The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
THE SENATE ADOPTS THE
RECESS RESOLUTION.

A Committees Jurisdiction in the
House A Resolution offered
Proposing a Reward of $4,000
for the Arrest of SiICOtt.
WASHINGTON, December 16.-SENATE.
The house joint resolution for printing
the agricultural report for 1889 was
passed with amendments, fixing the
number of copies at 100000, and appro-
priating 100000 for the expense.
Mr.. Platt offered resolutions making
changes and additions in the personnel of
committees agreed to in the caucus, and
which have been published; all agreed
to.
Mr.. Neal offered resolution, which
was referred to the judiciary committee,
as to the constitutional right of Charles
Swayne, appointed district judge OF the
northern district of Florida, to exercise
the duties of that office without confirm
atory action by the senate.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of executive business. After
the doors were reopened, the concurrent
resolution offered by Mr.. ingalls, last
week for a holiday recess from Thursday
December 10, to Monday January s,
was taken up for action. Mr.. Edmunds
demanded the yeas and nays upon it,
expressing his own opposition to it.
The resolution was agreed to, yeas ~,
nays ~. The negative votes were
Messrs. Allison, Blair, Chandler, Dawes,
Dolph, Edmunds, Frye, Hearst, Platt,
Plumb, Reagan, and Wilson, OF Iowa.
A message from the house announcing
the death of representative Edward J.
Gay, of Louisiana, was laid before the
senate, and on motion of Mr.. Gibson, the
senate, as an additional mark of respect
to the memory of the deceased, at $50
adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE.-Mr. Mckinley, Of Ohio, from
the committee on ways and means re-
ported a resolution for the distribution
of the Presidents message among the
appropriate committees. The house
went into committee of the whole, (Mr.
Burrows, of Michigan. being selected to
preside) for consideration of the resolu-
tion. Mr.. Spinola, of New York, objec-
ted to that clause of the resolution which
provides that all matters pertaining to
fortifcation and coast defense be referred
to the committee on appropriations.
The proper committee to have JurisdlC-
tion over such matters was the COM
mittee on military affairs. He urged
upon the house, the necessity of taking
steps to protect the seacoast cities OF the
country. Awar occurring suddenly with
a second, or third, or even fourth rate
power would jeopardize the interests OF
all the great cities on the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts. The subject was an i'm
portant one and could be more intelli-
gently acted upon by that committee
than by the committee on appropria-
tions. Mr.. Cutcheon, of Michigan, who
has served upon the committee on mill
tary affairs for six years past, took the
same view and persisted against that
committee being deprived of jurlSdic-
ton which rightfully belongs to it.
Mr.. Spinoia offered an amendment pro-
vIding that all matters relating to coast
detences be referred to the committee on
military affairs. Lost.
The committee then rose, and the reso-
luton was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Mckinley, a resolu-
tion was adopted granting the commit
tee on ways and means leave to sit dur
ing the sessions of the house.
Mr. Mckinley offered resolution for
holiday recess from December 20 until
January 6. Referred.
He also introduced bill to simplify
the laws in relation to the collection OF
revenue. Referred.
Mr.. Boothman, of Ohio, from the COM
mittee on accounts, reported resolution
for the payment to the widow of Neal S.
Brown, late reading clerk of the house, n
sum equal to one years salary. Adopted.
Mr.. Enloe then offered resolution au-
thorizing the sergeant at arms to offer a
reward of So, 900 for the arrest and de-
livery to the marshal of the District OF
Columbia of c. E. Silcott, absconding
cashier of the late sergeant at arms; the
reward to be paid out of the contingent
fund of the House Referred.
Mr. Springer introduced bill to or
ganize the territory of Oklahoma. Re-
ferred to the committee on territories,
together with bills ON the same subject
introduced by Mr.. Baker, OF New York.
The house adopted resolution direct
ing the committee on elections to inquire
into the contested election cases OF Clay
ton against Breckenridge, from the sec
ond district of Arkansas, Clayton hav-
ing been assassinatcd while preparing
his case.
The house then, at 2.3O, adjourned un-
til tomorrow.