The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL
Summary Of the Most rmportsn. Ma,
Presented in Both Houssa
l3lsr DAY.

1857 DAY.
The senate to-day by vote OF O yeasi
nays, defeated a motion by Mr.. Alien 4
Neb. TO proceed with the considcratS
the resolution TO investigate alleged el.
Irregularities In Alabama, occurring A
time Governor Oates was elected over
Kolb, Populist. Four Republican sena.
Chandler, Frye, Galllnger and Morril
two populists-Allen and Peffer-mai
the Affirmative votes.
l32D pAg.
The Senate passed the District OF C5
bia appror riation bill. carrying apron
ly 81, ,3O0.0 900. Debate on the question
propriations for sectarian purposes ed,
out on the paragraph making apron
Tor charities In the district. On ay
Senate sustained the committee in pro
specific appropriations for the nun
charitable institutions, some Of them
a sectarian character. A further pr.
was adopted for an investigation lr
charity system Of the district with a y
ascertaining what, II any. part Of the
appropriations ARE used for church pu,
The House to-day entered upon
days debate of the Immigration ,
ported from the immigration commit.
A. Stone, Of Pennsylvania, and Mr.
well, Of Indiana. argued for n ro,,.
measure; Mr.. Corliss, Of Michigan.
bill designed to put an end TO Canadil,
petition with American labor. a,
Morse, Of Massachusetts. and Mr.. Par
Missouri, for the educational test bil
133D DAY.
On the motion TO substitute Congr
W. A. stones consular inspection b... n
Mccall bill, only IS members voted
affirmative and l3l against. All T.
vania members except General L Il
stood by the stone bill.
The Bartholdt-McCall hill IA pas.
20 the classes nj aliens excluded q :
mission TO the United States all ma.
between the ages OF t6 aud 90 year,
texcpt parents ot persons living IN f.
try who cannot both read and VII.
lish or some other language.
The Corliss amendment, aimed q; 81
excludes aliens who come across ths L
year after year TO perform labor in
Statos with no intention Of settlta.
IL declares all labor contracts VIII
void. and makes parties thereto Vs." ~
jurisdiction of the United States r.t
by u fine of 1000 or imprisonmrl! ~
cceding one year.
i34rH DAY.
Senator Quay called up In tho -.
day and passed the bill authory. Il
bridge that the Butler and Pittsu.rH "
road Company desires TO cOnstrur ~
Allegheny river Mt some point Ia "a
county. northeast of the eastern
line of pittsburg. ~
BY vote OF f96 TO 81 the hon.
over the Presidents veto the bill I'D -
pension Of $50 a month 10 Fr @
Hoover, late OF the Twenty-thlrl ~
Volunteers. u.
l9jrH DAY. ~
The Phillips labor commission
was to have come 10 a vote In the ft'
day under the special order was a
crowded out by the conference tt 4iI
the river and harDor and sundry 81
The bill will now 20 over until lsr "
The conference report on the n l
harbor bill. which reported an agt.y :
all the items save that relating tU u
Monica and san Pedro harbOrs. nm
was made the basis of n very bitter .ts.,.
the bill by Messrs. Hepburn and l,l 70"
The bill prohibiting the issu"
bearing bonds cansad another Us " n
IN the senate to-day. Hill made .rnr,
speech against IL. " y
l36TH DAY. us1'I
The time Of the house again wa. X
wholly To the consideration of the Cd
reports. The final report OF the
harbor bill carrying the comproms
sition relative To the rival Santa N 4
san Pedro harbors, California, va
without division. The bill now -
president. As finally passed 1t clT