The National tribune., 1890-04-17
CONGRESS.
An Abstract Of the More Important
Proceedings of Both Houses.


Committee on Appropriations without amend
ment and was passed.
Among the bills reported favorably from Com
pit,ees and placed on the calendar were the
fOlluwinC:
Providing that any Naval officer retired after
u wears service for physical defect which
was not a disqualification at the time OF enter
Ina shall he held 10 be retired for disability
Incident 20 the service.
For the construction ef eight battle-ships of
from 900 TO 10000 tons. two armored coast-de-
tense vesstls. three guuhoats of 500 to 1000
ons each and five frst-rlass torpedo boats Irc-
ported a al amendment TO Naval appropriation
silO.
For the appointment of an Assistant Score
tsry Il the Navy. ~ a salary Of $500.
IT,. consideration of the Montana contested
election ca~y-s were resumed. hut without reach
ing a conclusion. IL was laid aside.
The Chlnse census enumeration bill was
taken upaui discussed at length, no conclusion
being reached.
The Senate adjourned at D. m.
TIE House by a vote of Il to 100 refused 20
recede fran It's amendment 10 the Senate
bin Tor the improvement AMI maintenance OF
the National Geological Park The amend
nrcut requires the District of Columbia TO pay
hail Ihc expense
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole nu the Naval appropriation bill. which
CONSUMED the entire days session. Pending
fpal actiou the Committee rose, aud the House
M ; p. m. adjourned
THURSDAY, April 10.
In the Seuate among the bills received from
committees and plac on The calendar. was the
Ssnsie bill 10 revive the grade of Lieutenant
General Of tue Army.
The Senate then took up the Montana con-
tested elecii"u cases. aud Mr.. Call Fla OPP
posed ihe committees majority report declaring
tn. Republican claimants, MeSsrs. Sanders and
Powers entitled to seats in the Senate from the
State OF Montana. Mr.. Hoar lMass.l argued
flmt il the vote of Silver Bow County WAS
ra,.l e Ht all Il was changed 10y the votes of
n,. who were rot qualified voters. Mr.. Gray
hra that Nf. HoaI's objection was an after
Thought. lie thought that the returns Of the
County boa bad been made as directed by law,
Rni under the mandate Of a competent court of
justice.
Mr. Teller ,Colo.) a member OF the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections. discussed the
question a. q question Of law. IL was not a
question whether two Republican. or two Demo
cratic Senators should represent Montana, but
whether Montana should be- allowed To select
her own representatives The only thing TO
fud out W4s whether Montana had spoken
through it, Legislature. II il had. there WAS
~ authority 10 the Senate 10 revise that find
ing or ST Il aside.
Mr. sherman Ohio said that il WAS apparent
titai ~ tie sells II representatives, from Silver
Bow County neither had certificates according
q form The Montana Senate was a tie. aud
tilrre we're twenty-five Republicans in the
Hausc and twenty -ionr Democrats, about whose
EcHts there WIS no question. There WAS. there
fuf- q Eppul,l can majority GA Joint ballot.
ia var discussion that followed. Messrs. Eus
tice EdlnUuds Voorhees, Huar Dawes. Blair
DaTi and Krnna took part
Atd.t5 r. ~. che Senate adjourned.
The House. after tie morning hour, went into
Committee Of the Whole on the Naval sppro-
prialiou biil. Mr. Herbert lAa.) offered an
amendment providing for tho construction If
two instead Of three coasIing baiile-shirs Mr.
0ate- Ala Thought tie amendment did not 90
far enough. and that all three should he struck
out. Sir BauIclle Me opposed the amend
meut. wifirh was lost 81 to 81
Mr. Peters kaul showed 10 strike out the
entire clause for the increase Il the Navy. He
believed thC l;.ltcd states bad BG need Of battle
shIFs ard -osses-.d al the cruisers il required.
hr. Meade. y. j. den eel tiat the Naval ques-
tf0u ices wees cruisers AID battle ships. hut
lei4c-n iiah and iow vessels. lie favored the
loy ir-s--isard TIVE
ln ti.s discas>iau ehich followed Mr.. Cannon
NllH, h= Kerr ros,a.. NJ. Spiuola N. ".
Hr. hdsms H. Mr. Faudever Cali aud
hlr. H. e Mass took part Mr. Lodge said
that Il We had had Navy hchiHd Us the fish
eTIes question would have been settled long go.
Mr. Holman lnd moved 60 strike out the
paragraph providing for the three battle-ships
but leaving 10 the provision Tor All armed
crnIser agreed To- g % 20
MT Acam- ill. offered an amendment. which
Wa i-et lsr.gidiua for three low free board
Ees~ei- e t's Monitor type. At445 the House
ff'1u- I'd. the bin going over 40 unfinished
bushes.
FEIDAY, APRIL IL.
After the morning hour the Senate resumed
tbe consideration Of the Montana contested
e.uctiau ca~e.. Air. EgaFts -. - rose aud
msde the closing argument IN support Of III,
GGmsrlfteF's rcs0u. lie criticized the Governor
O. Tie siaia Tor placing janit0r--a Cerberus-
a. tie door Of Tie Csurt House Assembly e
admit only such T-eTsoils were entitled 10 q
iu iIhns making him for the occasion th,
judge ~ sgho were aBd who were not eectee
b representatives.. SIR. Evarts said the pro
position Oh the Democratic side was that th'
hcHzta Was . BE- a Harvesting Board higher
tif.n tle Territorial nvassing Board, while
the proposition on tire Republican side wa
tLaL fne Senaie had such power Of revision
Jhe latter Eas tee proposition 81 tue C0ns,itu
ton. ni thg safely .! the senate aud Of I'd,
equality al TIE STATES.
Ar. Gorge Miss said. 10 regard 10 TunBe
Precinct in Silver Bow County, that under TIA
law 40 the vote east there were legal votes an,
that the County l5aard Of Canvassers who th rev
GOT tiEse votes had committed an act of usnrpa
tIgr. 4" Z here b. not one member Of this court
b. said. WHO. iu the face Of the American people
VII gel gp aud say on bis responsibility tia
that CaHv4ssiug Board had the right 20 d
Nhaf 81 did. This WIS the first step in the in
iquty. without that step 40 other part Of IN
luiquitg could have been trans scted"
Arguments were made Is Mr Teller Col
Dir. Gray De..j and SIR. HD4r (Mass) III
lsttcr. Ar Chairman Of the Committee on Ele,
tious, saying that be would AK for a vote upo
tbe case Monday.
The Senate adjourned 6 p. 70.
Ia tHe House, after the morning hour III
contested eis7ctiOu ease Of WaddnI vs. VII
was taken up. aud Mr. Lacey Iowa. argued /
favor ~ the CONTESTANT, aud Mr. DEeYra
VA FOR the c0ntcstee. Arguments were al.
made by AlT. T.. Il. Taylor Ohio and Mr.. Be-
Fen y. j. The case OccBDIed the time Of III
House until .. IA, when d recess was o.
deTed,
Tie evening session was devoted eutirel
~ private pension bills. Mr. Euloe Tenn
made demand that private claims from IL
SOHtbegu States be considered ~ well a. pci
sipu bills aud SAID that unless such measun
were considered by the House, the Mcmhel
from that section would Oppose every bill n
majority attempted % pass. lie clailned thi
this pension business was merely ii local atfai
aud THAR the South got little or nothing fro
b.. They demanded more liberal legisatie
for war claims.
Mr. Beiknap Mich) assured Mr. EnIoe thi
not a solitary Southern claim would pa