Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1891 — THE SENATE AND HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

THE SENATE AND HOUSE.

WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAWMAKERS. Proceedings' of the Senate and House of Representatives _ Important Measures Discussed and Acted Upon—Gist of the Business. Thebe remain but twenty-nine days of the session and the two houses will be required to work with industry to properly complete the necessa»y legislation within that period. In order to make up some of the time lost the Senate will hereafter meet at 11 o’clock and as the Senate, when it does settle down to work, proceeds with commendable earnestness, ignoring trifles and technicalities, the l elated appropriation bills and other measures that are considered urgent will he speedily disposed of. The Senate lias .live of the thirteen general appropriation bills, of which three are on the calendar, namely, pension, fortifications and army. In addition to these the Senate Committee has in course of examination and will soon be ready to report the navy and District of Columbia bills. Before these are reported the House will have completed several others of the supply bills that are now on the calendar of that body. , Senators Gorman, Gibson and Faulkner, on the 20th, informed the Democratic leaders In the House that they had been formally notified by the Republican Senators In charge of the elections bill that no further effort would be made to bring up either the bill or the closure resolutions. The death of the bill is certain to be followed by the demise of free coinage. It Is now doubtful if the free coinage measure will get out of the Coinage Committee unless the House takes it out, The Senate, by a strict party vote passed the apportionment. bill just as it came from the House. Four amendments were introduced to Increase by one each the Representatives in Congress from Arkunas, Minnesota, Missouri and New York. All were defeated. The solemn and impressive duty of announcing the death of Secretary Windom tc the Senate was performed by Mr. Morrill, the venerable “Father of the Senate.” AVhen the Senate was called to order on the morning of the 30th, nearly every Senator was in his seat, and it was obvious from the air of solemnity that pervaded tho chamber that something out of the ordinary had occurred. There was also an air of sadness in the House, and unusual attention was paid to the prayer of the Chaplain. Resolutions of respect were adopted and a committee appointed to attend the funeral. Both houses then adjourned until after the Interment. In the Senate, on the 31st. a number of bill were reported from committees and introduced. Mr. Cullom presented theresolutiems of the House of Representatives of Illinois instructing the Senators from that Sjate to vote against the Lodge bill and for the free coinage bill. He said he regarded the resolutions in the nature of petitions and asked that they be filed in the records of the Senate. So ordered. Mr. Morrill offered a resolution for the appointment of a committee of seven Senators to join the House in attending the funeral of Secretary Window. The resolution was agreed to and Messrs. Morrill, Washburn, Allison, Harris, Payne and Gorman were appointed. The army appropriation bill was thon taken up and passed. The House, on the siime date, passed the military academy appropriation bill and immediately went Into committee of the whole on tho diplomatic and edrifeufar appropriation bill.