Huntsville gazette., 1890-05-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate. on the 7th, among the bills
Df minor Importance passed was one au-
thOrizing the Secretary of War to deliver to
the State OF Colorado the flags carried by
Colorado regiments during the war of the
rebellion. The bill to transfer the revenue
marine service to the Navy Department was
under discussion when. at two o'clock, the
presiding officer announced that by agree
ment the Senate bill authorizing the issue
Of Treasury notes on deposit of silver bull
ion would be taken up; but owing to the alb
sence of Mr.. Jones, Of Nevada, the matter
was allowed to go over and the Senate went
into executive session. In the House the
discussion on the Mckinley Tariff Reduction
bill was begun, Mr.. Mckinley opening for
the measure, and Mr.. Mills opposed, fol-
lowed by several other speakers who occu-
pied the day and night session lasting un-
til half past ten o'clock.
IN the Senate, on the sth. nearly the entire
session was taken up in the discussion of
the House bill providing for the classical
tion of worsted cloths as woolens, which was
finally passed, the Silver bill, which was
the unfinished business for 2 p. m., going
over until the 18th. The Appropriation bill.
appropriating $4,000, 76l, was taken up. :. In
the House after the reading of the journal,
the Tariff bill was taken up in committee OF
tle whole, Messrs. Burrows (Mich) and
Bayne (Pa.) speaking in support of the bill,
ana MeSSTS. OOChcIy .JsuCNulilCH 1CHli.I
and Fower IN. W against it. An evening
session was also devoted to the same busi-
ness
In the Senate, on the 9th, the Pension APP
.propriaton bill was taken up, amended and
passed. The Military Academy bill was also
passed, and the Army Appropriation bill
was taken up. Mr.. Hale moved an amend
ment to the bin providing that no liquors.
beer or wine be sold or supplied to enlisted
;k.rx 1af$ Il t.
cussion Mr.. Cockrell moved an amendment
to MIR. Hales amendment, striking out beer
and wine, but for lack Of a quorum no vote
was reached on either. 49,. In the House,
the bill granting pension Of $50 per month
to Mrs. Della T. S. Parnell, the mother of the
Irish leader In the British Parliament, was
passed. also a bill increasing the pen sion of
Brigadier General Ayres to SIS per month
was passed. The House then went into
committee of the whole on the Tariff bill.
IN the Senate on the 10th, a remonstrance
from the delegates of the Five Nation In
dians against the numerous grants OF right
Of way through the Indian Territory was
granted. The Army Appropriation bin was
amended to exclude the sale of liquor, beer
or wine at army posts and passed. The
Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of bills on the calendar, and passed 1s5 of
them in one hour and a half. In the
House, Immediately after the reading of the
Journal, the discussion OF the Tariff bill was
resumed Messrs. La Toilette and Dingley
speaking for and Messrs. Lannam McAdoo,
Springer, Barns and Cummings against the
measure. A night session devoted to the
same matter was held.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the Senate bill
to fix the times and places for holding Fed
eral courts in the district of Kansas was re-
ported by Mr.. ingalls, from the judiciary
committee and passed. The Senate bill ap-
propriatng 5000 for public building at
Ogden, Utah, was reported and placed on
the calendar, and Mr.. Jones, of Nevada,
then proceeded to address the Senate on the
bill authorizing the issue of treasury notes
on the deposit of silver bullion. In the
House the Mckinley Tariff bill was read by
paragraphs for amendments, several OF
which were proposed, and after debate, re-
tected.