The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-30

Epltouas Of shs Proceedings - nots
Houses ths PAST FoaA.


Houses tae Past Week
THp sshate wns not N session on me io,h
and the only i3ffsiAess transacted ny The huutf
was the further confederation Of the naval ap
preparation bill 10 committee Of the whole ~
Pendleton CtY. Va opposed ne bill; 80 dlu ~
Holman Mr.. Fellows CN ~ made an enlnesl
appeal for a strong navy ar Baker liAan.l
spoke against increaaing the navy, cOnteloina
ahat the greatest bulwark Of Amercan luqes
pendence was In The happy homes Of the people
The house adjourned pending consideration al
she bill
WHEN the senate met on the 18Th the vice.
president presented . communication from
James n Young late executive clerk, inregar1
to the action Of the senate in declaring his olsce
vacant Mr.. Vest introduced bill to prevent
contracts by the postfaasterg general with any
steamship company making unjust discriminar
tions against any part Of the country IN carry
ing fhe mails Mr. PETERS resolution request
ing the secretary Of state to obtain Informs 1on
Concerning the use OF electricity as power IN
the propulsion Of farm machinery WAS agreed
to. The tifl 10 facilitate work in the court ~
claims was debated ct some length and passed
Adjourned In the house Mr. McRae moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill to adjust
the swamp lands grants,s which, after long
talk was defeated The naval appropriations
bill was then considered until adiournment
Mr. Boutelle's amendmcut to appropriate 81
100000 TO build two battle ships being re1eeted
In the senate on the 18TH the bill 20 amend
the act approving the funding act OF Arizona
was taken up and q motion to strike out the
provision that bonds shall be payable IN golo
coin and amended to read I'm lawful money OF
the United States" elected warm debate. but
was finally adopted by q vote Of 2S yeas 70 -
nays, Messrs Dubois, Hatsbrough, Jones
CSev1 Kyle Mitchell PETER, Stewart, Teller
and Wolcott voting with the democrats in tins
affirmative, and Messrs. Gray and Palmer yoS
ffiQ with The republicans in the negative. After
a{fs he
Senator Hill N. " voted with the silver men
The senate in executive session, ratfaed ti1s
new treaty with Great Britain on the Benrlns
sea sealing question 3. In the house Mr.. MO
Millin, from the committee on rules, reported
resolution setting aside al the orders hereto
fore made granting leave to print in the Record
which was adopted A resolution was also
adopted for an Investigation as to whether GER
tain officials in Baltimore had violated ths
civiI-service law. The Noyes- Rockwell con-
tested election case from New York was thea
called up and argued until adiournmnHS The
report Of the committee was in favor Of unseat-
ing Rockwell (dem-) and seating Noyes (rep.l
AFTER the usual morning business In the sem
ate on the Goth Mr.. Sherman reported that the
Chinese exclusion legislation would not expire
in 1894 and there was no necessity for immedk
ate action but he would give senators an op
portunity to speak upon the subject. Mr. Nor
rau's silver resolution Was taken up and Mr
Teller made vigorous speech in favor OF Iree
silver Mr.. Teller, during his speech referred
to talk about his action the elections Dill iaSe
| session and said that he had since examined
that bill carefully and declared that ne was
satisfied with his vote against it. as 1t was the
most Infamous measure that ever passed the
| threshold OF the doors Of the senate Al ne
conclusion OF Mr. Teller's remarks the seEate
/ went into executive session. =. The house spent
the entire day debating the Moves kockwelA
| election contest and adjourned before reaching
o vote,
In the senate on the 2lst bills passed 70 create
| a third division Of the district OF Kansas Tor
/ judicial purposes; for the appointment OF con-
| suls 10 the Congo Free State; for the relief OF
| St Charles college in Missouri providang Ior
| suncry light houses, and number Of private
| hills. The house Chinese exclusion bill was
/ then taken up and Senators Dolph Chandler
i and FELTON, spoke in favor Of it. senator Sher-
man denounced it as against the spirit Of civil
/ ization, unchristian, contrary to the rights OF
man and violation Of the treaty with China.
| The house was occupied the whole day IN
debate upon the Noyes- Rockwell contested
case and adjourned pending its consideration
AFTER routine business In the senate on the
g2d Mr. Hoar introduced bill from the judiciary
| committee to amend the revised statutes au-
thorizing the appeal to circuit courts IN cases
where persons convicted claimed to have acted
under authority OF anysUnited States statute or
Of any foreign power. The urgency denc1ency
bill was further debated and passed The
Chinese bill was then considered until the close
of the session - The house further debated the
report OF the elections committee on the Noyes-
Rockwell contested case from New York the
report being almost unanimous in favor OF un-
seating Rockwell (dem.) and awarding the seat
To Moves. contesting republican A vote was
finally reached and the majority report was re-
iected and Rockwell declared entitled to retain
his seat by f26 yeas to 106 nays. At the evening
session pension bills were considered