The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-01-23
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FiFTY.FlR6T CONGRESS.

In tho Senate, on the 18th, after routine
business, Mr.. Morgan's resolution rccognlz.
Ing the United States of Brazil as free, In.
dependent and sovereign state was taken up,
and Mfr. Turpie addressed the Senate In It's
support The resolution went over without
action, and after passing a number of Sen ate
bills, among them one relating to homestead d
entries In the Indian Territory, the Senate
went into secret session and soon after ad
tourned, In the House consideration OF
the reports Of the Silcott committee was ru.
sumed, and the report of the majority, ap.
proprlatlng $751; 900 TO reimburse members for
their lost salaries, and the Hemphil substl.
tute, permitting members to sue In the
COURT Of Claims were voted on aid defeated,
IN the Senate, on the 18th, after the dis.
patch of routine business, the bill Ij tro duce ed
by Mr.. Butler to provide for the smig alton
OF persons Of color from tho Southern States
was taken up, and Mr., Butler delivered a
long speech in favor Of Its adoption, being
followed by Messrs. Hoar and Blair in oppo.
siton TO the measure. The bill went over
without action. In the House the day was
taken up by an extended and general discus
Blon OF the minority report OF the committee
on rules, nstructng the committee on for.
eign afairs'to report to the House method
of selecting the locality of the Worlds Fair,
which, upon vote, was declared defeated
but on recount was agreed to: Yeas, 1877
nays, 1884, The majority resolution as amend
ed was then rejected: Yeas. 1888; nays, 1873.
THE Senate was not In session on the 18th
....In the House the motion to recons i'd cr
the vote by which the House had refused tC
substitute the resolution reported by the
committee on rules (as amended by the
adoption OF the Cannon resoluion) for the
original resolution referred to the commit
tee was agree. to. The question then re.
Cured on the original motion, that a selcc,
committee of nine be appointed to be called
"thc Worlds Fair committee" which was
adopted. Mr. Flower then introduced tn,
New York Worlds Fair bill, and 1t was re.
ferrcd to the special committee when ap.
pointed The House then went into com
mttee OF the whole on the Oklahoma Town
Site Entry bill
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th
lin the House bill was introduced locat.
Ing the Worlds Fair at st, Louis, and referred
to the special committee. A resolution was
offered authorizing George E. Adams, chair
man of the special Silcott committee to pay
the claims OF private depositors out of the
money withdrawn by Slloott from the
National Metropolitan Bank. A bill to
refer questions of law In relation to the
cases OF members growing out Of the de.
falcatlon of Silcott to the Court of Claims
was introduced and referred. The House
then went into committee Of the whole on
the Oklahoma Town-site bill, and after O
ionB ulscusslOn huOpteu an dncnuinent pro
hiblting United States marshals, deputies OF
agents from acquiring titles to lots in Okla,
homa town sites.
IN the Senate, on the 20th, the principal
features Of the days proceedings were the
speeches of Senators Pascoe and Chandler
on the paragraph in the Presidents message
respecting Federal control of elections. Mr..
Ingalls, gave notice that on the 23d he would
move the consideration of Mr.. Buffers bill
for the deportation of Southern negroes, for
the purpose OF making some observations
thereon. ..... In the House the Speaker an.
nounced the appointment OF the Worlds s
Fair committee as follows; Messrs. Gambler
(Mass.), Hit ull), Bowdoin (ya.), Beldon
IN. ", Frank (Mo.), Springer Ill), Hatch
tMo.), Wilson (W. Va) and Flower IN. W.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole on the Oklahoma Town. site bill.