Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1890 — CONGRESSIONAL. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL.

A bill was introduced in the Senato on the 13th to establish a record and pension office in the War Department, „ Mr, Jones, of Arkansas, spoke against the elections bill. In the House, notice was given that the apportionment bill would be called up next Tuesday. A report was made from committee favorable to the establishment of a merchant marine, A memorial was presented to Congress urging the immediate passage of the Torry bankruptcy bill as a relief to the commercial interests of the country. The Senate did nothing but discuss the election bilL The House resumed consideration of the apportionment bill. After leng tby sate it was passed without amendment by ayes 187; nays 82, many Democrats voting with the Republicans for its passage. The bill provides for e House of 756 members. The House discussed the re-apportion meat bill. Tho Senate on the 16th discussed the election bill. The Democrats are doing nearly all the speaking, in opposition.

In the House, Thursday, on motion of Mr. Goodnight, of Kentucky, the Senate oill authorizing the bridgitig of the Green and Barren rivers, in Kentucky, by the Bowling Green ft, Northern Railroad Company. Tbo-Senateofl titer 'lßthr j dfscngscd the election bill and passed the following bills: appropriating SIOO,OOO for a public building at Danville, 111., and for public ouildings at South Bend, Ind., ($75,000) and Bloomington, 111., ($75,000). In the House, on the 18th, the bill amending the interstate commerce act to permit notaries public to take depositions passed; also bills for bridges over Willamette river in Oregon and the Duck river in Tennessee. , Mr. Baker tried to call up the subsidy bills but the Democrats claimed he was not authorized by the committee to call it up and a long squabble followed, after which the House went into commit tee of the whole on the state of the Union and the bill was taken up after one or two appeals which were decided in favor of the chair. The bill was discussed for awhile but the House adjourned without action. —ln the Senate Mr. Spooner spoke Eve' hours in support of i *'elections bill. Mr. Ingalls also supported the elections bill. In the House the urgency deficiency hi 1 was amended by striking out the amendment l’elating to Senate employes and then passed. The bill was. favorably - reported making the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange gold bare for gold coin discretionary instead of mandatory.