The Brookhaven leader., 1890-05-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
o,osned By Telegraph and Mall
CONGRESS.

- discussIon took place In the
M I,, M ,hc 2sth as to the best method Oh
sena'H s.,rg the Mississippi against oVernows. @
II seeurIns s,,aoLburn introduced bill for the
4 sena'O,, 81 Arizona when the Land FOR
Il Sdu''''Oi 'Oiit ooain came up and was furtner
. tel'u'o The fact was soon disclosed that
ulsous, ul-D.or,,m was present and the senate au.
II nVqod The session OF the House was vi
..ia or no interest. The conference report
tbe hill for a public building At renion',
On On'G,,ing 'ne the cost to $GO, ,OOO), was agreed
NeO r,ossope of the President vetoing
To- .,,I 20 allow ogden, Utah, to increase It's
ine ineg,odrcss g,i was laid before the House The
mu,.5or of the sitting of the House was In
committee Of the Whole.
Tnr senate on the 29th had lengthy
..,ahblc over the Land Forfeiture Dill ana u
w. w. fnolly passed. Senator Platt onereu a
.nonrrpnt resolution, which was agreed TO-
",1sti,, the President to return the
tI'Lor,a hill for the correction of clerical
o-.nr senator McPherson introduced a
LnI granting a pension OF N,5O' year
~ ,ho widow Of General George B' NC
,IaIlan. The bill to simplify the laws
,or the collection of revenues was then
nsidcred until adjournment...Th The House
omo,,rrcd ,o"o,U in the Senate resolution for the
,.rI,ation of arid lands in the valley of the
pio Grandc. After disposing Of unimpor-
'ant business the House went into Commit
,ao of the Whole on the bill for the classif
e,,ion of worsted cloths as wooden, which
was considered until adjournment.
Iythe Senate on the 30th Senator Dolph
,onorted a concurrent resolution requesting
,be President to negotiate with Great Brit
,ln and Mexico for treaty stipulations TO
nr.yent the entry of Chinese from Canada
and Mexico into the United States. The con
ierence report on the bill for public build
ing at Fremont Neb., was agreed to, and a
resolution adopted correcting the clerical
p,ror in the Oklahoma bill. The Customs
Admin strativc bill was then debated
untl adjournment. The House further
considered and finally passed the
bill for the classification of worsted
goods as woolens Mr.. Mckinley, from
the Committee on Rules, reported a
resolution for the immediate consideration
Of the Dependent Tension bill to which the
Morrill, Service Pension bill may be offered
as substitute the previous question to be
considered ordered at four o'clock. Mr.. Car
Isle protested against the adoption of res
outiOn Of this character which rushed
though money bills without debate in Com
mittee of the Whole, especially as this bill
Involved an expenditure of $40,Oc0,0O0. A
long debate followed but the resolution was
the Morrill, bill substituted for the Senate
bill and passed by vote of l79 to 70. Ad-
burned.
IL the Senate on May l Senator Vest, from
the Select Committee on Meat Products
made lengthy report accompanied with an
explanation recommending four measures
for the consideration of the Senate,
viz; Negotiations with England to bring
about a modification of existing quaran-
tine laws; National inspection law; to
prob bit a shipping monopoly, and to
prevent discrimination in cattle ship.
ments by trunk lines east from Chicago.
The Customs Administrative bill was
then considered until adjournment. In
the House the senate bill to protect trade
and commerce against unlawful restra ints
and mOnOpOlics was considered in Commit
tee of the Whole for some me and passed.
Adjourned
IN the Senate on the I'd Senator Vest intro
luced bill amending the Inter State Com
merce act so as to bring express companies
under its provisions. Mr. Dolph's resolution
requesting the President to negotiate with
Great Britain and Mexico with the view OF
preventing tho entry of Chinese laborers in
10 the United States was agreed to. The
Dependent Pension bill was received
from the House and referred. The Gus
IONS Administrative bill was then discussed
AZ length and fina ly passed. The confer
ence report on the Oklahoma Town sites bill
was agreed to and the Senate adjourned.
mine House the Copyright bill was discussed
all DAY and finally defeated by yeas 90, nays
10 PENDING motion to reconsider the re-
ceSs hour arrived. Private pension bills
were considered at the evening session.