The news boy., 1896-05-16
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
Nv. CONGRESS-,
First Se..icn.A

IN the senate, GA the 4th, on motion OF Mr..
Turpie Uud) consideration Of the Dupont
election case was resumed, n was, however,
soon laid aside under the terms OF COM
promise offered by Mr.. German, by which after
the passage OF the river and harbor bill tbs
Dupont case should be taken ue 80 the close of
tho routine morning hoae, and considered un-
I'll p. m. Of thc following day, when the vote
should be taken Mr. PETERS bond resolution
was taken up. ...... In the house, 1t being ses-
pension day, numerous private pension bill
were passed, as well rs SEVERAL general bills Of
no great importcrcc. Mr.. Boutelle called up
the naval appropriation bill, and Mr.. Sayer
NfeS.l moved to concur In senate amendrnsnt
reducing the number OF battlesfips from four
to two, and with this au,endment pending the
matter went over.
IS the senate, on the 5th, the time was d.
vided between routine business a resolution
asking the president to request Of the Spanish
authorities fair treatment for American citi.
zens captured on the schooner Competitor; the
river and harbor bill and speeches by Messrs
Hill On W and Pett!grew Is. D., against and
in advocacy Of the PETER oond-inquiry resolu-
tion, and pension and other bills -. In the
house the first business was the adoption Of d
resolution setting apart the 9Th and 18th inst.
for the consideration Of private pension bills.
The house refused to agree to the senate
amendment to the naval appropriation bill re-
uucing the number Of battleships provided for
frcm four 10 two
IN the senate. on the eth after or hour given
to the river and haroor biz. the PETER bond
resolution was token Up and Mr.. Hill IN. w
continued Ills argument against 1t. He sus-
pendea his remarks to allow a message from
lhe mouse announcing the passage OF q cSntur
rent resolution for a final Adjournment on May
IL, and yielded later % baTmit Mr. Call (Fla.)
lS make shecen in favor of the resolution
IN ,ac house in committee OF the whole, pri-
sate pension bills were considered and ~ Of
them were passed a concurrent resolution
providing for the final adjournment Of the
session on the 18th was passed without di-
vision.
IN the senate ION the Tth the ond-investiga-
tion resolution, which had been so long pend
Ing previously amended by the substitution
OF finance committee" for special commit
tee }. was passed by the practically unani-
nous vote OF 81 yeas to nays. After the bond
resolution had hcen disposed OF the river and
hartor hiil was taken up. and its colsidera-
tiou occupied the time until adjournment at
6:oa p M. In the house Mr.. Pickler (rep.
5. d. who was defeated. on the 9th, in his
, fight for longer session for the consideration
or private pension bills retaliated by dilatory
tactics, wherever possible, until nearly all
the session had been frittered away, some TIN
| important business Only being transacted
| just prior TO Adjournment.
! IN the senate. on the sth, q bill was passed
! without opposition permitting the erection in
washington of monument in honor Of SAM
| uel Hahnemann, the founder OF the medical
| school of homeopathy, and appropriatiug 81,
| Ot0 to defray the cost of the foundation A
| dozen other bills unobjectei to were passed.
| Consideration OF the river and narbor bill was
| concluded with the exception Of the question
! of the location of deep-water harbor in South
ern California .... In the house. by vote Of l3C
| to les. bill was PASSED pro, iding members
| with clerks the year round, instead OF for the
| session Of congress only. An evening session
! was held for the consideration o; private pen.
sion bills. at the close of which the house ad-
| journe6 until the llth.