The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21

9th DAY.-Ths consiierai ion OF the Ar
kansas contested election cas- Of Featbsrstoue
VS.. Cate was resumed. Mr.. Dl' zsll, o; Penn-
sylvania, taking tue Il )or. MIR. Coleman OF
Louisiana, cred a resolution ,Qu esting the
President to send to the House copies OF all
correspondence between ih' UniteI States
and Mexico relating 10 THIS izrre at tho port
of Tumpco OF the schooner II .becca, in Feb
ruary, 1854 Referred. Tho following COM
mittee appointments were announced by the
Speaker: Messrs. Tarsn,y, OF Missouri, AM
Rsyburn, of Pennsylvania, on c.aims; Brick.
ner, Of Wisconsin, on NJ s'isSippi levees !;
roads. Pending further dsLate, the House,
at $50 adj urned.
b6TH DAY.-Immediately utter the reading
o! the journal the Arkansas election cnse OF
Featherstone vs. Cate was resumed. Feather
ssone was seatoI by vote OF yeas I'D. nays
l35, and the oath Of Office was administered
to him by the Gpeaker. The House thea ad-
journed-
57TH DAY.-Tbe House, In committee of
the whole, proceeded to the consideration OF
public building bills The first bill called up
was that appropriating S37j. 900 for the pur-
chase of a site for city pos:oifics in Wash
ington, ID c., and providing for the erection
of u bulldog thereon at a cost OF $500, 600.
MIR. Cannon made vigorous fight against
the bill, moving to adjourn ami cries of
"dilatory motion" and raising the point OF
no quorum, amid shouts OF "hlilbustering. "
The Speaker counted a quorum aud the bill
was passed. The House then adjourned.
58TH Dayton motion of Mr.. Rogers
(Ark.) the Senate bill was passed. authorizing
ths construction OF a bridge across the Al
kansas river In tho Indian Territory. Mr..
Haugen (Wis.) from the COMMITTEE, on Elcc-
tions, reported q resolution in the Alat anna
contested election case o. Treat VS. Clark.
The resolution, which was unanimously re-.
ported, declares Clark entitled to set in his
seat. 1t was adopted. The Speaker laid
before the House the Senate bill referring Ia
the Court OF Claims tho claim Of w. q
Woodbridge for the use Of his invention OF
projectiles for rifed cannon. The bill was
defeated-yeas Ill, nays 12S. The Hous!
took recess until eight o'clock, the evening
session to be for the consideration of private
pension bills
59TH DAY.-The House, in committee OF
the VIII DIE, resumed the consideration o! pub.
lie building measures. The first bill called up
was that increasing from $3.50 900 to SOj0 600
the limit OF cost OF ths public buildings Gt
Newark. N. j., and making an appropriation
OF the S3OO,UJO increase. On motion of Mr.
out and tho bill as amended was laid aside
with favorable recommendation. OCber
bills favorabiy recommended were lncreas-
ing to $3.50 900 the limit OF cost OF the public
building at Scranton, Pa. the Senate bill for
public building at Chester, Pa (imended
SO as to reduce the limit from 500, ,oU0 to
SSo,OOO and to strike out the appropriatipg
clhusr0 for a building at Columbus. Ga, al
q h~sit Of Sl00.OO0. The committee then rose
and reported ths bills to the House, which i'm
mediately found itself in a small deadlock
J There was no quorum to pass the bills. The
House then adjourned.