The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-06-12
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
WORE OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES..

Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed
and Acted On.
IN the Senate, on the Sd IN ST., the Senate bin
for pre- venting the adulteration of food and
drugs Was reported and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Blair, from the Committee on Education
and La Dor, reported the Senate bill to provide
for the obligatory attendance at school of the
children in Alaska Placed the calendar.
The SILVER bill was taken up, and Mr.. Pugh adj
dressed the Senate. AT the conclusion of Mr.
Pughs speech the following Senate bills were
taken from the calendar and passed: To
amend section 1854 of the Revised Statutes in
regard TO the bottling of fermented liquor To
provide for'the expectation of fermented LIQUOR
in bond without payment of internal revenue
lax. II puse bill to authorize the President Of
the United States ocause certain lands hereto
lore Withdrawn from market for reservoir pur-
poses, to be restored TO the public domain. TIE
silver bill was again taken up and Mr.. Farwen
address, bed the Senate in it's favor At the close
OF Mr.. Farwel1s speech the silver bill was again
laid aside and the fertilization bill taken
up. The amendment to increase the APP
propriation for rifed sea-coast mortar8
from $250,000 to 100000 was agreed to-yeas
"a nays, %. Without further action on the
bill the Senate adjourned. In the House. on
motion OF Mr.. Perkins (Kan.l, the Senate bill
was PASSED changing the boundaries of the
reservat ton of the Unacompahgre Utes. The
House then proceeded to the consideration of
the Alabama contested election case of McDuffie
VS. TuEpin. Mr. Comstock (Ninn.) opened the
discussion with al argument in favor of the
claimsI of the contestant Mr.. Crisp (Ga) pre-
ented the claims of the contestee. Mr.. Bergen
IN. " spoke for McDufie and Mr.. Oates, of
Alabama, for Turpin. Pending further debate
the House adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 4th inst, the presiding
officer announced as the select committee on
the bill for the establishment of the University
of the United States Messrs Edwards Sher-
Ingalls, DO1nh R11f
son al nd Barbour. The Notifications bill
was ben taken up. All the amendments
recom1 nended by the Committee on Appropria-
tions were agreed TO, and the bill reported
to the Senate. Mr.. Prye offered joint resolu-
ton to authorize the President to form
alliances with foreign countries for the
supprd ssion of the liquor traffic. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations. The Senate then adjourned In the
Housed Mr. Osborne of Pennsylvania pre-
scented the conference report on the army appro-
Nriati3n bill. After some debate over the
Camden" clause, the report was agreed to.
The II Puse then entered into further considers
tion OF the Alabama contested election case of
McDu4fie against Turpin. Mr. Rowell, of Ili-
nois, summed up the case of the contestant.
The first vote was taken on the minority reso-
lutionI declaring that Turpin elected and
it was rejected-yeas, ia nays, 100. The ma
jority resolution seating McDufie was agreed
to-yeAs, 100; nays, Island Mr.. McDuffie APP
peared at the bar of the House and took the
oath OF office.
IN the Senate on the 5th inst, Senator Evarts,
from the Library Committee, reported the
Senate bill appropriating $50, 000I for a monu-
ment in Washington City to Captain John
Ericss bn, inventor of the Monitor Placed on
the ca endar. The following bills were taken
from the calendar and passed: The Senate
bills granting pensions of $50 month to the
widow of Rear Admiral Donaldson, and to the
widow of Commander Winslow of the Kear-
sarge the Senate bill to authorize the construc-
ton OF bridge across the Columbia River by
the Otegon Railway Extension Company. Mr.
Blair introduced a bill to prohibit the eXporta-
ton of alcoholic liquors to Africa and the
islands of the Pacific Ocean Referred. The
Senate then adjourned. In the House, Mr..
Mckinley of Ohio, from the Committee on
Rules reported g. resolution providing that the
House shall proceed immediately to the cO1sld-
Grafton of House bill 5581 (theIsilver bilD, and
that the consideration shall continue until Sat-
urday at p. M, when the previous question
shall be considered as ordered. The previous
ouestion having been ordered on the resolution,
forty minutes debate was allowed. The resOlu-
ton was adopted-yeas, 120 nays, H.. The
motion to reconsider tab1ed-yeas, 124
nays, lis. The bill having been read,
Mr.. Gonger of Iowa offered the caucus
bill as a substitute Mr.. McComas
of M aryland moved to amend the sub
stitutb by adding to Section 6 the words
sand the purchase of silver bullion shall be sus-
pended while it is being so deposited for coin
age" Mr. Taylor, of Illinois, offered an amend
ment to the original bill providing that If the
net al mount Of silver btlGon received shall be
less II IAN So, 100000 any one month the Secretary
of the Treasury shall in the succeeding month
purchase a sufficient amount to supply the de-
ficienty. Mr.. O'Donnell, OF Michigan moved to
amend the amendment by striking out 50, 000, 900
and inserting $3, 600 600. Mr.. Williams OF lii
nois spoke in favor of the free coinage of silver
Mr. Taylor of Illinois, spoke in favor OF the
bill and Mr.. Lanham, of Texas, opposed it,
Pend1 Ing further debate the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 9Th inst, after some
mino4 business new conference on the de-
pendd Int pension bill was ordered, after which
the silver bill was taken up, Mr.. Plumb adj
dressing the Senate. After Mr.. Plumb had fin
nishe1 the silver bill was laid aside, and mes
sage from the President in relation to the land
ing of an armed force from the revenue cutter
McIIane at Cedar Keys, Fla. was presented,
read and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
AfteHan executive session the Senate adjourned.
The silver debate was resumed in the House,
Mr. Hind Mimi being the first speaker. He
spokb upon the three measures before the
Houae and upheld the Republican caucus bill
MS thb least Objectionable. Mr.. Flower IN. "
confined his remarks not to the silver question
but tb constitutional amendment RELOCATING
to the people within prescribed a0calltles Inc
choice of such administrative officials whose
functions Of office lie entirely within the pre-
scribe d area, and whose choice is OF consequence
only to the people whom they immediately
serve. Mr.. Lacey Iowa) maintained that the
coun try needed an expansion OF the cur
renc in +5 safe va way no Mf M 6sa9f
mord misery, and Mr.. Perkins (Kas)
rotor ted: 1--WE all love misery" Speeches were
made by Messrs. BlCunt GA, Bland (Mo.), Kerr
Iowa). Townsend (Colo), Dorsey (Neb.), and
McR4e Ark, and at o'clock the House took
recess until o'clock, the. evening session to be
devoted to general debate on the silver bill
At the evening session MI. Perkins (han.l acted
as Speaker pro tenn. The orators of the evening
were: Messrs. Barnes (Ga.), Parrott qnd.), Ellis
Ky., Burton Ohio, Lane I'LL, Shively qnd.),
WicRhaln (Ohio Montgomery (hy.h. holman
IndI), Heard Mo-. and Wheeler (Ala.). Ihe
House at IL o'clock adjourned.
In s'A Minors Key.
A striking figure in sporting circles