Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-21
'rrNANp HEARD CONGRESS.

| .EEN AND HEARD IN CONGRESS-.
SryATE.-125th day.-The struggle
Yer the Santa Monica, CAL, deep water
hrbor amendment to the river and
edarbor bill was disposed by a compro-
oise being effected whereby n commits
Ion appointed by the President shall
etermine the matter. An amendment
Urged by Mr. German, limiting the ex-
Il ,enditure under the contract authoriz-
httions of the river and harbor bill to
no. OOO, 900 annually led To a lengthy
debate. A motion by Mr.. Vest to table
, he amendment failed. HoUsE.-A
!, pntested election case and a few other
ninor matters filed the day.
SENATE-126th day-The river and
liarbor appropriation bill was passed,
shaking direct appropriations of Sl2,-
loo 600 and authorizes continuing con-
tracts of S64 100000, an aggregate of
bout S76, 600, 900. During the debate the
NJ Abatement was made that this was the
81 largest aggregate fora river and harbor
Gill i'm the history of the government
aNIr. German sought to secure an amend
nent to the bill limiting the contract
Expenditures to SlO,00O,0 600 annually,
.hbut the amendment was tabled.
IA number of house bills on the calendar
we're passed during the day, including
the bill requiring a years residence In
bany territory as requisite to divorce.
! UousE.-After one of the hardest
I.foupht parliamentary battles of the
session. which continued until o'clock
at night, the contested election of
Rinal1er VS. Downing from the Six
teenth Illinois district was recommitted
: TO the committee on elections, with in
structions to recount the ballots in dis
= pute.
~ SENATE.-127th day.-The Dupont
Cease, involving the right of Henry A.
rDupont to a seat in the senate from
I the state of Delaware, was taken up
i'with a view to concluding the debate.
eTwo speeches were made against the
bill proposing additional restrictions
reon immigration, by Mr.. Gibson Dem,
reNd., and Mr.. Nelson Rep, Mimi. Mr..
4 Gibson severely arraigned the a. L. A.,
D declaring that it inspired this bill,
le and that the organization was seeing
to evade politics. HoUsE.-The entire
ltday was given to private pension bills;
: among those granted being that to the
} widow of Gen o. NJ. Poe, $50 per month,
j SENATE-12sth day-The struggle of
the Republicans to seat Mr.. Dupont as
Z la u. s. senator from the state OF Della
ware, which has been in progress OIL
and on for many weeks, was ended
When Mr.. Dupont, by vote of 81 to 80
1 was declared to have not been elected
The Populists voted solidly with the
i Democrats A resolution was agreed
to for an inquiry by the finance com
mittee relative to the competition
of Oriental products with those OF this
II country. Resolutions were proposed
\ by Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, for al
inquiry as to our treaty rights witt
Spain. and by Mr.. Gallinger, of New
Hampshire, relating TO the need o
additional tariff enactments. HOUSE
The House occupied itself in passing
/ the private pension bills which wer
| favorably acted upon in committee O
J. ,thse whole during the two special day
. man, Democrat, of Pennsylvania, All
y Mr.. Talbert, Democrat, OF South Care
+ lima, threw such obstacles in the wa
of the bill as they could. Thirty-fou
;. were held up because they were no
4 engrossed, but 100 were passed, leay
h ing about GO yet undisposed of.
# SENATE-12oth day-By a vote of
g yeas to Al nays, the senate defeated
2 motion by Mr.. Allen, Populist, of NJ
k braska, to proceed with the considers
ton od the resolution to investigate a
h legged election irregularities in Ala
e bama. After the passage of severe
e minor bills the entire day was given
l. the bill regulating gas rates in the Di
4 trict of Columbia. HoUsE-A numbe
V of minor bills were disposed of, anon
i them the following: To allow tn
;. bottling of distilled spirits in bond;
70 expedite the delivery of imported gooo
:. in parcels and packages not exceedin
$500 in value; to provide for the regi
:, tration of trade marks on bottles, ba
), rels. corks and other receptacles use
in interstate and foreign commerce;
! incorporate the Society of Coloni;
- Danes of America; for the general di
tribution of condemned cannon by I'll
secretary of war and the secretary
~ the navy; to compel the attendance
II witnesses before the local land Office
~ The conference report on the bill
~ improve the merchant marine eng
4. necr service was adopted.
~ Lightning struck George Clement
w. house and barn at Lawrence, both b
ing burned. Loss, 5000.
q A serious conflagration broke out
~ Atlanta. Ga, in a block in the cent,