The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-04-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS,

OONGhESSs
THE eenate on the slst DISAGREED to the
House amendments to the bill for a public
building at Atchison, Kan, and asked for a
conference. The Dependent Pension bill
was then taken up, the first question to dis
pose OF being Senator Plumb's amendment
as to arrears Of pensions, making pensions
on account of wounds or injuries or disease
commence from the death or discharge of the
soldier. To an inquiry Senator Plumb said
that the cost of removing the limitations of
arrears would approximate $500, 100000. The
amendment was finally rejected by a vote of
yeas to 20 nays All other amendments
were rejected and the bill passed, ayes a,
nays u. Adjourned. :. In the House the
conference report upon the Urgency Def
cheney bill was agreed to. After passing a
number OF local bills the House considered
the Army Appropriation bill in Committee
of the Whole and when the committee rose
the bill passed and the House soon ad-
journed
AFTER dIsposing Of few reports OF COM
mittees and other business on April /
the Senate went into executive session
aud when its doors were reopened ad-
iournei. The House adopted the report
OF the Judiciary Committee calling for an
investigation of certain alleged irregulari-
ties in the offices of United States
marshals and the practice in some of
the United States courts. number
OF private bills passed and the Fortifi-
cation Appropriation bill was considered in
Committee of the Whole. When the Com
mIttee rose the bill passed. also the bill pro-
viding for geological park In the District
Of Columbia The Naval Appropriation bill
was reported and placed on the calendar,
when the death of Representative WILDER, OF
New York, was announced and the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the I'd Mr.. Edmunds,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported
back the Anti Trust bill in the form of a sub
stitute. He and several other members CT
the committee expressed views on the bill
The conference report on the Urgency Def
ciency bill was agreed to, and the Montana
election case was taken up. Pending con-
sideration the Senate adjourned. The
House passed a large number of bridge and
other local bills and then considered the bill
for the admission of Idaho until adjourn
ment. no final action being reached.
AFTER routine business on the Sd the SEN
ate resumed the Montana election case, and
after several Senators spoke the matter
went over until Monday. The House bill to
amend the census law providing for the
enumeration of the Chinese population was
| taken up and after some debate went over.
Adjourned until Saturday. In the House Mr..
Lodge (Mass.) presented a petition from the
New England Shoe and Leather Associti n
against the imposition of duty on hides
Several motions were disposed of and two
bills passed amending the articles of war in
regard to trial and punishment by courts
martial The Idaho Admission bill was again
taken up and Mr.. Perkins (Kan.) conclu led
his remarks In advocacy of it After long
debate q vote was finally reached and there
were 1923 yeas to one nay, the Democrats
Withholding their votes. The Speaker
counted a quorum present and the bill was
declared as having passed. The Democrats
announced that this would be made test
question as to the right of the Speaker to
declare quorum present. Adjourned
THE House on the 4th considered private
pension bills that had come over from the
previous Friday. Mr. Stone (Mo) made a
vigorous protest against extravaganza In
pension matters, and Messrs. Lane Ill.),
Chapman (Mich.), Dolliver Uowa) and Flower
IN. " spoke as vigorously in favor of liber-
al pensions. The five pension bills under
consideration then passed The private cal
endar was then considered in Committee of
the Whole and On evening session held for
the consideration of pension bills.