Huntsville gazette., 1890-05-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the 2lst after the trans.
action OF unimportant matters, an effort
was made to resume consideration of tho
Liquor bill, but it failed and Mr. Stewart
proceeded to speak on the Silver bill.
Notices of several amendments to be offered
were given. The Silver bill was then laid
aside informally and the Liquor bill was
taken up and briefly discussed but without
action. In the House the discussion OF the
Tariff bill ended by limitation, and Mr.. Nc
Kinley demanded the previous question and
moved the third reading and egrossment OF
the bill. resolution offered by Mr.. Car
Isle instructing the ways and means COM
mittee to submit substitute for tho, bill
was voted down and the bill was then
passed. Yeas, l6i; nays, 142.
IN the Senate, on the 22d, the credentials
of Senator-elect Calvin S. Bricc were pre-
sented. The Silver bill was then taken up
and discussed by Messrs. Daniel, Sherman
and Stewart. Tho Naval Appropriation bill
was briefly discussed, but laid aside with
out action, and after "A short executive ses
sion the Senate adjourned. In the House
the bill amendatory of the Census act, pre-
scribng penalties upon giver or receiver Of
bribes to supervisors enumerators was
passed. A bin was passed appropriating
500 0c0 to supply a deficiency in the appro-
priaton for public printing and binding.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the River and Harbor Appropria-
tion bill
IN the Senate, on the 23d, after business Of
minor importance had been transacted, con-
sideration of the Naval Appropriation bill
was resumed and several amendments were
discussed and rejected. The Tariff bill was
received from the House and referred to the
committee on finance. The bill providing
for loans by the Government upon agricult-
ural lands was discussed and referred.
In n ffar tjna h1G hA
River and Harbor Appropriation bill was
taken up in committee of the whole. Mo.
tions to increase the appropriations for
local and unimportant improvements were
voted down, except in the case of tho para
graph appropriating 10000 for the con-
struction of the Hennepin Canal, pending
consideration OF which the committee arose.
IN the Senate, on the 2ith, the credentials
OF Hon. John G. Carlisle as Senator for the
unexpired term of Senator Beck, deceased,
were presented and placed on file. The
Naval Appropriation bill was taken up, and
the amendment reported from the commit
tee on appropriations striking out the item
of $50, 600 for the improvement of the plant
at the Portsmouth IN. H.) Navy Yard was
rejected. A like amendment in reference to
the League Island Navy Yard met similar
action. A motion to strike out the provision
for three sea going coast line battle ships
wa, made, but not acted upon when the
Senate adjourned. LIN the House, after
routine business, the River and Harbor bill
was taken up in committee of the whole.
The motion to strike out the appropriation
for the Henncpin canal was lost. An amend
ment reducing the appropriation for the
Improvement of the Mississippi river, from
the head OF the passes to the mouth of the
river, from 81 OO0,o0o to s., oGO was adopted
After eulogies of the late David Wilbur, Of
New York, the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 26th, nearly the en-
tire session was devoted to discussion OF
the Cockrell amendment TO strike out the
clause in the Naval Appropriation bill pro.
viding for the construction of three heavily
Armored battle-ships, which was finally re-
iectcd and the bill itself was then passed.
- In the House the floor was accorded to
the committee on the District OF Columbia,
and several bills were passed. among them
the Rock Creek Park bill, and a bill appro-
priating $50, 900 for bridge across the east
ern branch of the Potomac.