Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-04-24
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT MEASURES CONSIDERED
And ACTED UPON.

At the Nations CapitoI-what Il Being
Done BY the Senate and House : Old
Matters Disposed or and New Ones Con-
sidored.
AMONG the petitions presented IN the Senate
on the 18th inst. and referred was one By Mr..
Dawes, from the Boston Executive Busireas
| Association, for the privilega Of purchasing
ships abroad for ten years. 1bs Montana cleo
| tion case was taken up and Mrl Morgan and Mr..
Daniel addressed tho senate. After Mr.. Morgan
had concluded the Senate adjourned. In the
House after the reading OF tho journal Mr. Bou-
telle, OF Maine called up tho naval appropria-
ton bin, ths pending question being upon the
striking out the clause providing for the con.
struction OF three coast-line battle-shfpg. The
action OF the committee was rejected-yeas, 104;
nays, 132. Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana moved to
recommit tbs bill, with instructions to the
| Committee on Naval Affairs TO report IL back
| with an amendment providing for one battle
snip shnip Lost Yeas Yeas 1S nays. rs The bill was
consideration Of tho bill TO establish Appellate
| Courts in the various circuits over which Cir
sore sSanrn nOw TS 1aa h , me D Do
| position from the Democratic slice, but was
| passed without amendments. 1t provides that
tne PRESIDENT shall appoint with tine advice and
each circuit to sit with the present Circuit Judges
and consider cases appealed from district and
bthte cOurths Inose courts are 10 nave exclusive
and final Jurisdiction in all cases except
those involving constitutional questions or
| questions arising under the laws Of the United
States, or cases where two Judges shall certify
To the supreme Court that tine case involves
questions of such difficulty or Importance as to
require o decision by the Supreme Court, The
terms Of these courts are to be he'd annually In
the various circuits, the cities selected being as
follows: Boston, New York Philadelphia Rich
mond, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Chicago st.
Louis and San Francisco, and such other
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| Court may designate. This bin, it is believed.
| will greatly relieve the Supreme Court which
Is now over three years behind in its work.
| IN the Senate. on the 10th inst, bills were
| passed authorizing the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi River at some accessible
| point between the mouth of the Illinois and the
/ mouth OF the Missouri River, and the House
| bill granting to the Palouse and Spokane Rail
| way right OF way through the Nez Perces In
dian Reservation in Idaho. The Senate took
| up Senator Hale's Chinese census bill After
lengthy discussion with reference to amend
| ments, on motion OF Senator Stewart the
bill was laid upon the table. The Sem
dsS business sou until % O'CLOCK Sshs's1 the hour is as
| which It was agreed q final vote upon the Mon
| tana election case should be taken, Senator
| Butler introduced resolution that the majority
and minority reports be both recommitted to
| the Committee ON Privileges and Elections. The
resolution was defeated by vote of IS to 10,
senators George Bsrbour kenna. Gibson and
| was then taken upon the resolution declaring
| Messrs Power and Sanders duly elected MEM
bers Of the United States Senate. the re-
suit being strict party vote. 50 to 26 in
its favor, and at $40 p. m Senator
Power, escorted by Senator Washburn.
and Senator Sanders, escorted by Senator Hoar.
| were duly sworn in by the Vice President. AZ.
| ter an executive session Of about ten minutes
the Senate adjourned. In the House. Mr. Nc.
| kinley tOhiol, from the Committee on Ways and
Means. reported the tariff bill, and it was Or
| dered printed and referred to the committee Of
the whole. Mr. Carlisle lKyl presented the
views Of the minority, and Mr. McKenha tCaLl
presented his individual views. Ordered print
ed. The House then went into committee Of the
| whole. Mr.. Payson (1ll.f in the chair, on the
| military academy appropriation bill. After q
short time occupied in its consideration the
committee rose and the bill was passed Mr.
Bergen IN. u. from the Committee on Elections,
called up the contested-election case Of Posey
| VS.. Parrett, from the First Indiana District.
The committee reported unanimously in favor
| Of the sitting member and the report was
adopted Mr.. Rowell I'LL called the contested
election case Of Rowen vs.. Buchanan, from the
| Ninth District of Virginia. The resolution,
which confirms the right of the sitting member,
was adopted. The House then adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th inst, Messrs SAN
ders and Powers, the Montana Senator's, drew
lots to decide upon their terms of Office sena-
| tor Sanders drew the short term which expires
March 8, 1898, and Senator Powers the long term,
| which expires March 3, 1895. The Senate spent
most of the day in discussing the bill for the
| appointment Of thirty additional medi-
cal examiners for the Pension Bu-
reau, and adjourned without action.
| Bills making appropriations for public
buildings were taken from the Senate calendar
and passed as follcws Mansfield Ohio sI00,-
| 600 Hot Springs reservation. Ark s50 Gao sem
ate bilD Mankato. Mimi. sl5O.0Oo Senate BIN:
Dallas, Texas tadditionaIJ, S2O0, coo House biIl:
Kansas City, Kan, $200, 900 Senate bib. Also
provenent OF the mill ary reservation known
as Fort Walla Walla in the State Of
mont as Major General IN the United States
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