The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summary Of the Most Important Measure
Presented in Both Houses.
roRrY.rounrH DAY.

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the appropriation bills and those desiring 10
to take up general Legislation. The latter
| element prevailed in two test votes. and the
| right of way was secured by the resolution OF
Mr. Dubois, Of Idaho. to reform the method
OF considering the appropriation bills by dis
| tributing them among the several commit
tees. This was strenuously resisted by the
| friends OF the appropriation committees, who
| contended that the change was revolution
| ary and designed TO dismantle the commit
tee. The final vote was not reached. but II
was evident from the debate and incidental
votes that a majority favored the change.
lIouse-Secretary Carlisle to-day sent 60
| the House, In response TO resolution OF that
| body, letter giving information concerning
| money received and expended on account Of
the seal Islands, etc. II shows the following
| facts:
Number Of seals taken under lease from
! 1870, 2.0j7 .s9i; total amount received. $6,-
35l.96l. There Is ssi0570 due and unpaid.
/ awaiting the outcome Of pending legislation.
/ The amount expended for policing the
waters Of the Bering Sea and the North
| Pacific since 1890 was Sl,4i0.72i; that ex-
| pended 10y the Government for the support
Of the natives since 1893. s55, ,2l9, and that of
/ salaries and expenses OF agents since 1876,
.22I, 1863.
ToRTY-ftFru DAY.
The joint resolution directing the Secrc-
tnry of Agriculture TO carry into effect the
D
/ FOR the current fiscal year, for the purchase
and distribution 81 seeds and farmers bulle-
i tins, were discussed. MIR Vest. Democrat, OF
| Missouri, made one Of his characteristic
, speeches in support Of the Joint resolution.
/ holding up the Secretary Of Agriculture 10
! filrule on account of his refusing to dis
| tribute seeds and condcmning the free silver
/ movement.
! The House began consideration Of the re-
| port of the Committee on Ways and Means,
/ recommending nou-cOncurronoe IN the SEN
| ate free coinage substitute for the bond bill
| passed by the House last December. Mr..
/ Dinglcy, chairman Of the committee, spoke
/ for two hours on it, The discussion was
/ continued at night session.
FoRrY-siNrH DAY.
Sonatc-Thc resolution offered by Mr..
/ Quay. Republican. of Pennsylvania, last
| Tuesday, to rccommit the House tarfr bill.
/ with the free coinage substitute 20 the FL
nance Committee. with instructions 10 report
them back IA separate propositions. was
I modified by Mr. Quay hy striking out the in
/ structons and inserting in lieu Of them the
/ words, "for further consideration and the
/ resolution was laid aside until next Monday.
! Mr.. Morgan gave notice Of an amendment
/ to the resolution, providing that countries
! which will make United States silver full le-
| gal tender money In payment OF customs and
! goods imported to this country shall have
| deduction Of 10 per cent. allowed in United
! Nldt''N CUSTOM hutl'N, " imported IN l ulttu
States vessels or In vessels belonging 10 the
| country receiving the deduction.
| llOuse-R pr, sentative AchesQn presented
! In t.c House the petition of ". \. Carr and
| a. other citiza.s Of Flatwoods. Fayc.tc coun-
| ty. Pa, praying for the passage Of the Stone
! Immigration bill, He also introduced n bill
! directing the secretary OF war 10 supply Pos.
| lGs. q. A. II. with four condcmned cannon
! ball., To bc placed In the soldiers lot in the
cemetery at California, Washington county,
Pa.
The senate free coinag substitute for the
house bond bill was debated five hours In
the house this afternoon and for three hours
at the night session. Nevertheless. the pres
sure from members for time 10 present their
Views is so great that II seems possible now
| that the debate may be run over into next
week. The speeches so far have been tame
and dyy,
FoRTY-sEvENrH DAY. oo1a'.-'
! Senatc-Mr Allen, Popuist. of Nebraska,
addressed tho Senate to-day In favor OF the
maintenance of the Monroe doctrine, and in
| conclusion said:
"lf. unhappily. the time shall come which
/ God grant IL may not that American valOr
/ must again be displayed on the field Of bat
/ tie in the defense of American institutions
and against foreign greed and aggrandi2c-
/ mcnt, we may confidently expect the men OF
America 10 merge under flag Of free conse-
Grated liberty Il 10 permanent and glorious
/ victory
! House-Thc House continued the discus
| sion II the hond-silycr coinage bill. Mcssrs.
Nowlauds. Silver, OF Colorado; Hartman,
/ Republican,, Of Montana; Williams. Demo-
| crat, Of Mississippi: Brodcrick, Republican.
of Kansas, and Bowers. Republican, Of Cali
| iornia. spoke In favor Of free coinagc, and
/ MrSsr-. Tucker, Democrat, of Virginia;
Walker, Republican, of Massachusetts,, aud
Patterson, Democrat, Of Tennessee againstit
FoRrY-Y1dUrU DAY
The House spent saturday in discussion OF
the Senate free coinage substitute for the
bond bill. Mr.. Grosvenor, Republican. Of
Ohio, spoke In opposition to the substitute,
which was advocated by Mr.. Townr, Ropub-
lcan, Of Minnesota, and opposed by Mr..
Hall, Democrat, Of Missouri. Mr.. Hall
Dem, Mo-, announced his conversion 20
sound money.
FoRrY-SINTH DAY.
Notice was given IN the Senate today by
Mr.. Davis, of Minnesota, that on Monday
next he woul Ill address the senate on the
resolution reported by him from the com
mittee on foreign relations relative to the en-
/ fOrccmcnt Of th" Monroe doctrine. Mir.
/ Cameron (pennsylvania) introduced joint
resolution r'latiy" to the termination OF the
war In Cuba After u preamble, quoting
| from the Presidents last annual message
what Is said In reference to that subject, the
joint resolution provides that ~ II appears
| there are no means Of securing permanent
| peace To- Cuba. except by the recognition OF
the right To se,f-gOvernment, the good offices
of the United States are earnestly recOm-
mendcd for the recognition OF the independ-
enre Of Cuba. The resolution was read for u
first and second time and laid on the table
Tor the present. senator Quays resolution
to recOmmit the House tariff bill with the
free coinag" bill TO the finance committee
without recommendations was laid before
the Senate, and on the suggestion of Mr.
German Mr. Quay consented to let IL go over
until tomorrow. On motion Of Mr.. Call. the
resolution ~ TO the recognition Of belliger-
ency in Cuba was made the special order
after the urgent deficiency bill.
! After further discussion of the bond free
coinage bill the House agreed 10 vote on 1t at
4 p. m Thursday, and then adjourned out Of
respect 70 the memory Of Mr. Grain, OF Texas,
deceased.
BRIEF MENTION.
The San Carlos Apaches are again on the