The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-07-10
THE N ATIONAL SOLONS,
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.

Our National Law Makers and what Thev
Are Doing for the Coed of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed,
and Acte Upon.
The Idaho admission bill was passed by the
Senate without division the LIST inst. The
| conference committee the legislative appro-
priation bill reported that the House refused to
agree to q Senate amendment and declined
further conference The only alternative being
failure of the bill, or recession on the part Of
the Senate. The Senate gnally refused to recede
This means that unless the House or Senate
reconsiders its action the legislative bill will
fail and q new legislative bill will have
to be prepared and passed. Mr.. Reagan
addressed the Senate his bill
to prevent transportation of merchandise i'm
bond through the ports and territory of the
United States into the Republic OF Mexico and
20 restore the privilege whenever the iona
Libre has been abolished The Senate then
went into secret session, and at o'clock adj
jOutned. The House resumed the considera-
tiHn OF the Federal election bin. Mr..
Lodge offered amendment providing
that as soon as the certificate Of the board has
been made public any person who was can6i-
date for election may, by motion before the
United States Circuit Court having jurisdiction
in the district, contest the correctness OF the
certificate made by tho board, and demand an
examination and compilation of the returns.
The returning officers shall produce before the
Circuit Court all returns reports, tickets and
all evidence on which it acted in advance in
awarding the certificates. The Circuit Court
shall thereppon determine and certify the
person shown entitled to the certificate
Also an amen dment providing that if there shall
be appeal from the decision of the United
States Board of Ce aVassers to the Circuit
Court the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives shall place on the rolls as the Representa-
tive elect the name of the person certified by
said court as entitled to the seat. The AMEND
ments were agreed to. Mr.. BuckaIew pa then
moved to strike out section 80, which changes
the law a$ to place the selection of Jurors in
the hands of the clerks of courts. After debate
Mr.. BuckaleWs amendment was adopted-yeas.
lao nays, 1884, AT the evening session Messrs.
Dockery (Md.), klgore (TeX.), Hooker (Mo.) and
Carleton (Ga.) spoke in opposition to the bill,
and Messrs. Kelley (Kas.), Sweeney Iowa. and
Mudd (Md.) advocated 1T.
IN the Senate, on the ID inst, Mr.. Hiscock
called up hiB motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate had refused to recede from the
amendments to the legislative appropriation
bill in reference TO the pay of Senators clerks
and committee clerks. The motion was agreed
to-yeas, rs nays, 81 After debate the Senate
receded from the amendments and the legisla-
tive bill now goes to the President for his sigma
ture. Mr.. C6ckren offered resolution (which
was agreed to- calling the Secretary of the In
terror for Information as to the number of
pensioners borne on the list of each pension
agency on the 1st of June, 1890, and to the
amount appropriated for clerk hire at each
agency. After short executive session the
Senate adjourned. The House resumed the COM
sideration OF the federal election bill. Mr.
RoweH (1ll.N offered an amendment making 1T
the duty of the Circuit Judges in each circuit
within one month after the passage of this act,
to open special term Of the Circuit curt i'll
their respective circuits, and said Judges shall
appoint for each judicial district three discreet
persons of good character and standing, who
shall be known as United States Juror Commits
sionera. It shall be the duty of such commits
sioners to organize as q board and from time
to time make from the qualified voters list of
persons who under the laws of the United
States and OF the State, shall be eligible for jury
duty without respect to race or color. Adopted
yeas. $50 nays, 144. The hour of O'clock
having arrived the Speaker declaa ed the pre-
vious question ordered on the bill and pending
amendment. Mr.. Springer moved to lay the
bill on the table. Lost-yeas, 148; nays, 1856
Mr.. Springer made number of dilatory mo-
tions which were lost. The bill was ordered
engrossed and read third time by q vote
of yeas, 155; nays, 148. The ques-
ton then required on the passage of
the bill AS the call was in progress the great
est interest Was manifested on both sides of the
House. As MIR. Coleman (La.) cast his vote with
the Democrats he was greeted with applause
from that side of the house, and the applause
was re-enfort ed with cheers when Mr. Lehlbach
IN. j. also cast his vote against the measure.
The Republicans retaliated in kind, and as the
Southern Re publicans. Messrs. Houk, Taylor
(Tenn.), Waddill, Mudd (Md.), and Wilson (ky0
recorded their votes in the affirmative cheer
after cheer was given. The bill passed
yeas, 155 nays, 149. The House then at . 20 ad-
lOuru@Q.