Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the 9Th, the House bill
appropriating $4,000 to supply the def
cheney occasioned by the defalcation in the
Office of the late Sergeant at Arms of the
House was passed. The Montana contested
election case was further considered, after
which the Chinese Enumeration bill was
discussed -. In the House the Senate
amendment to the House bill providing for
town site entries of land in Oklahoma, was
non concurred in, and the House went into
committee of the whole on the Naval APP
preparation bill.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the Montana
election cases were taken up and further
considered, but at the hour of adjournment
had not yet been disposed of. In the
House, the Chaplain in his opening prayer
referred feelingly to the illness of Repre-
sentative Randall. The House went into
committee of the whole on the Naval APP
preparation bill! and as the result of long
debate the paragraph providing for three
battle ships was stricken out-96 to 70-the
provision for an anchored cruiser being left
in the bill. Several other amendments were
offered and rejected, and the bill was finally
ordered reported favorably to the House,
but the House without action adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 11tl, after the trans
action of routine business, consideration of
the Montana election case was resumed and
Mr.. Evarts spoke in favor of the Republican
claimants, followed by Messrs. Gray and
George, for the opposition. The House bill
for the Worlds Fair at Chicago was report
ed from the quadri- centennial committee,
and the Senate went into executive ses-
son..... In the House the contested cleo
ton case of Waddell against Wise, from the
Richmond (va.) district was taken up, and
led to a discussion of the race question,
which occupied the time until the House
took recess to 80 p. m., the night session
to be for the consideration of private pen
sion bills at which, however, no business
was done
IN the Senate, on the 18th, after the trans
action of routine business, the calendar
was taken up under the five minute rule
and large number of bills were passed. the
most important of which was Senate bill to
increase the efficiency and reduce the ex-
pense of the Signal corps Of the army, after
which brief secret session was held. In
the House, Immediately after the reading
of the journal, consideration of the contest
ed election case of Waddell against Wise
was taken up and discussed, and the majority
report seating the contestant, was adopt
ed-yeas, 1874; nays, 129. Public business
was then suspended, and the House pro-
| ceeded TO pay fitting tributes to the memory
of the late james Laird. Representative from
Nebraska.
IN tine Senate, on the 18th, the chaplain, in
his opening prayer, alluded tenderly to the
death of Mr.. Randall, and invoked divine
blessing and comfort on his bereaved fam
lily. Mr.. Plumb introduced a bill intended
to expand the circulation, which was re-
ferred to the finance Coz nittee. Mr.. Cam.
eron announced the death of Representa-
tive Samuel j. Randall, and appropriate res
olutions were adopted, and a committee to
attend the funeral was appointed. In the
House the chaplain also fcelingly referred,
in his prayer, to the death of Mr.. Randall,
and without transacting any business ex-
cept that incidental to its great bereave.
ment, the House adjourned.