Huntsville gazette., 1892-03-05
n WIS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


liz the senate, on the 9th, the vice president
appointed Messrs. Cameron and Butler as mem
bers of the visiting committee to the military
academy at West Point. The resolution call
Ing on the president for information concerning
the recent Canadian reciprocity negotiations
was adopted. A bill to prevent ''green good"
frauds was referred to the judiciary committee.
Consideration Of the Idaho contested election
case was resumed. The presidents message on
the Worlds fair was read and referred to the
committee on quadro- centennial. 49,. In the
house a resolution authorizing an investigation
into the operations Of the eight hour law was
passed. The house then went into committee
of the whole on the Indian appropriation bill
Senate amendments to the census urgent de-
fciency bill we're non -concurred in
In the senate, on the 25th, the rainfall report
OF Mr.. Dyrenforth was presented. A bill was
introduced for the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi river at New Orleans. A
resolution to permit Mr. Claggett, the con-
testant in the Idaho case to address the senate,
was adopted As to /. Messrs Vest and Halo
had a short argument on the reciprocity policy
OF the government. after which the Idaho elec-
tion contest was taken up In the house, at
ter the submission of reports from various COM
mittees, the contested election case of Craig vs.
Stewart from the Twenty fourth Pennsylvania
district was taken up. A motion to limit tha
to, and the remainder of the session was do
voted to the matter.
In the senate, on the 26th, a conference was
ordered on the disagreeing vote of the two
houses on the census urgent deficiency bill
The Idaho contested election case was taken
up, and Mr.. Vance concluded his remarks,
when Mr.. Claggett, the contestant, was recog
nized and made speech in his own behalf !.
In the house, after preliminary business, the
Craig Stewart election casa was taken up, and
after further argument a vote was taken and
the contestant, Hon. Alex Craig, was declared
elected and was sworn in. The conference report
on the census urgent deficiency bill was
adopted. The house then proceeded to consider
bills on the private calendar.
THE senate was not in session on the 9TH.
In the house consideration of the Indian appro-
priation bill occupied the entire session. An
amendment was adopted in committee of the
whole placing the Indian agencies, in case Of
vacancies hereafter under charge of army Of
ficers. Without action on the bill the commit
tee rose and the house adjourned
In the senate, on the 10Th, among the bills
presented was one to authorize Commander
Mullan of the navy, to accept medal from the
Chilian government. Mr.. Stanford introduced
bill to determine the value and currency of
legal tender dollars. Mr.. Voorhees, delivered
set speech in support of the free Icoinags
of silver In the house resolutions were
passed authorizing an investigation into the
operation Of the immigration laws; an inquiry
40 to the right Of the secretary of the treasury
to use any portion Of the $0O. 10000 gold re-
serve for current expenses, and for statement
of gold and silver certificates issued and re-
deemed. The house went into committee OF the
whole on the Indian appropriation bill.