Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-19
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. December Is, 1889.
senate.

Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
FOREIGN Relations reported i'm conformity
with the President message OF yesterday
q Joint resolution extending TO March /,
1880. the time tor holding the international
Marine Conference, and after brief eX-
plonati0n the Joint resolution was passed.
Mr.. Blair, from the Committee on Edu-
cotton and Labor, reported back his bill
t. provide for thc establishment and tenn
pOlary support OF tn, common schools,
and cave notice that as soon as possible
after the close Of the holiday recess he
would call IL up for action. IL was placed
on the calendar. II has been amended IN
several important particulars; among them
the following;
T. Tho quot. Of any state which shall bc re-
fused by he Legislature shall be covered into
the Treasury instead oi being divided among
tho rest OF tho states
books aIfh0ul'd by the school boards shall be
deposited with the Secretary ot The Interior Il
stricken out also, the section giving respective
lesslgturts he power To- distribute the iunhs
npportioned 20 the several Territories.
= II ia explicitly stated that the training OF
rcr-0ns of dfncront cllOrs ID become teachers
shall not DO required IN tho same schools.
The only other business of n striking
character was the Introduction of hlr. Nor
gan's resolution for the recognition OF the
United States Of Brazil. which IL given
few bills and resolutions of inquiry tho
Senate went into executive session, and at
/ o'clock adjourned.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WASHINGTON, December 19.-The execu-
tive session of the senate to-day lasted
three hours. The vote on the conformation
Of AssOcIate-Ju-tice Brewer was 81 To II.
An effort was maie 10 postpone action TIL
n subsequent session. hut this failed, al
though supported by Mr.. Edmunds chair
man of tho Judiciary Committee. Tho
negative vote is said to have been cast by
Messrs. Blair. Wilson Of Iowa Colquitt.
Reagan, Berry, Jones of Arkansas, Gail,
Moody, Allison. Chandler. and Pettlgrew.
Ar. Edmunds, it Is said, declined 10 vote.
House Of Representatives.
The Senate concurrent resolution pro-
viding for holiday recess was laid before
the House 10y the Speaker. and was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Ways and
Means.
The Senate amendments to the House
Joint resolution for printing tho agrlcul-
tural report were agreed TO.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio. from the Com
mttee on Ways and Means. reported
concurrent resolution for the holiday re-
cess from December 2lSt until January 9th.
Agreed tO-lj2 20 36.
Ihe Speaker having laid before tho
House message from the President re-
commencing that the international Marine
Conference be extended for two months,
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, introduced "A Joint
resolution extending that authority until
March /, 1890 Mr.. Hit said that the con-
ference had already accomplished great
and important work. Unless this resolu-
tion was passed the authority OF the dole
gates OF the United States would cease in
the midst Of their labors. The Joint reso-
luton was passed.
On motion of Mr. Rowell. OF Illinois. the
Committee on Elections was granted leave
to sit during the sessions of the House.
Mr. Mckinley, OF Ohio, from the Com
mittce on Rules reported resolution tor
tho immediate call Of States for the intro
tion and reference Of bills Adopted.
Before this order WAS carried out, how
ever. Mr.. Payne. of New York, from the
SIlcOtt committee. reported resolution
authorizing the Sergeaut-at-Arms 70 offer
a reward of $4,000 for the arrest and de-
livery TO the Marshal OF the District Of
Columbia of c. L. SlcOtt. the absconding
cashier: the reward 10 be paid out of tine
contingent fund of the House. Adopted.
The call for the Introduction of States
of bills for reference was then begun and
lasted until night, the total number being
l.O64. Many OF these are duplicates, If not
in language. at least III the subject matter
OF their provisions. 4 dozen or more
measures based on the Blair bill were in
trOduced, and the silver men were not
idle, and fully twenty propositions We're
presented for the free coinage of silver.
Bills were introduced for the erection of
public buildings at the following places:
Huntsville, Ala. Hot Springs, Ark; San
Diego stockton, San Francisco. San Jose,
and Oakland. CAL Pueblo, COL; Dam
bury. South Norwalk, New London,
and Waterbury. Conn. Wilmington,
Del. Tampa. Fla. Columns. Ga.
Bloomington, Galesburg,- Sterling, and
Aurora, III. Logansport, Lafayette, Rich
mond, South Bend. Indianapolis, and
Madison, Ind. Sioux City, Cedar Rapids,
Burlington, Fort Dodge. and Davenport,
Iowa; Atchison. Selma. Winfield, Arkansas
City. Kansas City, Newton, Wellington. and
Hutchison. Kan. Bowling Green, KY;
Morgan City, New Orleans, Baton Rouge,
aud Alexandria, La. Washington, ID. q. (;
Bar Harbor and Houlton, Maine; Wor-
cester, Haverhill, Alden, Lynn. and Holy
oke. Mass. Grand Haven, Renoni. Sagi-
nav. Lansing, and Muskegon. Mich. An
napolis, Nd. Duluth and st. Paul, MINI.
Meridian and Yazoo City, Miss; Kansas
City, Mo-. Helena and fremont. Montana;
Grand Island. kearney. Norfolk, Beatrice,
and Hastings. Neb. Atlantic City and Jer-
sey City, n. j.. Elmira, Yopkers, Hudson,
Malone, Oneida, aud Rome, N. Y; Winston,