The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-13
CONGRESSIONAL
Summary Of the Most Important Msasur,i
Presented in Both Houses

Summary Of the Most Important Msasuru
Presented in Both Houses
1I7TH DAs.
The House passed the Henderson bill, based
on the Torrey bill. to establish uniform
system OF bankruptcy by vote OF 157 to 81.
non-payment of n note for 80 days an act Of
bankruptcy.
11sru DAY.
The SENATE gave evidence to-day OF an
| approaching adjournment OF Congress. An
agreement was reached by which a vote up-
on Colonel Duponts claim to seat In the
Senate from Delaware will be had lmmedi-
ntely after the passage OF the river and har-
Dor bill Such an agreement on an import
ant political question shows that the Sena-
tors are anxious and willing to get away.
AT o'clock the unfinished business came
up In the form of the bond investigation
resolution. Mr.. PETER refused TO further de-
lay the matter, and his motion to proceed
with the resolution was upheld 80 to 49, thus
dsplacing the river and harbor bill. Mr..
| Hill thereupon took the floor and spoke
until adjournment. He will proceed to-
morrow
To. day was "pension day" in the House
under the rules, and numerous private PEN
sion bills were passed The contested cleo
tion case of J. G. Kirby VS.. Jo. Abbott from
the Sixth district of Texas, was reported from
Elections committee No. 8, declaring Abbott,
Democrat the sitting member, entitled to the
seat, and II was agreed to.
120rH DAY.
The time prior to 2 o'clock. when the bond
resolution came up as unfinished business,
was occupied In the consideration OF the
river and harbor bill, In which considerable
progress was made.
The opponents of four battleshps sustain
ed an overwhelming defeat-61 to 141-in
the House to-day on the proposition to ac
cept the Senate amendment to the naval ap-
preparation bill reducing the number to two.
122D DAY.
BY the decisive vote OF 81 to the senate
inaugurated an investigation to be conduct.
ed by the senate committee on finance into
the facts and circumstance connected with
the sale of United States bonds by the secre-
tary Of the treasury during the last three
years.
Congressman Mccall, Of Massachusetts,
introduced resolution in the house asking
the committee on rules to bring In a special
order setting apart next Saturday and until
3o'clock Monday afternoon for the consider
alton OF bills from the committee ON immi-
grafton and naturalization.
12lrH DAY.
The House today passed Joint resolution
fixing May IS as the date for final adjourn
ment. May 20 was the date originally set by
the Ways and Means committee, which re-
ported the resolution, but II was changed to
Mr.. Reed Is very anxious for adjournment
and says there IL no earthly reason why Con-
gress should not close on May 10.
During the long debate In the Senate to-
day. on the bond resolution, Senator Hill
was n most conspicuous person. He first in
dulged in hot attack on Senator Pettigrew
whom he belabored with shafts OF ridcule
and sarcasm.
Senator Wolcott finally came to the latter's
rescue. only to feel the sting OF the New
York Senator's running comment. After
disposing OF these gentlemen, Senator Hill
took up the defense Of the Hebrews.
124TH DAY.
Among the dozen or more bills which were
passed by the Senate to-day because they
werd unobjected to. was one permitting the
erection in Washington Of n monument In
honor OF Samuel Hahnemann. the founder OF
the medical school OF homeopathy and appro-
priating $4,000 to defray the cost OF the
foundation. The only restriction imposed in
the bill is that the monument Is not to be
placed in the capitol grounds. The consid-
GRAFTON OF the river and harbor bill was con
cluded with the exception OF one amendment
involving the bitterly contested question of
the location OF deep water harbor la South
ern California. Senator White, OF California
addressed the senate In opposition TO the
committee amendment changing the location
| from San Pedro to Santa Monica, and had
not finished his argument when the Senate
| at 5;15 p. IN. adjourned until tomorrow.
Representative w. +. Barrett, OF Mas.
sachusetts, introduced in the House u Joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, providing
| that Congress shall have power by appro-
! pirate legislation to limit the time during
which persons may be daily employed in
manufactures OF textile frabrics and in other
industries. Bills were passed authorizing
the construction OF life saving stations at
Point Bonito, Cal, and Port Huron, Mich;
l IA tutt tssn la hal t1nrk
to deport about 500 canadian Cree Indians
| in Montana to the border and deliver them
to the Canadian authorities, and "a private
| pension bills