Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-12-24
CONGRESS-.

In the United States Senate, Tuesday,
Dec. 10th, the debate on the election bill
was continued By Senators Morgan and
Kenna in opposition, and Mr.. Dolph in
favor of the bill.
In the House. Mr.. Walker introduced a
bill providing for new banking law. The
session was spent in debate on the new
congressional appoftionment bill, but a
vote was not reached.
The election bill was further discussed in
the United States Senate, Wednesday, by
Senators Kenna, Reagan, Butler and
Dolph.
The House passed the congressional ap-
portionment bill :,
The United States Senate Thursday
passed bill to terminate the reduction 10
Plumbers of the engineer corps OF the navy.
Mr.. sherman reported from the finance
committee the financial bill adopted by the
republican caucus, and it was recommltteo
to the finance committee. The election bill
was further diseased by Senators Coke
and Bate in opposition, and by Senator
Gallon in favor.
The House, after considerable skirmish-
ing, took up the bill to place the American
marine engaged in foreign trade on equality
with that of other nations, and MIR.
l. d
the bill.
In the United States Senate, Friday. Mr..
Gray introduced reciprocity resolution.
Mr.. Bate concluded his speech on the
election bill, and Mr.. Stewart, republican,
of Nevada, also made strong speech
against The bill.
The House adopted the conference report
on the bill comforting certain powers on the
Baltimore and Potomac RaiirOad Company
in the District of Columbia.
In the United States Senate, Saturday,
Mr.. Paddock, republican, of Nebraska,
gave notice that after the consideration OF
the election bill, and before it should be
concluded, if its debate was to be protracted
to any great extent, he would ask the
Senate to take up the pure food bill, which
was demanded by the farmers from one
end of the country to the other. Mr.
Spooner, republican, of Wisconsin, spoke
for five hours in advocacy of the passage Of
the election bill. He defended John 1.
Davenport from the attacks made upoI
him, and commended that the federal
election law, instead of being offensive to
the democrats of the North, had been pu'
into operation at their request in many IL
stances. Mr.. Spooner then discussed and
defended the provisions of the bill, ano
replied to the structures upon them made
by Senators Gray and Daniel. MIR. In
gals also spoke. He criticised the con.
stitution recently formulated by the M,ssis.
sippi Constitutional Convention. Address
ing his remarks to Southern Senators, Mr.
Ingalls, said that their people had retained
representation in the House of Representa-.
tives and in the electoral college while they
had suppressed the colored vote. They hao
violated the contract. They had retained
the representation which had given them
for fourteen years supremacy in the House
Of Representatives, and had on two Occa
sions thwarted the will Of the people by
placing on one of those occasions in the
presidential chair man who had never
been elected to the Office in any fair or jus,
sense any more than the Khan of Tartary
or the Gar of Russia.
The House, after lengthy debate, il
which finance and politics figured, passed
the urgent deficiency bill.
In the United States Senate. Monday, .
bill was passed authorizing the construc
ton Of a public building at Norfolk, Va =
Mr.. Higgins, of Delaware, spoke in favor
of the election bill, and Mr.. Voorhees,, OF
Indiana, against it, after which Mr.. Hoa'
called for vote for an evening session
which resulted, yeas 90, nays 8, inc
quorum and the Senate adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Blanchard offered
resolution OF inquiry into the circumstances
attending the killing of Sitting Bull. The
remainder of the session was spent on
District of Columbia matters.