The daily critic., 1890-09-12
WORK OF C0NGRES
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE SENATE AND
TIE HOUSE TODAY.
no Business Done by tho Latter Body.
Several Bills Passed BY tho Senate.
The Land Forfeiture BIZ.

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In the Senate this morning, at the
suggestion of Mr. Edmunds, it was
agreed that one hour be given each
day, after the routine morning business,
to bills on the calendar unoblected t).
Mr. Quay gave notice that to-mor.
rev, after reading the Journal he
would ask the Senate TO consider the
resolution in respect to the memory Of
Mr. Samuel J. Randall
On motion Of Mr.. Washburn, House
bill to authorize the construction Of 2
bridge across the Mississippi River at
Winona, Mimi, was taken from the
calendar and passed
The calendar was then taken up and
the following bills, among others, were
passed
Senate bill giving consents Of C0ngtess
10 the construction of a bridge over the
Duck River, In Humphreys County,
Tenn
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for
a public building at Alemada, Cal.
Senate bill to subject to state taxation
national bank notes and u. g. Treasury
notes.-the same as other money.
House bill to limit to six years the
time within which suits shall be brought
against accounting officers aud their
salaries.
The hour appropriated to the calen.
dar havink elapsed, the conference re-
port on the Railroad Land Forfeiture
bill was taken up and Mr.. Morgan
continued his argument in op-
position TO IL. During the ar
gument Mr.. German presented n
telegram received by them from Senator
Mcpherson stating that be was indis.
posed and would not be able to act as
member Of the conference committee
on the Tariff bill, and asked to be ex.
cused from service. The request was
complied with and Mr.. Voorhees, was
appointed a conferree In place Of Mr..
Mcpherson.
IN THE HOUSE.
When the House met to-day Speaker
Reed directed the Clerk to call the roll
on the question Of ordering the pre-.
vious question on the approval OF the
journal of last Tuesdays proceedings
During the roll call a message from
the Senate announced the passage Of
the Tariff bill with amendments, aud
by direction of the Speaker It was re.
ferred 10 the Committee on Ways aud
Means. The previous question was
ordered-yeas, 113; nays 3I-the clerk
noting q quorum, and the question re.
CURED on the approval Of the journal.
On this the quorum disappeared and
call Of the House was ordered. One
hundred and seventy five members 70.
sponded 10 their names. but, on the ap
proval Of the journal, they hal
dwindled to 1i3-no quorum; aud, on
motion Of Mckinley Of Ohio, at / 80
the House adjourned.
In the Late Senator Beek's Memory.
Tomorrow Saturday viii be devoted
by the House to considering resolutions
In honor Of the late Senator James b
Beck Of Kentucky. The speakers
will be Messrs. Carulh, Breckinrldge,
McCreary, Paynter and Stone of Ken.
lucky; Messrs. natch and Bland of
Missouri and Smith OF Arizona, who
were born in Kentucky; aud Messrs.
Mcmillan, Holman, Banks, Dunnell
Cannon and Henderson of Illinois.
Unless the Journal IS read IL Is doubt
full If resolutions can be considered,
except perhaps by unanimous consent
FavoTably Reported.
The bill to incorporate the Washing
ton and Highlands Street Railway Com.
pany was favoTably reported to the
House to-day.