The Springdale news., 1888-07-27
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 IN the Senate, on the 18th diseussion Of the bill for the admission ef Washington Territory into the Union the chief feature of in terest Of the days proceedings. The bill finally went over without action ..., In the House al most the entire days session was devoted to dis russion of the tariff The cotton-tie clause and the glass schedule, which had been passed over informally, were dispcted of, but after the leaf tobacco paragraph had been reached and dis cussed awhile, the Republicans filibustered and left the House without quorum because the Democrats declines to afford them more time for debate, and the House adjourned with ou, finishing the tobacco paragraph.
 IN the Senate, on the 18th, several bills Of minor importance were taken from the calen- dar and passed There hours were spent in considering the nomination Of Samuel J. Bgs- low 10 he District Attorney for New Jersey which was vigorously opposed by Senators Fvarts and Edmunds and finally rejected. Mir. Fullers nomination fer the Chief Justiceship was not taken up ..... In the House considera- ,ion Of the Tariff bill in committee Of the whole was completed, and the bill was reported to the House, where further consideration of it was postponed until the eisL at Il go a. m-
 IN the Senate on the 20th, the confirmation of MT Fuller to be Chief-Justice Of the Su- preme Court Of the United States was the principal transaction of the days proceedings. In the Honse the passage Of the amended River and Harbor bill by the adoption of the conference report was the event of the days proceedines heated discussion in censure and defense Of the President occurred between Mcssrs Kilgour, of Texas, and Spinola, Of New York.
 IN the Senate on the Plat, the bill to reim- purse the depositors in the Freedmans Bank. appropriating 2, ,O0l lo6o, was passed after which the Fisheries treaty was taken up, and Mir. Teller of Colorado. addressed the Senate in opposition to it. ... In the House, MT Mills in a formal speech closed the debate on the Tariff bill, which was then put upon it's passage and earned by majority of thirteen votes. The following pairs were announced: In favor of the bill-Messrs. Hogg, Whiting (Mich1, Belmont Berry, Glover and Granger, Against the bill-Messrs. Randall, Heistend. Davenport. Spooner Brown Ind), and Weodourn. Messrs. Sowden, Greenman and Bliss Demo crats) voted against the bill and Messrs. Fitch andpNelson lRepublicansI voted for it. The four Independent members also voted aye.
 IN the Senate. on the 2sd Mir. Dawes dciiv- cred long speech in opposition to the ratifea- ton of the Fisheries treaty. A message from the President on the subject of civil service, was presented read and referred 10 the com mittee on civil service and retrenchment. During the morning hour the conference report on the River and Harbor bill agreed to without discussion or division. Mir. Wilson aa), from the committee on judiciary, made report in the matter of the Jackson tMissl election, which ordered printed ...-.. In ths House, barely quorum was present, and but little business was transacted. The conference report on the Dill requiring the Pacific rail roads to furnish equal facilities to connecting telegraph companies was agreed to.