Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SENATORS WANT NO EXT RIA SESSION
A Number of Minor Hills Pass the House
The Army Bill PASSES the Senate-Bills
Before the Conference Committee
Progress in the House.

Before the Conference Committee
Progress in the House.
WASluNGTON, Feb. Ex-senator ingalls,
said he had observed in certain quarters a
statement that the Republicans Of the
Senate were cndravOrng to direct lcgis-
latiun 50 as to compel an extra session. lie
asked Senator Allison, chairman of the
appropriations committee as to the con
dition OF the appropriations bills. Sena-
tor Allison said the military academy
bill wa, he only bill thai had yet become
law. The District of Columbia the
pension and the consular and the diplO-
matte bills were now in conference com
mittee. The army bill had passed the
Senate yesterday and the Indian bill had
just been reportcl by the Senate com
mttee and would, he hoped, be consider
ed by the Senate tomorrow. That left
with the Senate committee only the agri-
cultural bill which would be ready for
consideration on Monday. The po9totlicp
bill, the legislative, executive and judicial,
the naval, the fertilization, the general
deficiency and the sundry civil bills had
not yet come to the Senate from the House
of REPRESENTATIVES. senator ingalls, said
-. f,. 81 yn't,,t,., ',,,,I ali ifo ,,nrin,,.
business interests than an extra session of
Congress. Ii there was a Republican sen
ate who desired an extra session ne lMr'
lnTallsl ui" l'ot kIlIW m'' In, ,.i,io, -
Un1sa Hi was taken nm and lis consider,
zion proceeded with. 1t prohibits any
person or company from preparing the
trHnSportatlon or encouraging the lnpor-
,,',,.f,,, i,i,o,.i tbo iTnitoI St,,In. ,,I
makes void all contracts of that character.
A penalty of $1,000 is fixed for inirnction
OF that provision. me OH! does n"tappiy 20
t''J guy VI uctoiS'
or cnrnoratinnt frG,n rnrnriur in forei"n
cniIutrfas Nvorl;n,rn * illrI IN any ministry
nni nj urnsrnt rstnIiisnrd in lie IInitrI
Gtntn. tnrn,fird .l,iiIal Ini,ar for tbHt mn
n,.n cai,uot lac at bnr,,.i-n oh,aiund Tho bill
furthrl. provide, That il shall not be con
strurd ~ tu urphilit any individual from
ossistin,, o,,y lnnn,I,rr ~ his family an, rr-
lntjyr to- iIunninrIfo to the Tinted States.
Bisru.sinu ,yps cnntinund nj lpu0th
unnn rho lii Inv Ncssrs HIair iunnlls
Rnvnrj s;nrrm1n Sr,r and other. huf
yy,;Ln,,t nrtio,, I'm, senate rdio,,rnpI
House.
WASUINGToN, Feb. l3-Thc House met
nj 10 o'clork heinz ~ continuation of
r,hrr..1,,.,. .o-.in,, ~, ,,ntinn If A..
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Payne OF Illinois the senate amendments
were concurred in to the House bill to
prevent the unlawful occupation of the
n,,blic land. pha ito,,a ad ;o,rued and
,, i,,,,,,,Ii.,t ,.,iIl =, ,r,,,, ,,,,i,, i,
was immediately cuileu 10 or"er again III
Fridays session. The House proceeded to
the consideration Of business under the
sp.cinl rule.
,,,,,,l,or of ,,,i,,,r lille ,,.o,. ,,,..od
uhuer lle RUE anu III NV 'he HOUSE
went into committee of the whole on
the postoltice appro2riation bill. The
noodi,,.. r,,a.tinu hniu,, ON tba noint of
~ ~ ,, - iIi'
or''ci l",''" ~ ~ i'I,'''"'' va ''i'"''''
against the paragraph a!lo"liS adIItionaI
COmpensat ION to AMERICAN steamships Tor
carrying ocean mails. me Chalr IN rem
dVrng his decision SAD that II IL were
proper to look upon Sec'lon $40, hteNl>ed
9!3l',T a., a'' " ~ nc -"
81 ~ iii,,tr ,,.,,,, r. ~, t,,;,io,, tl,at 49,
che pending legislation did not take effect
until January ] nest, all questions as t.
Wilal WIS cMI@l,nG law H ii,, 'r ,ictfr
Hhni, rnnid hold thnr me, I)jn~lnv:biIi yas
existing law. enc chair overrnicI the
point of order. He. however ruled oul
ma portion OF 'he paragraph Whlcn pro
YVES 'i''t 'iy ,o,i1, 81 y'r,9 ~" ,,'
shall T.: time of war be- liable to charipr on
nur,.n3se hy the United States at reason
5I,ir rote. Mr. HOLMAN of Indiana ap
nn,I.i from ttr decision of the chair hiIt
He committee. I3J TO -. sustained Tn,
rnliro
Viz Inlmnn moved TO strike ont fin,
nrnyisinI, Nrrecd TO- 100 TO N amid an
nnin,,sa ON Tho Drmorritic side Mr. IIor,
ri Ijrhi,,on cave notice that he would de
1nnnJ - Inn and nav vote in the Iiouso
An ni"r,imrnt VIZ ndontri nroviJin,
that tnn rrtr Of druu letter. inclidiur dc
livery mt letter. carrier offices shall be tw,
tcu'9 per ~, II ,''' - ~
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tho iiii H. i,,. t,nI, ., roc,u,,N I,,tiI
o,clocL
Tho ii,use nj its evening session passe
10 a'n,"r t% '''' inIIs" tnnk rrrn.