The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-12-24

carrying out the provisions of this act the
sum of SO, 900, 900, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated,
etc.
Proceedings of the House.
The house practically completed the con-
sideration of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, but final action
will not be taken until this afternoon. AL
most the whole session was devoted to a
debate OF the provision of the bill relating
to the control of the new congressional Ii.
brary.
Mr. Bingham (Rep.) of Pennsylvania,
in charge of the bill, severely criticised
the library committees amendment be-
cause it placed the library absolutely un-
der the control of that committee.
Mr.. Cummings (Dem.) of New York at
tackled the appropriations committee fol
bringing the legislative appropriation
bill in before the holiday recess, for the
first time in the history of the country.
He intimated that the secret of this haste
was to prevent the library committee,
which investigated the library, from pre-
pairing and submitting it's report to the
house He further intimated that the APP
propriation committee desired to exercise
an influence over the appointments that
rightfully belonged to the library commit
tee Speaking of the result of the investi-
cation of the library, Mr.. Cummings char
acterized the condition of affairs in the
library as utterly inexplicable. He abb
solved Mr. Spofford from blame, however,
saying the trouble was that he was sub
ject to the same influences that moved the
appropriations COMMITTEES
The senate substitute for the Corliss- Nc
Call immigration bill was taken up, and
after a spirited debate it was resolved to
concur and send the bill to conference, the
speaker naming Messrs. Bartholdt of Mis-
souri,, Danford of Ohio and Wilson OF
South Carolina as the house conferees.
The Past Week In Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16.--In the senate
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama in a vigorous
and forceful speech favoring the recogni-
ton of Cuban insurgents, supported his
resolution asking the secretary of state for
papers and information relative to the
Competitor prisoners and other American
citizens held in Cuba by Spanish authori-
ties. A bill granting pension to Nan
cy Allabach was passed over the president S
veto by vote of Al to II. In the house
the Loud bill, seeking to correct certain
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second class matter, was under considera-
ton. A bill to reorganize the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad company was passed. Mr.
Woodman of Illinois introduced a resolu-
ton directing the president to intervene
in Cuban affairs.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17-In the senate
the Dingley revenue bill was taken up and
was made the theme of an animated po-
Iitical debate, in which the party leaders
took part, including such conspicuous fig
ures as Messrs Sherman of Ohio, Frye of
Maine, Teller of Colorado, German of
Maryland, Vest of Missouri, Aldrioh of
Rhode Island, Platt of Connecticut, Mitch
ell of Oregon, Chandler of New Hamp-
shire, Hale of Maine and Allen of Nebras-
ka Mr. Sherman stated that no further
effort would be made to pass the bill. This
was regarded as the final - Esition Of the
measure In the house g MI sitary ap-
preparation bill was considered in commit
tee of the whole, but no action was taken
No business of Importance was transacted
WASHINGTON Dec 1S.-In the senate
the Lodge immigration bill was passed by
vote of 90 to 10. The bill as passed is a
substitute for the Corliss- Mccall bill,
which had previously passed the house. 1t
amends the immigration laws so as to ex-
clude from admission to the United States
all persons over 16 years of age who can
not read and write the language of their
native country or some other language. A
section was added to the bill providing
that the exclusion shall not apply to per-
sons arriving from Cuba during the pres
ent disorders there. In the house the third
of the regular appropriation bills, that for
the support of the army, was passed, and
consideration of the legislative, executive
and judicial bill was begun. Several local
bills relative to the District of Columbia
were passed
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The senate was
not in session. In the house 81 pension
and relief bills were under consideration
five of which were passed A bill to pay
Flora A Darling, the wife of Confeder-
ate general, $5, 6S3 for Tennessee and Lou
isiana bank notes taken from her in 1864
while under a flag of truce, was laid on
the table.
Historic Old Mining Town Burned.
SONORA, Cal, Dec. 18.-The old min