The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-24
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT MEASURES Considered
AND ACTED UPON.

A. the Nations Capito1-What Is Being
Done bv the Senate and House - Old
Matters Disposed Of and New Ones Con-
sidered.
AMONG the petitions presented in the Senate
on the 10Th inst and referred WAS one by Mr..
Dawes from the Boston Executive Business
Association, for the privilege OF purchasing
ships abroad for ten wears. The Montana cleo
ton case was taken up and Mr.. Morgan and Mr..
Daniel addressed the Senate. After Mr.. Morgan
had concluded the Senate adjourned. In the
House after the reading of the journal Mr., Bou-
telle, of Maine called up the naval appropria-
tion BILL the pending question being upon the
amendment adopted in committee of the whole,
striking out the clause providing for the con-
snuction of three coast-line battle-ships. The
action of the committee was leected-yeas, 104;
nays, 1872. MIR. Holman, of Indiana, moved to
recommit the bill, with instructions to the
Committee on Naval Affairs to report it back
with an amendment providing for one battle
ship. Lost. Yeas, 103; nays, rs The bill was
then pas sed. The House spent the afternoon in
consideration of the bill to establish Appellate
Courts in the various circuits over which Cir
cult Judges now preside and passed the bill be-
fore adjournment. The Lin met with much OPP
position from the Democratic side, but was
passed without ameQdments 1t provides that
the Pre- sident shall appoint with the advice and
consent OF the Senate, two additional Judges in
each circuit tosit with the present Gil cult Judges
and consider dases appealed from district and
State courts. These courts to have exclusive
and final Jurisdiction in all except
those involving constitutional questions or
questions arising under the laws OF the United
States or cases where two judges shall certify
to the Supreme Court THAI the case involves
questions of such difficulty impt r5ance as to
require q decision by the Supreme Court The
terms of these courts are to be he'd annually in
the various circuits, the cities selected being as
follows Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Rich
mond, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Chicago st.
Louis, and San Francisco and such other
places in each of the circuits as the supreme
Court may designate This BILL it is believed.
will greatly relieve the Supreme Court which
is now three years behind i'll it's work.
IN the Senate on the 10th inst. bills were
passed autho Fizing the construction of bridge
across the mississippi River ut some accessible
point between the mouth of tho Illinois and the
mouth of the Missouri River, and the House
bill granting to the PaIouse and Spokane Rail
way right of way through the Nez Perces In"
dian Reservation in Idaho. The Senate took
up Senator Hale's Chinese census bill After
e. lengthy discussion with reference to amend
ments, on motion of Senator Stewart the
bill was laid upon the table The Sem
ate then took up and discussed calen-
dar business until O'clock the hour at
which it was agreed final vote upon the Mon
tanG election case should be taken Senator
Butler introduced q resolution that the majority
and minority reports be both recommitted to
the Committed on Privileges and Elections. The
resolution was defeated by vote of 80 to 10,
Senators George Barbour kenna Gibson and
WalthalI voting with the Republicans. The vote
was then taken upon the resolution declaring
Messrs. Power and Sanders duly elected MEM
bers of the United States Senate, the re-
suit being a strict party vote, 80 to % in
its favor and at 8 40 p. ~. Senator
and Senator Sanders, escorted by Senator Hoar,
were duly sworn in by the Vice President. At
ter an executive session of about ten minutes
the Senate adjourned. In the House, Mr.. Nc
KinIey Ohio. from the Committee on Ways and
Means reported the tariff bill, and it was or
dered printed and referred to the committee Of
the whole MIR. Carlisle (Ky.) presented the
views of the minority and MIR. McKenna (Cal(
presented his individual views. Ordered print
ed. The House then went into committee OF the
WHOLE Mr. Payson IlI.) in the chair, on the
military academy appropriation bill After @
short time od cupied in it's consideration the
committee ros de and the bill was passed. Mr.
Bergen IN J. J. from the Committee On Elections
called w the contested-election case Of Posey
VS. Parrett, from the First Indiana District
The committee reported unanimously in favor
of the sitting member and the report was
adopted Mr. RowelI I'LL called the contested
election case of Rowen vs. Buchanan, from the
Ninth District of Virginia The resolution,
which confirms the right of the sitting member,
was adopted The House then adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 18th inst, Messrs. Sam
ders and Powers, the Montana Senator's drew
lots to decide u pom their terms of office. Sena-
tor Sanders drew the short term, which expires
March g. 1893 and Senator Powers the long term,
Which expires March 3 1895. The Senate spent
most of the day in discussing the bill for the
appointment of thirty additional medi-
cal examiners for the Pension Bu-
reau, and adjourned without action.
Bills making appropriations for public
buildings were taken from the Senate calendar
and passed as follows: Mansfield Ohio, $780,
600 Hot Springs (reservationl, Ark $4,000 Sen
ate bilD i; ManRatO, Mimi, $4,000 Senate bill;
Dallas, Texas (hdditional, $200,C0) House bilD
Kansas City, Kan, $500, 900 Senate biID. Also
d Senate bill appropriating $500, 900 for the i'm
proVement of the mill airy reservation known
Fort Walla Walla, in the State of
Washington. Also House bill for
the appointment and retirement of John G. FIRE.
mont as Major General in the United States
army. After the reading of the House journal,
Mr.. BUtterworth of Ohio, arose and said that it
was seemly and proper and just tribute Of
respect to the memory of the distinguished man
whose funeral took place that day that the
House adjourn motion to that effect was
Immediately adopted
IN the Senate, on the 18th inst, after
ecutive session Senator Haw1ey called up the
Worlds Fair bill, consideration Of which was
fixed for the following Monday A bill
rushed through prior to adjournment providing
for terms and places of holding United States
District Courts in Minnesota During the eX-
ecutive session. the Senate concluded the in
vestigation instituted for the purpose OF finding
out how newspaper correspondents managed to
obtain their information about the proceedings
of executive sessions The investigation
a total failure, and correspondents who have
been technically held witnes ses have been
discharged. In the House, after routine bust
ness, the Southern war-clGims bill was taken up,
and its consideration occupied the entire after-
noon. When the session closed the bill bad
been left in the hands of the committee of the
whole unfinished business Friday 25th-
private bill day. The House Committee on
Postoffice reported the bill authorizing the
construction of pOstoffice buildings in all cities
where the net receipts of postofice are 1000
per year and county seats where they
81 500 per year. The bill appro PIRATES 81 100000
tor beginning this work, but it is estimated that
carry out the programme will cost S3O000,O00s
In "A Minor hey.
Money talks, but exchange doesn't.
The best life Temperance.