Huntsville gazette., 1890-12-20
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the sena''' On the 10Th, the House Oil to
authorize ate on tobacco was passed
Mr.. George spoke in opposition to the Fed
eral Elections bill. The House amendments
to the bills for buildings at Madison, Ind,
Rock Island, ILL.,, and Sioux City, Ia, were
concurrcd in, and general conference was
ordered on the other building bills passed by
the House on the 9th -. In the House j. W.
Hathaway was elected postmaster The bill
to authorize the Corpus Christi & Padre
Island Harbor Company, to construct a har-
bor off Padre Island was passed. also the
Senate bill for the relief of the Mission In
dians in California.
In the Senate, on the lIth bill appropri-
ating s2s, GOO for vessel for boarding pur-
poses at Chicago was passed. The bill for a
pablo building at Sioux City, Ia, was sent to
conference. AresolutiOn was passed instruct
ing the post office committee to investigate
the subject of postal savings banks. Mr.
Plumbs resolution providing for early meet.
ing and for night sessions was debated until
two O'Clock, when the Elections bill was
taken up and Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, and Mr..
Frye made speeches ON it,. In the House
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to re- i'm
burse G. N. FELTON,, formerly assistant treas
urer at San Francisco, was passed: also the
Fortifications and Deficiency appropriation
bills; the bill providing for the removal of
calses from State courts; the bill to prevent
bill to provide penalty for the alteration of
suit. The bill to indemnify purchasers of
sw imp land was debated without final ac-
tion.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a resolution was
passed providing that, beginning on the 18th,
the Senate meet at ten O'Clock and that the
morning hour conclude at eleven O'Clock.
Dir. DOlph's resolution requiring the commit
tee on privileges and elections to inquire
whether the right of suffrage is denied or
abridged in any State, was debated at length
but went over without action. Mr.. Blodgett
and Mr.. Waltham spoke in opposition to the
Election bill. In the House number of
private relief bills were passed.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Reagan S
resolution inquiring about the purchase of
safes for the Post office Department was
agreed to; also a resolution calling on the
Secretary of Agriculture for a statement of
progress in the irrigation investigation. Mr..
Jones addressed the Senate in opposition to
the Federal Election bill, and Mr.. Eyarts ad
vocated its passage In the House the
bill providing that one person may act as
engineer and pilot on steam launches of ten
tons and under was passed. The Senate Cat
tie Inspection bill was discussed and referred
to the agricultural committee The bill for
the adjudication of private land claims in
CcituiH CtdIcs was pdSScu Will an amend
ment striking out the name of Arizona.
In the Senate, on the 15th the bill giving
settlers opposite unsurveyed land the priv
ilege of taking up additional land to the total
amount of 100 acres was passed; also
House bill for building at Fargo, N. d.,
70 cost $4,000; House bill for a building
at Camden, Ark, to cost S25,000, and
the bill appropriating $4,000 for repairs
to Fort Marion in Florida. Mr.. Colquitt, Mr..
wilson, of Maryland, and Mr.. Vance, ad-
dressed the Senate on the Federal Elections
bill In the House resolution calling for
information about National banks used as
Government depositaries was passed. The
bill to adjust and pay Indian depreciation
claims was passed. Other bills were dis
cussed, but none received the two thirds
vote necessary to suspend the rules and pass
them.