Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-29

SENATE.-The army appropriation bill
was reported and placed on tue calendar
on the 22d. The urgent deficiency bill! was
taken up and the following amendments
were agreed to: Appropriating $685. for
the expense of representation of the United
States at the Columbian Historical exposi-
ton at Madrid in 1892 in commemoration
of the 400th anniversary of tue discovery
of America; appropriating 81, 400 TO rem-
burse the state OF Montana Tor the expense
Of its constitutional convention; allowing
an expenditure Of 49, 600 for fish hatch
cry at Worthwhile. Mich; appropriating
500, 900 for continuing the work of the
eleventh census; striking out an appro-
piation of $40, 365 for printing new edi
ton Of the postal laws and regulations.
The bill as amended was then passed and
the calendar was taken up. Bills on the
calendar were disposed Of as follows:
House bill TO amend act providing for
successor TO the President in case of death
and bringing in the secretary of agriculture
after the secretary of the interior; passed.
A bill was passed authorizing an increase
to $12 all pensions now on the rolls at IS "a
month on account OF service in the Mex
lean war, where the pensioner is unable tc
perform manual labor and is dependent
upon the pension. The Chinese exclusion
act was again discussed, but no action
taken. Executive session. Adjourned
HoUsE.-The Noyes- Rockwell contested
election case was taken up for final con-
sideration. The vote resulted in Mr.. Rock
well, the Democratic contestant, retaining
his seat A recess was taken to o'clock.
SENATE.-With Senator Henderson in
the chair, on the Goth the Senate re-
ceived protests from Seventh Day Adven-
lists and Baptists protesting against Con-
gress committing itself to any creed by
passing Sunday closing bill for the
Worlds Fair. The Chinese exclusion Dill
was then taken up for discussion and the
question on the adoption of the substitute
was put Mr. Sherman was the only
Affirmative voter and no negative votes
were cast. The substitute was declared
passed, but upon protest being made the
chair said he would put the question again.
The discussion continued until 4 o'clock
when vote was taken and the
substitute passed. Ayes, As; nays IA.
HoUsE.-The session OF the House was
almost wholly occupied by colloquy, re-
gardng the rules for counting quorum,
between ex-Speaker Reed and Speaker
Crisp. The subject rnder discussion was
one which was before the House some
little time ago. Should or should not Mr..
Walkers unspoken remarks deriding his
colleagues, Messrs. Williams and Hoar,
as ''mugwumps" appear in the Record?
The Democrats thought that they should
not while the Republicans, basing
their opinion principally upon
the action of the House, few
days ago, in deciding that book Of
Henry Georges might be spread upon the
Record and given free publication and dis
tribution, were of contrary opinion. The
Republicans did not vote and there was no
quorum; several votes were tried on
various phases but when the Republicans
opposed q motion they refrained from
voting, forcing the no quorum rule. Finally
a call of the House was ordered and a
quorum responding adjournment was
taken.