Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
NEWS In BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL pROcErDrNcs.

IN the Senate, on the i4th, Mr. ingalls, made
the closing speech on the Financial BILL
which was then considered under the ten
minute rule, in committee of the whole and
modified by various amendments. The bill
was then reported to the Senate and the
amendments agreed to- when Mr. Vest as
tonished the Senate by bringing forward as
substitute for the bill a purely Free Coin
age bill which provides that the unit of value
in the United States shall be the dollar to be
coined of 412l2 grains OF standard silver or
% $40 grains of standard gold. The substi-
tute was agreed to. The Elections bill was
then taken up and made the unfinished bust
ness for the 18th. In the House. after the
reading Of the minutes, the Army Appro-
priation bill was taken up in committee of
the whole and subsequently passed.
In the Senate, on the 15th after routine
business, the Elections bill was considered
and Mr. Evarts addressed the Senate in its
support. Mr.. Hoar gave notice that at noon
on the 18th he would ask the Senate to re-
main in session until the disposal of the bill
The Senate then went into executive session
and soon afterwards adjourned. In the
House most of the session was devoted to n
discussion OF conference reports on public
building bills. The reports for buildings at
Portland, Ore; Sioux Falls, s. D.; Mankato
Mimi, and st. Albans, VT, were agreed to-
The Speaker appointed Messrs Dingley
Il
to Investigate the alleged silver pool. The
Free Coinage Silver bill was received by the
House and sent to the Speakers table and
was subsequently referred to the committee
on coinage, weights and measures The Dis
trict of Columbia Appropriation bill was
taken up in committee of the whole and
after remarks by Mr.. Clements commencing
its provisions, the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Federal
hrip fIfarf ~ tifn,,
Mr.. Hoar had read from the clerks desk an
editorial from the Anglo SaxonChurchman of
Little Rock, Ark, sharply critciSng the OBJ
struction of free suffrage to the negro. The
discussion of the pending measure was con-
tinued, much of the time before empty
benches, all night. In the House the Dis
trict of Columbia Appropriation bill was
taken up in committee of the whole. The
day was devoted to speeches by Mr.. Rogers
on the Free Coinage bill, by Mr.. Shively on
the Subsidy bill and Ly Mr.. Langston on the
Elections bill Without action on the District
bill the House at five O'Clock took recess
until 8 p. M, the evening session to be for
the consideration of private pension bills.
IN the Senate, on the Eth, after continu
Gus session of thirty hours in debate on the
Federal Elections bill. adjournment was
takenIat p. III. until the 18th. A resolution
was agreed to calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for a statement of the accounts of
John !. Davenport, circuit court commits
soner. Dir. Aldrich gave notice that on
the Goth he would ask the Senate to
consider the resolution to change the rules
of the Senate III the House, Immediately
after the reading and approval of the jour
nal, the District of Columbia Appropriation
bill was taken up in committee of the whole.
The day was devoted to speeches of polit-
cal nature by Messrs. Richardson, Grosvenor
Evans, Springer and others. Action on the
bill was not reached.
In the Senate, on the 19th an hour and q
half was consumed discussing point of or
der raised by Mr.. German. taking issue with
the Vice Presidents ruling last Friday t.
the effect that an appeal from a decision OF
the Chair on non debatable question, was
itself not debatable. The matter was finally
dropped, and, after the introduction of d
number OF bills, the Elections bill was taken
up and Mr.. George addressed the Senate in
opposition thereto LIN the House most
of the session was taken up by political
speeches and assaults upon the Speaker by
the Democrats for partisan rulings Only
one bill of minor Importance was passed.