The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21
House Sessions

65TH DAY.-Ths considera ion OF the Ar
kansas contested election cas- Of Featharstone
VS.. Cate was resumed. Mr.. Da zsll, OF Penn-
sylvania, taking the Il )or. MIR. Colema, OF
Louisiana, offered a resolution r,t,u sstinp the
President to send to the House copies OF ali
corre- -pondence between tn United States
and Mexico relating to this izrre ut tho port
OF Tumpico OF the schooner r .becca. in Fab
ruary, 1854. Referred. Tho following com
mittee appointments were announced by the
Speaker: MesSrs. Tirsn'y, OF Missouri an
Rsyburn, OF Pennsylvania, on Gains; Brick.
ner, OF Wisconsin, on NJ susSippi levees;
Cheadle, OF Indiana, on postcifi :es and post
roads. Pending further dsLate, the House,
at $50 adj urned.
b6TH DAY.-Immediately utter the reading
OF the journal the Arkansas election cnse Of
Featherstone VS. Cate was resumed Feather
some was seated by vote OF yeas li5, Maya
135. and the oath Of Office was administered
to him by the SI'saker. The House then ad-
journed.
57TH DAY.-The House, In committee of
the whole, proceeded to the consideration of
pubic building bills. The first bill called up
was that appropriating 1915, 900 for the pur-
chase Of a site for city pos.offics in Wash
ingron, d c., and providing for the erection
OF bulldog thereon at a cost Of $500, ,OOO
Mr.. Cannon made a vigorous fight against
the Liil, moving to adjourn ami cries Of
"dilatory motion" and raising the point OF
no quorum, amid shouts OF "hlhbustering
The Speaker counted quorum. aud the bill
was passed. The House then adjourned.
5STH Dayton motion of Mr.. Rogers
(Ark.) the Senate bill was passed au thorizing
the construction Of bridge across the Al
kansas river. In the Indian Territory. Mr..
Haugen (Wis.) from the Comnitte, on Elec-
tions, reported q resolution in the Alat anna
contested election case o. Treat VS. Clark.
The resolution, which was unanimously re.
ported, declares Clark entitled to set in his
seat. 1t was adopted. The Speaker laid
before the House the Senate bill referring TO
WOODBRIDGE for the use of his invention OF
projectiles for rifed cannon. The bill was
defeated-yeas Ill, nays 12S. The Hous,
took recess until eight O'clock, the evening
session to be for the consideration of private
pension bills.
5oTH DAY.-The House, in committee OF
the hole, resumed the consideration O. pub
lie building measures. The first bill called up
the limit OF cost OF ths public buildings ot
Newark. N. j., and making an appropriation
OF the S3OO,UO0 incresse Ga motion of Mr..
Cannon the eapproprinting clause was stricken
out and tho bill as amended was laid aside
with favorable recommendation. Other
bills favorably recommended were Increas-
ing to $3.50 900 the limit of cost OF the public
building at Scranton, Pa. the Senate bill for
public building at Chester, Pa (amended
SO as to reduce tho limit from 500 oOO to
SSoOOO and to strike out the appropriating
clsuse3 for building at Columbus, Ga, at
h~sit of 100000. The committee then rose
and reported ths bills to the House, which i'm
mediately. found sitself In a small deadlock
There was no quorum to pass the bills. The
House then adjourned.