Morris tribune., 1884-05-21
THE NATIONS SOLONS.
Doings of the House and Senate at
Washington.
What the Republican and Demo
cratic Wise Ones Work at Dur
ing Business HOurs--Pres-
ent and to Gomez

WASHINGTON CITY, May 10.-The chail
laid before the senate a resolution by the
legislature Of California urging the eXpendi'
ture of the appropriation made by congress
for the improvement of the Sacramento
river, which the secretary Of war will moi
allow to be used because of the floating de-
bris. The Judiciary committee reported thai
Paul Strobach is not legally entitled to per-
form the duties of United States marshal in
Alabama.
The house was not in session.
WASHINGTON CITY, May IA debate OF
the proposition to educate the Indians OF
Alaska constituted the days work of the
senate.
In the house of representatives bills were
introduced to place Gen. Grant on the retired
list, and to restrict to American citizens the
ownership of real estate in the territories.
Hewitt presented new tariff
measure. A senate bill was passed
to punish the counterfeiting Of securi-
ties of foreign governments. A report was
made that the petition of William Webster,
claiming to have been unlawfully deprived
of a tract of land in New Zealand, be trans.
ferred to President Arthur for investigation.
Bills were passed to increase the water sup.
ply of Washington and to complete the
sewerage system of the District of Columbia
O'Neill introduced bill to exempt from
duty raw sugar, rice, and various other ar
ticles of food
WASHINGTON CITY, May 13.-The senate
by unanimous vote, passed a bill to place
Gen. Grant on the retired list with full rank
and pay. Majority and minority reports
were made on the bill to pension Gen. Ward
B. Burnet, and Sherman presented petition
to put Gen. Fremont on the retired list. A
communication from the secretary OF
to repair Jacksonville barracks, at New
Orleans. Logan gave notice that when
the Mexican pension bill comes up
he will move to strike out the amendment
providing that no one shall have the benefit
thereof unless unable to make living.
Vance called up his resolution to appropriate
$4,000 for a monument to Sir Walter
Raleigh on Roanoke Island, and it was re-
referred to the committee on library. A
conference committee was appointed on the
shipping bill. The Indian appropriation bill
was completed and passed.
The house of representatives passed the
senate bill providing for civil government in
Alaska, as also measure making the legis-
lature of Dakota consist of twenty-four mem
bers of the council and forty-eight members
of the house. The Townshend bill, providing
that no territory shall apply for admission to
the Union. until it has population sufficient
for congressional representation, was laid on
the table
WASHINGTON CITY, May 14.-In the SEN
ate, bill was favorably reported to extend
to August, 1856, the time to commence laying
ocean cables. A bill was passed to authorize
the construction of pontoon wagon bridge
over the Mississippi, near Dubuque. The bill
for the establishment of a bureau of la Dor
statistics was taken up, and Garland moved
to amend to have the work performed by the
bureau of statistics of the treasury depart
ment
In the house of, representatives, resolutions
were reported unseating Mckinley, from the
Eighteenth Ohio district, and Peelle, from
the Seventh Indiana district. A favorable
report was made on a bill for a mint at st.
Louis. Springer asked unanimous consent to
put on passage bill authorizing the pur-
chase of $42, 900, 900 in bonds with greenbacks
held in the treasury, but Weller objected.
The consular and diplomatic appropr riation
bill was vigorously debated in committee of
the whole. A motion by Mr. Robinson to
abolish the Office of minister to Great Britain
was lost.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 15.-In the senate,
a message was received from the president
recommending an appropriation to carry out
the treaty with Mexico as to the boundary
line. Cullom introduced a bill to prevent
speculation by officers of national banks.
Il offered a resolution directing the
" committee to investigate the national
bank suspensions in New York, with leave to
send for persons or papers. A bill was passed
to aid the New Orleans exposition to the
amount of Sl,000,0O0. An adjournment till
Monday was taken
The house OF representatives passed bills
to authorize the construction of bridges over
the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass and Laredo,
md over the Missouri from Douglas county,
Nebraska. When the diplomatic appropria-
ton bill came up, Hit moved to restore the
salaries OF the ministers to Austria and Italy
20 $12, 900, but the motion was defeated.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 16.-After ex-
ended discussion over an immaterial amend
nent, the house, in committee of the whole
'eported back the river and harbor, consular
ind diplomatic, army and District Of Colum-
'ia appropriation bills. The army bill ap.
'ropriates for the next fiscal year $24 244, $50,
lgainst S24, ,6S2, $50 appropriated for the cur
'ent year, and S26,s90, 1O4 estimated by the
department.. Bills were passed furthering
he construction Of bridges over the Wiscon-
in, Chippewa and st. Croix rivers in Wis
;onsin. At the evening session thirty-two
pension bills were passed.
The senate was not in session.