The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-06-19
THIT SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

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Bus iness.
IN the course of the debate in the Senate on
the 10th inst. on the silver bill, Mr.. Teller be-
came very much excited on the subject Of free
coinage, which he said was 'imperatively de-
manddd by the people. Mr.. Morrill, presented
the conference report of the two houses upon
the bib providing for the erection of suitable
postoffice building in the city of Washington,
and requested that the Senate agree to the con-
ference report, which, after some little discus
sion Was done After the conference report lad
been agreed to, on motion of Senator Edmunds
the Senate had brief executive session and
adjourned. The appropriation bill for the ex-
penseA OF the postoffice department for the
coming fiscal year was passed by the House.
An act to amend an act for the relief of settlers
on railroad lands was then taken up and pass
ed also act for the relief of settlers on public
lands to protect them in actions brought by
Immigrant companies, etc. (; also bill granting
the right OF way through the Fort Clarke Reser-
vationb Tex, to the Fort Clarke and Rio Grande
Railroad Company Petitions were received and
referred TO the irrigation committee, asking for
appropriations for irrigation purposes. An act
to reorganize the customs collection district at
Puget Sound and appropriating amounts for the
salaries Of collectors was then passed, and the
Housed adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 18th inst, Mr.. Vests
bill to prohibit monopoly in the transportation
Of cattle to foreign countries was passed, Mr..
Vest having consented to the amendment offered
by Mr. Hale, inserting the words mot already
contracted for, in good faith by persons
parties having cattle for TRANSPORTATION at the
date OF such contract sufficient to occupy such
storag ROOM" The Senate Joint resolution in
regard to- the export trade in cattle then
taken up and adopted. 1t requires the Presi-
dent of the United States to cause.
correspondence and negotiations to be had
with the authorities of Great Britain
for the purpose of securing the abrogation or
modification of the regulations enforced
which require cattle imported into Great
Britain from the United States to be slaugh-
tered at the port of entry. and prohibiting the
same from being carried alive to other places III
said Kingdom. The Senate bill to provide for
the Inspection of live cattle and beef products
intended for export to foreign countries was
then taken up and passed. 1t requires the Sec
cFetarB OF Agriculture to cause to be made
a careful inspection of all live cattle and beef
products intended for export to foreign cOun-
tries from the United States with view
to ASCERTAIN whether such cattle and beef
products are free from disease. The Senate bill
Tor the establishment of port of delivery at
Rock Island, ILL.,, was passed. The following
bills were also passed Senate bill for public
bidding at Racine, Wis, cost not to exceed
$100Oq0; House bill increasing from $l50,OOO to
$275 900 the limit of cost for the public building
at Duluth, MINI. extending the criminal juris-
dictioh of the Circuit and District courts to the
great lakes and their connecting waters Adj
verse reports were made from the Finance Com
mitte9 Mr. Stanford's bill for Government
loans on liens of real estate and on the bill to
abolish metal money, and the bills were indeh-
nitely postponed. In the House thesconference
report on the Senate dependent pension bill was
presented by Mr.. Morrill,, of Kansas. Mr.. Nor
the dependent feature of the Senate bill and
the service feature of the House bill. The
measure as determined upon was not exactly
what he would desire, but it was the best
that he could obtain 1t would distribute
$35, 000,0 600 among the poor soldiers of the
nation. Mr.. Springer protested against the
mann pr in which the bill was brought before
the House. and he asked that it go over in order
that it might be printed in I'be Record. Mr..
Morrill, objected and the previous question was
then ordered, the vote being yeas, LIS; nays, ~.
The conference &C mmittee on the Sherman
trust bill then reported, and after debate ex-
tending over two hours twas laid over. At 40
O'Clock the House adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 18th inst. Senator A1li-
son reported the legislative, executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill, which. as it passed
the House, carried a total of 500, $40 447. The
Senate committee added 1913, 40, making a.
total of $21 lis 917 The bill for the year 1SS99O
approp riated 800, 1853 725, and the estimates for
the en- Suing year were 81, 627 $50. The bill was
placed on the calendar. The silver bill then
came, and speeches on the subject were made
by Senators Evarts, Vance and Morgan. MI.
Evartb had q most attentive audience of n
majority of the Senators throughout his
speech, notwithstanding the fact that he spoke
for over two hours, and the silver question had
claimed the attention of the Senate for so long;
Among the bills reported from committee ana
placed on the calendar were two Senate bills
TO am end the polygamy laws, and the House
legislative executive, and judicial appropria-
tion bill. The House bill for the establishment
of new harbor lines III Portage Lake, Mich,
the conference report on the sherman
trust bill came up end after some discussion,
on motion of Mr.. Stewart, of Vermont, a new
confer ence was ordered with instructions to the
conferFees to strike out the bill and report the
measu ire as it came from the Senate. Mr.
Spoon er, of Rhode Island, presented and the
House agreed to the conference report on the
military academy appropriation bill. Mr.. Hen
derson of Iowa, from the Committee on Appro-
sn 1feS for ho
of per sions and SD, 075, 900 for expenses OF the
eleventh census. Passed. Mr.. Morrow, OF
California, presented the conference report on
the pension appropriation bill. The report,
which is disagreeing one, was adopted, ana D.
further conference was ordered. the House
then went into committee of the whole for the
consideration of the agricultural appropriation
bill. The committee soon rose ana the Dill
was passed The House then TOOK q recess s5t
and the evening session was devoted TO the
consideration of bills reported from The COM
mittee on Commerce.
In the Senate, on the 18th inst, the resolution
offered the previous day by Mr.. Edmunds ap-
pointing Edward K Valentine Sergeant-at-arms
of the Senate, was taken up and agreed to-an
amendment offered by Mr. Harris, substituting
the ma me of Henry w. Wall, Of Tennessee hav-
ing been first voted down. The Senate silver
bill was then taken up and finally it was agreed,
by unanimous consent that the Senate bill
should be laid on the table; the House bill, as
amended by the Finance Committee substituted
for it the general debate TO extend till o clock
on Monday. Mr.. Daniel next addressed the Sem
ate. Without concluding his speech, Mr. Daniel
yielded for motion to go into executive session
and after brief secret session the senate hd-
journ 3D. The House went into committee
of the whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill Mr. Cannon said that the amount Of appro-
priatibn carried by the measure was, IN roun0
mum bers, $2S. 000,oO0. The fourteen regular ap-
preparation bills, as reported TO the house az
gresated an expenditure of 1896 100000, an excess
Of S35, OoO 600 over the appropriations for the
current year. The excess was nearly ali &C
counted for IN three bills-pens1on S1o Ooo,UOos
postofce, Sl2 ,0OC, 600 and naval ", loUOOo: Inc
other IS, 600 600 resulted from the expansion in
cident to the growth OF the country Mr. Can
non then gave q statement OF the attitude OF Inc
appropriation bills The following amendments
were adopted: Appropriating $4,000 for pub
lie building at Cedar Rapids, Iowa; appropT11-
ating $4,000 for an elevator in the pubic Dulid-
ing at Peoria, ILL., appropriating $4,000 for
public building at Martinsburg w. Va:
increasing from $35 go to $40, 900 the apPI0Pr1-
alton for the public building at Winona, M4nn'