Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10
FIFTY-rOURTH CONGRESS


Ftr~t sesaiou-
WARRINGTON. Juno s-SkNArR The nnai
conference report On the fornncation appro-
prtation bin was agreed 10, and partial reports
on the sundry civil appropriation bill and post
ONCE bill Mr. Hansbrough (rep y p) Of
fered resolution apppropriating sSooo to
complete the friexe In the rotuuda of the
capitol The nature OF the picture 20 be
inserted was not known I'll brought out in de-
bate MT Wilson trcp, wash) objected to
the resolution ana ~ went over The nnai
vote on the Butler bin. to prohibit the issue
OF bonds, will be taken In the senate Tuesday
house-Mcnday Was suspension day In the
house. and number OF minor bills were passed
under suspension OF the rules The Johnson
stokes election contest from the Seventh
district OF South Carolina was settled by
the adoption OF substitute for the COM
mittce reports. offered by Mr. Mccall. OF
massachusetts chairman OF the elections COM
mittee. which ccclai cd that there had been no
election and that the sea, was vacant The
house committee ON rivers and har bors dccid-
ed to recommend To the house the passage OF
the river and haroor ein over the presidents
veto
WAsurSoroS, June 3-SESArE-An eight
hours session OF the senate was wound up
Tuesday by the passage OF the bill to prohibit
the issuance OF interest bearing bonds
without the consent OF congress- All
amendments, with motion to post
ponc. were voted down by n majority of seven.
and the bill passed by n like majorlty-5stoe "a
a speech was made early In the day by the
chairman OF the finance committee. Mr.. Nor
rtl OF Vermont, on tho Dinglcy emergency
tarin bill
HousE-Thc house Tuesday passed tho river
and harbor bill over the presidents veto. and
unseatcd by n vote OF 10! to 30 John J. Walsh.
tho democratic member from the Eighth New
York district whose place will be allied by
John Murray Mitchell, republican There
was full house To vote on the river and har-
Dor bill 1t was passed by 80 to co, much
veto Thirty mine democrats voted TO over
ride the presidential objections. and 20 rcpub-
llcans stood by Mr. Cleveland.
WASHINGTON June S-SESArg-Thc senate
Wednesday followed the example set Tuesday
by the house and passed. by n vote of so to 3,
the rivers and harbors bin over the presidents
veto. The Ave negative votes came from dem
ocratic senators, namely, Mcssrs Bate, Chill
ton. HILL Smith and Villas The debate pro-
ccding tho vote occupied four hours The con-
ference report (partiaD on the naval uppro-
prtation bill was presented and discussed and
went over Till Thursday. the vote to be taken
ut y. m. Tho points In discussion were as to
the number OF battle ships and to the con-
tract price for armor plate.
HouSE-Thc election case OF MURRAY vs.
Elliott from the Charleston Is CT district
was tho principal matter OF business before
the house. Elliotts election from that dis
trlct had been contested three times-in tho
Ftftieth, F1fty-nrst aud Fifty-fourth con-
tee In charge OF the case recommended tho
seating OF the contestant The minority found
that Elliott wns entitled To retain his seat
Without disposing OF the contest, the house
ut 50 o'clock adjourned. A vote will be taken
the first thing Thursday.
WASHINGTON, June 6-SENATE-Thc confer
cncc report on the naval appropriation bill
was disposed OF The motion to rccede from
the senate amendment reducing the number
OF new bnttleships from four To two was
defeated-yens ~. nays 81 Tho con-
ference report was then agreed to and
further conference was ordered This
was followed by the conference report on
che Indian appropriation bill Tho report
was agreed to--yeas 81. nays 500 that when
the Indian bill becomes a law those Indians
will have lost their tribal relations and will
nave become citizens of the United States
The Allied cheese bill wns passcd--3I to i3-
Just az IL came from the house Tho confer
encc report CinaD on the general deficiency
bill was presented and agreed to-
HousE-By vote OF 1853 to 30 Murray (col-
ored, rep) was declared to be entitled TO the
seat occupied by Elliott and he was sworn In
by Spea ker Reed amidst republican applause
The case OF Martin (pop) against Lockhart
(dem.), from the Sixth North Carolina dis
trict, occupied nearly all OF the rest OF the
session The fnal report OF the conferces on
the general deficiency bill was presented and
agreed TO, and the following bills were finally
disposed Of: To pension Mrs Mary C. Gregg
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month; to pension Mrs. VIM. LorinR Spencer
widow OF ex-senator and Brig. Gen. T.. Spen-
Ger. OF Alabama, at $50 n month; authorizing
the restoration OF John ~ Quackcnbush to his
rank and place as commander OF the navy and
his retirement by the president
WAsHIrGTos. June 6-SENArE--Thc i'm
migration bill was taken up with the under
standing that final vote should be taken on
IL before Monday The proposed constitu-
tional amendment to have United States sem
ators elected by the people, instead of by
state legislatures. taken up in
formally and discussed by Senators
Mitchell tore) Perkins (Cal) and Pal
mer ull1 I'm favor. and Hawley Comm and
Chandler IN II In opposition. A Joint reso-
luton for final adjournment on Monday next
at p m, was offered by Mr. Aidrich. OF
Rhode Island. and was referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations. after ndyerae re-
marks by Senators Allison Qa), George
Miss) and Warren (wyo).
HousE-Gen. Rinakers right TO the seat was
afirmod by vote OF l67 to 81. This wiped
out the democratic membership in the MI
nois delegation and reduced the democratic
strength In the house to ninety-hye The
day began with n two hours struggle over
the adoption OF q resolution introduced
by Gen Grosvenor. calling upon the heads OF
several executive departments for n state
ment In detail OF all removals and changes I'm
their departments since March 4. 1893 The
democrats cndeavored 20 have the scope of
the resolution enlarged so rs to include the
changes made under the Harrison administra-
tion, but failed