Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


In the Senate, on the 18th. after the trans
action OF some routine business, the nomi
nations OF the i've general appraisers whose
names were sent in some days ago were con
frmed in executive session. Consideration
of the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill was
then resumed, and after a long debate over
proposed amendment increasing tho APP
preparation for topographic surveys and
repeating the Irrigable Lands Reservoir law
of June, 1883, the Senate, without action ad.
1ourned -. In the House the Land Grant
Forfeiture bill was discussed and laid aside
without action to consider conference re-
port on Western river bridge bill, but
lack Of a quorum and a call of the House
occupied the time until adjournment.
In the Senate. on the l7th, the discus sion
of the irrigation question was resumed in
connection with an amendment to the Sun
dry Civil Appropriations bill resolution
was introduced making it in order to put
the five minute rule in effect on the discus
sion of bill or any amendment, upon a
vote OF the Senate. In the House the entire
day was spent in the discussion of the Land
Grant Forfeiture bill, which was finally
passed. 1t is a substitute for the Senate bill
and forfeits all land grants opposite to and
co-terminous with portions Of railroads not
now completed.
In the Senate. on the 18th. the amendment
to the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill re-
pealing the irrigation provision in the law
of ISss-except that canal and reservoir . tes
heretofore located shall remain reserved
was further discussed and agreed to. as
were other amendments. In the House,
after some discussion, resolution reported
by the committee on rules providing for the
Immediate consideration of the Original
Package bill and the Bankruptcy bill was
adopted. The Original Package bill was
then taken up and, occupied the remainder
An pfUO
held. devoted to private pension bills.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, after the trans
action of routine and unimportant business.
the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill was
taken up, and the various amendments
were debated at length and disposed Of
those as to the irrigating surveys being
made the subject Of special votes-and the
bill was then passed. The Tariff bill was then
taken up as special business. .... In the
House consideration of the Original Pack
age bill occupied the entire day and night
session without reaching action on the
measure
IN the Senate, on the 21st, the bill author
fzing pontoon bridge across the Mississippi
river at Quincy, Ill, was passed. The bill
to transfer the revenue marine from the
Treasury to the Navy Department was
taken up, and the date of the appointment
OF revenue marine officers to be officers of
the navy was changed from July to Janu-
airy !, 1891. The Tariff bill was then taken
up and Mr.. Voorhees, made long speech in
opposition to the measure, after which the
Senate adjourned out of respect to the mem
ory OF the late Representative Walker, of
Missouri. In the House Mr.. Dockery, Of
Missouri, announced the death Of his col
league, James p Walker, at his home in
Dexter, No.. on the 10Th, and, after the
passage of appropriate resolutions and the
appointment of a committee to take charge
of the funeral ceremonies, the House, out
of respect to the memory of the deceased
member, adjourned. ~