Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-06
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.

Proceedings OF the senate and House Of
Representatives : Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On-Gist Of the
Business.
In the Senate, on the 25th, among the bills rei
ported and placed on the calendar was one to,
authorize the purchase Of gold and silvei bull
lion and the issue of Treasury notes in payment
thereof Tho bin directs the purchase Of silver
bullion 10 the amountof ~ 500, 0o0 month, and
of Is much gold bullion rs may be offered, and
the issue thereof for Treasury notes, and Il re-
peals the law directing the coinage Of z,oooOH
silver dollars per month. Mr.. Chambers
resolution, offered the previous day. was
then taken mp, and bitter debatJ
the resolution was referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. The Senate spent the
afternoon in . discussion OF the Blair educa9
tional bill. In the House, Mr.. Baker. Of New
York, from the COMMITTEES on Commerce, called
up and the House passed bills extending 70 SAN
Diego and Wilmington, California, and
san .A,a Ant9nio Texas, the SEoyiSi9ns so ol ing
ton OF dutiable goods; also the Sonata
bill making Minneapolis SUPPORT ~
entry and delivery, Tho House Committee
Libraries reported favorably the bill for .4->l
erection OF monument at South Bend, Ind, td
William Henry Harrison, President OF thd
United States and grandfather Of tho present
President The bill appropriates $25, 900 for the
erection OF the proposed monument The
House. after referring the exposition bill TO the
committee to be perfected, spent the entire day
on the Oklahoma bill and adjourned without
action.
rHE Senate. on the 9sth, passed twenty-sin
pension and private bills and the following pub;
lie bills: Providing for q steam vessel for the
| use of the civil government Of Alaska tappro5
prating $50 900 for the vessel and S11 900 for tho
annual expenses; appropriating 500 900 for enl
largement Of the public building at Topeka,
| Kansas; to provide for the judicial detsrmina3
| ton of the controversy between the United
| States and Texas relating to Greer County
| The bill to amend the act to prevent the exter1
mination OF fur-bearing animals In Alaska was
/ indefinitely postponed. The Senate also passed
| q resolution authorizing the select committe9
on the fve civilized tribes OF Indians to investi
| gate the status of the negotiations between the
| Government and the Cherokee tribe of Indians
| in relation to the Cherokee ontlet The
| Blair education bill came up for further
discussion, and after brief executive
| session the Senate adjourned. Immedi-
| ately after the reading Of the journal in
| the House. Mr.. Rowell Of Illinois called mp the
contested election case OF Atchinson vs.. Pendle-
ton, from the First District Of West Virginia.
| 1t was agreed that six hours debate should be
| allowed after which the previous question was
| to be considered as ordered. The case OF the
contestant was championed by Mr.. Rowelh and
| Mr.. Pendletons claims were maintained by Mr..
OFerrall of Virginia. Mr.. Rowell was seconded
by Mr.. Lacey of Iowa. and Mr.. 0'Ferrall by Mr..
Wilson Of Missouri All the speeches were con-
| nn0Q 10 an analysis OF IQ0 eVlQeuDe, hnu were
dry and uninteresting. Pending further de-
bate, the House adjourned
In the Senate, on the 27th, various bills We're
reported and a number passed, among them one
for the erection and location of a bronze statue
OF Christopher Columbus and the removal Of
the naval monument to anew site. The Senate
spent the afternoon in the discussion OF Mr..
Sherman's bill declaring as unlawful trusts and
combinations to restrict trade and productions.
Senator George spoke in opposition to the bill.
After brief executive session the Senate ad-
journed. In the House MIR. Rowell, OF Illinois,
vs.. Pendleton from the First District OF West
Virginia. and the floor was accorded to the con,
testce, Pendleton., After the debate was closed
a vote was taken on the minority resolu'
| ton declaring Pendleton entitled to che
seat. 1t was defeated-yeas, 142; nays l59-a
strict party vote. The vote then recurred OF
Democrats refrained from voting, their Object
being to have the contestant seated by less thar
aquorum, SO that the question Of the right o.
} the Speaker to count a quorum may be taker
, before the courts. The vote resulted yeas, 1862
nays, 0 tthe Speaker counting quoruml Mr.
0Ferra1 OF Virginia, raised the point OF NJ
quorum, but the Speaker ignored him, and tn
newly elected member appeared at the bar 0
the House and took the oath OF Office. IN
} House devoted the afternoon to o consideration
OF the deficiency appropriation bill for the cur GU
rent fiscal year in committee OF the whole. IN
committee arose without having finished con
Z sideration of the bill.
, In the Senate, on the 2sth u1t., after mum
ber OF petitions had been presented q not
from Vice President Morton was read, whicl
stated that he was about to leave Washington
| for an absence OF two weeks Mr.. ingalls, wa
/ | therefore elected Vice President pro tenn, an
Immediately took the oath. Mr.. Blair create
some amusement by making an attack on tn
: press for not reporting his speeches more fully
Q The. Senate spent the entire afternoo
: | In discussing the pension bill, and after
brief executive session, adjourned. In th
!. : House, after the reading Of the. joui
nal, Mr.. Henderson, OF Iowa.. moved Una
: the House 60 into COMMITTEES Of the whole 9
n the urgent deficiency appropriation BILL th
! vote resulting 90 to 81. Agreed to-. After thre
hours and o half consumed In the discussion {
t the points of order the committee rose and th
It bill was passed 1t appropriates $28.65o, O00
4 the largest item being an appropriation Of $2l
600,0 900 for the payment of pensioners 1.-THE wa
: of 1912 and the Mexican war. The remainder
u the day was devoted to consideration OF u
I" private calendar, but no bills were passed. IL
y House at its evening session passed forty-f'
y pension bills.