St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

THE Senate was not in session on the I'D
In the House several bills were report
ed and a resolution of inquiry as to action in
relation to the Venezuela claims was adopted.
The House then went in committee on the
bonded extension bill and a score OF speeches.
were made considering the subject from Dust
ness, moral, constitutional ECONOMIC, temper
ance and other stand-pointS. The COM
mittee then, rose and the pension APP
preparation bill was reported and referred TO
to the committee of the whole. resolution
was adopted calling for information whether
or not the provisions of Yellowstone Pafk
leases to prevent Wanton destruction of game
and fish were being complied with. Mr. Dock
cry presented the report OF the COM
mfttee on accounts on the removal of em-
ployes Of the House by Speaker Keifer. The
report recommends an extra months pay 10
present employees.
In the Senate on fhe a4th the minority re-
port on the exclusion of American meats
from Germany was presented. motion to
make the Dakota bill, specill order for
Thursday week, was defeated. Consfdera-
ton of the bill to fix the salaries OF Dlstrlcs
Judges was resumed, the discussion being
mainly on the cause prohibiting Judges from
appointing their relatives to positions. The
ingalls, and Vance took chief parts. The
conference reTo,t on the resolution apnro'
priating $40 600 for contigent fund of the Sem
ate was adopted .... In the House Mr.. Ellis
asked consent to offer q resolution appropr1at-
ing S301,000 to avert the threatened overflow
at New Orleans. After some discussion the
resolution was rejected. The House refused
to concur in certain amendments TO the deH-
cheney bills. Bills were introduced: To es-
tablish uniform rating for invalid pensions; tc
provide for cheaper correspondence by tele-
graph; to repeal the restriction on coinage OF
silver dollars.
In the Senate on the 18th memorials
were presented protesting against the pas
sage of pending bills relating TO patents.
Bills were reported favorably: To sell the
Iowa Indian reservation in Nebraska; to
Teadjust compensation for railroad mail
transportation. A resolution was adopted
inquiring why the Acknowledgement does
not furnish certain information regarding
salaries of district judges was taken
mp and the amendment agreed to pro-
hibting judges from appointing rela-
tives to Court positions. The bill passed
THE joint resolution was adopted providing
that Government employees be allowed full
pay for holidays. The education bill was
further discussed without action. In the.
House several unimportant measures passed
after which the bonded whisky bill was taken
up and debated at some length. An effort
to obtain consent for resolution to appro-
pirate SIPS go for the food sufferers along
the Mississippi was metuith objections
In the Senate on the 26th the bill for al
lotmentof Indianlands in seyeralty was passed.
The transfer of Minister Sargent to the st.
Petersburg mission was submitted and
ling an examination of certain Mis-
souri, war claims. Debate on the edu-
cational bill was continued at con-
siderable length. The resolution appropriate
ing for the Mississippi River food sufferers the
unexpended balance of the Ohio flood fund,
amounting to SIPS, 600, was adopted In the
House the same appropriation was agreed to,
The bonded whisky bill was taken up and a
motion adopted that the debate be closed in
an hour and half on the 9th.
In the Senate on the 9th bill was intro
1uced to prohibit the sale of indecent publica-
TONS The Joint resolution authorizing re-
ward of So 600 for discovery of the Greedy par
ty was reported with an amendment. The bill
to pay claims for damages caused by the Ute
Indians passed. Also the bill to authorize
the Court of Claims to grant rehearing
in the case of Chas. p. Cb0uteau
for add itional compensation for building iron
clads. The education bill was debated with
out action. In the House the bonded ex-
tension bill was finally disposed of by striking
oub the enacting clause. 1876 TO S3. In the gen
eral strife to secure precedence for the next
measure for discussion the bill to retire the
trade dollars was takei up but no action was
reached.