The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-19
RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.

CONGRESSIONAL AND WASHINGTON NOTES.
In the Senate on "Wednesday Mr.. Hill made
an argument in support of the claims OF Mr..
Spofford.
In me House the tariff bills wers reported.
and the Curtin-Y ocum contest was Sc tiled In
favor OF Mr.. Yocnm by the votes of all the Re-
publicaDs and Nationals and some twenty
Democrats. The consideration of the legisla-
evening session the steamboat bill was dis
cussed, and Mr.. Conger made an attack on the
New York pilotsge laws.
There Is very little prospect that Congress
VIII be able 10 adjourn before July /, although
the opponents of tariff reform are making an
effort TO rush through the appropriation bills.
Senator Wallace does not believe that Tilden
can either be nominated at Cincinnati or con-
troll the nomin alton, in spite of the orgsniza-
ton of his working forces.
A hearing was begun on Wednesday by the
House Committee ON Patents on the Springer
bill to repeal the law extending the No Tier
Wood pulp patent.
Tne senate on Thursday further discussed
MIR. Edmunds bill in regard to private land
claims in certain States and Territories, aOd
MIR. Hill finished his argument in support OF
the resolution awarding the seat now occu-
pied by Mr.. Kellogg TO Mr.. Spotford.
In the House a NUMBER of bills and reports
were presented, among the latter one from the
Naval Committee recommending that naval
coalIng stations should be secured in Central
The legislative appropriation bill was amend
ed by Increasing the salaries of some OF the
House clerks, waom Mr. FRYE declared the
at their desks. An amendment reducing the
Presidents salary was rejected.
There was an evening session, at which the
municipal code bLll for Washington was con-
sidered.
air. Carlisle has prepared substitute for the
Ways ana Means Commuters sugar bill.
The Senate on Thursday passed the bill abol-
fishing tolls on the Louisville and Portland
CanaI. Mr. Morrill, made speech in support
of the plan OF erecting separate building for
the Congressional Library, and Messrs. Hamp-
Ton and Carpenter arzued against awarding
the seat occupied by Mr.. Kellogg to Mr.; Spot.
Ord On Ia had
finally decided.
The House anne ended the Legislative appro-
priation bill by reducing the pay of store
keepers and gaugers, but refused to strike out
the provision for paying tnformers. Mr..
Townshend, of Illinois, maze an earnest but
vain protest against being obliged to send a
number of petitions for the abolition of the
| duty salt to the petition box, claiming a
| Constitutional right TO have them read In the
House. Mr.. Springer replied TO Mr.. Orth's
recent speech regarding the Venezuelan
| awards scandal, aud Mr.. Orth reiterated his
original charges. At the evening session bills
relating to the Indians were discussed.
The Ways and Means Committee has voted
in favor OF adJourniDg on May 81. but Wash
ington dispatch says that the backwardness
of business is such that the session will un.
| doubledly extend into June.
In the SenaIe a long discussion sprang up on
Friday over the presentation of a memorial
| from Mr.. Davis Hatch, setting forth the i'll
ussge he received, in lSiS in Santo Domingo
| ingalls, and others interested in the proposed
| annexation of IN at island. Mr.. Conkling said
| 1t was scheme to iDjure certain prominent
| persons for political purposes. Speeches weie
| made by Messrs. Pendleton and Cameron, OF
| Wisconsin, against unseat1Dg Mr.. Kellogg, and
q bill was passed providing for the appoint
| ment of Commission to asc ertain the best
manner of enlarsing the library accommoda-
| tions
The House finished the consideration OF and
/ passed the legislative appropriation bill, and
voted by l33 to 10, to ts Ike up the resolution for
1 final adjourn ment. proposition to recon-
i nit the resolution with instructions 10 the
| Ways and Means Committee TO bring in bill
| printing paper before reporting any resolution
| for adjournment, was rejected by W TO ll6.
The House on Saturday adopted by III to 80.
| the resolution reported from the Ways and
| May 81 but a caucus of Democrats in the even
ing adopted resolution declaring that In the
| present condition of business the action OF the
| afternoon ought 10 be onsidered.
Senator Don Cameron processes TO be conf.
dent that the solid vote OF Pennsylvania will
be cast In favor OF Grant at Chicago.
General Sherman has made report setting
| forth the military advantages TO be secured
by the completion of the Northern Pacific
| Railroad.
be the report of the Republican minority o.
the Wallace Committee upon the intimtda
ton of voters in New England was presented
in the Senate on Thursday.
| A private letter received at washington
| from Nicaragua says the Congress of tha
to ratify articles granting concessions to I
| Canal Company organized under tina plan de
scribed by Admiral Ammen last autumn.
| The Democrats In Congress are daily receiv
ing protests from prominent members OF thei
party against the adoption OF speaker Kan
dsll's plan OF hasty adjournment withou
completing the needed legislation.
MIR. Townsend has made no report as yet y