Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-15
NEWS In BKIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the 4th, the resolut ion
offered by Mr.. voorhees, in regard to the
lease of the fur-se islands in Alaska to the
North American O ommercial Company, was
reported back adversely from the finance
committee and indefinitely postponed Al
most the entire day was consumed in an ex
ecutive session inQuiring into the leakage of
secret session proceedings. ). In the House
the only business considered was the Feath
erstone- Cate contested election case, which
at the hour of adjournment was not yet dis
posed of.
IN the Senate, on the 5th, Mr.. StockbrIdge
presented petitions said to have 30s, 900 sig
natures of adult citizens of the United States
against the passage Of the Sunday Rest BILL
Lack OF a quorum prevented further bust
ness, until two O'Clock, when considerat ion
of the Educational bill was resumed. -. In
the House the contested election case OF
Featherstone vs. Cate was taken up, and the
contestee, Mr.. Cate, took the floor in his own
behalf Other speakers on both sides were
heard, after which Mr. Featherstone was
seated by a vote of l45 to 135, and the oath OF
Office was administered to him.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, after the INTRO
dnction and reference of a number of bills,
a bill giving pension of SIS month to the
daughter of Major General w. j. WORTH and
another increasing to 500 a month the pen
sion Of the widow of Major General G. X.
Warren were passed, and the Senate went
into secret session to consider the question
OF imprisoning the newspaper men who
have been guilty of publishing the business
of the Senate in executive session, and of re-
fu.ing to tell where this news was obtained.
In the House several public building
appropriation bills were passed. despite the
opposition and dilatory mott on of Mr.. Can
non, of Illinois.
IN the Senate, on the eth, number of pub
lie building bills were passed. The bill ap-
proprlating 100000 for a building at Salt
Lake City gave rise to debate, Mr.. Plumb de-
string to have the appropriation reduced to
900. The bill went over and the Educa-
tional bill was taken up In response to in
quiries, Mr. Blair said he could not fix day
for voting on the bill. Several Senators
were still to speak, among them Mr.. Evarts,
who was to conclude the debate !. In the
House the resolution declaring Mr.. Clark, of
Alabama, entitled to his seat, was adopted
and several measures on the private calen.
dar were disposed Of.
THE Senate was not in session on the Sth
In the House, the morning hour was con-
sumed in discussing the compulsory attend
ance Of Witnesses before registers and re-
ceivers Of land offices, which was flnally
passed. A large number of public building
appropriation bills were agreed to III COM
mittee of the whole; but when the COM
mittee rose and reported them TO the House,
n dead lock Immediately occurred, there
being no quorum present to pass the bllls
and the friends of the measures refusing to
consent to an adjournment. Finally the
nreyjous question was ordered on all the
bills. and It was agreed that they be consid
ored on the llth, twenty minutes debate 10
a aII0wed on each bill.