New-York tribune., 1885-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGs IN BRIEF.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The Chair laid be-
fore the Senate day the House concurrent resolution
providing joint committee OF three members or the
House and two to inform Grover Cleveland OF
his election as President OF the United States, and
Thomas A. Hendricks OF his election as Vice President
On motion of Garland referred to the Com
nittee on Privileges and Elections Mr. Garland said
that the phraseoogy Of the resolution needed looking at
Mr.. Miller. OF California. reported and the Senate
passed. original JOINT resolution authorizing the Presi
dent to return to the Government OF Great Britain the
steamer Alert with the thanks OF the United States.
The resolutions offered by Ingalls, and Mr.. Hoar
relating to the electoral count were. motion OF Mt
Hoar referred without comment to the COMMITTEES on
Privileges and Elections.
| A resolution offered by Mr.. Sherman was agreed TO-
authorizing the president OF the Senate to appoint
committee Of Senators to make the necessary ar
rangements the Inauguration OF the
| on March
The bill TO oet the title Of the Dcs Moines River settlers
was placed and Mr. Wilson took the noor
| and spoke at some length on the bill There were
Thousand families In the he said 70 which
the passage OF this bill meant more than he could tell
| The Chair announced as the committee this morning
authorized be appointed TO make the necessary at
rangemeDts for the coming inauguration Messrs sher-
] man, Hawley and Ransom
At o'clock the Dss Moines River titles bill was dis
placed by the bill repeating the pre-empton and timber
culture laws Senators Vest and Palmer spoke on the
bill. The latter said that cloud had come over a vast
number of honest, hard working land owners In the
northern half Of the lower peninsula Of Michigan. They
had bought lands honestly and paid taxes on them for
twenty years, and liable to have their lands
taken from them by bounty Jumpers landjumpers, and
| jackals OF every kind.
Mr. Vest said that he could not vote for bill that
would include in its Of relief. men who had
banded together and massed their capital to buy public
| lands on speculation.
Mr.. Conger thought that the measure would relieve
thousands Of poor men, II In doing that 1t helped
also few rich men he would NOT on that account vote
The Army Appropriation bill taken up read by
sections and the Senate Committees amendments were
adopted without debate except last which strikes
the pro Vision Of the House bill decl arng proceed
ings OF be carried on during such hours as the
Mr. Sherman read the relating TO courtsmartia
three weeks unnecessarily in OF this
statute He understood that the article had Its origin IN
not expected to be sober eDoughafter dinner TO
transact Important business Inc habits OF our people
not such required the longer existence OF this
| article
which has the eject to leave the article unchanged and
| the bill was read the third time and passed -.
being the for bill the repeal OF the pre-empon and
| timber culture laws.
providing that the United states Courts should have
of dsea sSeps Sy s A was agreed to-
providing that no public lands not heretofore offered at
ected to private SALE except military reservations and
mineral lands. The amendments TO the bill being com
peted IL was rean tnlrd tne ana pasbcu Mr buunds
voting with the Democrats against the BILL and Dir.
| Brown with the Republicans for IT,
On motion of Mr.. Harrison the Senate ut 5:20 went
into session, and five minutes later adjourned.
his opening prayer this morning the Chaplain OF the
| House invoked the Divine protection upon him who
has been elected President" and besecched Gbd to
direct him the ways Of WISDOM TO grant him in health
and prosperity long to live and finally after this life to
| obtain everlasting Joy and fecityP
Mr.. Randall 0f Pennsylvania, from the Committee on
Rules, reported resolution providing that and after
Monday the daily hour OF the meeting OF the House
| shall be III o'clock. Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Burnes OF Missouri. Senate amend
mens the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
n-concurred In. and Mr. Burnes Mr. Townshend
and Mr. Washburn appointed cODferecs On motion
of Hancock OF Texas the Senate endments to the
Pension Appropriation bill non-cOncurred In, and
Messrs Hancock, Folle and WashburD were appointed
| conferees.
The House then proceeded to the consideration OF
under the special rule On motion OF Mr. May
bourg of Michigan Senate bill passed providing
for the erection OF public building at Detroit 1t
| limited cost OF 100000
On motion OF Mr.. Brainerd Of Pennsylvania, tho SEN
at~ bill passed increasing to $25000O the Limitation
and making present appropriation Of 100000.
Nathan II. Dixon, OF Rhode Island, appeared at the
bar OF tho House and took the oath OF Office Repre-
sentative to succeed Jonathan Chase.
Mr.. Tucker OF Virginia, from the Committee on tho
Judiciary reported bill providing for the payment OF
OF Columbia In the Of Haett Kilb0urne against J.
| q. Thompson; sent TO Committee Of the Whole.
The House then at 30 went Into Committee OF the
Whole Mr. Springer In tho chair the Post Oce Ap
preparation bill At 4:30 1t adjourned TO the ening
session.
Office Appropriation bill without taking any action.