The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-19
In the House.


In the House this morning the Senate
amendments TO the House joint resolution
for printing the agricultural report were
agreed to.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio. from the commit
tee on ways and means, then reported the
concurrent resolution for holiday recess
from Dec. 81 until Jan. 6. 1t was agreed 70
by vote of:152 to SO.
The speaker having laid before the House
the message from the President recommend
ing that the limit of the internatio nal
marine conference be extended for two
months, Mr.. Hit Of Illinois introduced @
joint resolution extending that authorit Y
until March |, 1890. MIR. Hit said that the
conference had already accomplished at
great and important work, and unless the
resolution were passed the authority of the
delegates of the United States would cease
in tue midst of their labors. The joint res
olutiOn was passed
THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE.
On motion of Mr.. Rowelliof Illinois, the
committee on elections was granted leave
to sit during the sessions of the House.
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio, from the COM
mittee on rules, reported a resolution for an
immediate call of the states for the intro
duction and reference of bills. The resolu-
ton was adopted. Before this order was
Il
York, from the Silcott committee, reported
the resolution authorizing the sergeant-at-
arms to offer a reward of $4,000 for the
arrest and delivery to the marshal Of the
District of Columbia of C. K. Sllcott, the
absconding cashier, the reward to be paid
out of the contingent fund of the House.
The resolution was adopted.
1904 BILLS INTRODUCED.
The call for the introduction by states of
bills for reference was then begun and
lasted until night, the total number intro
duced being 1,064. Many of these are dupli-
Gates, if not in language, at least in the sub
ject matter of their provisions. A dozen
or more measures based on the Blair bill
were introduced, and the silver men were
not idle, and fully twenty propositions were
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 Oak and, Cal. Pueblo, COL; Danbury,
South Norwalk, New London and Water
bury, Conn. Wilmington, Del. /; Tampa, Fla.
Columbus. Ga; Bloomington, Galesburg,
Sterling and Aurora, Ill. Logansport, La
fayette, Richmond, South Bend, India nap
oils and Madison, Ind; Sioux City; Cedar
Rapids, Burlington, Fort Dodge and Daven-
port, Ia; Atchison, Selma, Winfield, Ar
kansas City, Kansas City, Newton, Well
lington and Hutchison, Kas.; Bowling
Green, KY; Morgan City, New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and Alexandria, La. Wash
ington, D. c.; Bar Harbor and Houlton,
Me-; Worcester, Haverhill, Alden, Lynn
and Holyoke, Mass; Grand Haven,
Benoni, Saginaw, Lansing and Mus
kegon, Mich; Annapolis, MI; Du,,
luih and st. Paul, Mimi; Meridian and
10 &.
Helena and fremont Mont. Grand Island,
Kearney, Norfolk, Beatrice and Hastings,
Neb.; Atlantic City and Jersey City. N. J. !;
Elmira, Yonkers, Hudson, Malone, Oneida
and Rome, N. Y; Winston, Reidsville, OK
ford, Henderson and Fayetteville, n. e. :;
Lima, Fremont, Findlay, TIffin, Defiance,
Hamilton, Canton and Youngsto wn,
O.; Salem and Portland, Ore. /;
Allegheny City. York, Allentown,
Altoona, Pa; Pawtucket, r. l.; Sioux
Falls, Yankton and Aberdeen, s. D.; Paris
and Palestine, Texas; st. Albans, Vt. /;
Newport Isl md Pond, r. l. Norfolk, New
port News. Fredericksburg, West Point,
Staunton and Roanoke. Va. Spokane Falls,
Tacoma aud Seattle, WASH; Wellsburg,
Wheeling and Martinsburg, w. Va; Eau
Claire, Manitowoc, Green Bay, Sheboygan
and Racine, Wis; Albuquerque, N. M. I;
Salt Lake City, Utah; Cheyenne, Wyo.
INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS ASKED.
Increased appropriations we're asked for
public buildings at the following places /:
Los Angeles and Sacramento, Cal; Key
West and Pensacola, Fla. Savannah, GA. !;
Springfield, Mo. Newark and Hoboken, N.
j.; Troy, N. Y; Greensboro. N. c.; Dallas
and Fort Worth. Texas; Petersburg, Va. !;
Milwaukee, Wis.
Nearly every member from the tobacco
growing states was armed with a measure
for the repeal of the tobacco tax, while
many Of them went still further and intro
duced bills for the total abolition OF the
internal revenue system.
The deaths of James Laird of Nebraska,
S. S. Cox Of New York. N. w. Nutting
of New York, and r. w. Townshend Of
Illinois were announced to the House,
which, as a mark of respect TO The memory
of the deceased, at O'Clock adjourned until
Friday. Most Of the members left the hall
after they had seen their bills safely In the
hands of the clerks, and when the house
adjourned there was not QuoTum present.