The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
IN THE HOUSE.
Regulations for the Prevention of
Collisions at Sea.

OOAAASAOA4o ~ OS6-
WASHINGTON, July SIN the House
this morning, after prayer by the chaplain,
Mr. Rogers of Arkansas made the point Of
order that there was no quorum present
The speaker was able to count but 122
members, and, on motion of Mr. McKin-
ley, call Of the House was ordered.
The call having disclosed the presence of
$50 members, more than quorum, the
journal Of yesterdays proceedings was
read.
On motion Of Mr.. Baker the Senate
amendments to the House bill for the ad-
mission of Wyoming as a state were con-
Cured in.
On motion of Mr. Cutcheon of Michigan
the Senate amendments were concur red in
to the House bill granting a right of way
through the United States military eser-
vation at St Augustine, Fla, to the Jack
sonville, st. Augustine and Halifax River
Railroad Company.
COLLISIONS AT SEA.
The speaker laid before the House the
Senate bill to adopt regulations for pre-
venting collisions at sea.
Mr.. Dingley Of Maine asked for its irnme-
date passage, explaining that 1t embodied
recommendations of the international mari
time conference held here last winter.
After brief discussion, the previous ques-
tion was ordered-yeas 80. nays 81. There
were 46 pairs announced upon the vote,
equivalent to 90 members. The bill was
then passed, the vote standing: Yeas 125,
nays As.
AN ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr.. Cannon, from the committee on ules,
reported a resolution providing that i'm
mediately after the adoption of the resolu-
ton it shall be In order for the committee
on Judiciary to call up for consideration the
Original package bill, and afterward the
bankruptcy bili-this order to continue
from day to day for four days successively.
private bill day.
Mr.. Payson raised a question of consid-
Grafton in favor Of the land grant forfeiture
bill
The House refused by vote of so yeas to
81 nays to consider the resolution from the
committee on rules.
PRIVATE RELIEF BILL.
Mr.. Farquhar presented the conference
report on the bill appropriating $4,000 for
the relief of A. II. Emery.
Mr.. Bynum raised the question Of consid-
Grafton, and the House decided the vote
standing: Yeas 81, nays ~, to consider the
conference report, the speaker counting
quorum.
Pending action Mr.. Cummings Of New
York, rising to question of personal priv
ilege, quoted from the speech made by him
on the national election bill some allusions
to John /. Davenport. He then read let
ter he had received from that gentleman
stating that he saw that Mr.. Crisp had IN
serted in his speech an infamous attack upon
him Oavenport, copied from the CONNER
cidt Advertiser. Subsequently that paper
had made retraotion, sad he thought il
but just that this retraction which he
quoted) should go on the record of Che
House. He therefore had requested Mr.
Cummings to read his letter.
Mr.. Crisp said that he did not know Mr.
Davenport and had merely cut ths extract
from the paper and inserted it in his re
marks because he had not had time to reat
it. II he had known that a retraction haC
been made he certainly would not have usec
the article.
The House then, at o'clock, adjourned