mint. The
engrossed cory OF the bill could not be found,
and the matter was passed. The speaker an,
nounced the assignment Ct Mr.. Caminetu
(Dem., Cali to membership on the com
mittee on public lands in place OF Mr.. Somers
(Dem, Wis. y who had asked to be excused
IRON service thereon. The consideration Of
the legislative and executive judicial appro-
priation Till was resumed, In committee OF
the wh1le.
r1FTY-sEcoND DAY.
The question OF taking up the petition OF
Hon. Sampson Pope, late Democratic candi
date for Governor OF South Carolina, for an
investigation OF the election In that State wac
brought up IN tho Senate Privileges and
Election Committee to-day. but without dis
cussing the matter the committee referred II
to Senator Gray, the Chairman, to ascertain
The wishes Of the South Carolina Senators In
the promises
FIrTy-TBiRD DAY.
The senate resumed consideration OF the
postofl1ce appropriation bill. Mr.. Chandler
(Bep., n. II. made sharp arraignmeat Of
the provision giving Postmaster General
discretion over expanding the "a, 200, 900 for
railroad postal rates. The senate In exc
cutivc session. rejected the nomination of A.
Augustus Healy, Of New York. TO be Collector
OF Internal Revenue for the First district of
New York, TO succeed Ernst Nathan re
signed.
FIrTy-FoppTH DAY.
After brief bnt lively skirmish on the
Honduras lottery bill to-day, the Senate took
up the post t-oflice bill. The senate voted to
make no changes 10 the present railway mail
system. The subject has been the chief point
OF contention oi the post-oiflce appropriation
blu. The bill, as reportsd, gave to the post
master-eeneral complete discretion In ei-
pending So, 200, 900 for postal cars. and cut
oG the present fast mail line from North TO
South.
FIrTy-FIyTH DAY.
The Senate confined itself strictly to bust
ness to-day, and as result passed the post
ofllco appropriation bill. Efforts were re-
snmed 70 cut down rentals for postal cars and
for the Eastern fast mail service north and
south, but oil these amendments were de-
feated by decisive maiorties.
The senate flnance committee to-day re-
ported tavorably the house DILL repeating the
one-tenth OF cent discriminating duty on
sugar imported from bounty producing
cOunlrlbh.
The House began consideration of the bill
mQking the Appropriation for the Navy De-
partment. The total amount carried in the
bill Is S31 ,S01, ,023, apd carries provision for
three new battleships and IL new torpedo
boats. The debate was entirely upon the
proposed increased navy. and the majority
OF the speeches were strongly In favor OF
the new vessels.
FIFTy-sIXTB DAY.
There was warm debate In the senate on
Hills resolution to define the policy Of the
government op the financial question, that
bonds are to be paid In the best money.
Senators Wolcott and Teller bitterly denoun-
ced the administration for the foreign gold
contract, but Senator Hill defended the pre-
sident.
The house committee on ways and means
have agreed to the resolution to authorize
the president to ask Great Britain, Russia
and Japan to unite In another commission to
Investigate the seal fisheries. II they do not
then the seals are to be killed of under the
Din9ley resolution.