Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the Senate, on the 18th, the Chinese
Enumeration bill was summarily disposed
of by the adoption of a vote to lay it on the
table, and the Montana election contest end
ed in a victory for Messrs. Powers and San
ders the Republican contestants, who i'm
mediately appeared and took the oath of
Office .... In the House the proceedings
were given an unwonted Importance by tn .
presentation Of the majority and minority
reports on the Tariff bill, which were re-
ferred to the committee of the whole, Mr..
Carlisle, of Kentucky, presenting the views
of the minority, and Mr.. kenna, of Califor-
MIA, his individual views The Mil itary
Academy Appropriation bill was passed. In
the contested election cases of Posey
against Parrett, from the First Indiana dis
trict, and Bowen against Buchanan, from
the Ninth district of Virginia, resolutions
confirming the right of the sitting members
were adopted.
IN the Senate, on the I7th, the new Sem
ators from Montana drew lots for positions.
Mr.. Saunders drew the short term, expr ng
in 1898, and Mr.. Powers the long term, expir-
ing in 1897. A large number of public build.
ing bills were passed The House joint res
olution for the appointment of thirty med
ical examiners in the Pension Office gave
rise to a long discussion on the various
amendments offered, one of which, by Mr..
Hoar, of Massachusetts, providing that "the
appointment of these medical examiners
shall be under regulations prescribed by
the President" was passed. The House bill
for the appointment and retirement of John
G. Fremont as Major General in the nitcd
States army was passed. In the House
adjournment was had Immediately after the
reading of the journal.
In the Senate, on the 18th, nearly the en-
tire day was consumed in the consideration,
with closed doors, of the leakage of execu-
tive session secrets. When the doors were
reopened number of public building bills
were passed ..... In the House Mr.. Enloe
rose to a question OF privilege and de-
nounced the statements in a New York
paper imputing to him corrupt motives in
introducing the Southern War Claims bill.
A dsagreeing report on the National Zoo
bill was agreed to, and the House insisted
upon It's amendment taxing the District Of
Columbia one half the cost. The River and
Harbor bill was reported and referred to
committee of the whole, after which the
House went into committee of the whole on
the private calendar. A night session was
held for the consideration Of private pen
sion bills.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, bill for the
payment of back pay and emoluments as
Major in the army from 1864 to 1878 to the
widow of Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Nc
Lean was passed. The calendar was then
taken up in its regular order anu a iaTSe
number of bills were passed. The Senate
bill appropriating 100000 for an equestrian
statue in w ashington to General Grant was
passed, and the Senate adjourned. .-. In the
House Senate amendments to House bill to
divide the judicial district Of North Dakota
were concurred in. A bill providing vaults
and safeguards for the funds in the treas
ury and appropriating $'33,000 therefor was
reported from the committee on appropria-
tion.
IN the Senate, on the 21st, the Worlds Fair
bill, which had already passed the House,
was. after long discussion, participated in
by many Senators, passed, with an amend
ment providing for naval review in New
York harbor. number of amendments to
the bill were proposed by opponents of the
measure, intended to weaken or bring II
into ridicule. all Of which were promptly
voted down. and the bill passed by vote OF
43 to IL. 49,. In the House the conference re
port on the bill to provide a Temporary gov
ernment for the Territory of Oklahoma, and
changing the boundaries Of the propose
Territory so as to exclude what is known as
the Cherokee Outlet was submitted and
adopted. The bill appropriating $333,5oO tc
provide necessary vaults and safeguards fo1
the security of public money in the custody
of the United States Treasurer, was reported
from the committee and passed.