The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-10
CONGRESSIONAL
Summary Of the Mos. fmpor.,u. M,si1ri
Presented In Both HoussA
140Tif DA,

The Senate today pissed. without amend
ment, two House bills that now only need
the signature of the President to become
The first was the bill to repeal thnt section
OF the tariff law which provides for rebate
OF the tax paid on alcohol used In the arts
and medical preparations. II provides for
commission 70 consider the whole question.
The second bill passed by the Senate also
had refeence to the tax on spirits, but its
provisions simply to include pears. pine
apples, oranges. apricots, berries and prunes
In the list Of fruits from which brandy may
be distilled under existing regulations The
present law embraces only apples, peaches
and grapes.
The conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill was discussed for over two
hours, but no result was reached and the
matter " mt over until Monday.
In the House today Mr. Boutelle, Republican,
OF Maine, presented the conference report
on the naval bill. II showed an argu.
ment upon all the principal points OF defer
ence between the House and Senate, except
with respect TO the number OF battleships
authorized TO be constructed.
The report was agreed to. The House
voted to further insist upon its Disagree
ment to tho disputed Senate amendments
and agreed to further conference.
l4isr DAY.
In the senate to-day abrief but breezy con.
troversy arose over a resolution offered BY
Mr. Hansbrough. chairman OF the library
committees, appropriatlng $4,000 for com
pleting the frieze In the rotunda OF the cap
This was "suspension' day In the house
ana a number OF minor pilis were passed
under suspension OF the rules. The Johnson
otokos eiection contest from the SeVentD
uistrics OF North Caroilna was settled by the
adoption oi SUBSTITUTE for the committees
reports, onereu py mr. Mccall OF Massachu-
whjch dac,arad ,h., ,Sasa had h,., ~ .,..'
Ion and that the seat was vacant
taos, nav
me senate met an hour cartier than usunI
.Vo-uay 70 give u longer time ior consiuera-
.loh OF tne pohu DilL partial conference
.epott, ~, On ,ue senera' uehciency approp.a
"n ,,r,, u,. wus presen'eu 60 anu ngrecS 70 and
,u,'ner von,erenoc nc was oruo.eu' oena.o pliI
W plonose ,ne ol'iciehey OF tue militia i, was
,a,s hv NJ uanl wi and NM on r,aaa ~
calendar "1' "'' p''''' u" '"'
In n,,rsu,,cs n, ,o,,ca s,,ver vas,srd,v tho
DingIav IN I'm hi, ,y,a ia,5 betosa ths san,,ta
and Mr. Merrill Cren W. chairman oi tbe
finance committee addressed tha senats IN
relation 10 II. He smoke of the Democrats
free coinage substit,ite as having been Mt.
tached 10 Che honse bond hill bv The Demo
crots and ponuj,ata 81 The sena,e i, shae,
mockerv and no uncoverlno n nurnose 10
stampede the country to silver popometaI.
Ism Hls remarks were direct chiefly against
siIver aoitatIon
! At 7 o'clock tonight the long struggle In
the senate over the bill to prohibit the issue
OF bonds came to an end. and the Butler bill
was passed by vote OF 32 to 25. The bill as
passed covers only three lines, as follows:
"Be 1t enacted that the issuance of interest
bearing bonds OF the United States for any
purpose whatever without further authority
OF Congress Is hereby prohibited"
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in auuii'oh 20 tnese taxes, lho Pr9u,ucl ltseli
,s an ahNeu H. cen. pe, Pount, anu inporteu
nI1,,,ai. =. ~, 'aAou i In Po' PouHu III
-, ,ro a. 90 H. 49,. A.. a.,
decided aooins. the claim of William Elliott
from the first south Carolina district and
gave the sent 10 Georpe w MURRAY MURRAY
is n negro and in the Fifty-irst congress.
was sealed in nIa,.e ~ Mr. FiIio,t The lnt
had Ts5 maiaritv In the face of the returns
put the committee said the former mad car
ried the district by majority of i3iz Mr..