The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-13
coNoREasloMAL.


Houses the Past Week.
WHEN the house met on the sOth Mr.. Oates,
from the judiciary committee reported resO-
luton on the charges against Judge Boardman,
Of Louisiana with instructions TO Investigate
and report, which was adopted Mr.. Reed (fe)
asked consent to have bills presented 70 the
speaker and properly referred by him. pending
the adoption Of rules Obiected TO and passed
over Consideration Of the rules was postponed
until Monday after some slight attempt Al alil-
clustering. Public business was then suspended
and euiogies delivered upon the deathof the late
Leonidas Houck, Of Tennessee, and the houEs
adjourned until Monday.
AT the conclusion Of the morning business
(routne work. In the senate on February the
calendar was taken up and several public build
ing bills passed, among them bill appropriat-
ing $780, 900 for public building at Kansas City,
Kan The senate then considered the Mexican
award bill fthe Ia Arbra clain) The bili was
amended and passed. Il directs suit to be
brought IN the name Of the United States court
ofciains against the La Abra Mining Co. and
all persons making cIaim to any part OF the
award TO determine whether that award was
obtained bY fraud enectuated By means Of false
swearing When the house met Mr.. Hoar
MISSY and Mr.. Morse (Mass.) had q tilt as TO a
speech the latter had made and changed In pub
fishing It in the Record Numerous bills and
resolutions were referred, the most important
being resolution by Mr. Arnold (Ado.) request
ins the recall OF Patrick Egan minister to Chill,
which was referred TO the committee on foreign
afIairs. The house then considered the report
Of bhe committee on rules at considerable length.
Pending the debate Mr. Bryan (rIeb.) offered an
amendment which gave him the opportunity 70
deftly announce that the supreme court had de-
cided the Nebraska contest In favor Of Boyd.
During the debate on rules number Of speak
erS criticised the rules Of the last congress and
the action Of the speaker in counting quorum.
Pending debate the house adjourned.
THERE was small attendance of members
when the senate met on the I'd Petitions were
presented protesting against the opening Of the
worlds fair on Sundays Mr.. Mitchell made .
report on the ClaggettDubois case from Idaho,
the committee deciding in favor OF Dubois.
Mr.. Vance gave notice Of minority report.
Mr., Palmer introduced resolution for the
election of United States senators by popular
vote A bill passed sppropriating 100000 for .
public building ct Grand Forks N. D., and also
a bill to increase the endowment Of the Iouisi
ana univerBity, etc. The printing bill was do
bated for nearly three hours, and after an exec
uttve session the senate adjourned -. When the
house met another tilt took place between
Messrs- Morse and Hoar, OF Massachusetts.
Mr. Hoar is o son Of the attorney-gen in
Grants cabinet and q nephew Of Senator Hoar,
but is democrat and Mr. Morse is q leading re-
publican The gentlemen take advantage of
every opportunity to 'pitch In" to each other.
The report of the committee on rules was then
In the senate on the Sd Mr.. Dolph, from the
foreign relations committee, reported ad-
yersely various anti Chinese bills and in lieu
thereof reported bill continuing in force for
ten years all laws now in force regulating and
prohibiting the coming OF Chinese TO this coun.
try MI. Kyle addressed the senate in favor of
his bin regulating marriage and divorce. The
bill creating q new judicial district in Utah
passed, also several public building bills. The
printing bill was then debated until adjourn
ment. The house spent the entire day in de-
bate upon the report Of the committee on rules.
Various amendments were offered and great
amount Of talking INDUCED in. Pending debate
the house adjourned.
WHEN the senate met on the 4th Mr.. MaHder.
| son presided. Mr.. Brice introduced bill foH
the erection Of monument ct Put-in-Bay to
commemorate the battle Of Lake Erie. Referred.
A resolution by Mr.. PETER was agreed to chang
ing the day for holding memorial services for
Senator Plumb to February 1a After a brief
executive session the report OF the elections
committee in the Florida case was taken up,
| debated at length and adopted, confirming
Senator Cali in his seat Adjourned until
Monday -. The continuation Of the debate on
| the rules In the house brought out some spicy
remarks upon the practice Of setting apart Q
| day to make set speeches on the death OF o
member. Mr.. Enloo (Tenn.) thought the Gus
| tom had become perfunctory and was regarded
1 too much in the light Of holiday. He there
i fore favored a rule making memorial day on
Sunday, as the services were Of religious
tendency Mr.. Morse (ldass.) favored it; so did
Mr.. Stout (dich), The resolution was defeated
on roll call. After a longer debate the code Of
rules was finally adopted A census deficiency
bill was then reported and q resolution direct
| ing an inquiry as to whether congress had the
| power to make an appropriation for the worlds
fair was adopted Adjourned.
THE house was in session only about two
hours on the 5th, the census deficiency bill be
/ ing under consideration in committee OF the
whole. An amendment by Mr.. Sayers CTex.)
malzlE3 an appropriation Of S115,5i4 for sub
sistence Of Sioux Indians and calling on the
| secretary of tiSa interior TOR information as to
the number OF employees aEder direction OF the
Indian bureau was adopted. When the COM
mittee rose the bill passed. The private cal
endar was taken up and the house soon I'D.
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