The Brookhaven leader., 1891-03-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
aleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL.

-. malta on the 23d agreed to the con-
IN, Inn rcnort on the bill for the allotment
i, ,,and. TO Indians. After an executive ses-
" .a ,hc senate took up the sundry civil bill,
"IIcb was discussed until ii p. m ana the
VIC adjourned. The house agreed TO
sena' sseen"o,ferpnce report on the Indian allot-
'io nv hin and went into committee OF the
tnto on the deficiency bill Before con-
,,ding II the committee rose, and the house
uassed the post office appropriation Dill ana
P,,bo ,vening session considered the immi-
grafton bill o,.,, o, ,,,t.,, s,h.
,,I,r,e the house bill to establish united
states land court and to provide tor lndl-
oiaI investigation and settlement OF private
Ia claims in Utah, New Mexico, Colorado,
~oyoda and wyoming, and then further con.
',Jorod the sundry civil bill. The death OF
pshresentatiye Watson (Pa.) was announced,
nIoies delivered and the senate adjourned.
ETbe bouse passed the senate bill grant
mo pensions TO the members OF PowelPs
hattalion of mounted volunteers OF MISSOURI
Who served in the Mexican war. and the di-
rect tax bill was taken up for Immediate
consideration and passed by vote OF l7z
ZOOS to IOl nays The conference report on
;be naval appropriation bill was agreed to,
a conference on the direct tax bill ap-
nonted and after ordering further con
ference on the District of Columbia bill the
house adjourned.
THE sudden death of Senator Wilson, OF
MARYLAND suspended all business in the sen
ate on the 25th. MIR. German announced the
death of his colleague in few timely re-
marks and Mr. Spooner paid tribute to the
dead senator. Resolutions were adopted,
a committee appointed to attend the funeral
and the senate adjourned. In the house q
resolution was reported from the committee
on rules for the disposal of the shipping
subsidy bill, when Messrs Blount (Ga.) and
Mcmillan (Tenn.) entered "a vigorous protest
against such a manner OF rushing bills
through, but said the minority was power
less. After lively talk the resolution was
adopted and the house went into committee
Of the whole on the immigration bill. Dur
ing the debate that followed lively tilt took
pIacP between Mr.. Funston and Mr.. Butter
worth. Pending consid ration OF the bill the
death of senator Wilson was announced and
the house adjourned until O'Clock p. IN. Al
the evening session the agricultural appro-
priation bill was passed, AMI the general de-
fclency bill considered until adjournment.
AFTER routine business the senate on the
?6th further considered the sundry civil bill
which after being amended by adding many
minor items was agreed to and passed. Then
the leg stativc, executive and judicial bill
was discus ed and complety d with the ex-
ception OF few minor details, and laid aside
The conference report on the military acad-
emy bill was agreed to and at 9:45 p. IN. the
senate adjourned for want of a quorum.
After routine business the house resumed
debate on the shipping bill, In committee OF
the whole, which continued until after lC
o'clock In the evening The deficiency bill
passed and at IL O'Clock the house ad-
iourned.
WHEN the senate met on the 9th a message
was received from the president vetoing the
bill to establish the record and pension office
of the war department Mr.. Sherman stated
that in view of the imposslbity of the house
taking action in the matter the Nicaragua
canal bill would not be further pushed at
this time. Consideration of the Legislative
appropriation bill was then resumed and il
finally passed The pure food bill was then
taken up, and the senate soon after went in
to executive session When the doors were
opened "A molten was agreed to to consider
the Indian appropriation bill, thus dis
placing the pure fool billy. House bills were
considered until O'Clock and a number dis
posed Of when the Indian bill was further
considered 1t was near midnight when the
senate adjourned. The house passed a
number of local bills and resumed cons der-
alton OF the shipping bill, which was various
ly amended. The house substitute Uhe
postal subsidy b lD was finally adopted, and
upon third reading passed. oy vote OF 40 to
~ Pending action on the motion for a con-
ference the house, at midnight, adjourned.
The shipping bill as passed ~ the house is
radically different from the measure sent to
that body by the senate. 1t merely author
ICES the postmaster general TO enter into
contract for not less than five nor
more than ten years with American citizens,
Tor CARRYING the mails on American steam
ships between United States ports and for
eign ports Canada exccpted). The vessels
must be American build and officered by
Americans1