The Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (New Albuquerque, N.M.) 1882-1884, 1884-03-26
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
MORRISON VICTORIOUS.
The Democratic Caucus Binds the
Party Fast to the Free Trade
APPROXIMATIONS.


w ASHlNGION, NdICl Z5.- 1uC IOll0W-
ing bills were reported favorably and
placed on the calendar:
ingalls,, Kans, from Committee on In
dian Affairs, which provides for the sale
ofthe Iowa Indian reservation in Nebras-
ka and Kansas, and the issuance of pat
ent for a reservation for the Iowa tribe IN
the Indian Territory.
Palmer, Mich, from the Committee on
Postofices and Postroads, for the read
iustment of the compensation for the
transportation ofmails on railroad routes.
The Chair laid before the Senate res
olution offered yesterday by Van Wyck,
Neb., which calls upon the Attorney Cen
eral to furnish certain information as to
the star route attorneys, or state to the
Senate why he does not furnish it. Agreed
to.
Hoar, Mass, then called up the bill to
increase the salaries of district court
Judges to $1,000, The pending question
was an amendment making it unlawful
for a Judge to appoint to any position in
his court any relative within the degree
of first cousin, and making it misde-
meanor for the judge to do so.
The amendment was modified by the
omission of the clause specifying that
it was a misdemeanor, and this was
agreed to. After further debate the bill
passed-yeas 63, nays I3. The next or
der of business was the calendar of un-
objected bills: Calls, Fla, joint resolu-
ton providing for the payment oflabor in
the government employ the same wages
for holidays as for others, was% passed
without debate.
The Senate took up the Education bill,
the pending question being on Harrisons
amendment to require the States to con-
tribute, each annually, an amount equal
to the amount severally received by them
from the National fund.
Pending conclusion Of the debate the
Senate went into executive session and
soon adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March z5.-On
motion of Belford, Colo, the Senate bill
was passed, authorizing the State of Colo
rado to take lands in lieu of the sixteenth
and the thirty-sixth sections found to be
mineral lands, and to secure to that State
the benefit Of the act donating the public
lands to the several States and Terrific
ries which may provide colleges for the
benefit of agriculture.
Brown, Ind. introduced a bill making
it felony for a person to falsely assume
to be an officer or employee acting under
the authority Of the United States, or any
department thereof Passed.
The Committee of the Whole took up
the bonded extension bill, and Potter, N.
Y, briefly gave the reasons which i'm
PEELED him to support the measure.
Long. Mass had changed his views on
the pending measure since first consider
ing it. At first it had appeared to MIN
that its tendency was to correct the dis
elimination which existed against whisky,
but the argument Of the supporters of the
bill had proven too much. The query
arose in his mind as to whether the ques-
ton was a business one.
Hurd, Ohio, said it was idle to claim
that the pending question was one OF
loaning money. 1t was fair to remit the
penalty. because we didn't need the mon
ey. It was Just to individual parties. The
/ Committee on Ways and Means had dis
closed that unless the relief was granted
these men would be bankrupted and
I ruined, and it would throw men out
of work, and Congress need not
/ complain if it found severe criticism
/ aWdiLlllS 10 dCLlOAAs kdRBAeao~B
/ Reed, Me, ridiculed the statements
that ruin would follow the failure to pass
the bill. but admitting for the sake o
argument that this was true, he argued
that the disaster which would ensue II
forcing 100000 gallons of whisky or
the market would be small as compared
to that which must follow the forcing out
FIVE years hence, of over one hundred
million gallons. Pending further dis
cussion the committee rose.
Ellis, La, asked leave to report from
the Committee on appropriations hi
resolution providing that $4,000 OF th'
unexpended appropriation for the relle
of the Ohio flood suffers may be used TO
the relief Of the sufferers from the over
flow of the Mississippi river.
Dunn, Ind, said he would not oppose
on the understanding that the measur
was not to be confined to the relief Q
sufferers on the Mississippi betweel
Vicksburg and New Orleans.
sWho has proposed to limit it r aske
Ellis warmly. ut is universal and if tn
gentleman can understand English h
must see that the resolution makes
universal"
q understand English and action
also,' replied Dunn. when | ser
recommendations to the Secretary of Wa
and to the Committee on Appropriation
representing that the river was above 1t
highest water mark in Arkansas they wei
rejected, and the monkeys never squeale
until the flood struck louisiana
, 'The monkey had been squealiug b.
fore there was any occasion" retorte
Ellis.
Further discussion was cut of by a
/. objection of York, n. c., to the resolutio
and the House adjourned.
Washington Gossip.
WAsHINGToN, D. C, March 2s.-Nor
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