Fair play., 1890-04-12
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY.FiRST CONGRESS

II the Senate, on the LIST, the House bill
authorizing the Mississippi River toTInis-
sion TO purchase or hire such boat- as may
be Immediately necessary to rescue inhabt-
ants Of the oyerflcwcd districts. and to use
the boats for that purpose, was passed.
after which the Senate went into executive
session......I In the House large number Of
Senate and House bills and resolutions were
passed and the House went into committee
OF the whole on the Fortifications Appro-
priation bill. which was passed without
division. The bill appropriating s292. 900
for improving the Geological Park in tho
District of Columbia was passed with IN
amendment providing that the District shall
bear half the expense.
IN the Senate, on the ID, substitute for
the Antitrust bill Was reported back from
committee and discussed The conference
report on the Urgent Deficiency bill Was
presented and agreed to, and the senate pro
cccd-, to the consideration OF the Montana
election ease. 1t was agreed that on and
after the 9Th the daily sessions of til" sen
ate should begin at noon In the House
q number Of bridge bills were passed; also
b,ll amending the act to AID vessels wrecked
or disabled in waters c"t"rminous to the
United States and the Dominion of CanadI
The House then proceeded to the considcra-
ton Of the Idaho Admission bill.
Is tn. senate, on the 3D. after the trans
action Of routine business the Montana
election case was taken up. and Mr. Gray
finished his argument in support Of Clark
and Magnnis, the Democratic claimants The
matter then went over LIN the IL ru-c
Senate bill concerning the fur seal interests
WAS passed and the senate oncurrcnt r"Sp-
luton rcJucstin. the President 10 invite
arbitration with foreign governments to
settle disputes or differences which can nor
be settled by diplomacy, was agreed to. The
Idaho Admission bill was then taken up,
discussed and passed: Yeas, l:', nays. l..
The Democrats refused to vote and the
Speaker counted Il quorum
THE Senate was not in session on the 4th.
..In the House. after the consideration
and passage of live private pension bills,
pending from IL previous night session, the
body went into committee of the whole on
the private calendar. The bill for the al
lowancc of certain claims Tor stores and
supplies used by the United States army.
under the provisions "f III" Bowman act,
WAS discussed ut length. mainly on points of
order, but pending action the committee
rose and the Ho Tsc took recess until eight
O'Clock At the night session thirty privat
pension hi lis were passed.
Is the Senate on the 5th. Il number of bills
We're taken from the calendar and passed.
among them one appropratiug SJl0,nD for
an additional fire proof building for the Ma
tional Museum; one prohibiting the import
alton Of aduiterated food and drink, and
one for an inspection Of meats for exporta-
ton After short executive session, pr-
vate pension bills on the calendar were
taken up, and ll5 bills were passed in just
one hour. ..... In the Iou., number of bills
relating TO military affairs We're passed,
among them one amending the Articles Of
" ar in reference to courts martial; author
izing the construction of a hotel on the Gov
ernment Reservation at Fortress Monroe re-
organizing the artillery force ot the army.aud
after which the House listened to eui ogieS
of the late Representative Newton W. Nut
ting. Of New York and adjourned as fur
ther mark OF res pcct to The deceased.