Huntsville gazette., 1892-03-12
NE WIS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


IN the senate, on the I'd, bill was adopted
appropriating 5000 to defray the cost of the
typus fever and immigration investigation
Mr. Dolph introduced memorials and spoke in
favor of the Nicaragua canal. The senate then
resumed consideration of the Idaho election
case. In the house, after the Introduction and
reference of several bills, the District of Colum-
bia appropriation bill was taken up and occu-
pied the remainder Of the session. The bill ap-
propriates 81 ,9S7 ,555 reduction from last year
of 1888 no; 81, 7303l0 less than the estimates of
the District commissioners, and S6l4, 500 less
than the estimates of the secretary OF the treas
ury.
In the senate, on the Sd, house bill to credit
Aquilla Jones, late postmaster at Indianapolis,
Ind, with s2,34S stolen in 1888, was passed.
The Idaho election case was taken up, and on a
vote, Mr.. Dubois was confirmed in his seat.
Consideration of the pure food bill was then re-
sumed. In the house Mr. Watson Farmers
Alliance, Ga.) rose to question of privilege
and denounced an article in the Atlanta Con-
stitution written by Speaker Crisps private
secretary, and accusing Watson of selling his
vote to the republicans in the Craig Stewart
election case, as false in every particular. The
District of Columbia appropriation bill was
passed The house then took up the bill giving
reduced rates to commercial travellers
In the senate on the 4th, Mr. Manderson
corporations or individuals of what are known
as trade tokens" by which laborers are COM
peeled to take what is called store pay in COM
pensation for their labor. Mr.. Stanford intro
duced bill authorizing the purchase and coin
age of silver bullion. The senate then resumed
consideration Of the pure food bill. In the
house, after preliminary business number Of
bills on the private calendar were considered in
committee of the whole and afterwards re-
ported to the house. On motion to take a re-
cess until s D. m a question of no quorum was
raised and led to sharp debate between Mr..
Reed and the speaker at the evening session
there was no quorum and no business WAS
transacted.
The senate was not in session on the 5th :. In
the house a resolution authorizing the commit
tee on private land claims to investigate the
Maxwell land grants in New Mexico and Colo
RADIO, and report to the validity thereof was
adopted. The urgent deficiency bill was then
taken up and passed The agricultural de-
partment deficiency appropriation bill was re-
ported. After considerable discussion the bill
was passed. and the house went into committee
of the whole on the invalid pension appropria-
ton bill.
IN the senate on the 7th a number of bills
were introduced, among them to increase
the pensions of soldiers of the war of 1872 to
S.3 month, and ono to reconsider the vote by
which Mr.. Dubois, of Iowa was seated and Mr.
Claggett rejected. A bill was passed granting
to the Lick observatory, in California, section
of wild land surrounding the university. Con-
sideration OF the pure food bill was then re-
sumed -. In the house, the debate upon the
order from the committee on rules setting
apart March ~. % and "a for the consideration
Of the Bland silver bill and upon the ruling Of
the speaker to the priority of the order over
the reading of the journal occupied nearly tn
entire day. The invalid pension bill was called
up and passed.