Huntsville gazette., 1894-07-21
\ EW6 IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the senate. on the 1lth, the diplomatic and
consular, the invalid pension and the military
! academy appropriation bills were passed with
out opposition. The pension bill appropriates
SlooUo0oo The Daniel resolution indorsing
the action of the president in his effort to sup
press lawlesSness in connection with the Pull
man boycott strike, was adopted without di-
vision. -. In the house the bill to amend the
act OF September %, 1890, providing for the for
feiture of certain land grants increasing the
scope OF the present law by including 81 900 900
acres OF land within its operations, was passed.
IN the senate, on the 18th, the army and the
fortihcations appropriation bills were passed
without encountering any opposition. The re-
publican members Of the conference commit
tee on the tariff bill having been excluded from
the meetings of the conferees Mr.. Hale offered
resolution directing the chairman to inform
the senate whether full and free conference
IS being held. The resolution went over under
the rules In the house an even dozen bills
OF no general interest were passed, and senate
amendments to the bill to provide for the adj
mission OF Utah into the Union and the post
Office appropriation bill for the year ending
June ~, 1898, were agreed to. Senate amend
ments TO the pension, military academy and
diplomatic and consular appropriation bills
were non-concurred in and conferences ordered.
IN the senate, on the 18th, Senator Hale's
resolution directing the chairman of the SEN
free conference had not vet been held occupied
an hour and half. and was laid aside. Con-
sideration of the river and harbor bill was
completed, and the bill was passed and a con-
ference asked The legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill was considered,
only the paragraph providing for the reorgani-
zatlon OF the executive department being re-
served. 80. In the house, beyond adopting the
report of the confereeS on the pension appro-
pration bill, the entire days session was spent
in consideration of measures on the private
calendar.
In the senate. on the l4th much discussion
was devoted to the plan of joint committee of
the two houses for reorganization of the ex-
eeutive departments of the government, and
which was Incorporated in the legislative, cx-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill, but the
bill did not reach its final passage. -. In the
house a bill for the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi river at Dubuque Ia, by
the Dubuque & Wisconsin Bridge Co., was
passed. The rest of the session devoted to
eulogieS upon the late George w. Houk of the
Third district of Tennessee, who died Febru-
ary9
IN the senate, on the 10Th, the legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill and the
District of Columbia bill were passed. and the
agricultural appropriation bill was reported
from committee In the house resolution
indorsng the action of the president in sup
pressing lawlessness in connection with the
great railway strike was almost unanimously
adopted, being opposed principally by Mr.
Pence (pop, Col). Senate amendments to the
naval appropriation bill were non-concurred
in, and the bill was sent to conference. Dis
cuSSion of the bill to establish uniform sys-
tenn of bankruptcy occupied the remainder of
the days session.