Nebraska advertiser., 1882-03-02

Compiled from Latest Dispatches.
Conversational.

Bills were passed. I'm the senate on the 18th;
To provide for the sale Of the lands Of the M
ami Indians I'm Kansas; 90 amend the articles
Of war imp a ny limitation OF two years from
the date of enlist nent inst prosecutions for
desert on. 10 pr vide tor the dlep 1eitOn on
Fort Larne1 militi iry n servation. Kansas re-
storing lands TO settlement and cultivation; To
prom tie the eftici, ,ncy Of the Navy. Bills
the claims OF the confed' rated Peoria Indians
of Kansas: by Mr.. Hill. 30 provide suitable ag~
riciilturL Bnds for The 'uiheTn Ute Indians;
army ami Increase IT. efficiency . In the
House the Supplemental Census bill. making
available the apprOpr alton for pay " census
adopted calling for information concerning
the pcffls of Am rican Missionaries In
Persia, cte. Bills were introduced; BY Mr..
HerndOn, proposing Constitutional amend
ment limiting the number Of Members OF the
House q sH5; by Mr.. Payson. prohibiting a
polygaIDist or bigaInisi from voting or bold
Ing office in the Territories: by Mr.. Ellis. for
ship canal to connect Lake PonchHrtrain and
the MiEsisrppi River. by Mr.. Carlisle. 90
duce the tax on WHISKY 10 fifty cents: by Mr..
West 10 aid in erecting monuments on Hevo-
lutionary battlea1olds: BY Mr.. Warner. 30
abolish National Banks Mr. Anderson (knn.l
from tho OJminitise ON Agriculture. reported
OF Agr culture Mr.. Hatch (Mo.D, from the
same committse, reported bill TO preyeLt the
spread of infectious or contagious diseases
among an mas
Bdmunde to take up the anti-Polygamy bin out
Of ia regular order was defeated-s1 90 Zg-but
the motion subsequently prevailed. and the
bill wns takon up and laid over as the next
business IN order after Mr.. Call should have,
on the 18th. finished his remarks on the PEN
sion-arrearS resolution. Mr.. Call intro
dtsccd bin "a exempt vessels of less than
twenty-five tons ON inland waters OF the United
Stntes, and not carrying passengers, from In
spection and license Mr. Morgan offered
a resolution requesting the President
70 brtDg 10 The attention OF the Gov
arranging for the final scttiement
of Hli unRdjusted claims existing between the
Unit States and Nicaragua In the House
Mr. Willetts reported n bill 90 prevent polyRa-
nists from holding civil Office in the Terri
tories or serving ~ delegates I'm Congress. Mr..
orth made an adverse report on the resolu-
ton calling on the Attorney-t1enernl for an
opinion ~ 30 the suspensIof OF the writ of
hab as corpus In Great Britain. The Appor-
tiuument bin was taken up, and Mr.. Oates af~
gued IN fnvor Of fixing the number Of Repre-
sentnt YES MT go
On the 18th Mr.. jackson introduced in the
senute bin nppropriating slbO,OO0 10 make
good the loss sustn ned nj the hands OF Federal
troops IN 1864, t,y the Methodist Book house at
Nashville. resolution was passed to provide
messengers for seven leading committees at
tl4D per year. The anttPolygamy till was
debated for some time. hut no nction taken.
Mr.. Gail spoke In support of his amendment 90
the Pcnsion-nrrears resolution. declaring In
prior "a fs4b. In the House discussions upon
the Appoitionnent bill occupied the entire
day.
In the SENATE ON the 10th n communication
was received from the Secretary Of the lnte-
rior. recommending an appropriation OF ST.
0OO,0O0 Tor the exploration Of Alaska. The hill
authorizing the PostmRster-Se Senernl Co adjust
certain claims Of Postmasters from loss by
burglars fire and other una voidable casualties
was reported favorlibiy. The anti-PoyRamy
bill was then taken up, and after debate
II wis passed by unanimous vote. The bill
as passed rnakes polygamy penal offense.
aispossesses inc Polygamist oihoe-hold-
voter; In the House bills were
reported fayorabiy: by Mr.. Burrows, TO
admit Dakota NJ a STATE; by Mr.. Hooker, 10
provide additional training schools for Indian
youth; by Mr.. Dunneil "a nx the term of In
ternal Revenue Collectors at four years The
Apportionment hill was then taken up. and a
resolution was passed that the basis OF division
shall be thin used in the Forty-Sixth Congress
Mr.. Andersons amendment, fixing the total
membership Of the House for the next ten
years at a25, was them passcd-ld2 10 l0i. The
Senate BIN granting pension Of $500 to Mrs.
Garfield M