The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-03-13
CONGRESS.
An Abstract or tho More Important Proceedings OF
Both Houses.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 5.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5.
In the Senate the bill TO regulate commerce
by telegraph was reported but laid over, as Mr..
German MIDI said he would like TO offer some
amendments 1t is the same that passed the
Senate last session.
A bill increasing tho pension OF the widow of
Mai Gen. G.. X. Warren to 800 month
having been reached, Mr.. Reagan (Tex.) OPP
posed it and spoke against the practice of giving
large pensions 10 widows on the ground that
their husbands had been distinguished officers,
while the widows of private soldiers might go
to the poorhouse. Instead of the Government
being one of tho people, for the people, and by
the people, il was getting, he said, to be ono of
the classes, for the classes, and by the classes,
The bill was defended by Mr. Blair IN. H.,
and on the question of its passage the vote was:
Yeas, 10; nays, g. As .here was no quorum
voting, there was a call of the Senate. when 80
Senators (still less than a quorum answered to
their names. Thereupon the Sergeantat-Arms
was directed TO request the attendance of abb
sent Senators. Absontees were furnished TO the
Sergeant-at-Arms. After some minutes the
Sergeant-at-Arms reported to him that there
were - Senators in the restaurant; that they
had been all notified to attend, and that they
had declined TO do so.
Upon motion of Mr.. Plat Comm TO adjourn,
tho Senate refused to do so by vote of nays
36 to IL yeas, quorum being present. The
hour Of 2 o'clock having arrived, the pension
| bill for Mrs Warren was laid aside and the
Blair Educational bill was taken up, consuming
the balance of the days session, the adjourn
mont taking place at g p. III.
In the House the contested election case of
Featherston VS.. Cate was taken up, and the
minority report, declaring Featherston not en-
titled TO the seat was rcjectcd-syeas l3S, nays
Ia. Mr.. Hill, Republican, of Illinois, voting
with the Democrats.
The previous question was ordered by yeas
Epr
and DeHavon, Cal, Republicans, voting with
| the Democrats.
Mr.. Springer lIll.l moved 10 rccommit the
| case TO tho Committee on Elections, with i'm
structions to that committee to appoint n sub
| committee Of five members 10 proceed to Ar
kansas, TO investigate the election in tho First
District of that State. Deicatcd-yeas, l35;
nays. Ii6.
Feathcrston was then declared elected by
! vote of li6 yeas to $50 nays.
| The House adjourned at p. m.
THURSDAY. MARCH 6.
! In tho Senate, the bill increasing the pension
| of Mrs Emily r. Warren, widow OF Gen. G. k
! Warren, TO 800 per month was taken up, and
after considerable discussion was passed.
| The Senate then went into Executive session,
and confirmed large number of officers. most
| of whom were Postmasters. The adjournment
! took place ut p. IN.
| Ia tho House, Mr. Morse Mass presented
! the petition OF the Womeu's Industrial League
asking that two women DO appointed on tho
/ Worlds Fair Committee Of 1892. Referred.
Mr.. Lawler I'D presented petition OF 1000
/ Railway Postal Clerks praying for au increase
OF salary. Referred.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
Mr. Banks Mass TO allow tho purchase aud
registry of foreign. built ships by citizens Of tho
! United States for employment in the foreign
| carrying trade.
! Mr.. Wilson tKy.) providing that the charge
| Of deserti0n against any soldier who served in
! the late shall be 40 bar 10 his right to pen
/ sion, when 1t can be reasonably shown that the
1 disability on account of which hc claims pen.
sion was incurred while performing actual
service in the volunteer army.
The House, in Committee of the Whole. pro-
cecded TO the consideration Of public building
| bills The FIRST called up WIS that appropriatug
! $4,000 for the purchase of site for a City
! Postotlice in Washington, and providing for tho
| erection Of building thereon at IA cost Of
/ 100000
After some discussion as to whether the site
! should be at Pennsylvania avenue and Ninth
street, or on Judiciary Square tho latter saving
| the S275,000, a substitute was offered leaving
| the selection 30 a Commission composed Of the
| Secretaries Of the Treasury and Interior aud
| the Postmaster-Genem. The substitute was
lost, yeas Is, nays o. and the bill laid aside
with favorable recommendation.
A bill appropriating 100000 for public
building at San Jose, Cal, caused considerable
discussion in committee but was finally re-
ported 10 the House lavorably.
In the House, Mr. Cannon (ill.) fought the
| Washington Postoiilce bill moving to adjourn
and raising the point Of no quorum. But the
Speaker counted quorum, and the bill was
passed. That for San Jose was also passed
FRIDAY, MARcH7.