St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-23
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate on the 18th Senator Payne's
credentials were filed. The bill for relief of
survivors of the Jeanette expedition was re-
ported faYorably and placed on the calendar;
also bill fixing salaries of United states
Judges. Among numerous bills introduced
was one defining the powers Of the Mississippi
River Commission and authorizing the appr0-
prtation of land necessary to its WORK, In
the House the following were among the bills
introduced: To limit the number of naval
cadets: to provide for leasing desert lands in
Colorado; to abolish the electoral college. A
resolution was offered calling for the official
report On the investigation OF Architect HilPs
office. The Military Academy bill was re-
ported. A joint resolution appropriating
$500, 900 for the food sufferers called out con-
to Il. 80 'ts1S- -'''->-'.s - - 49,
THE Senate on the 18th voted to alIowthe
claim of Mrs Louisa Boldly, whose husband,
two sons and son-in-law were killed in the Mo-
doc war. Among bills introduced was one to
suspend coinage of the silver dollar; also to
forbid and prohibit political assessments. The
bill passed authorizing the construction OF
building for the Congressional library LIN
the House u resolution fnquiring as to the ac-
ton OF officials in the star route prosecutions
was adopted. The bill for retirement OF trade
dollars was referred TO the coinage committee.
A resolution for committee to investigate
Government work at Hot Springs was adopt
ed. The Henneptn Canal bill was reported
and referred to committee of the whole The
naval appropriation bill was taken up, and
Mr.. Calllins criticised the meagerness of the
sums set apart for the new cruisers.
in the Senate on the 18th resolution di-
recting the Interior Department to withhold
approval of patents of certain Northern Pa
cific lands was laid over. The Mcpherson bill
to issue circulating notes to National banks
was taken up, Mr.. Bayard speaking in its sup
port. Mr.. Sherman injected a speech on the
silver question as bearing directly on the
banking question, and sure to complicate it at
some time or other :. In the House the Chal-
mers-ManniDg contest was discussed without
action. A statement of claims of contractors,
aggregating $27SG45, for care of double-tur-
reted monitors was referred. A petition was
presented in favor of penstoning Union sol
diers who suffered in Confederate prisons.
Referred.
In the Senate on the 18th the transcript
of testimony taken in the investigation of the
architects Office was presented and referred.
The bill making all public highways post routes
passed The bill also passed allowing the Lou
fsiana State Bank to file claims for $4,000
worth of cotton, said claims being debarred
by limitation. The Mcpherson National Bank
note bill was taken up. Mr.. Morrill, offered
substitute regulating the amount of circulat-
ing notes and limiting it to that of paid in cap
itat Amendments were offered by MeSsrs.
Vest and Morgan. Pending discussion the
Senate adjourned. In the House considera-
ton of the Chalmers-Manning contest was re-
sumed, but no conclusion was reached.