The Brookhaven leader., 1890-04-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS:
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Plumb intro
duced q bill for the disposition of certain
funds In the treasury, which he explain ed
In a brief speech and the bill was referred
A me ssage from the House announcing the
death of Mr.. Randall was received and,
upon motion of Senator Cameron, q
committee Of five, consisting of SEN
ators Quay, Allison, Dawes, voorhees,
and Eustis was appointed on tho part OF the
Senate to attend the funeral and the Senate
then adjourned. When the House met Mr..
O'Neill (Pa-) announced the death OF Hon.
Samuel J. Randall, and upon his motion res
olutions of sorrow were passed and a com
mlttee Of nine, consisting of Messrs. O'Neill,
Carlisle, Harmer, Holman, Cannon, Forney,
Springer, Reilly and Mckinley appointed to
| attend the funeral and the House adjourned.
SEVERAL petitions were presented In the
Senate on the 18th, and several bills reported
from committees. A resolution offered by
Senator Sherman was agreed to asking for
the report Of Jesse spaulding, Government
director Of the Pacific railways, as to the
general management OF such roads. After
ths disposition of other minor business de-
bate on the Montana case was re-
I'll adjournment. The House further
considered the Naval Appropriation
bill and finally passed IL A resolution for
the immediate conslderat of the bill to
define and regulate the Jurisdiction Of
the courts Of the United States, was adopted
alter brief fight and the bill passed, yeas
isl nays 10, the Speaker counting quorum
and the House adjourned
sooN after assembling on the 18th the SEN
ate resumed debate on the Montana con-
test vote was finally reached and the
Republican claimants, Wilbur f. Sanders
and Thomas II. Powers, seated by a strict
party vote-yeas 50, nays 26, and they were
in DnrfnU the morn Inc hnnr In the
House a bill was called up amending the
Alien Land law SO as to permit foreign capt.
tai to be invested In mineral lands, but was
not considered. Mr.. Mckinley, from the
Ways and Means Committee, introduced the
Tariff bill, and 1t was ordered printed. Mr.
Carlisle, from the same committee, pre-
sented the views of the minority. The Mill
tary Academy bill was then considered un-
til adjournment.
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th the
new Senators from Montana were assign ed
to the classes whose terms expire In 1895
and 1895. After disposing of routine bust
ness the House joint resolution for the ap-
pointment of thirty medical examiners for
the Pension Bureau without reference
to the Civil Service law was taken
up and warm debate followed.
An amendment was finally adopted requir-
ing the appointments to be under regula-
tons prescribed by the President, and be-
fore taking a final vote the Senate ad-
journed. AS soon as the journal was read
in the House on motion of Mr.. Butterworth
the House adjourned as a tribute of respect
to the late Samuel J. Randall, it being the
day Of his funeral.
in the Senate on the 18th Senator Platt, by
request, introduced a bill for the admission
of New Mexico, but said that in doing so he
did not commit himself one way or the
other. Senator Plumb moved to take up the
Senate bill to forfeit certain railroad lands,
which was antagonized by Senator Dolph
with a motion to go into executive session,
which was agreed to. When the doors were
opened Senator Plumb again attempted to
get the bill before the Senate as un-
finished business, but the Worlds Fair
bill was given precedence. After passing
several private bills the Senate adjourned.
... In the House Mr.. Lawler ull.) pre-
sented a protest of the Hardware Asso-
citation of the United States against the pro-
posed tariff rate on cutlery and guns, and
Mr. Peters (Kan.) presented a protest of cit
izens of Kansas against any reduction of the
revenue until a service pension has been
granted. The House then went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the private calendar
and got into a wrangle over the Court OF
Claims bill, no business being completed.
Pension bills were considered at the evening