Huntsville gazette., 1890-06-21
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled f-om Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the l1th Mr. Morrill,
rom the committee on finance, reported
back fayorably and with sundry amend
ments the House Silver bill, and gave notice
that he would offer it as a substitute for the
Senate bill The Senate Silver bill was then
taken UP, but went over without action.
number of bills were taken from the calen-
dar and passed. In the House the confer
ence report on the Senate Dependent Pen
sion bill was presented, with the dependent
feature of the Senate bill and the service
feature of the House bill stricken out, and
the report was agreed to--l45 to sc. Tho
conference report on the Anti Trust bill was
presented and went over.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the Dependent
Pension bill was reported from conference
and ordered printed. Tho Silver bill was
then taken up, and Messrs Eyarts, Vance
and Morgan spoke in favor of it,. In the
House the conference report On tho Anti
Trust bill was reported, and further con-
ference, with instructions to the House con-
ferees to recede from the House amend
ment, was ordered. The conference report
on the Military bill was agreed to. The Ur-
, gent Deficiency bill, appropriatng s., ,70s, 1893
Tor the payment of pensions and s. ,075 900
for expenses Of the eleventh census, was
passed. The conferences report on the Pen
sion Appropriation bill was approved an d
further conference was ordered. The Agri-
cultural Appropriation bill was passed.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, after prelmi
nary business. the Silver bill was taken up,
and was still under discussion at three
O'Clock, when, under the agreement, gen
eral debate should have closed, but by
unanimous consent it was agreed that the
Senate Silver bill should lie laid on the
table the House bill substituted for it and
general debate extended to three o'clock on
!, the 18th, the 18th to be devoted t. bills on
ths calendar, and the discussion con-
tinued until adjournment. -. In the IIouss
the Sun1iy Civil Approprion bill WAS taken
up in committee of the whole and WAS still
pending when the COMMITTEES rose for ad-
journment. A night session, unproductive
OF results, was held.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, after some un
important me rning business, the considera
ton Of bills on the calendar was taken up,
snd large number Ct bills unobjected to
were passed. After the passage of thirty
five private pension bills the Senate went
into executive session and soon after ad
iourned..... In the House the Speaker an
nounced the appointment Of Messrs. 4. b.
Taylor, Stewart and Bland as conferces on
the Anti Trust bill. Mr.. Bland asked to be
excused, and Mr.. Culbcrson was appointed
to fill the vacancy. The House then went
into committee of the whole on the Sundry
Civil Appropriat. bill, and devoted the re-
mainderof the session to eulogics of the
late Representative Samuel j. Randall, and
then, as further mark of respect 70 the
memory of deceased, adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 10th, the Deficiency
Appropr alton bills for pensions and census
were reported and passed. The House Sill
yer bill was taken up, and after long debate
on the BILL the Senators discussed at some
length the question of fixing the time for
taking vote on the measure, but adjourned
without arriving at any conclusion. In the
House the conference report on the Dill for
a public building at Beaver Falls, liking the
limit Of cost at $4,000. was agreed to, ana
the House went into committee of the whole
on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, con-
sideration of which occupied the remainder
Of the day.