The Brookhaven leader., 1889-02-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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THf Credentials of Senator Coke CTexas)
were presented in tho Senate on the lIth, and
after the presentation Of petit from Indian
residents OF HamptOn, Va, for reform in the
syst--. of issuing rations to students at Indian
schools, the Senate went into executive session.
When the doors were opened the Naval Appro-
priation bill was taken up and an amendment
adopted providing for two new steel cruisers
or gunboats in addition to those already pro-
vided for in the bill. Pending further consider
alton the Senate adjourned. The House In
sisted on its amendments TO the Direct Tax bill
and conference was ordered, The Senate bill
passed for n bridge over the Missouri river at
Leavenworth, Kan. After some contention the
Smnlls4Elliott contest case from South Carolina
was taken up ana debated until adjournment.
AFTER passing several bills of a private
and local character the Senate on the 18th held
an Executive session for q few minutes and
then resumed consideration OF the Naval Ap-
preparation bill which after further debate and
amendment passed. After a long debate the
Pacific Railroad Funding bill was laid aside
and the report OF the Committee on Privileges
and Elections In the Washington County
(Texas) case taken up, and the Senate soon ad
journed. When the House met the Senate
bill to enable the President to protect the in
terests Of the United States in Panama was re-
ceived and referred. The House then resumed
debate on the Smalls- Elliott election case
IL the Senate on the 13lh the conference
report on the Consular and Diplomatic bill was
presented and agreed to, and after some routine
work the Senate proceeded in a body to the
House of Representatives for the purpose of
counting the electoral vote for President and
Vice-president Upon returning to the cham
Der the proceedings were entered on the journal
and the resolution in regard TO the election in
Washington County, Texas. discussed until
adjournment, 80. In the House MIR. Oates,
from the Judiciary committee, reported bill
to amend the Naturalization laws and the In
dian Appropriation bill was reported. AT 12:55
the Senate was received in body for the pur
pose OF counting the electoral vote for President
and Vice President After the proceedings
quired by law, the presiding officer formally an
nounced HARRISON and Morton elected and the
Senators returned to their chamber. A long
and heated debate then followed on the Smalls-
Elliott contest from South Carolina. The ma
jority report confirming Elliott in his seat was
finally adopted and the House adjourned
ln the Senate on the 14th the reso-
luton for a select committee OF seven Senators
the irrigation and reclamation OF arid lands was
agreed to. One or two unimportant bills passed.
Senator Wilson Qowa) addressed the Senate in
support of the bill relating to imported liquors.
conference was ordered on the Legislative
Appropriation bill, and the resolution in Ella
tion to the Washington County TEX election
The House non-concurred In the Senate
amendments to the Legislative bill and
asked further conference. The re-
port of the conference committee on
the Territorial Admission bill was presented
and a further conference asked. Mr.. Baker IN.
W offered a resolution instructing the House
conferees to tD exclude New Mexico; C2) amend
the bill so as to provide for the admission OF
South Dakota by proclamation, and (3) that the
proposed States OF North Dakota, Montana and
Washington shall be admitted on the same
basis, either by proclamation or act OF admis-
sion. A substitute offered by Mr.. Cox IN. "
providing for the admission of North Dakota,
Montana and Washington was accepted by Mr..
Baker The proposition to eliminate New
Mexico was adopted and pending further con-
sideration the House adjourned.
AMONG the bills reported to the Senate
on the 18th was the House sill to provide for
the allotment OF lands in severalty to the Peoria
and Miami Indians in the Indian Territory.
9he credentials OF Senator-elect Washburn
(Mlnn) were presented. The Senate bill 20
ratify and confirm the agreement with the
Muscogee or Creek Indians and opening for
settlement unassigned lands in the Indian Ter
ritory was passed. The bill TO retire General
w. 5. Rosecrans with the rank Of Brigadier
General was passed. The Senate passed
forty-one private pension bills in twelve min
es. After resolutions and eulogies upon
the late Congressman Robert on, of Louisi-
ana, the Senate adjourned. In the House
the Tariff bill, with Senate amendments,
was reported. Mr. Mills also reported
resolution that the substitution OF o new Tariff
bill by the Senate was in conflict with the Con-
stitution, which gave the House the sole power
to originate such measure. The resolution in
structing the House conferees on the Territorial
Admission bill was agreed to. 1t pro-
vides for the a mi ssion of North Dakota Mon
tana and Washington. The Senate bill for the
protection of American interests in Panama
passei. A conference was ordered on the Fort-
fcation and Pension Appropriation bills. The
Post-office Appropriation bill was further con-
sidered in Committee OF the Whole. At the
evening session thirty three private pension
hills nnSSed