The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-08

Messrs Page, Rosccrans, Stocksiager,
Stevens aud Murphy. II was decided
that this Executive Committee should be EN-
covered Ia select the members of the Cam
paign Committee for the States and Terri
tories not represented in either the Sen te
or the House by a democrat These states
and Territories are Colorado, Kansas, Maine,
Minnesota. Nebraska. New Hampshire,
Rhode ISlaut, and Vermont, and Dakota,
Idaho New Mexico and Washington.
MISS MUTT WILL NOT Re roSrMIs"REsS.
Postmaster. General Gresham says that II
will be impossible To grant the request OF
Miss Lizzie Mutt 10 be p0stmistreII OF
Uniontown, PA.
CONGRESSION PROCEEDINGS.
Tut senate was not i'm session on the lst...,
In the House u resolution was adopted cali
ing on the secretary OF the Interior tor In
formation relative 70 the unauthorized
fencing In of public lands in several states
and Territories. Bills were reported 10 pro-
vide for The issue OF circulating notes 10 Ma
tional banks. TO establish Board OF inter
State Commerce, and Ia increase pensions.
BILLS were passed in the Senate on the 80
for the construction of public buildings in
twelve southern and Western cities several
memorial speeches were made in regard TO
tive Haskell of Kansas and a resolution OF
sorrow at his demise was adopted In
the House the bill pensoning surViVors
of the Mexican war was pasSed-~l
TO -. resolution was adopted ' ,ha
charges brought in connection win tue
Jeanette Arctic expedition Bills we're IN
troduced: By Mr.. Caldwell, to prohibit the I'M
purtatjOu into the United states Ot phupet
laborers lazzaroni and beggars; by Mr.. Han,
cock aJy request, Ia liquidatc the National
war debt in gold and silver bullion, To increase
the circulation OF National current money, to
di, continue the collection OF internal revenue,
ami 10 establish merchant marine by the
issue Of SI.20D 000,000 in grccnbacks.
THE Military Academy Appropriation bill
was passed in the Senate on the ith, with an
amendment providing that any military cadet
hereafter dismissed for hazing shall not be
reappointed. A bill was favorabIY reported
from the Committee on Military Affairs To re-
ieve members OF the FiM John Porter
court martial from their oath OF ST.
crecy. Mr.. sherman introduced bill
granting to newspapers or press associations
"A copyright on their news OF eight hours q
bill was passed TO punish the cOunicilelting
of securities OF foreign Governments. ... IN
the House bills were reported TO amend the
Chinese Immigration act, To prevent the adul-
iteration OF teas, and to permanently improve
the Erie Canal for free traffic. The Naval
Appropriation bill was debated in committee
of the Whole.
IN the Senate on the 9Th the Judiciary
Committee made Il favorable reporton the bill
providing tor the collection of marriage and
divorce statistics. An act WAS passed TO au-
thoriLe the PoStInaster-Generalt to lease biild.
ings for post-Ciiiccs of the first second and
third classes Tor ten years at reasonable
rates. In the House resolution was adopt
ed unseatug Tranquillno Luna rs Delegate
from New Mexico and admitting +. A. ManLa-
mares, who was promptly sworn in Mr.. Col
Inns from the Committee on Judiciary, reported
"A bill establishing IA uniform system of bank
ruptcy throughout the United states. Mr..
fully, from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported bill FORGETTING the Ontonagon 4
Brule River land grant An adverse report
was made on the resolution for the relief or
sufferers by the overflow OF the Mississippi
and by the cyclone III North Carolina, but u
resolution was reported favorably requesting
the Secretary of War TO inform the House
whenever relief was needed along the Missis-
sipp The Naval Appropriation bill was fur
Their considered in Committee of the Whole.