Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-SENATB-M Mr..
Sherman was in his seat shortly after the
senate met and received assurance of con-
dolence from many OF his colleagues.
The conference report on the fertilization
bill was agreed to and Mr.. Mcdonnell
addressed the seuate in advocacy of his
bill, directing the proceedings of condem-
nation against the Union and Central
Pacific roads. Referred. In executive
session an amendment to tho consular and
diplomatic bill was agreed 10 for the
establishment OF teIegraphic cOmmunica-
ton with the Hawaiian islands. After the
doors were opened Mr.. Quay arose TO
refute certain charges made against him.
At The close OF the remarks the senate
resumed consideration of the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill. The bill and
amendments having been reported from
the committee of the whole to the senate
the committee amendments were agreed 10
in bulk, except that in regard TO the
Hawaiian telegraph cable on which a sepa-
rate vote was taken and which was agreed
TO. yeas 35, nays %. The senate soon
after adjourned. HoUsE-After the con-
ference report on the army appropriation
bill had been adopted, tho house went into
committee of the whole on the Indian
appropriation bill Without disposing of
the bill the committee arose. Mr..
Cutcheon of Michigan then introduced a
resolution testifying TO the couDtry's grief
at the death Of Gen. Sherman, and appre-
citation of his great services. A committee
was appointed TO attend the funeral, and
the house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-SENATE - The
resolution reported yesterday authorizing
the select committee on relations with
Canada TO continue its investigation during
the recess was taken up and Mr.. Vest
while expressing his willingness TO vote
for il called attention to the fact that the
expenses of select committees are appro-
priated in bulk sum aud that there is
usually rush of chairmen of those COM
mittees 10 draw from the SECRETARY of the
senate. the result being that when he, as
chairman of the select committee on meat
products, applied during the recess at the
close of the last congress he found that
there was none left. MIR. Hoar, chairman
of the select committee on relations with
Canada, said that there was but little to be
done by that committee. 1t had taken u
great mass of of exceedingly valuable testi-
mony of which two volumes were already
printed he had prepared and almost COM
pleted report. The committee hoped to
go to Buffalo and Detroit and to obtain
there test mony Of some important
Canadian visitors who would come over
the border and give their views on either
side of the question. He added that
when the s, lect committee was first
appointed he asked the secretary Of the
senate not TO take any more money for it
from the contingent fund than would leave
money enough for all other committees
The resolution was agreed to. Mr.. Chand-
Ter offered resolutions which were agreed
to: That the senate realized in the death of
Admiral Porter the loss to the country Of
an officer of the highest rank aud dstinc-
ton, whose achievements through a
service of sixty-two years had fully
illustrated the courage and patr otsm of
the American navy, and that the tenderest
sympathies of the nation were present with
his family in its time OF grief; and that a
committee of five senator's be appointed TO
attend his funeral. Senators Cameron.
Hale, Mcpherson, Blackburn and Chand-
Ter were appointed. The copyright bill
was then proceeded with. The discussion
on the amendment was interrupted at half
past three when the message OF the PresA-
dent announcing the death of Gen. Sher-
man was laid before the senate. After
remarks by several senators the senate ad-
journed. HoUsE-After the passage of a
number of bills of no general Importance
the house went into committee of tho
whole (Mr. Dingley of Maine in the chair
on the Indian appropriation bill Without
disposing of the bill the committee rose.
The naval appropriation bill was sent. to
conference. The speaker having laid be-
fore the house the message from the Presi-
dent announcing the death of Gen. Sher-
man it was referred TO the committee on
military affairs. Mr.. Boutelle of Maine,
from the committee on naval affairs, re-
ported resolutions expressive of the grief
with which the house had heard of the
death of Admiral David Dixon Porter, and
directing the speaker to apo mt a commit
tee OF seven members to take such action
as may be appropriate in regard to the
public obsequies Of the deceased. The
resolutions were unanimously adopted and
the speaker, in accordance Herewith, ap-
pointed the following committee: Messrs.
Boutelle, Herbert, O'Neill of Pennsylvania,
Flower, Lodge McCrcary and Vandever.
The house then, as an additional mark of
respect, adjourned.
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