The Globe-republican., 1890-12-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

| CONGRESSIONAL
| AFTER routine business the Senate on tn'
18th passed the bill enlarging the rights
| homesteaders It provides that settlers op
! nosi,e unsuryeyed lands, and unable there
fore. to take up less than 100 acres, may eX
! tend their holdings not to exceed l6O acres
| After passing several public buildings Oils
the elections bill came up and Mr.. Nanc'
spoke at length in opposition. PENDING depat'
| on the amendment to strike out the mouse
| TO house, clause the Senate adjourned III
the House Mr.. Mckinley reported resoiu
ton. " which was adopted, calling on the Score
| tary of the Treasury for the names OF the
| several banks in which public money is de-
posted, and other Information in relation
| thereto The bill for the adjustment OF In
| dian depredations claims was passed Inc
bill to appropriate 100000 to erect monu'
ment to the dead in the prison ship Brooklyn
| met with fierce opposition and was defeated
| Adjourned.
| ONLY routine business occupied the atten'
! ton of the Senate during the morning hour
| on the 18th. Then the election bill came up
| in regular order and Mr.. kenna addressed
| the Senate in opposition. Before concluding
his remarks the Senate adjourned. In the
House Mr.. Mills (Tex.) offered resolution
for a holiday recess. The appOrtiOnment
bill was called up by Mr.. Dunnell (Minn.). A
long discussion followed as to what time
should be given for debate on the measure,
and several members gave notice OF pro-
posed amendments This continued until
o'clock, when the previous question was de-
manded, but no quorum appeared and the
House adjourned.
AFTER the morning hour in the Senate on
the 18th the elections bill came up and de-
bate continued until adjournment The
House debated at length and finally passed
the apportionment bill by a vote of l37 yeas
to 81 nays. No other business was trans
acted.
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Sherman re-
ported a bill against the contraction of the
currency. The elections bill came up as the
regular order and Senator Coke spoke at
length in opposition and Senator Cullom in
favor, who accepted the bill as the best that
could be framed to meet the evils complained
of, but he reserved the right to favor such
amendments as he thought necessary. Sen
ator Bate opposed the bill because he be-
lieved it struck down the freedom of the bal
lot. Pending his remarks the Senate ad
journed.. The House passed the Senate bill
amending the Inter state commerce act, and
after a squabble the Senate bill to place the
American merchant marine on an equal foot
ing with that of other nations (the subsidy
bilD was debated in committee until adjourn
ment.
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Stanford. in a
lengthy speech. advocated his bill issuing
money Dased upon iand values, Wnlcn snail
be loaned ut two per cent. The bill was re-
ferred. The printing deficiency bill was
passed. Mr.. Bate then resumed his argu-
ment against the elections bill. Mr.. Gibson
opposed the bill as unreasonable, and Mr.
Stewart opposed it because its enforcement
in the South would be disastrous to both
races. Adjourned. The House, after some
debate, agreed to the conference report con-
ferring certain powers on the Baltimore &
Potomac railroad in the District of Column
ba also the conference report as to the di-
vision of certain Sioux Indian lands in Da-
kota, and then adjourned