Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-02-25

CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS-.
In the United States Senate, Monday,
Feb. 10th, Mr.. Quay, rising to q personal
explanation, made detailed reply to the
current charges against him of corruption
and wrong-doing, and denied them ali en-
phatically.
In the House, Mr.. E.. =, Taylor, of Ohio,
apologized for words used In the heat of
debate to MIR. Fithian, of Illinois.
The House adopted the conference report
on the army appropriation bill.
,,, solutions of regret at the death of Gen
eral Sherman we're adopted and committee
appointed to attend his funeral.
In the Senate, Tuesday, 18th, Senator
Ingalls, presented the credentials of his sue
cessor, Mr.. William A. PETER. The dip
lomatic and consular bill was passed after
debate on the Hawaiian cable and a tilt
between Messrs. Hoar aud Plumb on the
salaries and standing of American ministers
to foreign countries. Senator Quay urged
the passage OF bill permitting railroads to
make reduced rates to commercial travellers.
The copyright bill was taken up and dis
cussel.
In the Houee a resolution was reported
for the impeachment of Alexander Boarman,
judge of the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana The
Indian appropriation bill was reported to the
House from committee of the whole and the
previous question was ordered on its pas
sage. The general deficiency. bill was re-
ported to the House.
The Senate Wednesday passed the copy
right bill, which Senatyr Daniel character
lied as measure to butcher authors and
the people for the benefit of publishers.
The Senate also passed bill providing
for new custom-house in New York
Speaker Reed being confined to his rooms
by cold, Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, presided
over the House, which passed the Indian
appropriation bill, and went into committee
of the whole on the postoffice appropriation
bill, which was still under consideration
when it adjourned.
In the Senate, Thursday, MIR. ingalls,
rendered his resignation as President pro-
tempore of that body. The Senate passed
Substitute for House bill to define the
Jurisdiction of the Police Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia and passed the Indian
depredations bill, to which number of
troduced giving pension of So, 500 year
to the widow of Admiral Porter.
In the House there was some verbal
sparring between Speaker Reed, who has
recovered from his recent indisposition, and
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois. A bill was pass
ed referring to the Court of Claims claim
of the Portland (Maine) Company.
In the Senate Friday one hundred a nd
thirty pension bills were passed in forty.five
minutes. The Nicaragua canal bill was
taken up and debated, Senator Vest taking
strong ground against it as a violation Of
the ClaytOn-BulWer treaty,
The House after the usual lively scenes
with Speaker Reed took up the bill for the
relief of the Supreme Court and nOn-con-
Cured in the Senate amendments.
In the Senate, Saturday, bill was
passed prohibiting book.making and pool
selling in Washington or Georgetown OF
within one mile of their boundaries. The
bill does not take in the race course. The
Nicaragua canal bill was taken up and Mr..
Morgan made an argument in advocacy OF
it. Mr.. Vest, referring to an allasion OF
Mr.. Morgan as to railroad influence
being behind the opposition to the bill
repudiated the insinuation as the ssidle
vaporings of man who considered bis
judgment infallible," and said it would
never do to lend 800. 000, 900 TO a canal
company and refuse to lend the farmers
money on their real estate. Mr.. Morgan
replied that lie enjoyed the Senator's con-
tempt quite as fully as his good opinion,
and MIR. Vest retorted that he was welcome
to it, and he gave it to him with the
greatest alacrity. The conference report
on the navy appropriation bill was agreed
to.
In the House MIR. Fithian, of Illinois, in
dispute over the reading of the journal,
told Mr.. Milliken, of Maine, that he was
saying what was not true. The journal
recorded number of democratic members
as having voted who were absent, and they
protested, but without avail, Mr.. Crisp, of
Georgia, depouncing the manner in which
the presiding officer made up and falsified
the record. The House was in tumult
and great excitement ensued, curing which
Mr.. Spiuola, of New York, put strip OF
paper on his shoulder aud turned it def
antly toward the republicans. The Senate
bill fixing the salaries of United States
district judges at s., 900 was passed.
In the Senate, Monday, there was dis
cussion or the proposition to print 100, 900
copies of the report of the Agricultural
Department on "Dseases of the Horse. -
The proposition was opposed by Mr.. Cor
man ard others, and the number OF copies
was reduced to $4,000. Mr.. Morgan made
personal statement, in which he strongly
objected to the criticism Of correspondent
regarding his support CT the Nicaragua
canal bill. The sundry civil appropriation
bill was taken up and further considered.
In the House the deficiency appropria-
ton bill was considered and the postofice
appropriation bill was passed.