The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

June a. The house to-day adjourned
until Thursday after session that
lasted A. minutes. Before the session
began the hub of a wheel wound round
with monster petition, said to contain
5000, 900 signatures, appealing to con-
gross to recognize the Cuban insurgents
as bellgerents was wheeled into the
space I'm front of the SPEAKERS rostrum.
II had been in circulation throughout
the United states for about six months,
and was presented to congress by Rep
resentative Sulzer of New York
June IL. Senator Tillman gave notice
of an amendment to the tariff bill
providing for n head tax of 500 on all
immigrants of the United states. The
amendment also makes IL misdemean-
or punishable by fine and Imprisonment
for any person to enter the United
states for the purpose of engaging In
trade or manual labor without in
tending to become n citizen. These pro-
visions are modified by provision to
the effect tnat they shall only re-
main In effect until silver shall be ad-
mitted to Our mints for coinage at the
ratio of 16 to I, on the same conditions
with gold"
At the request of SENATOR Allison, the
Hawaiian provision In the tariff bill
has been passed over by the Senate.
June i6. The tariff bill was under
consideration to-day. Two amend
ments offered by Mr.. Vest and one by
Mr.. Jones tArk), reducing the duties
on fresh milk, condensed milk and
cabbaSes, We're rejected. Mr. Vest
made a humorous speech whel the
paragraph relating to cider was :, aIE,
ed. He appealed to New England to
come to the rescue Of cider, the liq-
our of our boyhood. the beverage
which cheers. but not inebriates:
which sparlles In every New England
festival. and In the west and south
wherever the apple is raised ana
used" Mr.. Deboe presented petitions
from a large number of citizens of
Kentucky favoring a modification OF
the civil service law.
June 16. The house passed the Simon
bill requiring municipalities to pur-
chase electric light plants holding
franchises in their limit before erect
ing or seeking to operate plants Of
their own.
A resolution ws passed requesting
congress to make an appropriation for
"A United states exhibit In Paris 1900.
The governors veto was sustained on
the bin making 1t lawful To erect wire
fences along public highways. The
Young bill. giving trolley companies
the right Of eminent domain was de-
feated.
In the senate bill to tax both home
and foreign beer one cent gallon was
laid over. A bill was passed creating
a state board of arbitration to settle
all labor disputes. a bill providing foi
the physical education of children in
the state schools was defeated.
The Senate was i'm session less than
half an hour June II, on account of the
meagre attendance and consequent
peril to bills on third reading. the cal
endar having been cleared of bills on
the other readings. The Farr bill. to
make eight hours days labor for
mechanics, workingmen and laborers
In the employ of state or municipal
corporations, was called up by Mr. Ma
gee, of Allegheny, and passed finally
without opposition. Mr.. Thomas. OF
Philadelphia. introduced n bill increas-
ing the tax on the Pennsylvania busi-
ness of foreign Insurance from to 4
per cent. and imposing 4 mills on the
market value of bank stock.