Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-03
THE FIFTY-DIRsr CONGRESS.

THE FIFTY-RIRST CONGRESS. J. A. Owensby Brought Before tho Bar of tue Honse Several 0ills Passed-Amendingt the Fertilization ID Bill in the Senate.
 | WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 2.-The mes sage from the president relative to the sue. cession in the office of secretary of the treasury was read ard referred to the com mittee on ways and means This being suspension day the speaker | announced that the unfinished business was the senate bill for the relief of the suf- | ferers by the wreck of the U. s. s. Talla- poosa; and the roll was called. The re- suit was-yeas 115, nays 64-not the necessary -thirds-so the house re- fused to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
 Mir. Walker of Massachusetts moved to suspend the rules and pass the senate bill making an additional appropriation of $50, ,000 to continue the work on the pub lie building at Worcester, Mass.
 The bill was passed-yeas 138, nays 55.
 On motion of MT. Mckinley of Ohio a bill was passed amending section 1S0 of the revised statutes so as to read "vacan- cies occurring by death or resignation, shall not be temporarily filled under the three preceding sections for 0 longer period than thirty days" The present law limits the time to ten days, and the bill has special reference to the appointment of successor to the late Secretary Windom.
 MT. Dingley of Maine rose and an nounced that the sergeant -at-arms, in com pliance with the order of the house. was ready to present at it's bar the body of J. A. Owenby. Whereupon Mir. Owenby, escorted by Sergeant-at-Arms Holmes, ap- peared at the bar and the sergeant-at-arms formally delivered his prisoner.
 In response to the question from the speaker as to why he should not be ad- judged in contempt of the house MT. Owenby said:
 MT. Speaker-When was summoned did not have the money to come on with and I demanded my mileage. Deputy Ser geant-at-arms stated that he was not en- powered to give it to me and he made an engagement to see me later in the day. I was an hour late in keeping the engage ment. The following day received note saying that no fees were advanced. I sup posed that the matter was dropped until I saw by the newspapers that my arrest was ordered. I telegraphed Mr. Mason, of Illinois, to see the speaker and chairman of the committee and say that if the means were advanced I would come. I received a reply stating that MT. Mason was in Chicago and before I saw him the deputy sergeant at arms arrived.
 The speaker-Are you now ready to ap- pear before the committed
 MT. Owenby-I am.
 MT. Dingley then offered the following preamble and resolution
 Whereas, J. A. Owenby has been heard by the house, pursuant to the order made on the 29th day of January, 1891, requiring him to show tempt in refusing or neglecting to respond to the subpoena named in said order, by obeying the himself of the contempt for which he is in Gus, tody, he is now willing to obey said subpoena: . have prege special committee of the house to investigate al eged IS silver pools and testify mat the meantime J. A. Owenby remain in the cus- tody of the sergeant-at-arns under such order until further order of the house.
 The resolution was agreed to and the house then adjourned.
 SENATE.
 The senate met at 2 p. m. MT. Turpie introduced joint resolution (which was referred to the committee on judiciary proposing an amendment to the constitu- tion for the election of United States sena- tor by the direct vote of the people of the several states.
 The calendar was taken up, the first bill upon it being the bill in respect to certain treaty stipulations.
 Mir. Sherman asked to have immediate action taken upon it. It referred, he said, to the Hawaiian Islands-the tariff act having modified the treaty with those isl ands.
 After further discussion Mir. Sherman said that in the absence of MT. Carlisle he would not press the bill now but would ask the senate to consider it at the very earliest moment possible.
 The fortifcation bill was then taken up.
 The amendment reported by the com mittee to reduce the appropriation for the gun and mortar batteries for the defence of the harbors of Boston, New York, San Francisco, Hampton Roads and Washing ton from S1 ,O0O, ,000 to $750, ,000 gave rise to a discussion, MT. Dolph opposing the amendment and speaking at much length on the necessity of gun factory on the Pacific coast
 After discussion the amendment was agreed to.
 Without making any further progress with the bill the senate went into execu- tive session and at 5:3O adjourned until to- morrow at II a. m.
 Ease Ball Interests fin Worcester.
 WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. 2.-A meeting of local base ball men in the interest of the proposed Eastern league was held at the Bay State house tonight and was attended by twenty-five admirers of the sport. The meeting resulted in the appointment of a committee of ten to solicit subscriptions for the base ball fund
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