Show C yf y r j V t News front from Washington I JuLy 23 SJ The SENATE The The bill bi in regard to payments of Judgments of United United- States I I courts with Mr r. r Tellers amendment that of a they may be bo pal paid in silver previous contract for gold payment was wn taken up and discussed No action acton The anti op op tion ton bill bi occupied the attention of the Senate Senat during the rest of the afternoon Mr r Hansbrough Hansbrough Hans Hans- brough made made an ar argument In favor of it and andI I Mr an argument in opposition Mr r. r Morgan Introduced a n bill bi to provide for government gov gov- control of the tho Union Vision nn and Central Pacific railway companies until their debts to t the government are arc re fully paid pad up or secured Referred A resolution oft oI offered red by Mr r. r Sherman Sherman Sher Sher- man Instructing the committee on foreign re re- lations to continue Its investigations as a to t the time Nicaragua Canal Company was agreed to HOUSE Tiie The The House to day to-day ay made thaI tal progress with lit its ia business in at least leat one particular and that was wa the disposition of the tho Senate Senat amendments to the general def def- bi bill which were with one exception non concurred non in and sent to a I further con con- conference ferenec ference Otherwise the te day cay was wa without feature The Senate amendment which was concurred in ln W was that appropriating for the payment of Indian depredation claims Juar SE 25 Senator SENATE Senator Vest offered a resolution asking the tho President to open negotiations negotiations with Great Britain Franco Franc and Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many looking to t the establishment by International international Inter inter- national agreement between those governments governments govern govern- overn- overn ments and the United States of a n stand standard rd of fifteen and one half or sixteen ounces of fine silvero JO to one ounce of fine gold and and anda as a an Inducement Inducement inducement in In- for such an agreement the Present President President Pres- Pres dent ent is I authorized to propose a reciprocal arr arrangement n t to those governments go whereby In Jn consideration of any two of them agreeing agreeing to either of those ratios ratos the te United States will vi make a a reduction of not exceeding 25 per percent cent on the impost duties dutes now imposed on the following articles products of those countries countries coun coun- tries an and imported into int the United States Manufactures of wool j earthen stone and chinaware hardware guns and an cutlery glass glas and manufactures of silk sik and cotton The option anti bill bi was wa then taken up and Mr Ir George then theu addressed the tho Senate In favor or or of it He Ie confined himself himsel almost exclusively ex- ex clu elusively Ively to the effect of future dealings on th the cotton Industry which was the main Industry Industry Industry In In- of the State Stat which he be In part represented seated Mr r. r Allison Alson presented the te conference conference conference confer confer- ence report on the sundry civil civi bill bi The committee had hd agreed to t everything except the Worlds World's Fair Fall appropriation an and the tho House Honse provision that no officer of the government government govern govern- govern govern- ment ascot should employ Pinkerton detectives Another conference was wa ordered The Te The report on the tho pension office Investigation was taken takemi up and several speeches made but no action was wa taken takemi JULY 25 SE 2 SENATE Mr AldrIch of Rhode Island chairman of the sub committee of finance which during the summer has hns been Investigating the effect of the McKinley bill upon the cost of necessaries of life made an nn elaborate carefully prepared protection protection pro pro- pro speech He was wa replied to t in part by Mr Ve Vest t of Missouri The Senate took an important step in the direction of adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment by adopting the report of the on the deficiency bill bi leaving only the sundry civil bill bi to be disposed of 01 option Anti Ant was wa shelved for the day but It is l expected that tomorrow tomorrow to to- to tomorrow morrow a vote ote will wi be taken on the Wolcott resolution to postpone that question queston until next December HOISE Bills were rere passed setting apart apat lands In Oklahoma Territory for school purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses forbidding railroads to charge more moie than three ce cents ts per mile mie for passengers In Oklahoma and Indian Territory and ad authorIzing authorizing author author- izing an nn exhibit from Utah for the Worlds World's Words Word's Fair The conference report upon the de- de de bill bi W w was s agreed agree to conference report on n t l the e sundry undy n wis pl by Mr Mi Ji Holman Indiana all al the Items in dispute mlis- mlis dis US- pule being to except those relating to t the Worlds World's Fair appropriation the appropriation for the National commission and the employment of Pinkerton detectives at the G. 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R R encampment in Washington next Sep Sep- Sep It was wa agreed that a a vote should be betaken betaken taken these items 12 o'clock on at to JULY 27 SE The SENATE The The bill bi to authorize the construction of a a bridge across the Hudson ludson river rivet at New York was wa discussed briefly y The he option anti opton bill bi was then taken up and debated On motion moto of Mr r. r bill bi to t create a national highway commission and to prescribe Its is duties dutes was wa taken from the calendar and passed Also the bill bi to t facilitate the enforcement enforce enforce- meat ment of Immigration law laws s. s HOUSE The The Worlds World's Fair appropriation bi bill came up and a a vote ote was taken on a motion motion mo mo- mo tion ton to agree agee to t it f. f This Thi carried by a majority majori majori- ty of twelve but Mr 11 Holman and others immediately im ins- mediately commenced to filibuster against ration action aton on the sundry civil bill as a I whole and nothing was done JULY 23 After SENATE E Aner After spending one hour In passing passIng bills bIs on the calendar among them an hour bill bi as a to public works of the United States and of the District of Columbia Columbia Col Col- an and for the tho purchase of Mr r. r George Bancroft's s library the option anti bill bi was wa taken up nn and Mr Washburn moved to lay Iny on the table Mr Ir Wolcott's motion moton to refer it i to the committee committe on finance The Thc v veto tc result resulted Yeas Yea 32 3 nays 13 18 Mr Washburn urged that thata a vote on the he bill bl be taken morrow to-morrow tomorrow but this was wa objected to and Mr Paddock spoke at length in favor of the bill bi The resolution for a 1 select committee to visit the forest reservations rca res res in California and nl Inquire into int the thc rights of bona bonn fide settlers setters there was taken up an and agreed to The committee will wi be Felton melton Kyle and Morgan lorgan HOUSE Mr McMillan of Tennessee called caled up the he resolution providing for final adjournment adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment at 2 o'clock Saturday July 30 3 and after some opposition was agreed to to to t 51 The Speaker then stated the pending business It I was wa the motion moton made by Mr BIngham to table tho the motion moton made by Mr 11 Holman to reconsider the tho vote hy by which the Hou House e decided to t recede from its is agreement agree agree- are are- ment meat to the thc Worlds World's Fair Pair t amendment to t the sundry civil civi appropriation bill bil Immediately Mr r. r Outhwaite of Ohio the leader of the fili was n his feet with dilatory mo me Filibustering then began and was continued throughout the day Roll Roll call call fol fol- fol owed lowed roll call until the members were weary and on the last call the lack of a quorum was disclosed and the House adjourned JULY 29 ThC SENATE The d day y was occupied with addresses by Carlisle Proctor Sherman and others on the effects of the Republican Re Re- publican protective tive policy Mr Alabama took the floor and called attention recent statements state ments of Mr Watson of Georgia that drunken members had been seen seem reeling in time the aisles and attempting to on important meas meas- urea ures Mr Watson reiterated the statement and said all the members knew it A motion was carried authorizing the Speaker to ap- ap paint a committee to Investigate the matter and Boatner Wolverton Buchanan Grout and ana Simpson were appointed The Worlds World's Fair appropriation was then thea taken up and the filibustering resumed the opposition breaking the quorum at the start The filibustered had It ItcH all their ow own n way for the remainder of the afternoon |