The Brookhaven leader., 1890-07-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS,

CONohESSs
AFTERsome preliminary sparring between
members the Senate on the 2ist took up the
bill to transfer tho revenue marine service
from the Treasury to the Navy Department,
which was laid aside at two O'Clock and the
Tariff bill taken up and Senator Voorhees,
addressed the Senate In opposition to the
bill When Mr.. Voorhees, concluded Senator
Cockrell announced the death of Represent
alive Walker, of Missouri Resolutions
were agreed to, a committee appointed to
attend the funeral and the Senate adjourned.
-. Soon after the House met the death OF
Representative Walker was announced and
resolutions of respect offered and adopted.
committee was appointed to attend the
funeral and the House adjourned.
in the Senate on the 22d a bill was re.
ported and placed on the calendar giving
the widow of General Fremont a pension of
81, 200 n year. The Indian Appropriation bill
was then considered at length about half OF
It being disposed OF, and after passing the
bill for the disposal of the Fort Ellis mill
tary reservation and another local bill the
Senate adjourned. .Immed lately after the
Journal was read In tho House voting began
on tho Original Package bill The Adams
substitute. defining original packages.
was lost by vote of 80 yeas to 175 nays.
When vote was taken on the House sub
stitute for the Senate Tor WILSON, bill II was
very close, having but one majority on the
first CALL but changes were made and the
final vote was ll3 yeas to 96 nays. and the bill
as amended passed by a vote of l76 yeas to
ss nays. party lines being enntirely ignored.
A conference was asked, and the House con
sldered tho Bankruptcy bill until adjourn
ment Tho Original Package bill as passed
provides that whenever any article of com
merce Is imported into any State from any
other State. Territory or foreign nation, and
there held or offered fer sale, the same shall
Iha1 hn Qllht tsaNt fn ha In nj nrh a a
Provided, that no discrimination shall be
made by any State In favor its citizens
against those of her States and Territories
In re .pect to he sale of any article Of com
merce, nor In favor of its own products,
against those of like character produced in
other States or Territories. Nor shall the
transportation Of commerce through any
State be obstructcd, except for the neces-
sary enforcement of the health laws of such
state.
THE session of the Senate on the 23d was
devoted entirely to further consideration OF
the Indian Appropriation BILL. The Bank
ruptcy bill occupied the attention OF the
House and 1t was not completed at adjourn
ment
WHEN the FEN tie met on the Path Senator
Morgan introduced a bill to fix the limit OF
value and to provide for the free coinage OF
silver, which was referred, 1t provides that
the unit of value In the United States shall
be the dollar OF 4l2H grains OF standard Sill
yer or 25 $40 grains of gold. which shall be
a legal tender for all debts, and that any
owner of gold or silver bullion may deposit
IL at any mint to be coined
for his benefit free of charge.
The Indian Appropriation bill was further
debated and finally passed. Senator Voor-
hees introduced a bill by request of the La
Dor Alliance, to secure freedom of trade,
speech and the press and asked that it be
printed in the Record, to which Senator
Sherman objected, as being unusual The
Tariff bill then came up as unfinished busl-
ness and the Senate adjourned. The House
spent the day in further considering the
Bankruptcy bill. When vote was reached
the substitute known "a the Voluntary Bank
ruptcy bill was rejected and the Torrey bill
passed by III yeas to s4 nays, and the House
adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 25th petitions
we're presented from various pats of the
country protesting against the passage OF
the Federal Election bill. Senator Blair pre-.
sented n memorial from G. a Il post cx-
pressing adherence at the act on OF Con
gress Ia allowing agents fee of $40 under
The Dependent Pension bill. motion to
proceed with the Tariff bill was antagonized
with a motion to proceed wi h the Marine
bill, which prevailed. and that bill was con
eidered until one o'clock when the Tariff bill
was taken up and debated until adjourn
jnent . In the House the Sundry Civil bill
with Senate amendments was reported ana
pfter some sparring was taken up and de-
bated until adjournment.