The Brookhaven leader., 1890-03-06
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FlFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS

IN the Senate, on the Path, Mr.. Chandler,
rising to a question of personal privilege,
charged Senator Call with garbling the offl-
cial report and using language personally
offensive to him. Mr.. all defended his
course, and a long argument, participated
in by several members ensued, the matter
finally going over. The educational bill
came up as unfinished business,
and Mr.. Faulkner addressed the Senate In
opposition to it zee. In the House the entire
day was taken up with ballotlng for the
selection of a site for the Worlds Fair in
1891, which resulted, on the eighth ballot, in
the choice of Chicago by the following vote:
Chicago l57, New York l07, st. Louis rs,
Washington I8
In the Senate, on the 18th, another anlma-
ted discussion occurred on the charge that
Mr. Call had interpolated remarks In the Of
fetal report of the proceedings OF the Senate; ;
after which consideration of the Educational
bill was resumed. A number of unimpor.
tant measures whre passed In the House
the Oklahoma tTown Site bill was further
considered without being disposed of. The
bill to permit the Director of the Mint to
make changes in the designs on current
coins OF the United States and several less
important bills were passed.
in the Senate, on the 26th, "a discussion of IL
personal nature occurred over the attempt
of Mr. Chandler to read synopsis Of a pc
tltIOn ITOHn OulOn OOuHIyy Ark, dSkluK IOI
constitutional protection at the polls. The
Chair ruled that the reading proceed. The
credentials of Mr.. Wilson, of Maryland, for
the new Senatorial term was presented and
placed on file. business on the calendar
was then taken up, and twenty-s pension
and private bills were passed, together with
some public bills of no general Importance.
after which the debate on the Educational
bill was resumed. In the House the con-
tested election case of Atkinson VS.. Pendlo.
ton, from the First district of West Virginia,
was taken up and occupied the entire session
without final action being taken.
IN the Senate, on the 9th, the calendar
was taken up and the bill for the erection
and location of a bronze statue of Christie
pher Columbus at the western entrance to
the Capitol grounds, and several bills for
the appropriation of money for public
buildings were passed. The bill to declare
unlawful trusts and combinations in re-
straint of trade and production was consid-
cred; after which short secret session was
held and the Senate adjourned. .....1n the
House the contested election case of Atkin-
son VS.. Pendleton was called up and the
contesting member (Republican) was de-
clared entitled to the seat The U rgent De-
ficiency bill was considered in committee OF
the whole, but no action was reached.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. German
presented resolutions of the Maryland Leg
islature asking that S200,0)0 exacted by the
Confederate army under General Early from
the authorities of Frederick, Nd, be refund
cd by the Government. Mr.. ingalls, was
elected to serve as president pro TEN. and
took his seat as presiding officer A discus
sion of pension matters occupied the re-
nainder of the sessiOn.......1n the House
the Urgency Deficiency bill, apprOpriating
S23, $50 ,O00 was passed; and during an even
ing session the House passed forty five pri'
vatp OpnSiOn hills.