Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-19
THE FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.

Several BILLS Passed by the Senate
The Elections Bill Informally
Laid Aside-Dnatory Tactics I'm the
House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-In its regular
order a bill came up to terminate the re-
duction in numbers of the engineer corps
of the navy. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee of
finance, reported bill providing against a
construction of the currency. Printed and
recommitted.
Mr.. Sherman called up the bill provid-
ing that the tariff act shall not be held to
impede or impair the force of the treaties
between the United States and other coun-
tries.
Mr.. German said that he would object
to the consideration of the measure for
the present. The bill therefore went to
the calendar.
The elections bill was then taken up
and Nj. Coke and Bate addressed the
senate in opposition to it.
At 4:20 at the suggestion of Mr.. Cor
man that Mr.. Bate would prefer not to fin
ish his speech this evening, the elections
| bill was laid aside informally and several
bills were taken up and passed, among
| them the senate bill for the relief of the
| First National bank of Newton, Mass, al
lowing interest at four and half per cent.
on Judgment against the United States
for 1911 900 from March, 1887, to the time
of payment.
After short executive session the SEN
ate at 5:25 adjourned till tomorrow at ten
| o'clock.
| HOUSE.
In the morning hour the pending meas
ure was the senate bill amending the inter
state commerce act by providing for the
taking of deposition by notarys public.
The bill was passed-yeas 1876, nays 8.
At the expiration of the morning hour
Mr.. Farquhar of New York, as chairman
of the committee on merchant marine anc
fisheries, moved that the house go into
committee of the whole for the considera
ton of the senate bill to place the Ameri
can marine engaged in the foreign trade
ON an equality with that of other nations
with the house substitute therefor.
A contention Started by Mr.. Syringe,
of Illinois and Blount of Georgia) aros'
as to whether Mr.. Farquhar had tn,
authorization of his committee to max,
this motion.
Mr.. Springer and Mr.. Fithian of Illinoi
positively denied that such authorization
had been granted and the latter gentleman
called for a reading of the minutes of tn
committee.
Mr.. Farquhar recited the action of tn
committee; but the statement was no
satisfactory to the speaker who decides
that the gentleman had not received suff
Gent authority from his committee +
make the motion.
Mr.. Farquhar then made motion tina
the house go into committee of the Who'll
on the state of the union.
Agreed to-yeas 1876, nays 106.
J Mr.. Farquhar then moved that the hous
proceed to the consideration of the senat
) bill to place the American merchan
7 marine ON an equality with that of othe
} nations.
\ Mr.. Springer made point of order thu
, the motion was out of order, but that tn
? committee must proceed to the consider,
ton of appropriation bills.
The chairman ruled that the motion WI
in order for the reason that the rules ga,
e the committee authority to decide viii
&. measure it would take up.
Mr., Springer took an appeal from IL
f decision.
The decision of the chair was sustaine
SO to %.
g Mr. Wheeler of Alabama then NOV,
a that the committee proceed to the consi
J. GRAFTON of the army appropriation bill.
:, The chair held that the motion was
II order and had precedence over that mac
by Mr.. Farquhar.
r Mr.. Wheeler's motion was lost-SS-90.
~ Mr.. Wheeler then moved that the col
: mittee rise. Lost-7S-92.
v Mr.. Wheeler's next move was mott
tn faka mn fha District of COlum hia ann
m priation bill.
n. The chair declined to entertain this N
a ton.
ii Mr.. Farquhar further appealed from
g. decision of the chair, an appeal which
re- chair refused to entertain.
m Mr.. Farquhar's motion was then agre
IS. TOLL to S5.
sy Pending further discussion the comm
ed tee rose and the house adjourned.