Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-02-13

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ate amendments to the fortification appro-
priation bill were non-concurrcd in, and a
conference was ordered. The house then
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. T. SENATE - The
house bill for the adjustment of accounts
of workingnen, laborers and mechanics
under the eight-hOur law was taken
up. The bill was discussed at great
length, amended and modified and finally,
on motion of Mr.. WolcOtt, was recommittcd
70 the committee on education-yeas, %;
nays, "a. Before the vote was announced
and when Mr.. Blair learned how 1t
stood. he changed his vote from no to aye
and then moved a reconsideration. Mr..
Harris moved TO lay that motion on the
table. Pending action on 1t, however, the
death of Mr.. Phelan of Tennessee, was
announced, and MIR. Harris offered a reso-
luton of regret and coincidence Us well rs a
resolution for the appointment Of COM
mittee TO attend the funeral. Senators
Harris, Jones of Arkansas, Faulkner,
Stockbridge and Pierce were apo nte6
such committee. and as further mark Of
respect the senate ad burned. House.
The house adopted the conference report
10 ratify the agreement with the Sac and
Fox nations of Indians and the Iowa tribe
OF Indians in Oklahoma. The house then
went into committee of the whole on the
sundry civil appropriation bill Without
dsposing of the bill the committee rose.
Mr.. Mcmillan OF Tennessee said that the
sad duty devofyed upon him of announcing
TO the house the death at Nassau, where
he had gone in search of health, of the
Hon. james Phelan, member Of congress
from the tenth district of Tennessee. And
then, us mark of respect TO the memory
of the deceased, the house adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 6.-SENATE-Mr
Moran addressed the senate in support Of
the bill reported from the committee on
foreign relations 10 aid In the construction
of the Nicaragua maritime canal. AT the
conclusion of his speech the senate resumed
the consideration of the house bill proyid-
ing for the adjustment of accounts Of
, laborers. workmen and mechanics arising
under the eight hour law. and was ad-
dressed by Senator Morril in opposition TO
1t. 1t was agreed that the bill should be
| voted on tomorrow. Adjourned. House
The speaker laid before the house senate
bill amending the land forfeiture act OF
| September 80, 1890, so that the period
within which settlers. purchasers and
others, under the provisions of said act,
may make applications to purchase lands
| forfeited thereby. when such period begins
to run from the passage Of tho act, shall
begin to run from tho date OF PRONUNCIATION
/ by the commissioner of the general land
Office. of the instructions to the officers of
the local land offices for their direction in
: this disposition of said lands. The bill was
! ,naaaaH tvifh vn,.hAl amendments
Senator Bingham of Pennsylvania, from
the committee on postofilces and postroads,
reported the oostohice appropriation bill
and 1t was placed on the calendar. The
house then went into committee OF the
whole Oh the sundry civil appropriation bill.
! Pending decision the committee rose and
the house adjourned. Al the evening ses-
sion the house passed 115 private pension
I bills