Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-04-12
Senate Sessions.

SlsT DAY.-The Senate concurrent resoll'
ton looking TO international arbitration In
case of difficulties with foreign nations was
agreed to- The Idaho Admission bill was dis
cussed. and an amendment by the minority
providing for the holding Off new constltu'
tional convention was defeated. Another
amendment was also reported providing Tor
vote on the prezent Constitution. The question
recurring on the passage of the bill the Dem
ocrats returned from voting. The vote stood
yeas. 100; nays Mr.. Buckalew, whereupon the
Speaper counted quorum and declared the
bill passed. The House then adjourned. III
is understood that the Democrats will make
thicr test case on this action before the supreme
Court They had intended to make the issue
on one ofthe contested election eases, but hnally
decided to make it on this bill.
S9D DAY.-The House went into committee
on the whole (Mr. Allen, of Michigan, IN the
chair on the private calendar. The bill Tor
the allowance Of certain claims for stores ana
supplies used by the United States army under
the provisions of the Bowman net was discus
sed at length, mainly on points of order. PEND
ing action, the committee rose, and the House,
at five O'Clock, took arecess until eightoclock,
the evening session being devoted to the con-
sideration ofprivate pension bills.
oSD DAY.-On motion Of Nlr. Wheeler
(Ala.) from the Committee on Military Affairs
bill was passed amending the articles OF
war, so as TO provide that in times OF pence,
general courts-martial, for the trial OF COM
missioncd officers, shall be appointed only by
the President the general commanding the
army, or the general commanding military
division, and that judge advocates must not
be present at any deliberation of courts-mar-
tial in close session. On motion Of Mr.. Bou-
telle Me. J the House went into committee OF
The whole-Mr. Butterworth of Ohio, III the
chair-on the Senate joint resolution for the
removal of the naval magazine from Ellis
Island, New York harbor. Passed. The
hour Of three o'clock arrived, public business
was suspended and the House proceeded TO
nav tribute to the memory Of Newton W..
Nuttine, of New York. After eulogistic al.
dresses by Messrs. Payne Blanchard, Baker,
Grosvenor, Peters, Sherman and Henderson,
of Illinois, the House, as q mark OF respect to
the memory of the deceased, adjourned.
S4TH DAY-Mr Morrill, (Ks.) moved to
suspend the rules and pass with substituted
Senate bill granting pensions to soldiers ana
sailors who are incapicitated from the pcrfor-
nance of labor, and providing for pensions
TO widows, minor children and dependent
parents. The motion 10 suspend the rules
and pass the bill was lost--yeas l69, nays ST.
not the necessary two-thirds in the afhrma-
tive. The House then went into committee
of the whole (Atr. Buticrworth of Ohio in the
chair on the naval Appropriation bill. The
bill was read in full, and Mr. Boutcllc, chair
man of the Committee OH Naval Affairs, made
n brief statement of the aggregate anpropria-
ton made by the bill as compared with other
bills. Without concluding It's consideration
the committee rose and the House adjourned.