The news boy., 1896-05-23
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
LIv. CONGRESS.
First Scssion.)


IN the senate, on the 18th, the river and har-
Dor bill being still under consideration, the
amendment offered by the chairman OF the
committee, Mr. Frye (Me.), designating Santa
Monica as the place FOR q deep-sea harbor,
was discussed ut length by several senators.
the debate not being concluded when the bill
was laid aside for the day ...,. In the house q
number OF miscellaneous bills we're passed,
and preliminary report upon the Indian ap-
preparation bill was agreed to and further
confercteo ordered. Mir. Maddox (demD was
confirmed in his seat from the Seventh dis
trict OF Georgia, contested by w p. FELTON,
(fusion). The rest Of the day was devoted to
consideration cf District of Columbia busi-
ress.
IN the senate, on the 18th, the question Of
locating breakwater and deep-sea harbor in
southern California was disposed OF by q COM
promise providing for a commission to exam
Inc the rival harbors Of san Pedro and Santa
Monica. their report to be final, AMI contracts
to be made in accordance Herewith by the
secretary OF war. In the house an hour and
half was occupied in discussing the right of a
member to insert matter In the Record for
which no permission had been given. The
matter was finally ordered to be excluded.
The rest Of The day was spent in discussing the
contestcd-cleCtiCn case OF Ruaker KS. Down
ing, from the Sixteenth Illinois district, with
out arriving at q decision ii TO the hour OF ad-
!ournmeut.
IN the senate. on the 18th. the river and har-
hor appropriation bill was passed, leaving only
three Of the annual appropriation bills yet to
be disposed Of As ii passed the house, the
bill appropriated sl0,hgi,7l3. AS reported to
the senate from committee it carried sl26ll.-
S5O to whichbefore passage, was added various
items, including the provision for the decp-sea
harbor in southern California .... In the house
almost the entire session was occupied in the
discussion of the Rinaker-Downing contested
election case. which was recofumitted TO COM
mtttee on elections No /, with Instructions to
rec cunt the parts of the vote deemed neces-
sary.
IN the senate, on the 18th, two speeches were
made on the bill! to restrict immigration by
the illiteracy test. after which the bill
was laid aside A bill providing for an in
crease Of duty on sugar was briefly colsid-
cred. The question OF Mr. Dupont's right TO
c seat in the senate from Delaware was taken
up. Mr.. Platt Comm speaking in favor of NJ.
Duponts right. Sixty pension bills were
taken from the calendar and passed ..... In
the house the days session was spent. in COM =
mittee OF the whole. considering private pen
sion bills. 53 OF which were acted upon favora-
bly, and reported TO the house for passage.
The contested-electon case Of Cheatau
against Woodard, from the Second district o.
North Carolina, was decided in favor Of Wood
ard.
IN the senate. on the 18th, by O vote Of 81 to
80 the claim OF Henry A. Dupont TO the vacant
seat In the senate from Delaware, was re-
tccted Mr.. Gallinger (N. H.) offered resolu-
tion declaring revision of the tariff law to be
imperatiyely demanded. Mr., Bacon (Ga.)
made long speech advocating the repeal OF
the act Of 1873 (the resumption acn under
which authority TO issue bonds is claimed By
| the president and secretary Of the treasury
......1n the house III private pension bills
previously tavorably reported from Commit
| tee Of the whole, were passed, and 81 Others
| were laid aside to await enGroSsment before
| final action. The Hogue-Ote- contested-elec.
| tion case from the sixth district Of Virginia
was decided IN favor OF Mr.. Otcy, the sitting
member,