Huntsville gazette., 1890-09-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
IN the Senate, on the 10Th, concluding
speeches on the Tariff bill were made by
Senators Hoar, Hiscock, Turpie, Vance,
Gibson and Jones (Nov.) At $40 p m. Il
vote was taken and the bill was passed, 40
to ga strict party vote, Mr.. Eustis being
the only Senator who was not recorded on
the measure either by vote or by pair. In
the House the entire day was spent filibus-
terng on the question of approving the
journal, the object OF the obstructionists
being to prevent consideration of the Lang
ston- venable election case.
IN the Senate on the l1th after the trans
action of some routine business the confer
ence report on the Land Grant Forfeiture
bill was taken up. Mr.. Morgan took the
floor and spoke four hours in opposition to
the report, but had not finished when the
Senate adjourned. In the House, for
lack of a quorum, shown by the first roll
call, adjournment was had at 12:35 p. m.
without making any progress whatever
with the Langston- Venable contested elec-
tIon case.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Morgan de-
livercd the concluding argument in opposi-
tion to the conference report on the Land
Grant Forfeiture bill, and Mr., Sanders made
the opening argument in support of the re-
port but tho body adjourned without ac-
Tariff bill, with Senate amendments, was re
celvod, and,b by direction OF tho Speaker, was
referred to the committee ways and
means; but for lack of a quorum no bust
ness was transacted, and the House. at SO
p. M. adjourned
In the Senate, on the 18th, the entire SEES
sion was devoted to eulogics of the late
Representative Samuel j. Randall. Senator
Quay mado the opening address, and paid
anunGut trlbnta the life ~ nd oh a r nj r
of tho dead statesman. He was followed by
Senators Daniel, Plumb, blackburn, Oullom
Morgan, Hiscock and others, after which,
as a further mark of respect to deceased
the Senate adjourned. LIN the House
like tributes were paid to the late Senator
Beck. OF Kentucky, addresses being made
by Messrs. Breckinridge, Dunnell, Nc
Crary, Stone, Blount' Henderson ull,
Caruth, McMillin and Hooker, after which
tho House adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, a number OF
bills were passed providing for bridges
over Southern rivers and consideration of
the conference report on the Land Grant
Forfeiture bill was resumed. After reaching
an agreement that vote on the report
should be taken at two O'Clock on the after
noon OF the 10th, the Senate adjourned.
In the House the Tariff pill, with Senate
amendments, WAS received from tho ways
and means committee, and after two hours
discussion 1t was voted to non- concur in
the Senate amendments and send the bill to
conference. Mr.. Enloe offered resolution
rcprobating and condemning Mr.. Kennedy's
speech OF the Sd, so far as 1t reflected on
the Senate as body. This WAS discussed
for some time, but pending action on the
resolution the House adjourned.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
INTERVIEWS with 1873 members of the
House on the subject of a reciprocity
amendment to the Tariff bill, show:
Republicans who favor reciprocity in
some shape, II; who doubt its practica-
bility, Is; oppose it, 3. Democrats who
favor, 20; who doubt 3; who oppose, z.
On the 18th duel occurred near
Paris, between M. Levy (who was one
of nj. Mermieux's seconds in the latter S
recent duel with nj. Rochefort) and M.
Galopin. Each of the combatants was
wounded in the wrist.
Rev. OBED ELDKEGE, pastor of the
Unitarian Society at Northboro, Mass,
for six years, has resigned because some
of his parishioners objected to his at
tending horse races and visiting pool
rooms.
THE Republicans elected their entire
State ticket in the recent election in
Wyoming. C. d. Clark is elected to
Congress over George T. Beck, son OF
the late Senator Beck, of Kentucky, by
2, 600 majority. The State Legislature
will be Republican by thirty-fve ma
jority on joint ballot. The Legislative
session will begin within sixty days,
and several candidates for the United
States Senate are coming to the front.
On the 14th the body of Captain John
Ericsson was landed from the United
States warship Baltimore, at Stock
holm, Sweden. The transfer was made
with much ceremony.
THE coming municipal election in
New York City, it is estimated, under
the new Election law will cost $3.50, 900
-Sl50 600 more than that of last year
under the old law.
On the 18th the House committee on
appropriations reported tho General
Deficiency bill-the last OF the appro-
priation bills-back to the House, with
the recommendation that the Senate
amendments be non-concurred in.
The estimate is made in Ottawa, Ont,
that the Mckinley bill will reduce
Canadian exports to the United States
by at least $40, 600, 900 per annum, and
imports TO proportionate extent.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A GERMAN tourist and two guides,