Huntsville gazette., 1890-02-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources,
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, on the 5th, the Blair Educa-
| tional bill was taken up, and its anthor pro-
ceeded to address the Senate in its favor,
giving statistics of illiteracy and the needs
of the school population of the United
States, and reviewing the history of the bill,
which had passed the Senate three times
and yet had not become law. He spoke of
the general approval given to it from all
sections OF the country, and said it was in
dorsed by the great mass OF intelligence of
the United States. -. In the House, aside
from the reading OF the journal in an
abridged form and its approval, no business
was transacted. large number of the
members attended the funeral Of Mrs. and
Miss Tracy.
In the Senate. on the 9Th, some formal
amendments to the Oklahoma bill were
made, and Mr.. Blair continued his speech in
favor Of the Educational bill, giving cita-
tions to prove that illiteracy was increasing
In the United States. The money necessary
for the execution of the bill should be appro-
priated, he said, whether there was a sur
plus in the treasury or deficit; because
unless the children were educated there
would be neither a surplus nor nation.
The Senate adjourned until the 10TH. go. In
the House Mr.. Cannon, from the committee
ON rules, reported the new code OF rules
which was ordered printed and recommitted
and the Senate Direct Tax bill was referred
to the committee on the judiciary.
THE Senate was not in session on the 7th.
... In tho House a bill was passed ap-
propriatIng $4,000 for maintenance of the
Marion branch of the National Home for
Volunteer Soldiers for 1890; also the bill
appropriating 1886 to reimburse Daniel
O'Leary, postmaster at Albany, N. Y, for
stamps stolen from. him in April, 1888,
and, after some debate, the bill to in
crease the pension of General Abram Durye
to SlOO month. The Senate bill for the
bridging OF the Missouri river between
Douglas or sarpy County, Neb., and Potta-
watomie County, Ia, was passed.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the Oklahoma
bill and the Educational bill were further
discussed without final action being reached
on either measure, and number of bills
were taken from the calendar and passed
... In the House the conference report on
the bill to remove distractions from the
Missouri river was passed, after which
general discussion of the new code of rules
was entered upon, Mr.. Cannon championng
the rules and Mr.. Mills making the principal
speech in opposition to their adoption.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
IT is said that Emperor William will
send Captain to Constantinople with
twenty-four drums as present to the
Sultan. Hitherto drums have been un-
known in the Ottoman army.
Hon. WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS,
United States Minister to Germany,
gave his first reception at the American
Legation in Berlin on the Sth.
A GOLD medal has been awarded to
III To nf 70 fa6
States steamer Trenton, by the Massa-
chusetts Humane Society, for extraordi
nary courage and bravery displayed in
the rescue of 14O If the officers and crew
Of the United States steamer Vandalia
at Apia, Samoa, March 16, 1889.
On the Sth Sheriff Parker, while on
his way to Helena, Mont, with Senator
Becker, was arrested at Bozeman on a
charge of kidnapping the Senator. He
waived examination and was placed un-
der bonds.
IT is announced that the Comte de
Paris will return to England, having
abandoned his contemplated tour of
America.
THE mother of the Duke of Orleans,
imprisoned in Paris, arrived in that city
on the 10th.
FATHER HAvERMANs, of Troy, N. T.,
the oldest priest in active service In
America, was prostrated while on the
altar at st. Mary's Church in that city
on the 9th. He soon revived and at
tempted to continue the service, but was
again prostrated and taken to his home.
On the 10th the Lottery bill was in
definitely postponed in the North Dakota
House of Representatives by unani-
nous vote.
On the 10th CharlesEmory Smith, of
PENNSYLVANIA, was nominated to be En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary of the United States to Rus
sia.
PRESIDENT HARRISON on the 10th is
sued his proclamation opening to settle
ment the Sioux Reservation in South
Dakota.
SALT LAKE CITY Utah) municipal
election on the 10th proved great vic
tory for the Gentiles.
On the 10th Mrs. Della M. Parnell
called on Governor Albeit of New Jer-
sew and asked his cooperation in secur-
ing the passage of her pension bill now
pending in Congress. The Governor
wrote a warm letter of Endorsement and
| promised to write to the New Jersey
| congressman in her behalf
On the 10th Oarsman Hanlan sent
OConnor challenge to row at Duluth,
Mimi, in August, after the Australian
regatta, and OConnor accepted the chal-
| lenge.
| CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
| An earthquake occurred at Nagona,
Japan, January Q, and several houses
were destroyed.
WHILE Her Majesty's man-of-war Bar
racouta was testing her boilers off Mar
gate one of the cylinders exploded, kill
| ing two of the crew and iniuring ten
others.
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