West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-04-17
FIFTY FIRST CONGRESS-.
In the Senate.

'6ru DAy.-The Edmuuds bill, providing
Tor an inspection of meats for exportation
and prohibiting the importation OF ndul-
tcrated articles ut food and drink wns passed
....by request MIR. Ingalls, introduced n bill
providing for "A system OF banking 10y tho
United States proposed by the Wagoworkcrs'
Alliance, The House hill 10 provide for town
site entries OF land I'm what Is known "a Okla.
homawnS passed The following were among
tho senate bills taken from tho calendar and
passed Appropriating $500, 900 for an add-
tionnl trcproof building for tho National
Museum, to amend Section l754 OF tho Re
viSod statutes concerning the preference oG
honorohly discharged soldiers I'm appoint
mont to civil office; for the appointment of
an assistant general superintendent and a
chief clerk OF the Railway Mail Service with
salaries ot $1,000 and 5000 respectively
House htlN; extending To the whole of tho
District Of Columbia tho laws in force in
Washington against selling liquor on Sun
days or to minors, After n short executives
session, private bills on the calendar wero
taken mp, and li3 bills were passed i'm just
ono hour. Among them was ono giving N
pension OF $50 a month TO Mrs. Caroline Ii. !
Stevens, daughter of Senator Baker, OF
Oregon, who was killed ot the battle OF Balls
Bun, aud ono giving n pension of 500
month To the widow OF GcnCral John f. Hart
ranft
1dTH DAY-Mossrs. Spouncr aud Vest dis /
cuSscd the Montana election case MIR.
EN0rts announced his intention to speak on.
IT,.
promote Rear Admiral Jouott 60 tho rank of
Vice Admiral, rovivng that rank for tho
purpose was reported adversely Tho
House amendment TO the Joint resolution for
tho removal of tho naval magazine from.
Ellis Island, ". Y q, was concurred In o.. MIR,
fottgrcw introduced n bill authorizing tho
President to enlarge the Missouri River Com
mission 10y tho appointment of three nddi-
tonal mcmbcrs-onc from Montana and ono
each from North and South Dakota.
dSTU DAY Tho Antitrust bill Nyag poSROtI
10y n vote OF 81 10 | Mr.. Spooner concluded
his speech ON the Montana Senatorial contosti
and then Mr. Pugh argued In favor of the mi
nority report declaring Messrs. Clark and
Maginnis entitled TO seats . Mr.. Hoer pro
scnted memorial OF Universallst ministers
OF Boston and vicinity, declaring profound
regret at the defeat OF tho Blair Educational
BILL which they considered as 'tho calamity
of tho nation. Mr.. Morrill, reported back
the House hill % admit, FREQ OF duty. art-'
clos intended for the ~ Louis Exposition I'm
September and October, 1890 that mny be
imported from the Republic OF Mexico, South
America and Canada. "A bill npproprin-
ting $l00, 600 for public building at New
burg, ~ Y, was placed on the calendar.
7grH DAY.-Tho Chinese Enumeration
bill was discussed for an hour or two. Mr..
Wilson, from tho Committee on Inter
state Commerce, reported, with amend
ments, the bill 10 amend section B
of the Interstate Commerce Act.
Tho House bill npproprinting $780, 600 10 sup
ply iU' htliNl'nN1 b'NiANlou'tl bN Nit htlultu-
tion In the Office of the late Sergeant at- Arms
OF tho House was passed. o.. Tho Montana
election cases were debated.
BOTH DAY.-Thc debate on tho Montana
contest was continued, speeches being mndo
10y Messrs. Call, Hoar. Turpic, Gray, Teller
and Eustis
SlsT DAY.-Tho consideration of tho Mon
tnnn Senatorial election vase was resumed,
aud Mr.. Evarts addressed the Senate on tho
subject. Tho Worlds Fair bill was re-
ported to the Senntc one OF tho amendments
provides for naval review I'm New York
harbor in April, 1893. Mr.. Cullom intro
duccd bill 10 establish n irst-clnss mail and
steamship service between Tampa, Fla, and
Aspinwall, Central America, for term Of
five years.