Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-10
Both Houses of Congress Trying to
Finish Up Business.
TWO MEASURES In CONFERENCE
Agreement Upon These Expected
to Be Reached Today.
NJ A Ny BILLS SSED

| legislative day of Saturday, the general
| ieeling was that Congress would reach a
final adjournment by tonight. Notwith-
| standing this fact there seemed to be little
| public interest In the proceedings There
were few strangers in the public gall
| leries, but the reserved galleries were
empty. About 100 members were on the
hoor. Some resolutions relating to printing
were passed.
! Mr.. G. w. Stone CPa). chairman OF tho
committee on coinage weights and meas
| Tres secured the passage Of a resolution
| Gaining on the Secretary of the Treasury 10
| report TO the House at the next session such
| information as he may be able 10 obtain as
| 10 t'le comparative merits of pure nickel
nickel alloy. aluminium alloy and copper
| bronze as material for our minor coins
ana authorizing him TO have struck experi-
| mental coins
Bills were passed TO change the time for
| hoidlng United States courts at Hartford
Conn, and 10 provide an American register
| Tor the steamer Menemsha
resolution was adopted authorizing the
| parties to the Hopkins Kendall contested
eIecIoa case from the tenth Kentucky dis
| trlct, TO take testimony as to the result in
| clark county up TO August /, 1856.
Striving for Recognition
| reward noon the attendance on the floor
| and in the galleries increased. The MEM
| bers, encouraged by the number of bills
| passed under suspension OF the rules be-
| sieged the Speaker at every opportunity
for recognition. With 75 or 80 members
| in the area in front Of the Speakers desk
clamoring with uplifted arms the House
| resembled nothing so much as a whea; nit
| curing a semi-panic.
The Senate resolution directing the Sec
| ietdrE OF the Interior to Resume the work
| OF Issuing patents 10 bona ii2e purchasers
OF Union Pacific lands was adopted after
| IL had been amended as TO exclude the
| possibility of placing construction upou
| It's language which would include mort
| cages under the term purchasers"
/ Bll!s were passed for the protection of
| the forest reservations from fire; TO enable
certain persons in the state of MississippI
| 10 procure title to public lands: 20 release
| me sureies on the bond OF Neil Hepburn
| Idle postmaster at City Island, n. Y; to
! hdhe Santa Barbara, Cal, a SUPPORT of
| entry TO authorize the establishments Of a
lie saving station the Massachusstts
| coast between the Hampton and Merrimac
| iNers' 10 ulrect the Secretary Of War 10
| improve the roads in the Gettysburg mill
| tSrE park; 10 make Erie Pa a bort of
| immediate transportation.
| Mr.. Allen Makes Some Fun.
During tie consideration OF resolution
10 print 1o,"D ocp:cs Of the bankruptcy
blii' MI Allen Miss), the Wit of the
| House, got the fiocr and delivered A h,-
morous speech, which coEvulsei the House
| with laughter He satirized the political
| situation and made some veiled thrusts at
some OF The presidential Candidates which
appeared to tickle the members immensll
ly. Inis was the first time Mr.. Aliens
| voice mad teen heard this SesS on and he
| began 10y referring TO the universal rriti
| clsm OF his silence. Il drsiIe 10 say
| however," said he, that there has hae1
| httie at this session OF Congress 10 inspire
| a Christian man TO be lcquac:olls Q.auph-
/ terD AID ! want to say further that / am
| not the only great statesman whose recent
! career has been distinguished 10y his ST.
! lence QseLeWed laugEter)
| There q good many of ,-s
| Mr.. Speaker, who have not been talking
| very much lately. daughter and an
| Plause) Bat L have not got anybody to go
| around and certify TO what nv views
| are L notice that a distinguished gentls-
| man, who they say is about TO he nomt-
| mated for the presidency OF the United
| States, has man in every ba.liwick Civ
| ing certificate of what his views on the
| hnaicial question are, but we cannot hear
| anything from him.
! On All Sides of the Question.
| Now, L do submit that people are au-
| thorized to certify all scrts OF WAYS for
him, for he has certified all sorts of ways
for himself in times gone 10y. 1 have n
! number OF his speeches in my pocket | do
not know which one he stands on now, but
he has stood on all sides of this question,
| ana people are giving out certificates for
| him on il sides OF the question. They say
/ that an egg that goes around the country
| with a certificate that it is good egg is
Y.
| that egg never starts out with certificate
! until IL gets under suspicion.
| But. Mr. Spec ker, in these tines when
! people Change theiI views so rea ..ily upon
| great questions, l do rot know that il
| would make any difference when the ma
| uonal convention meets as TO what q
| mans views were q short time before that
! convention meets for I.eCple IN Laruessiug
! up their political views. a great MANY gf
| them. ought 10 observe the same rules that
| the cavalry colone! observed in the selec-
| tion of a horse.
| He said he wanted horse that could turn
| quick and go fast Qaughter), and probably
1 IN the selection OF a candidate for the pres
| idency this year the republican party thinks
| II best to take one who can turn qlicEx and
! go fast.
Bills Were passed to extend the scope of
| the investigation of the Agricultural De-
! partment into the question of road improve
| n'ents; 10 authorize the Butler and Pitts
| burg railroad to construct a bridge across
| the Allegheny river; to provide an honor
| able discharge for all enlisted men in the
| navy 0he bin is 10 correct a ruling OF the
| controller of the treasury, and to grant
permission for the erection of a monument
| in Washington in honor OF Samuel Hahne-
| mann.
At - o'clock the District of Columbia bill
was sent to further conference.
| Mr.. Grout Vt) stated that the conferees
| had been in informal conference this morn
| ing and there was bright prospect Of an
| agreement on the disputed question Of the
| District charities. The announcement was
Mr. Dingley, the floor leader of The ma
| lcrity, called attention 10 the fact tnat the
1 disputed items in the District bill and the
sundry civil bill were all that prevented
| final adjournment, and expressed the hope
| that a proper spirit of concession would be
! shown by the conferees.
| Mr. Grout assured the House that the
ccnferees were meeting in a concil:atory
| spirit.
| The tnti-Bond niIl.
| 'I understand from the announcement OF
| the gentleman from: Maine" interposed Mr..
| Richardson CTenn). that nothing is to be
done with the anti-bond bill?'
| THE gentleman is well aware" replied
| Mr.. Dingley, "that there Is not time. Mem
| bers are anxious to get away"
| with your majority" retortcd Mr. Rich
| ardson, growing daily-sometimes at the
| rate of two a day-it seems 20 me you
! ought to be able to secure action II you
| desired"
| The Speaker declared the debate out OF
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