Huntsville gazette., 1890-12-13
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, on the Sd, Messrs. voorhees,,
Dawes and Pierce had lively debate on the
Indian question over joint resolution to is
sue arms to the States of North and South
Dakota and Nebraska. The Election bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Turpie made a long speech
against it,. In the House the International
Copyright bill was debated and passed-I3s
to 95. bin to make any person, acting in a
fiduciary capacity, responsible for the PEN
sion money OF minors was debated without
final action, motion to refer it to the COM
mittee being lost-SS to 101.
INthe Senate on the 4th, Mr.. Calls resolu-
tion directing the Superintendent of the La.
Dor Bureau to examine the phosphate indus
try of Florida was passed; also the joint res
olution for issuing arms to settlers in North
and South Dakota and Nebraska. Mr.. Pugh
made an extended argument against the
Federal Election BILL Several minor meas
ureS were taken from the calendar and
passed. In the House the bill making
guardians responsible for the pension money
of minors was passed. The Pension Appro-
pratiOn bill was discussed without action.
IN the Senate, on the 5th, unimportant
bridge bills were passed and the Federal
Election bill was discussed further. -. In
the House the Senate joint resolution to
Wyoming and Nebraska, was passed with an
amendment including Montana. The Pen
sion Appropriation bill was debated further
and passed.
In the Senate, on the 9th, resolution call
ing on the Attorney General for list of
election supervisors was passed. Mr.. Nor
gan offered a resolution calling for state
ment of money paid on requisition OF Super
visor Davenport, of New York, but it went
r.f1x ,f-
to the bill to issue arms to settlers was
agreed to- and Mr.. Gray continued his re-
marks in opposition to the Elections bill. 49,.
In the House the resolution directing the
President to request Mrs. Grant to permit
the removal of the remains of her lato hus-
band to Arlington was debated without ac-
ton. Senate bill appropriating 100000 to
buy rations for the Sioux Indians was passed
with verbal amendments; also Senate bill to
retire General Stoneman.
In the Senate, on the sth, the Indian ques-
tion was discussed again at some length.
The resolution calling on he Secretary Of
the Treasury for statement of moneys paid
to John /. Davenport, chief supervisor was
passed The Elections bill was then taken
up, and Mr.. Hoar asked unanimous consent
that vote be taken on the 14th. Mr.. German
objected, and Mr.. Gray resumed his speech
against the bill -. In the House the resolu-
ton to discipline Door keeper Minot was
tabled. The Atkinson bill relating to rail
road rights in the District of Columbia was
passed: also several other bills relating to
the District. The bill to give a rebate on
manufactured tobacco in store January /,
next. was passed.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
On the 7th a tablet commemorating
the centennial of the Inauguration OF
Washington was dedicated at Old st.
Paul's Church on Broadway, New York
City, The tablet is of bronze, and is OF
very neat design.
THE fund for General Booths work o!
improving the condition of the poor OF
England now amounts to G75, 900.
SECRETARY TRACY has directed the
Petrol to visit Barbados, Port of Spain,
San Lucia, San Juan, Porto Rico Cape
Haytien and Port-au-Prince, and to be
at the last-named place by the 25th.
III. A. 2. CARTER, Hawaiian Minister
to the United States, left Washington
on the Sth for San Francisco to consult
with King Kalakaua on the subject OF
the relations between the two countries
He expressed the belief that the story
sent East from San Francisco to the eff
feet that the King is here on mission
of annexation is an absurd invention ot
a space writing correspondent
IT is said that the O'Gorman-M Mahon,
member of the House of Commons fol
Carlow, Ireland, eighty-three years old,
and in feeble health, who presented Mr..
Parnell to Mrs. O'Shea, recently ex-
pressed desire to challenge Mr.. Par.
nell to a duel, and it is believed he
would have done SO had it not been fol-
the remonstrances Of his physician.
HOUSE committee on ways and means,
on the Sth, ordered favorable report
on the bill providing that the Tariff
law shall not be construed to render
the Hawaiian Reciprocity treaty inop-
erative. The Democratic members OF
the committee opposed the action.
In answer to a question concerning
his reported failure. on the Sth, by re-
porter, Postmaster-General Wanamake1
said: 81 know nothing Of it's
SPEAKER REED, on the Sth, laid be-
ore the House letter from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury transmitting a
communication from the Commissioner
of Pensions submitting deficiency in
the appropriation for the payment OF
pensions for the current fiscal year OF
35, 900, 900.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
On the 4th three men were crushed to
death and two others were badly in