Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-19
CONGRESS-.

In the United States Senate, Tuesday, the
1lth, MIR Daniel introduced a bill to provide
for the issue of national bank notes mon
the deposit of silver bullion. The res5lu-
ton for the exclusion from the Congressional
Record of sentences interpolated bv Mr..
Call in the report of his remarks in recent
discussion with Mr.. Chandler, led to a
lengthy debate. Whom vote was reached
it was found quorum was not present. 80
the matter is still undisposed of.
In the House, bills for public buildings.
involving the expenditure of $1,S45. 900.
we're passed. The bill reported from the
committee on Territories, for the admission
OF wyoming, was taken up by party vote.
The Senate in executive session. Wednes.
day. confirmed the following nominations:
Collectors of cnstoms-J. F. Lee. at St.
Johns, Fla. Daniel P. Booth, at Mobile:
VIM. NJ Marine, at Baltimore; VIM. D.
Burchiual, surveyor of customs at Balti
more; Milton G.. Urner, naval officer at
Baltimore; Cecil j. Karsner, appraiser of
merchandise at Baltimore; W. E. Craig,
U. S. attorney, western district, Virginia;
Geo. B. Maeser, District of Columbia, Sec
ond assistant engineer in the revenue SER
vice.
Postmasters: Virginia-C. P. McCabe,
Leesburg; Parke Agne~, Alexandra.
The Senate by a vote of SO to IA excluded
Mr.. Calls interpretations from the Congress
sional Record. The Senate adopted reso-
luton defining the status of the President
pro tempore of that body. Senators George
and Hoar spoke in favor of the Blair educa
tional bill. but they engaged in discussion
which assumed sectional turn.
The House was engaged on the Oklaho-
ma bill and made some progress
In the United States Senate, Thursday.
Mr.. Eustis corrected some statements made
the previous day by Mr.. Hoar in regard to
Louisiana. Mr. Sherman then asked Mr.,
Eustis some questions, and the result was a
heated political controversy, in which Sena-
tors Sherman, Eustis and Butler were the
leading participants.
The House passed the bill for the organi-
cation of Oklahoma into a territory by a
vote of 100 to %.
The United States, Friday, passed several
District of Columbia bills. During the con-
sideration of street railway bill an amend
ment was adopted providing that the right
of the company to use overhead wires must
cease July /, 1893.
The House was occupied on the private
calendar. In committee of the whole bill
was passed authorizing the President to re-
tire Gen. John G. Fremont with the rank
of major general An evening session was
held for the consideration of private pension
bills.
Saturday, the .. 8. Senate was not in
session.
The house adopted a resolution offered
by Mr.. BreckIDridge, of Arkansas, calling
| on the Secretary of War for inform alton as
to whether there are stuff cient money and
| facilities at command ct the War Depart
ment to guard the levees and other works
and the plant of the government from de-
struction and injury by the pres ent fiocd,
and If not, to report what may be necessa-
ry; also to inform the House if there is rea
son to apprebend unusual danger to human
life, and what steamers can be used by the
department or the Mississippi river COM
mission to rescue those in peril. Public
business was then suspended, and the House
proceeded to pay the last tribute of respect
to the memory of the late Hon. VIM. D.
Kelley, of Pennsylvania. Eulogies we're
delivered by representatives O'NeIll, Hol-
man, Mills, Banks Mex ney, Wills n. Nv,
Va.,) BreckiDridge, Ky } and Others
In the United States Senate, Monday,
Mr.. Cockrell presented number of petit
tions from ST.. Louis against the ratification
OF the extraditiOn treaty with Russia -
Mr.. Evarts introduced bill to insure pref
erence TO veterans of the late war in gov.
eminent appointments and Senator Plumb
and Hawley introduced bills to prevent de
sertion in the army. Mr.. Voorhees, offered
resolution for the prompt adoption of such
measures as are required for the relief of the
farmers and other overtaxed and underpaid
laborers of the United States. Mr.. Daniel
spoke in favor of the Blair educational bill
and Mr.. Morgan against it.
In the House Mr.. Kelly introduced bill
to provide for the elecUion of members of
Congress. The House passed bill for the
enumeration by the next census of Chinese
population. A bill was passed to transfer
the revenue Gutter service from the Treas
ury to the n avy Department.