Huntsville gazette., 1889-02-09
FlFTlETH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate, on the 30th, the consideration
OF the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation
bill was resumed the discussion OF the Samoan
question being the principal feature. A major
part Of the afternoon was devoted to the con-
slderation in secret session Of the British ex-
tradition treaty .....-In the House, the Okla
homa bill was called up in committee of the
whole, and its consideration occupied the time
until four o'clock, when by special order the
committee arose and reported the BILL to the
House. A vote on Mr.. Paysons' soldiers home
stead amendment resulted, yeas, ia: nays, III.
Pending further votes, the House, at five
o'clock, adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 31st the Diplomatic and
Consular bill was taken up and passed, the de-
bate on the Samoan question being the most
important feature of the discussion. cable
gram from London, received during the debate,
giving details of further outrages perpetrated
by the Germans in Samoa had marked effect
in crystalizng opinion and bringing about an
agreement......In the House the 23d of Febru-
airy was set apart for the consideration OF ap-
propriate resolutions in honor of the memory
of the late J. N. Burnes, OF Missouri. Consld-
Grafton OF the Oklahoma bill was then resumed,
and occupied the remainder OF the session.
IN the Senate, on the 1st, Mr.. Voorhees, re
ported bill appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase of an oil portrait of Abraham Lincoln,
man presented a letter from the Secretary of
the Navy, with a copy of the concession OF the
harbor of Pago-Pago, made to the United
States by the Samoan Government. The SEN
ate then went into secret session on the British
Extraditiou treaty........In the House, the DIP
lomatic and Consular Appropriation BILL with
Senate amendments was referred. The Okla.
homa bill was then taken up discussed, sub
mitted to conference, amended and passed
THE Senate was not in session on the ID w
The House insisted upon it's amendment TO the
Territorial bill, and a committee Of conference
was appointed The Naval Appropriation bill
was taken up, and its provisions exhaustvely
explained by Mr.. Herbert, OF Alabama. The
bill was discussed at some length, amended
and passed. The Post-ofdce Appropriation bill
was reported from committee and placed on
the Calendar. The Senate bill for the relief
of the town OF Flagstaff, Ariz., was passed.
In the Senate on the 4th. the credentials Of
Mr.. Manderson were presented and placed on
file The Texas Election cases, the British Ex-
tradition treaty and the Antitrust bill were
each taken up and discussed. The Pacific
Funding bill was then brought forward and its
considerat on constituted the chief business OF
the days session. A conference was ordered
on the Consular and Diplomatic bill and the
| Senate adjourned. -. In the House, the call
| ing of the roll for the introduction Of bills was
| interrupted by fillibustering tacticS-to pre-
| vent consideration of the Union Pacific Fund
! ing bill. The Senate amendments to the Con-
sular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill were
| non-concurred in and q conference asked An
| evening session was held at which no important
| business was transacted