Huntsville gazette., 1889-02-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from vari'as Sources
,os,oSaL PROCEEDINGS.

CONOhho ~, me lYth. .Ir Hale present
IN suo 1tarence report on the Dlpiomatlc ana
ed the conleIene ~ tcas agreed to. At 1850 p,
Consular oli ~" ,,~ocepdei to the hall OF the
n. the oen"vol oen".an+,rtyes TO take part in the
House is- u - count the electoral vote, and
!oIn' +be day resumed cons deratlon OF the
n"~hIngton !nto- County Tex election outrages,
" Fvarts delivering long speech On ING SUP
MI. Ef"' ~ the House. after the transaction OF
sorne unimportant business at one oioeA Ine
Sun O.aaeeIon TO count the electoral vote was
loint II lasted until 2:20 p. No., and at its con-
pesu- tba Bouse resumed consideration of the
clu'' l'Js rIIiott contested-election case. which,
onin' oi 1onz discussion resulted in the adoption
at'T- rnai5rtv report seating Elliott, the con-
testee
Iv the Senate, on the 14th, after several mat
,ore NJ minor Importance mad been disposed Of
tbe resolution in relat on to the election in
Vssbington County, Tex, was taken up, and
Mr. Coke. proceeded to speak in opposition to
The measure, saying that the report of the in
yestigating committee was unjust, one-sided
and nartisan and that the test mony that was
damaging had been included in it, and the ex
.n,natorv testimony had been carefully exclud'
ed Without conclud ng his speech, Mr.. Coke
rave way for other business, and after brte;
secret session the Senate adjourned. I'm the
tive, Executive and Judicial Appropria tion bill
we're non-concurred in, and Messrs. Forney.
Randall and Cannon were appointed conferees.
The conference report on the Senate bill for
the admission of the State OF South Dakota
was called up. The report, which reports TO-
tai disagreement, was concurred in. Mr..
Springer moved that the House insist on its
amendments, and ask for another conference.
This motion was agreed to.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a number OF bills,
including several individual pension bills, were
passed-forty-one of the latter being enacted
IN twelve minutes. Consideration OF the Texas
election outrages resolution was then resumed,
Mr. Coke continuing his speech in opposition to
its adoption. The Speaker agan yielded the
floor for the introduction OF resolutions OF sor-
row on the death of the late Representative
Robertson, of Louisiana ......I In the House.
Mr. Mills (Tex.), from the committee on ways
and means, reported back the Mills Tariff bill
with Senate amendments, and by direction OF
the Speaker it was referred to the committee of
the whole At 1926 p. M the special order, to
consider the resolution instructing the House
conferees on the Territorial bill as to the meth
cd they should pursue in arriving at an agree
ment, was taken up. night session was held
at which thirly-three pension bills were passed
In the Senate on the 10th, Mr.. Coke resume
ais speech against the Texas electlon-outra@t
-esolution. but soon welded the floor to per-
NIT Mr. Sherman to present the conference re
mort on the Direct-Tax bill, and again gave
way in order to allow Senators Blair ana Ed
munds. who were not present when the report
on the Direct-Tax bill was adopted, TO express
their views in opposition to the pili. AS oena
tor Coke did not wish to complete MS feHharhs
the Senate adjourned . In the House, the con
ference report on the Diplomatic and Consular
Annropriation biz was submitted and agreed
10. The Post-Oficc Appropriation bill was
taken up in committee Of the whole, and the
pending amendment, increasing the appropria-
tion for the compensation Of post-office clerks
by 50 o. OO0 was defeated by vote OF So to 81,
and an amendment providing that the aggre'
gate salaries of post-ofice clerks, as fixed by
the new classification shall not exceed the sum
appropriated by the bill (sG,550,0O0), was
adopted.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, on motion Of Mr.
Vest, a message was sent to the House re
questing the return of the ID rect-Tax bill
Concurrent resolutions returning thanks
Congress to the Governor and people Of Michi
gan for the statue of Lewis Cass, accepting the
same in the name of the Nation, and assigning
it place N the old Hall of Representatives.
were offered, and speeches eulogistic Of Mr.
Cass were delivered, after which the resoiu
tons were adopted unanimously Mr.. Coke
concluded his speech on the Texas elections
outrage resolution, and the resolution was laId
as de. The bill to provide for taking tue
Eleventh census was taken up. amended aud
passed. ~. In the House, the most important
item Of business called up-consideration OF
the California election case OF Sullivan against
Fenton-was defeated by persistent fllibus.er-