New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-12
MATTERS BEFORE THE HOUSE AND SENATE

Washington, March lin the House To-Day PIT
Fnloe. Of Tennessee a matter of privilege. moved
10 discharge the Committee Invalid Pensions from
the further consideration o! resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Interior for the evidence taken ana
reported q him by the committee appointed 10 IN
ycstsae the MANAGEMENT Of the Pension Office under
,,o,uissioner Tanner Mr. Fnloe said that the
committee had taken no action upon the resolution
which he had offered early in the session. Mr. Nor
rill If Kansas chairman OF The Committee on Invalid
Pensions said that lie had heard Of the solu
ton until today. lie had been Informed by the ccrA
of the committee it had never been presented To
him. In view of this statement Mir Enloe wlthdrc"
his motion.
Mr. Baker OF Ncw-York. from tho Committee on
Territories. reported the bill for the admission Of
WYOMING lie asked for The immediate consideration
Of that bill which, under the rules, j. privileged
measure. Mr. springer. Of Illinois protested ss"ih''
this action. 1t had been agreed, he SAID IN the 'oih
mttec Territories that this bill should hoV b'
called UP until the consideration If the Oklahoma bill
was completed. Mr. Baker, although not denying that
such an agreement had been made. said that ne i"d
had a conference with Mr.. Perkins OF Kansas. who is
in charge OF the oklahoma bill. and that gcntema"
had given his consent that the Wyoming bill sNoulo
be proceeded with The House decided u CONSIDER
the bill. Yeas, 1922 nays, lila party VOC
ON point of order raised BY Mr. Springer, the bill
was referred ~ the Committee Of the Whole. ana Mt.
Baker moved that the House 20 into such committee
Mr. Snrlnycr nt.rccicd "a motion T. adjourn, winch
WAS defeated Mr. Bakers motion was agreed TO- and
the House went into Committee of the Whole. NO
action was taken. and the House adjourned
In the senate to-day the credentials OF MI ALLISON
for his new term, beginning March !, 1871 were pre-
scented and ordered to be placed on file
The House amendments TO tie senate concurrent
resolution in,tructng the Senate and House Committees
on immigration to investigate the workings OF the
yarious laws on immigration were Rad. They ada
10 the scope tho inquiry the subject OF the purchase
Of American industries by foreign capital ara 'lc
converting of lsedlows Island. y. Y, into an immD
grant depot Mr.. Chandler moved that me amend
mems be cOnrurrcd in. Nr. EImunds sdd ne niI
no objection to the first amendment hut he hth
doubt, as 10 the other The result he thought Woulu
be a temporary and perhaps indefinite s'as on t"r
Treasury Department In carrying out the 'hhher li'
had been agreed upon. lie suggested that the m"i'c
should 20 over for "A day until the view 81 lie
Treasury Department to Bcdlpw's lr.aud Hlr"'
be ascerfaincd. Mr. Chandler said he haH no V'Jv,
lion: and the rc.olHticn accordingly went over III
tomorrow. 49,, 1870
Mr Mitchell introduced joint resolution pTop"
ing an amendmci,t to the Constitution poNidins 10y
The election Of senators BY the woes OF iuailhcH
electors i'm the states. and said that he would al an
early cav ahdrc~s the senate on In" subject.
Daniels introduced bill to provide for the
issue Of National bank notes upon the deposit OF
silver bullion.