The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-10-01
CONGRESSIONAL RESUME.
Labors OF the National Legislators
at Waahinnfnn


WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-In the senate the
resolution to investigate the treatment Of
women and children in mills and factories
was referred to a committee. Several unin-
portant measures were taken from the cali
endar and pissed, and the court bill was fur
( Their debated without action.
The house succeeded In getting quorum
and the report of the election committee un-
seating Venable, of Virginia, and Elliott, Of
South Carolina. and seating in their places
respectively Langston and Miller. both coll
ored. was agreed to without discussion. The
conference report on the deficiency bill was
discussed. but not disposed Of
| WASHINGTON, Sept. The senate passed
| resolution directing the heads Of the state,
treasury, war and navy departments to pre-
pare bills based on the recommendations Of
she marine conference. number Of bills
we're passed. Senate substitute for federal
SQUIRT was passed. The land court bill was
debated without action.
In the house Mr.. Miller, OF South Carolina,
was sworn in. A resolution from the Judi
fiary committee directing that Mr.. Kennedy's
celebrated speech be excluded from the per-
manent record was agreed to. Mr. Kennedy
defended himself in long speech. Senate
bills were passed pensioning Mrs. Fremont.
Mrs. Mcclellan and Mrs. Crook, also senate
bills to regulate the naming Of United States
vessels. and less important measures.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. 20.-The senate passed
homestead titles, where land is claimed to be
mineral because OF phosphate deposits and
other measures. The land court bill was
discussed further without action.
The house discussed and agreed to the con-
ference report on the land grant forfeiture
bill, and granting q pension to Mrs. Hart
ranft the bill appropriating $l.0O0.0D to en-
able the secretary of the navy to pure base
nickel ore or matter for nickel steel armor
was also passed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s7.-In the senate q
bill appropriating s 900 TO purchase nickel
for ermor plate was debated without action,
as were also the bill to prohibit the importa-
tation of laborers under contract, and the
bill to establish United States land court
The house passed resolution appointing q
subcommittee of five from the world . fair
committee TO investigate progress In worlds
fair matters. Mr.. Mckinley presented the
conference report on the tariff bill. and gave
notice that be would call IL up Immediately
after the reading Of the Journal The read
Ing of the report was in progress when the
house took a recess. The evening session was
devoted to consideration of private pension
bills.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.--The conference re-
port on the tariff bill passed the house by a
vote of i5s TO 81. There were three Republic
can observation-disclosures, of Louisiana; Feath-
erstone, of Arkansas. and Kelly. of Kansas.
The senate adopted the resolution for tho
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The alien contract labor bill was taken up
and amendments exempting musicians and
teachers from its provisions adopted. Mr.
Biair declared that he would not again call
up the bill, as it was now much worse than
the present law.
WASHINGTON, Sept. SO.-The senate agreed
TO the conferences report on the deficiency bill.
The conference report on the tariff bill was
discussed at length, and several senators de-
string further debate, the vote on its passage
was postponed.
The conference reports on the bill to in-
crease the efficiency OF the army signal CORPS
the deficiency appropriation bill and the bill
to transfer tn weather bureau TO the agricul-
tural department were agreed TO by the
house.