Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-15
FlFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. March II, 1890.
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senate.
fIr. Hale. from the Committee on Appro-
Yr,atIous. reported the urgency deficiency
I,l. and sud that be would call II up Tor
action next Monday. A. u came from tho
Il.u.e tho bin called for c4.Ol2,2l4. Tho
r.uat, committee has added items aggrc--
eating S5s- $50, SO that the grand total @.
81. bin is now ~2i,3lO, POI.
The Blair educational bill was taken up
ISL 2.l5 as unfinished business. and llr. Tel
lcr.ellrcsscd the Senate IN support oi ~.
O. Call gave . written notice tHai lie
would on Monday next move to modify
certain rule, az % executive SESSIONS the
object of the motion being 10 allow the
consideration Of the nominations OF Charles
-Navnc and Joseph y. Stripping as Judge
and district attorney for the Northern DIS
f~.et Of Florida 20 he considered IN open
.Nrcutiye session. lie also asked 10 have
fae resolution winch be- had proposed 20
Offer Yesterday on the same subject read
and printed, but ~ there was objection by
Air. Chandler hc contCuted himself with
n.,fr. the resolution land ON the table.
Alr. Cullom pres nted resolutions rela-
tive ITO tie death on March ., 1889, OF he-
preventative loWushenl. oi Illinois. lie
.~.uouu,cd an euloClum ON the dead mem
Deep and also named Messrs. Cox. Kelley,
Nuttne of New York, LAIRD Of Nebraska,
and Cav ~ Louisiana. Such OCCASIONS ne
said. were solemn. and the more often they
occurred HE more solemn and startling
they seemed.
Aftrg fcolingand appropriate remarks hy
Messrs Vest. Hale, and Jones OF Arkansas,
flc senate as a further mark OF respect, at
1885, adjourned till Monday.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Perkins, Of Kansas, stated that an
erroneous impression had gone out tuat
arcording 10 the provisions OF tne Okia-
bona bill passed yesterday the Cherohee
Outlet had been declared open 10 settle
neut under the homestead laws. Uhuer
the provisions Of the bill the Cher0tHeo
Outlet was not opened 20 settlement. ne
etttement should have been that the puphY
land strip, not the Cherokee Outlet, hau
been opened 70 settlement.
The Cherokee outlet, he said, was en-
bTaccd within the limits OF the new lerr-
tory, but was not open 70 settlement uhuer
.Ac homestead law. :
The House then went into Committee OF
tle Whole Mr.. Allen, OF Michigan, III the
chair on the private calendar.
The bill authorizing the President 70 re-
tire General }. G. Fremont with rank Oh
majOI-general was taken up.
NJ. Kilgoro Of Texas, offered an amend
ment for the retirement OF General Ere
mont with the rank Of brigadier general.
Mr. Kilgore's amendment was opposed by
Messrs. spinola, Mansur Of Missouri, Wal;
lams Of Ohio. Cutcheon Of Michigan, ana
Banks Of Massachusetts,, aud was rejected,
ayes. 4 noes, li6--and the bill was iaid
aside with favorable recommendation
Tins, with several other bills, was suose;
queutly reported TO the House bnt no maj
action was taken, and az 5 O'Clock tue
House took recess till & o'clOck-the eve
uipo seesion Ia be foY the consideration Of
private pension bills.
EVENING SESSION.
The usual Friday evening routine was
somewhat eDliyened tonight by the dis,
so { month 20 Frances Deming. OF Michi-
gan. on the ground OF blindness. THIS ~