The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
4 Resume Of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The senate debated at some length Mr..
Voorhees, resolution for the investigation OF
the "blocks of FIVE" scandal, and after amend
ing, agreed to it.
In the secret session of the Senate, the COM
mittee on foreign relations made favorable
reports on several nominations, and guam
tlty OF routine business was transacted.
HOUSE.
Mr.: Randall was sworn in as a member OF
the Fifty first Congress by Speaker Reed in
accordance with the authority given him by
the resolution introduced in the House yes
terday by Mr.. Carlisle. The formality took
place at IL o'clock at Mr.. Randall's residence.
Mr.. Randall was sitting up and appeared
very comfortable. He expressed himself as
being annoyed by the statements concerning
his illness which have been going the rounds
of the press.
The Vice President laid before the Senate a
communication from the attorney general,
in response to the resolution stating that no
instructions, oral or written, have been given
District Attorney Chambers, of Indiana, on
the subject OF the arrest of W. w. Dudley,
and that no communication has passed
between him and the department of
justice on the subject. The Senate passed the
resolution for the appropriation of $3.50, 600
for the removal OF distractions from the
Mississippi river.
Mr. Davis ofMinnesota, called up and made
long speech in advocacy of the bill appro-
priating So, 73S. 900 for the improvement OF
St. Mary's river, Michigan, and $1,6S4, 900
for the improvement of Hay lake channel,
Michigan.
A meeting of the House committee on rules
Ill 11l 49,
persons from New York and ST. Louis on the
question OF taking the world fair bill intro
duced by Mr.. Adams from the committee on
foreign affairs ard referring it to a special
committee. The representatives of New
York and st. Louis have pooled
their issues, and will make an earnest
deavcr to have the special committee ap-
pointed. 1t is understood that the objection
to having the foreign affairs committee con-
slider the bill is that Mr.. HIT, of Illinois, the
chairman of the committee. is one of the
most ardent supporters of Chicago in the
contest for the selection of a site. Mr.. Reed
has given the delegates reason to believe
that a report will be made in favor of put
ting the matter in the hands of a special
committee.
The quadrocentennial committee o. the
senate met to-day and he ard arguments in
favor of holding the werld IS tair in Washing
ton. The principal reason set forth why the
fair should be held in Washington was that
the permanent building could be used by the
government. which is badly in Deed of ad-
ditiona al buildings
The discussion of the worlds fair bill by
house committee on foreign affairs has
resulted in bringing forward a proposition
which, tits suggested, may aid in the selection
OF the site for the fair by the house. The COM
mittee has already decided that it will report
bill lenving blank the name of the city
where the fair shall be held; and will intro
duce a clause providing for repeated ballots
upon the question of naming the site for the
fair, with the agreement that on each ballot
the name of the city receiving the last num-
Der of votes shall be dropped, and in this way
reached.
A conspicuous object in the house to-day
was the vacant desk of Judge Kelley, which
was draped with black and was decorated
with bouquet of simple white flowers. The
chaplain in his prayer made feeling allus;on
to the death of the father of the house"
SENATE.
The galleries of the Senate chamber were
crowded to hear the arguments of gentlemen
representing New York and Chicago in the
interests of the worlds fair. Chauncy M.
mites which was followed by humorous and
sarcastic remarks of Thomas B. Bryan in
behalf of Chicago.
HOUSE.
DR.. Hill. of the Cherokee nation, appeared
before the House committee on territories
and made an address on the Springer bill to
organize the territory of Oklahoma. He
argued that the bill would be more accepta-
BILE if the two judicial districts provided for
would be reduced to one
At the afternoon session the committee was
addressed on the bill by Frank E. Blair Gen.
Porter, Gen. H. G. Paine, Judge Pearson and
Horace Speed. The committee will meet next
Monday and hear further arguments on the
bill.
In the Senate Senator Davis, for. Senator
Spooner, from the committee on public
buildings, reported favorably the bill appro-
priating $3.50, 900 for q public building a t