Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1894 — THE NATION’S SOLONS. [ARTICLE]

THE NATION’S SOLONS.

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Our National Law-Makers sad What They Are Doing for the Good of the Country— Various Measures Proposed, Discussed, and Acted Upon. Doings of Congress. Tho Senate bill for the construction of a bridge across the Monongahela River at Pittsburg passed the House Thursday, and the balance of the time was spent in filibustering over the O’Neil-Joy contested election case from the fit. Louis district The report of the committee is in favor of unseating Mr. Joy (Rep). For five hours they filibustered and kept the Hoose deadlocked. The highest number of Democratic votes cast during the day was 166. thirteen short of a quorum. An unsuccessful attempt was made to adjourn over Friday. Ihe Senate's principal business was the confirmation of a lot of postmasters and consideration of the tariff bill The House met at noon Friday. Mr. Bayers presented for immediate consideration a joint resolution appropriating $lO,000 for the salaries and expenses of additional deputy collectors of internal revenue to carry out the provisions of the Chinese exclusion act as amended by thejolnt resolution passed Dec. 7 last .It was agreed to. The struggle over the O’Nell-Joy contested election case from Missouri was postponed until next week. In the case of Whatley va Cobb, from the Fifth Alabama District, the report of the committee unanimously confirmed Cobb’s title to the seat, and was adopted. The House went into committee of the whole to consider the military academy appropriation bill The amount carried by the bill was (400,438, against' $432,546 for the current year. The original estimates for the next fiscal year aggregated $590,463. They were reduced by the Secretary of War to $465,149, and the bill was passed. Several private pension bills were passed at the night session, the House adjourning at 10:30 o’clock. The Senate did nothing. The House adjourned Monday after a> brief session on account of the death of Senator Colqnlt. Mr. Turner, of Georgia, who had been chosen by the Georgia delegation to announce the death of Senator Colquitt to the House, sent to the clerk’s desk the usual resolutions of regret and for attending the funeral The Speaker then appointed the following committee to accompany the remains to Georgia: Messrs. Livingstone, Holman. Bonn, Cabanniss, Maddox, McDonald, W. A. Stone, Cogswell and Grout. The death of Senator Colquitt was announced In the Senate by Mr. Gordon, the colleage of the dead statesman. In a few touching words he briefly recounted the services of the dead Senator in the field of politics and in his domestic life The customary resolution of regret was adopted and a committee of ten Senators appointed to accompany the remains to Macon, Ga. The following committee was appointed by the Vice President: Senators Gordon. Morgan, Butler. Ransom. Gray, Hoar, Proctor. Carey, Perkins, and Allen. Prayer was offered at the convening of the Senate by Mr. Colquitt’s pastor. Rev. Isaac W. Canter, of the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church, and at 12:15 o’clock the Senate adjourned. The House did but little business Tuesday. Representative Boen, of Minnesota, Introduced a bill for the reduction of compensation of persons in the government service. It provides that salaries from SI,OOO to $5,000 be reduced 25 per cent, and that those from 15.000 to $20,000 be reduced’ 33% per cent; all above $20,000 reduced 50 per cent The Senate met at 9:45 and immediately adjourned.