Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-02-20
Al WASHINGTON.
The Work Done in tho Senate
and House of Repre-
sentatives.

WASHINGTON City, Feb. 13.-In the
senate Pendleton presented the credentials
of Henry B. Payne as senator-elect from
Ohio. A petition was presented for the re-
moyal of the discrimination against volun-
teer officers as to pensions in contrast with
the pay Of regular officers on the retired list.
| Dolph handed in petition from the board of
trade of Portland, Oregon, for q strengthing
of the navy. Bills were reported to fix
the salaries Of judges OF district courts.
Bills were introduced for the relief of the
officers and crew of the monitor which de-
stroyed the Merrimac. Resolutions were
/ passed ordering a report whether the Balti-
moro & Ohio had within the past year re-
Ceived or made proposals for consolidation
with the Western Union. The senate receded
from its amendment to the Greely ralief bill,
and passed the joint resolusion appropriating
$4,000 for the relief of The lood-sutferers.
The house of representatives, by a vote Of
233 to IL, passed joint resolution appropri-
ating $300,00O for the relief of the sufferers
by the overflow of the Ohio river and its
tributaries. Bills were introduced to restore
to the pension-rolls names dropped ON ac-
count of disloyalty, to encourage Indian ed
ucation in Dakota for the erection of pub
provide additional life-saving stations to au-
thorize the payment of postal notes to the
bearer, and to compel voters in Utah and
Idaho to take an oath that they do not be-
long to the Church of Latter-Day Saints
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 13.-In the SEN
ate, bills were introduced to suspend the
coinage of the standard silver dollar until
June, 1856, and to receive trade dollars in
small amounts for postage and revenue
stamps; for the erection Of public buildings
at Pueblo and Del Norte, Colo,
and to prohibits the assessment of govern
ment officials and employees for political
purposes. A bill was passed authorizing the
construction of building for the congress
sional library. A resolution was adopted
calling on the attorney general to explain
the delay in interpreting the law as to the
adjustment Of postnlasters' salaries A bill
was passed to pay Mrs. Louisa Boldly, of
Oregon $500 for murder and depredations
by tho MoGocs.
The house Of representatives adopted a
resolution to send o select committee to Hot
Springs, Ark, to examine all government
interests at that point Bills were introduced
to retire OF recoin the trade dollar, to
authorize the extension of the Chesa7
peake Sc Ohio road to the military lands
at Fortress Monroe, to provide for the con-
struction Of the Michigan and Mississippi |
canal, to erect a public building at Carson
City, and to convert the 3, 4, and AZ per
cent. bonds into % per cents, paying pre-
MUM equal to the amount saved to the |
country. After some debate on tue on naval |
bill, an adjournment was
taken.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 14.-1n the senate,
VOORHEES, offered q resolution directing the
Of the interior to withhold for the
present his approval Of certain patents for
lands selected by the Northern Pacific road
Pendleton introduced a bill to grant con-
demned cannon for statue to Gen. William
Fl. Lytle, of Ohio. The Mcpherson bill to
provide for the issue of circulating notes to
national banks was advocated by Bayard as
being in the line of absolute security. Sher-
man offered an amendment as to bonds bear
ing more than 3 per cent. interest. He said
in congress was hostile to the sus-
pension of silver coinage or the adoption of
4 new ratio between the precious metals, and
that silver standard was casting its shadow
upon the future.
In the house, resolution was offered in
luiring into the delay in returning the
measure for the relief sufferers by the floods
aow prevailing. Petitions were presented
for pensions to union soldiers confined in
AndersonvilIe, Belle Isle, or other Confeder-
ate prisons. SThe secretary of the navy
transmitted claims Of contractors for the /
,are of monitors. aggreating $27S, ,645. .SJre
lime was spent in debate or G6e contested
election case of Chalmers VS.. Manning.
WASHINGTON Cry, Feb. l5.-The senate ]
passed nil, g. "a. the relief of the Louisiana
tat bank and to make all public roads anu ! !
highways post routes. Logan introduced {
ill to provide that honorably discharged 7
oldiers or sailors be preferred for appoint t
nent to civil offies. Beck handed in an act t
Or the organization of supreme courts in the t
erritories. The Mcpherson bill relative to ,
ational bank circulation was debated until f
ne hour of adjournment. {
In the house of representatives Mr.. Nc =
inley presented telegram from Cleveland 6
ecommending that the flood relief appropria- c
on be increased to $1,000,000. Several I
lembers gave their views in regard to the i
contested election case of o
halmers versus Manning, :,
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 16.-An addi +
onal appropriation of 100000 for the i
CODED districts was rushed through congress
nd signed by the president The house de
,ated resolution declaring that Manning
as entitled to a seat from Mississippi. The :
,nate spent an hour in debate on the bill to '
rovide for the issue of circulating notes to !,
ational banks I