Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-15
House Sessions.

55TH DAY.-1he consideration OF the Ar
kansas contested election case OF Featberstone
ys. Cate was resumed. Mr.. DalZall, OF Penn
sylvanla, taking the floor. MIR. Coleman, Of
Louisiana, offered resolution requesting the
President to send to the House copies OF oil
correspondence between tbs United States
and Mexico relating to til seizure at the port
of Tnmpico of the schooner Rebecca, in Feb
ruary, 1854. Referred. Tue following COM
mittee appointments were announced by the
Speaker: Messrs. Tarsney, OF Missouri, and
Reyburn, of Pennsylvania, on claims; Brick
per. Of Wisconsin, on NJ ssiSSppi levees;
Cheadle, OF Indiana, on postoilices anl post
ronds Pending further debate, tue House,
at $50 adjourned.
5GTH DAY.-Immediately after the relding
OF the journal the Arkansas election case OF
Featherstone vs. Cate was resumed. teather-
9 one was seated by vote of yeas l43, nays
I35. and the oath of Office was administered
10 linn by the Speaker The House then adj
burned.
eth DAY-Tho House, in committee OF
the whole, proceeded to the consideration OF
public building bills. TIE first bill called up
was that uppropriatins S37j. 700 for the pur-
chass of site for city pos:office IN Wash
ingJon, D c., and providing for the erection
of building thereon at q cost OF SSO0 0UJ.
AIr. Cannon made vigorous light agalnSs
'dilatory motion and rnsins the point OF
no Quorum, amid shouts OF "hllibusteriDS.
The Speaker counted quorum, aud the bull
was passed. The House then Adjourned
18th Dayton motion OF Mr.. Rogers
fArk.) the Senate bill was passed authorizing
the construction OF bridge across Tue \ =
kansas river, In the Indian Territory. Mr.
Haugen wis from the Commute. on Ciec.
tions, reported resolution III the Ala: anna
contested election casa o. Treat VS. Ozark.
The resolution, which was unanimously re-.
ported, declares Clark entitled TO So III MS
seat. 1t was adopted. The Speaker lali
before the House the Senate bill referring 10
The Court OF Claims the claim of w.
Woodbridge for the use of his inveation OF
proiectiles for ri1ed cannon. The hll: was
defeeted-yeas Ill, nays l2S Tho House
took a recess until eight O'clock, the evening
session to be for the consideration OF 2r:yata
pension bills.
50rH DAY.-The House, in committee OF
the whole, resumed the consideration OF pub.
lie building measures. The first bill called up
was that increasing from S350, O0O to So50, UJ0
the limit OF cost of the public buildings ut
Newark n. j., and making an appropriation
of the $500, QUO increase. Ga motion of Mr.
Cannon the appropriating clause was stricken
out and the bill as amended was laid aside
with q favorable recommendation. Other
bills favorably recommended were: Increas-
ing to $3.50, UOO the limit of cost OF the public
building ut Scranton, Pa. the Senate bill Tor
q public building at Chester, Pa, (amended
so as to reduce the limit from Sl00, oJo TO
1000 and to strike out the appropriatIng
ciauseJ for building at Columbus, Co., at
a lis:it of 100000. The committee then rose
and reported the bills to the House, which I'M
mediately found itself in small deadlock.
There was no quorum tc pass the bills Ihe
House then adjourned.
GOTH Dayton motion Of Mr.. Owen, OF
Indiana, the Senate resolution was concurreo
in providing that the Senate Committee on
Immigration and the House Committee on
Immigration and Naturalization shall Jointly
investigate the workings OF the various laws
of the United States and the several STATES
relative to immigration from foreign coun-
tries. The floor was then accorded to the
Committee on the District of Columbia. Inc
following bills were passed: Senate Dill 70
shorten the term of imprsonmentfn the jan
and workhouse of the District OF Coiumbir
on account of good conduct; Senate Dill vest
ing in the vestry of Christ Church oil tne
title of the United States in square SPUN OF
square 1902, Washington; fixing at pr
cent the rate OF interest on arrearages OF
general and special taxes in tho DiSGrlcg =, OF
Columbia, if paid proir to April ~, 1917. Inc
House then went into com mittee OF the wnoie,
Mir. Payson, of Illinois, in the char, on tho
Oklahoma Territory bill. Without making
much progress with the bill, the committee
ros,, aud thu House alioirnet.
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