West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-04-24
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l2D DAY. The contested election case ot
Waddell against Wise, of Virginia was do.
cidcd by the adoption Of the majority report
Of the Committee on Privileges and Elections
declaring that Waddell, the Republican CON
testaut, Is entitled t0 the scat. Mr.. Waddell
appeared ut the bar OF the House and took
the oath Of office.
9}D DAY.-Ab air of sadness pcrvaded the
chamber when the Speaker gaVel called the
House to order. Draped in black aud urna.
mented with handsome floral design, the
scat 80 long occupied by Nc. Randall recalled
to members that their old colleague had
passed away forever. Tho craYon portrait
of the ex-Speaker, hung In tho lobby, was also
tastefully drapcd with the emblems OF
mourning. Tho Chaplain offered prayer.
Mr.. O'Neill then offered resolution express
ing tho deep regret and profound sorrow OF
tho House ON hearing Of the death OF Mr.,
Randall, and providing for the appointment
Of a committee Of nine members of tho
House, with such members Of tho Senate as
may bo joined 10 attend tho funeral The
resolutions were unanimously adopted and
tho Speaker appointed tho following com
mittee Messrs. ONcill Carlisle, Harmer,
Holman, Cannon, Forney, Springer, McKn-
10y aud Reilly The Houso thcn adjourned
for the day
9iTH DAY Tho Holman amendment to
strike out the provision I'm the Naval Appro-
priation bill for three battlcships was stricken
out, and the bin was passed.. The bin 10
hfHuf hhn IeHuBtNf' tnt luFiHflictfOn OF tho
courts Of the United States was passed by n
vote Of l3l 20 - tho Speaker counting a
quorum Mr.. Martin Hlbmitted n report
on the Morrill, Service Pension bill The re
port criticises the ago qualifications Of the
05fm DAY.-A bin was called up amending
tho Alien land law 20 as 20 permit foreign
capital 10 DC invested in mines Of gold silver
lead, tin, cinnnbar and copper. The House
passed the Military Academy Appropriation
bill. SIR. Bergen called up Che contested
election case Of POsey ngainst Parrett
from the First Indiana District
The COMMITTEES reports unanimously in
favor Of Parrett the sitting MON.
ber. The resolution was adopted
br. Rowell called up the contested election
case Of Bowen against Buchanan, from tho
INth District Of Virginia. Tho resolution,
which confirms the right Of the sitting mem
Der, was adopted Mr. Squire introduced a
bill appropriating slO0. 900 for the erection Of
the equestrian statue Of General Grant in
Washington City Mr.. Raines introduced
bills fOr the erection of public buildings at
the following places in New York HOrnells-
ville Geneva and Corning Majority and
minority. reports on the Revenue bin were
95rn DAY.-Mr. Wallace reported with
omendments the hill he recently introduced
providing Tor the sale of navy yard 0ud
naval hospital lands in Brooklyn o.. An al
journment was taken, Immediately after the
reading of the Journal, our of respect for
Mr. Randall
97rH DAY. The Court of Claims bin was
recOmmitted. .. Mr. Henderson reported the
River and Harior Appropriation bin. and
20 was referred 30 the Committee Of the
Whole. The House then went into Com
mittco Of tho Whole (Mr Allen, Of Michigan,
in the chair on the private calendar Mr.
Cannon submitted n disagreeing conference
report upon the National Too bill. The
report having been agreed TO, Mr. Cannon
moved that the House insist upon is amend
ment, which requires Che District of Colum-
bia 30 bear half tho burden of the expense of
the maintenance of the park Tho motion
20 insist was agreed tolls n The
House at its evening session passed hfty pri-
vate pension bills.