People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1893 — The News Condensed. [ARTICLE]

The News Condensed.

Important Intelligence From All Parts. CONGRESSIONAL Second Session. Thx measure for a constitutional amendment to limit the presidential office to one term and the anti-option bill were discussed in the United States senate on the 19th. The nomination of Elijah W. Halford, of Indiana, to be paymaster with of major was received .... In the house the bill providing that no person shall be excused from attending or testifying before the interstate commerce commission on the ground that the testimony or evidence may tend to criminate him was passed. The bill for the establishment of a national quarantine was called up, but no action was taken. The senate met and immediately adjourned on the 23th out of respect to the memory of exPresident Hayes....ln the house the general deficiency appropriation bill 120.956.C10) for the next fiscal year was reported. An adjournment was taken out of respect to the memory of exPresident Hayes. In the senate the new Columbian postage stamp was vigorously attacked on the 21st by Mr. Wolcott, of Colorado, who called up his joint resolution directing the discontinuance of these stamps. The anti-option bill was also discussed.... The feature of the session of the house was the consideration of the national quarantine bill. A bill was reported to establish buoys on the Michigan lake front at Chicago The anti-option bin went over in the senate on the 23d without action, an agreement having previously been reached that the vote on that bill shall be taken on the 31st. Certificates of election of Senators Cockrell (Mo.) and Davis (Minn.) for their new terms from March 4. 1893, were presented and placed on fi1e....1n the house the quarantine bill requiring all vessels clearing for the United States to obtain from the consul or vice consul of the port of departure a bill of health was passedby a vote of 138 to 29.