Huntsville gazette., 1891-02-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL pRUCEEDINGs.

IN the Senate, on the 1Ith, the conference
report on the Roanoke (ya.) public building.
reducing the cost from 500, 900 to SIS 900, was
agreed to. Several small bills were passed.
after which consideration of the Naval
Appropriation bill was resumed After some
hours discussion the amendment offered by
Mr.. Allen, fixing Port Orchard on Puget
Sound as the site for IA dry dock was agreed
to. 1t appropriates $4,000 for a site and
100000 for the building of dry dock. Sew
eral committee amendments were adopted
and the bill passed. The District of Colum-
ba bill was reported and placed on the cal
endar. The Copyright bill was taken up, but
laid aside informally. number of bills
were taken from the calendar and passed. -.
In the House the Legislative Appropriation
bill was taken up in committee of the whole,
but no action was taken on the bill.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the credentials
of Mr.. Teller, for the Senatorial term begin
ming March 4, next, were filed. The Copy
right bill was taken up, the pending ques
tion being on an amendment by Mr. Sher-
man; but owing to his absence, the bill was
laid aside and the District of Columbia Ap-
preparation bill was considered and passed.
A number of bills on the calendar were
passed and the Senate adjourned. In the
House, after routine business, the Legisa-
tive Appropriation bill was taken up in COM
mittee of the whole. without dsposng of
the bill the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th. the Diplomatic
and Consular Appropriation bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar. The
resolution authorizing the select committee
ON relations with Canada to continue its in
.vestigations during the recess was objected
to and placed on the calendar. The Copy
right bill was then considered, amended
and laid aside. The Presidents message
announcing the death Of Admiral Porter
was received and the Senate soon after
adjourned In the House, the Legis-
lative Appropriation bill was taken up in
committee of the whole, and its considera-
ton occupied nearly the entire day. 1t was
then reported to the House and passed, after
which, the House, having received notice OF
Admiral Porter's death. adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 14th, onsideraton of
the Copyright bill was resumed and contin-
ued until $50 p. m, when it was laid aside,
and the Presidents message, announcing the
death of General sherman, was presented.
Eulogistic remarks were made by Senators
Hawley, Morgan, Henderson, Evarts and
others. Resolutions of regret at the death
both of Admiral Porter and General Sher-
man were adopted In the House, after
routine business, the Indian Appropriation
bill was taken up in committee of the whole.
Several speeches were made on the Indian
problem, but without disposing of the bill.
the House, after adopting resolutions OF re-
gTeI at the Qtdtu VI Auuiiioi JOitcI, ou-
journCd.
In the Senate, on the 10TH the conference
report on the Fortifications bill was agreed
to. Mr.. Mcconnell spoke in advocacy of his
bill directing proceeding OF condemnation
against the Union and Central Pacific rail-
roads. The House joint resolution to cor
rect an error of punctuation in the Tariff
bill of 1890 (relating to twine) was passed
Mr. Quay addressed the Senate in refuta
ton Of charges circulated against him, after
which the Hawaiian Cable amendment to
the Diplomatic bill was adopted. In the
House Mr.. f. b. Taylor. Of Ohio, apologized
for remarks made against Mr.. Fithian. The
conference report on the Army Appropria
tion bill was then adopted. Resolutions of
sorrow at the death of General Sherman
were passed.