Huntsville gazette., 1890-08-30
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

IN the Senate. on the goth, the QUAY reso-
luton providing for an order OF busIneaa
was debated. and at the end of the mornInp
hour tho whole subject won't over and the
Tari1 Dill was taken up and ono page dis
posed Of The House amendments to the
Agricultural College bill and the Meat In.
spection bill wore concurred in, and Son alta
bill to bridge the Tennessee river at Knox
vile, and House bill to relieve settlers on
Northern Pacific indemnity lands were
passed. In the House most OF the morning
was spent debating tho Alien Land Law
bill. which was finally laid on the table.
The bill to pay claims OF laborers under the
Eight-Hour Law was taken up, but went
over at the end of the morning hour with.
out action. The resolution from tho
committee on foreign relations calling
on the President for Information con.
cerning the enforcement OF the Russian
edict against Jews was adopted Sonata
bill providing for the inspection OF meats
for export was taken up and passed. and tho
Lard bill was debated but without final ac.
tion.
In the Senate, Oh the 21st, Mr.. Plumb's res
olution to prevent the sale of liquor In the
Senate wing Of the Capitol was debated but
finally went over for one day and the Tariff
bill was taken up. Mr.. Coke and Mr.. Faux
ner made set speeches against the bill.
House endments to Senate bill to bridge
tu0 0MiSSlSSipPi kJuSt PdSncuI WcI0 ASTccO 10.
......In the House Senate bill to change
the time of sessions Of Federal courts
IN Western Missouri. and Senate bill for
bridges across the Mississippi between the
mouth of the Missouri and the mouth OF the
Illinois rivers were passed. The bill for the
adjustment OF accounts under the Eight
Hour law was debated without mai action,
and the Lard bill was discussed at len 9Th. an
evening session being devoted to still fur.
ther debate on the bill
IN the Senate, on the 22d, consideration of
the Tariff bill was resumed, and nine pages
Of the bill wero disposed Of Several
amendments were offered and rejected. The
Senate then proceeded to the consideration
Of executive business In the House the
conference report on the bill making an ap-
propriati ion for an Increased clerical force
to carry out the provisions OF the Dependent
Pension law was agreed to. The report Of
the committee on rivers and harbors on the
Senate amendments to the River and Har-
Dor bill. recommending non concurrence In
these amendments and agreeing to the con-
ference asked by the Senate, WAS considered
In committee OF the whole, but no action
was reached. A night session was held for
the consideration of private pension bills
In the Senate on the 23d, tho entire days
session was given up to eulogies OF the late
Sen ator Beck, of Kentucky, Mr.. Black burn
high character, broad Craftsmanship and
domestic virtues of the dead Senator. He
was followed by Mesars. ingalls,. Vest, Allf-
son. Evarts, Vance, Hall, Morgan. Plumb,
Hampton, Gibson, Coke, Mcpherson and
Carlisle. In the House a resolution from
the committee on rules setting aside days
for the consideration OF bills constituting
eight hours as days work and relative to
alien contract labor, was adopted. Consid-
Grafton of the Land bill was then resumed,
and after debate, third reading and en-
Rrossment of the bill was ordered, but its
hnal passage was defeated by want OF
quorum
In the Senate, on the 18th, the House Dill
for light house tower on Smiths Island.
Va, was passed with largo number OF
other light house appropriations moor
porated as amendments. The Senate also
passed Senate bill to repeal certain laws re-
latng to post office bids and House bill re-
lating to oaths in pension and other cases
The afternoon was spent In discussion OF
the lead ore paragraph Of the Tariff BILL -.
In the House the conference report on the
Sundry OWL bill-which retains the Senate
amendments relative to irrigation and sur
yev of public lands-was agreed to, but tho
Senate amendments to the River and Har-
bor bill were nonconcurred Ia. The death
of Representative Watson, OF Pennsylvania,
was announced, and the House, altef
adopting tho usual resolutions OF rogret.
adjourned. ,z-..fseF .t a g.