Huntsville gazette., 1892-03-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Complied from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
IL the senate on the 9th, Mr. Hale reported
bsI 10 increase the navy. number OF bills
,-ara reported and referred. and the i1ginia
d,rect tax refund matter was taken up and dis
ous.ed at length The bill was finally laid over
aud made special order for the l4th. at
o'clock. The pure food bill was passed with some
,mportant amendments, and the senate went
;-to executive session on the Behring sea
trea.v. In the house, soon after the open
inc Of the session, the fres-woo bill was taken
nm in committee of the whole, and the entire
session was taken up in speeches on the tariff
bv Messrs. McMillin and Dingley, the latter
not having completed his remarks when the
committee arose and the house ADJOURNED.
IL the senate, on the 10th. resolution was
nsssed instructing the Judiciary committee to
rsnort p1 an the legal proposition involved in the
Idaho election contest The agricultural do-
sc;pncy bill. appropriating $4,000 for the
bureau of animal industry and slo,0U Tor ex-
narirents in sugar-culture, was passed. Dill
ras nassed to collect and arrange all the records
~ +be American revolution and the war OF l8l2,
now scattered through the different depart
nents and to place them under the sole
custody of the war department. After passing
sovorai relief and bridge bills, the remainder OF
a
o.t.oBce buildings in all towns where the
rostal revenues reach 5000 per annum.
In tho house several bills were reported and re-
sarred after which the free wool bill was taken
mn and Mr.. Dingley concluded his speech
against abortion and was followed by Mr..
Turner (Ga) in favor of the bill.
In the senate on the 1lth, a resolution pro-
yiding for a constitutional amendment to pre-
vent the president from succeeding himself or
serving second term until at least four years
intervenes was introduced. Mr.. Dolph spoke
at length on the benefits conferred upon the
agricultural interests by the Mckinley bill.
Discussion of Mr.. Vests bin for the erection of
post Office buildings occupied the remainder Of
the session In the house, III committee OF
the whole the tariff discussion on the free wool
bill occupied the entire session
THE senate was not in session on the 18th.
.. In the house Mr.. Coombs IN. W moved
tOcorrect the journal. which stated that he had
been arrested by the sergeant at arms and
brought before the house. Mr.. Bynum hold
that the arrest of members under a call was a
rule Of the house. 1t was the custom and the
sergeant at arms was simply discharging his
duty After a vote of Il to oil against the mo-
ton no quorum voting, the matter was dropped.
Several executive communications were re-
ceiyed and referred and the house proceeded
with bills on the private calendar. At O'Clock,
under special order, eulogies were delivered
upon the late John R. Gamble, OF South Dakota
IN the senate on the 1tth, house bill placing
the secretary Of agriculture in the line OF the
presidential succession was favorably reported.
The committee on quadro- centennial reported
three resolutions relating to the Worlds fair,
for which immediate consideration was asked /;
but, on objection they went over. After brief
executive session the post office building bill
was taken up. A resolution increasing the
maximum cost from S35003 to $4,000 was
adopted. The senate then went again into ex.
ecutive session. In the house. it being Dis
trct Of Columbia day. large number of dis.
trict bills were passed The house then went
into committee OF the whole on the army ap.
preparation bill.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The report that Minister Egan is to
be transferred from Chilli to Brazil is
discredited at the state department.
EXCEPT the extreme tory organs, the
opinion of the press of England is dead
against Lord Salisbury for risking q
quarrel with the United States for the
sake OF the small capital invested in
ish-boats.
ELIJAH J. HOWARD, a machlnist, was
found dead in his room at Lynn, Mass,
on the 18th. death being due to natural
causes. A search of his room. in which
be had lived for twenty years, paying
SIPS per week rent, revealed $1,000 in
cash and bank books, mortgages and
securities aggregating in value nearly
$4,000.
lTis said that Hon. Wilfred Lauriel
has written to an intimate friend in
Montreal Can, that he will relinq uist
the position of liberal leader in the
Canadian house of commons at the enc
OF the present session.
HE supreme court of the United
States has sent back to the Massachu
setts circuit court for another trial the
case of Gen. b. +. Butler VS.. the Ma
uonal soldiers home. involving mat
Ter OF $4,000 claimed by both parties.
A. HERMANN, German charge
affaires at Quieto, the capital OF
ecuador, was recently assaulted by q
MOB He has for a long time been un
popular with the natives. it being
tlalmed that he is officially arrogant
and given to interfering in native poll
ties.