The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
summary Of the Most Important Me.,,
Presented in Both Houses.


srxrY-srcoSp DAY.
In the senate to-day. during the NOM
hour. motion was made by Mr. MI
hep', W chairman Of the finance comnl
Tee, To take up the house tariff bill. He Il
ed attention To the deficiencies Of the reye
under the existing tariff law and said u
something should be done To relieve II
treasury department, aud To- revive the d \
ness INTERESTS Of the country. The ypas u
nays were demanded by Senators StevI
(Pop., New and Teller (Rep., Coi.) and
motion was rejected. Yeas. ~: nays. 3g
House--The house promptiv pqssed j
Indian appropriation 6ill rs amended \
one demanded n separate vote In the ho
on the Linton sectarian school amepdmel
a. agreed To In the committee Of the VIII !
Mr.. Dingley. chairman of the ways i
| means committee, then called mn Tho n
reported from. that committee Mor
authorizing the president to conclude j
NotatlOns with Russia, England aud Ja
VI SNhet OF them for commission
| inquire into the habits of the Alaskan Il
seals, and the best method of prrseryinp II
sea- herds. pending which the presidcui i
! authorized by the bill To- concipdo "A M. II
! NlNendi, 10 terminate January l.. 1895. fnr Il
\ protection of the seals, and in cas,, an
inodus vivcndi could not be concludel j
lore the opening Of the present season II
secretary oi the treasury was AUTHORIZE
thkr anu Kill all the SpalS while an ,t Il
feeding grounds on the pribilof islauds Il
hill was passed without debate.
siXrY-rHtRp DAY.
IN the ,cnat" Mr.. Allen POP. Neb. , OH i
ed substitute for the pending Cuban
lutlon. IL authorizes and requires the H. /
dent 20 issue proclamation rpcoypizir,
lndeIeudrnrc of the republic Of cuba. I
HSheu ulH' the resolution lie ON the table L
Mr. cameron presented TO the senate
Peuuon oi the Glass Bottle Blowers ass. !
ton of the United States and Canada. urer
me re-rnnctmunt Of tho free coinage Inv.
the ratio of lG tol.
OH was introduced hy Mr.. Hale for
appointment of Gen. q. y. Howard a. A..
enant general on the retired list of The ur,
IN the house the speaker laid before
MON bcrs IN" lilltp extend the time witt
"hl'h IN" government may bring suit D. Il
hul patents 10 land Issued under any railro /
or wagon road grant, with senate ann,
mcnts
sfNrY-FoURTH DAY.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont. addressed f,
senate to-day on tn question Of coast
lenses The senator's former service a. So
retary oil war gave added iutcress 10 Li. /,
marks. In the course Of his remark,
sald: 1T would b. much better To prov
the land Qualifications at cost so many Tim
lcss than the eNpensa of making our p,r
anything Ike equal to that OF Great Britg
!husihu,h Hs II Is universally admitted u
the land Qualifications will render our 90.
impregnablc. The needs of the c,,lptr,. y,
n'al To Congress for action In thi. direct
the Doundiess capital represented Ia prorrr
lhai couId y" destroyed 10y bomLardment al
I"his 10 us; the material interests of N
Whple nation that would be affected by m,
obstruction, appeal 20 US; our common sen
10 us. We can effect our purro.
moro cheaply now than hereafter. Let u
lrpN'ue suitable tortilicatiOns and render o.
harbors lmprcgnable. Whatever work. a,x
made will be- such that additions can fro-
'iine 10 time be mad" To them. TO make tbt-
mem equal to withstanding the advance,
science. II we do this. we will receive Ii
'ommendation OF the whole country.
sINrY-rIrTu DAY.
Inc speaker laid before the house a r.
'ponse from the secretary of war in rorlv
ne resolution Of the llth inst, directing nm
70 furnish Information and estimates relafiv
% the cost OF making survey of the outle
d Lake Erie and other lakes and rivers. mn
,hlef engineers repeats former statemp1
NAT thorough Investigation should gxtcnt}
t. esiaa'ions sa"it5 ~
h6 o be coh"' .,,rd several yeas. To-
81 " an investigations will cosr appr,
una nom $4,000 to sl75.000 !. n
sINtY-sGXTH DAY.
I ,Arst pr sidcntial veto Of this session d
'onl Us was overriden by the no AYE to-day
by "a % OF l9S To 3S-l22 more than the ri
luisi wo-thirls All the NepubN Nicans lui
~ De bcrats voted for the bill. yShile I'D
votes sustain the president We're all -
Dv Der Gratis. The bill authorizes the g0y1
ernor nd local officers OF Arizona
lease the educational lands Of the tcrril
for school purposes. The presidents obj
tion 10 the 'bill was that Il did not give
secretary OF the interior power 10 disappr0
the leases and did not throw proper st
guards about the timber on the lands.
the house to-day Representative Hopkins
Illinois introduced bill appropriate
/: 500. 900 for the establishment Of bru
mint at Chicago. Tho house then went u
committee Of the whole and resumed d
consideration OF the Legislative, execute
ANA Judicial appropriation bill,