The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
CONGRESSIONAL
Summary Of the Most Important Msasur,I
Presented in Both Houses
126rH DAY.

126rH DAY.
The Senate had another copious dose Of
San Pedro and Santa Monica to-day. Three
OF the members OF the Committee on Com
merce opposed the amendment designating
Santa Monica as the place for deep sea
hnrbor in California. Senators Berry, Vest
and Gallery skoke against the amendment.
MIR. Vest argued against making an appropri-
alton for breakwater either at one place or
the other.
The chairman Of the committed, Mr.. Frye,
OF Maine, commenced the task OF answering
all the objections to the committee amend
ment but had not finished when the bill was
laid aside till tomorrow, but at that time,
Mr.. German, of Maryland, gave notice OF an
| amendment limiting the annual expenditure
| under the pending and former river and har-
Dor bills to S10,000,000.
At 5:35 the senate adjourned until to-mor-
| row.
Miscellaneous business was the order In
the House today. Bill were passed granting
| right Of way over public lands in Colorado
and Wyoming, except Yellowstone Park, for
| oil pipe lines and authorizing the Secretary
| OF the Treasury TO Issue and enforce regula-
| tions for the safety of passenger excursions
| at any regatta or yacht race on the navigable
waters OF the United States.
12TrH DAY.
The house to-day entered pom the contest
| ed election case OF Rinaker VS. Downing,
| from the Sixteenth Illinois district. The de-
bate was very spirited Mr.. Leonard (Rep..
Pa opened the discussion In favor OF the
| adoption OF the committee report. The vote
| probably will be taken tomorrow. Before
| the case was brought up Mr.. Wheeler
| dem. Ala.) was taken to task for abusing
the privilege OF printing In the Record, and
| some extensive interpretations In q recent
| speech Of his were expunged from the per-
manent record by a vote OF "a to 144
12srH DAY.
The Senate passed the river and harbor
bill to-day by nm overwhelming majority, the
vote standing 81 20 0. The vigilance of Sem
ator Quay kept the items relating to the
Ohio, Mononguhela and Allegheny river in
tact, and those streams will have more done.
| for them within the next few years than has
been done since they came under the care OF
Congress. Senator Elkins kept watchful eye
on the upper Monongahela, and when the
improvements authorized by this bill are
carried out, there will be free navigation
from the heart OF West Virginia to the Gulf
Of Mexico for Mt least nine months OF the
| year. The improvements authorized on the
Ohio are the most extensive yet proposed, and
when completed there will be safe navigation
| Of that stream except when frozen up or
overnowed. The Allegheny river is now in
fair way TO be slackwutered as far as
Tarentum or Freeport, with surveys author
lied for additional improvements as far as
the stream can be made navigable.
| 129TH DAY.
The House today, under the special order
adopted last week, devoted the whole day
TO private pension bills They were dis
| posed OF at the rate Of about one every five
minutes fifty-eight in all being favorably
acted upon before adjournment. Among
them were bills granting pensions to the
widow of Gen. o. NJ. Poe. $50; the widow OF
Gen. Jameson. s50 the widow Of Gen. John
Newton, s75 the widow OF United States
Senator George Il. Spenser of Alabama, $50,
and ex-Congressman Smalls OF South Caro-
liza, $50.
10th DAY.
The house to-day occupied itself In passing
100 of the private pension bills which have
been favorably acted upon. Congressman
Heiner introduced bill appropriating $780,
900 for a monument TO General Grant, to be
erected in this city. The bill provides for a
commission OF Ave persons, two each to be
appointed by the speaker OF the house Of
representatives and the president pro tenn
pore of the senate. and one by the secretary
Of war, to superintend the construction OF
the monument.
In deciding this afternoon not to seat Mr..
Dupont, OF Delaware, the senate was actu-
ated solely by u question OF politics. The
Republicans voted solidly in favor OF Mr..
Dupont. They believed that State Senator
Watson. of Delaware, lost his vote In the
state Senate when he became governor, and
that therefore Mr.. Dupont received a ma
jority OF the vote cast and was duly elected a
United States senator. But the Republicans
lack one vote of a majority In the United
States senate, and this prevents justice being
done Mr.. Dupont. The Democrats and their
Populistic allies voted solidly against seating
Mr. Dupont