The Brookhaven leader., 1890-10-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.


WHEN the Senate met on the 22d bills on
the calendar unobjected to were taken up
and passed. Senator Blalr's resolution to
amend the Constitution In relation to the
manufacture, expectation, importation and
sale OF liquors was reached but not voted
upon. After some time spent in Committee
of the Whole the Senate went into execu.
tive session and soon adjourned The
House vainly attempted to secure a quorum
to dispose OF the Langston- Vcnable contest
cd election case, and adjourned.
In the Senate on the 23d Mr.. Halo intro
duccd q joint resolution, which was re.
ferred, for the erection In the District of
Columbia of n memorial building which
shall be a suitable monument to the memory
of U. s. Grant, and which Is to contain a
military museum. few unimportant bills
were passed, and after an executive session
the Senate adjourned. The House finally Sc
cured quorum of Republican members md
deched two election cases, unseating Ven
able, from Virginia, and seating Langston
(colored), and unseating Elliott. OF South
Carolina. and seating Miller (colored). The
contestants were sworn In and then the
House went into Committee of the Whole,
and soon adjourned.
AFTER disposing oil routine business the
Senate on the Path considered bills on the
calendar unoi jected to- The conference re
port on the House bill to increase the num-
Der OF the board of managers OF the
National Military Home of Voun teer
Soldiers was agreed to- The Senate
bill to define and regulate the jurisdiction
of the courts OF the United States was
passed. 1t establishes a Circuit Court OF
Appeals. Tho bill to establish a United
States Land Court was discussed until ad-
iournment.. In the House Mr.. Hit Ull.) re-
ported a resolution calling on the President
for inform alton as to the killing of General
md fa Ann n
by Guatemalan authorities, which was
adopted. The resolution expunging from
the Record the late speech Of Mr. Kennedy
(O.) which criticised the Senate severely,
WIS debated at length and finally passed
by $50 yeas to 36 nays. The Senate bills
granting s2,030 a year pension to the widows
OF Generals Fremont, Mcclellan and Crook
passed. The remainder Of the session was
spent In Commi tee OF the Whole.
IN the Senate on the 25th conference was
ordered on the Deficiency bill, and Mr..
Plumb reported joint resolution authorlZ.
ing an extension OF one year of the time for
payment for land on pre- e-emption or home
stead where crops had failed. The House
bill to prevent the product of convict labor
from being used for any department was
passed. number of local bills used, and
pending consideration of the Land Court
bill the Senate adjourned. In the House
the conference report on the Land Forfeit
ure bill was adopted. MIR Enloe (Tenn.),
on question OF privilege, offered
n resolution for the investigation of a
charge that the postmaster OF the House
was specializing upon his office. which was
amended to extend to the postmaster of the
last House and adopted. Several conference
reports were adopted. The bill defining the
duty OF the sergeant at arms was passed.
The bill is the outgrowth of tn silcott de.
falc alton. bill passed appropriating ST.
0O0, 90 for the purchase of ore for the manu-
facture of nickel steel armor for the navy,
and the House adjourned.
AFTER disposing of minor business on tn"
26 h the Senate took up the calendar and
passed a number of local bills, among them
lii to authorize the construct on of a
bridge across the Missouri RIVER within one
mile above Wyandotte. Kan. The House bill
to amend the Alien Contract Labor law was
discussed and several amendments agreed
but no final action reached. bill to au-
thoriz" the construction of b iIge across
the Missouri river in Boone County, Mo-,
passed and the Senate adjourned. In the
House Mr.. Enloe (Ienn.), upon question OF
privilege, offered a resolution making other
charges of speculatln5 upon his Office y
the postmaster of the House and asking
for an investigation, which led to tilt be-
tween Mr.. Enloe and the Speaker, in which
Mr Blount (Ga.) took part. The resolution
was fina ly ad pied. number of local bills
passed, among them one for the sale OF the
New York Indian lands In Kansas. At this
point Mr. Mckinley entered with the con-
ference report on the Tariff bill and pend
Ing its reading the House to'k a recess, be-
fore which MIR. Mckinley offered a resolu.
tion for adjournment Tuesday. An evening
session was held for considering pension