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Saturday, Juue IL.
The Senate did not sit today, having adjourned
over until Monday, not however for want Of some
thing to do for the Naval bill has been awaiting its
action this whole week.
In the House nothing of any interest has been
done; the whole day has been taken up in the con-
sidcration of bill relative to the Tennessee bound TO
lands for which ii had been set apart about week
previous.
Monday, June l3.
After the presentation of numerous memorials on
the subject OF the Tariff, the bill for the armed occu
patton of Florida taken up and after debate of
some length was passed over.
| Message from the president, received, trans
hitting, in answer TO Resolution Of the Senate,
Report of the Secretary of State and accompanying
documents relative to the proceedings under the
Convention of the 18th April, 1889, between the
| United States and Mexico.
| In the House Mr. Cowen offered the one-hour
rcsouton-providing that no member in Committee
of the Whole or in the House shall speak more than
one hour any question. Mr.. Atherton moved to
| lay the resolution on the table; negatived Yeas 50;
| Nays lib. The resolution was then adopted, Yeas
| l20; Nays "a.
| On motion of Mr. Everett, the rules were suspend
cd by Yeas ls2, Nays %, and the Apportionment
| Bill was taken up, the question being concurrence
| in the amendments of the Senate. Mr. f.. moved
concurrence in the amendments (Which changed III
ratio from SOLO as adopted by the House, to 106S0
| and provided for the representation of major frac
tions) and moved the previous question. Mr.. Adams
expressed desire to debate, and hope that the pre-
vous question would not be seconded.
Inc demand ior me previous 4uesuon was NOT sus-
.aned Ayes 20, Noes ~. MI Aoarn: maze an am
l'ucu Sileo WI gu noui II. upPosn'on W concur
renee Il, me nhenu,nen, oi anc osnn.e canheng me
Ia'lo any III aunocncy vi 'i' Pro'uS ior inc rep
resen'ation Oh lracuons. ,ho In H.,
bic, rejected, Yeas IS; Nays 1874. Under the previ-
Gus question, the first amendment Of the Senate chan
FED in NJ 80 nay III ''''0' '"' "'" N''''"'
The bill was further debated TO nd joufnmont. In u
| former part o. tne cay resolution of Mr.. Adams
| ai -n,ai c,llinu m tho r. to.
copy of the Qulntupe Treaty, tho protest of Gov.
Cass. and acorrespon1ence between tins Govern
| ment and nm on the SUBJECT.
| June H..
| House. The apForuonmcnt Bill was sent to the
| Senae, vi. "'' 'eeS"s w my VI Viz S''
"'s NJ, NV W. ~, robnoor announced b; ;r,or,;,,
W. w ;,i,i shn,i ns. ms ,
for ,ho cnntinmance of the D;stribuon Xiii 70 hrnG
r,rapf R far Tho ,ssnmn,ion If Tho S,,,o dshs
IT, IT, H. w c . r: "ornn,o,t wa - N ~ N'
=! 'i'' "''''''
| June -.
IN ,'lo iiou-e a. Two c!ocA ,o ueoae Oh .lle sul
III plll wa nios. ~ ie I.s'o WIS ii,S IT..
taken on MI i'9oseVoit "inGhIinent 10 strike ou'
mar cause wicn con'nues me Distribution, ana was
aecLueu III tIe us, nce> 10 Mioilly
IN favor {" me oIs'rlpuIohmiES! Inc great question
OF the SESSION - Scttleu: Ing rights q me Saes III
the PUBLIC ihhus are SAFE
hr. f.orS i',ovoo al, ~ u.'oi,ulle' declaring hn'
amer me hrsl oil Aususl FL IN cGsc0 no chgS
laion on the subject, all revenue laws should then
De me same ms II inns act liaa not been passed Adop'
TED without DIVISION.
me committee rose ana reported the bill TO the
House. ,,,
The amendments reported by the committee were
concnr1ea IN ny .ne Rouse.
VT Eastman ' ,n- 10 s',lne out the Dstrlct pro
viso Nsgnyed, loI, nays llS
inc oiI Ju'' .nstonseu n,'u P"sse, 'he HOUSE
In The Senate the bull for the armed occupation o.
riof'ua was pnssou
+ lne 1lIYcr'JJn l =, HHr'
THIS bIli as amended IN me Senate and nonconcnr
req III ny 'llc 'u "uo t'no' up Inc H.ha'e i'sts
TED on US 'rac!ohh a',ehuihems-ye - nays 10
ana on 'i'e rh,o a.le"unen., 81 10 H. Inc Dill "a
VIC, ~, ~, y, Wv w.. ~. 4 i, - A., =, A.
me Navy apprpppfmI"n nll was then de- ated TIT
question was ." '''o ieu"e"o" o'a"se-ho'h1hs oohe
June I6
Senate The Senate insisted on its amendments
) TO the apportionment Bill.
, | House. The Bill for the temporary continuance o
! the present Tariff was under discussion
The clerk read the amendment before the Com
! mit,eo which was that offered by Mr. Roosevelt, "a
strike ou, the proyso of the bill which is as follows
-" Provided that nothing herein contained shall b.
construed SO as to suspend the distribution Of lh
n public lands
0 On this the question was taken ny teers, who re
por.3u lus III 'e anu 40 ~ he negative
o. yr nc a''u''u' -, ' ~ Gu In ~, NJ
neH Me- " aJd y, ,bo nro NY orr H. ~,
% l9i2n'
On this amendment also the question was taken b,
telers who reported 81 in the affirmative and III il
the negative. So the amendmen, was not agreed to
q, Mr. Gllmer moved to amend by adding after tn
: words 'pubc land, the words, until the same shal
: be otherwise provided by law" This amendmen
also rojected W N the affirmative and los il
8 the negative.
r The committee then rose and reported the bill L
j. the House.
Inc amendments auop'eu IN committee passed IN