Huntsville gazette., 1890-10-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
IN the Senate. on the oath, a resolution
was passed, calling tho heads OF the
State, Treasury. War and Navy depart
ments to prepare bills for the consideration
OF Congress- based on the recommends
tions of the late Maritime Conference
number of bills were passed, among
them the Senate substitute for the Federal
Court bill -. In the House Mr.. Miller of
South Carolina, was sworn in. Aresolution
from the foreign affairs committee, calling
on the President for information about the
killing of General Barrunda was agreed to-
resolution from the judiciary committee,
directing that Mr. Kennedy's notorious
speech be excluded from the permanent
record WAS agreed to. Mr. Kennedy de-
fcnded himself in long speech. The French
spoilaton claims amendment to the Def
cheney bill was non concurred in-11 to ST.
and n conference was ordered. Senate bills
were passed pensoning Mrs. Fremont, Mrs
Mcclellan and Mrs. Crook; also Senate bill to
regulate the naming of United States yes.
sells. and other less important measures.
In the Senate, on the 25th, House bill to
establish port of delivery at PEORIA ILL.,,
was passed. Senate resolution extending
for one year the timo for payment on land
claims in cases of crop failure; Senate bill
requiring the United States to defend home
because of phosphate deposits, and other
measures were passed. The Land Court
bill was discussed further without action
In the House the conference report on
the Land Grant Forfeiture bill was dis
cuSsed and agreed to. The conference re
port on the bills authorizing the entry of
lands by cities and towns for cemetery pur-
poses; granting a pension to Mrs. Hart
ranft, and to relieve the settlers on North
ern Pacific railroad indemnity lands were
agreed to. The bill appropriating $1,000, 900
to enable the Secretary of the Navy to pur-
chase nickel ore matte for nickel steel
armor and some minor measures were
passed.
In the Senate. on the 26th, the bill to es-
tablish Rock Creek Park in the District of
Columbia was passed. House bill appro-
priating million dollars to purchase nickel
for armor plate was debated without ac-
ton, as were also the bill to amend the law
to prohibit the importation of laborers un-
der contract and the bill to establish a
United States District Court. Several unob-
.ectionable bills were taken from the cal
endar and passed In the House a reso-
luton appointing a sub committee Of five
from the Worlds Fair committee to inves-
tigate progress in Worlds Fair matters was
adopted. number OF bills from the calen-
dar were passed. Mr.. Mckinley presented
the conference report on the Tariff bill and
gave notice that he would call 1t up imnle
dately after the reading of the journal. The
reading of the report was in progress when
the House took a recess. An evening
sion was held devoted to consideration of
private pension bills.
In the Senate, on the 27th, the House joint
resolution TO appropriate a million dollars
for nickel to be used in armOr plate wGE
passed. The bill to amend the Alien Labor
law was amended, but went over without
final action. The bill to create q land
court was recommitted to the COM
mittce on land claims. The bill
to adjust claims of laborers under
the Eight Hour law was considered, and
was pending when the Senate adjourned
w In the House the conference report on
the Tariff bill was discussed at length and
adopted-151 to 10. concurrent resolution
for an adjournment of Congress on the SOth
was adopted.
IN the Senate on the 29th, after the pass
age of some minor bills, the conference re
port on the Deficiency Appropriation bill
was presented explained and passed. The
conference report on the Tariff Dill was
then presented and read at length. Messr5.
Morgan, Carlisle and others made speeches
against the bill, and Messrs. sherman, Al
drich and others spoke in its favor. inc
repOrt was then laid aside informally wlth-
out action, and the concurrent resolution
for nnat au1Ournlllcut On WIG o''h, "'''
presented and referred to the finance COM
mittee. After short executive session the
Senate adjourned. In the House tho con-
ference report on the Deficiency Dill was,
after brief discussion. agreed to. Several
other bills of minor Importance were
passed, and the House took recess until
eight o'clock, when several Dills were
passed.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
MAJOR w. j. GLEASON, chief eXecu-
tive of the Ohio branch of the Irish Ma
tional League, announces that the
League throughout the country has
virtually disbanded. The League was
once the most nnwerful Irish OrganiZa-