McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-01
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESA
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-A message
was received from the house making provision
for the naval service for thirty-one days from
the 31st of December next.
Vest called up the resolution Directing to
sending the proposed surveying expedition to
Nicaragua.
Logan, from the committee on military af-
fairs, reported the military academy bill and 1t
passed without debate. 1t appropriates S3O9,
500 for the support of the academy for the
next fiscal year.
The house concurrent resolution providing
for adjournment from to-day to January 9th
was taken up and not agreed to-yeas g. nays
25. There was no quorum, whcreupon the
senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The house resumed consideration Of the
Interstate commerce bill.
Henderson Qa.) moved to strike out that
section prohibiting railroad companies from
charging greater compensation for carrying
freight a shorter distance than longer dis
the interest of the country. He represented
the great agricultural interest.
Wilson Ua.) said ninety-nine times out OF
one hundred the section would be found to be
all right, but he declared it would permit the
worst kind of discrimination against the
farmers of Iowa.
The amendment OF Henderson was rejected
yeas 81, nays 11S.
Further consideration of the bill was post
poned.
Randall moved that when the house adj
journed to-day it wonld he to meet on Wednes-
day, the Oath. The constitution, he said, pro-
hibited the adjournment for more than three
days without the concurrence OF the senate.
He asked the unanimous consent that it should
be agreed that on the Oath further adjourn
ment be had until the 9th, then to the 31st
and then until the 5tb of January, aud that
on these days no business be transacted.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 22.-Sena-
tor Plumb introduced bill to establish an ad.
ditional land grant in Dakota
On motion of Senator Henderson, the bill
was passed extending to the port of Omaha
the provisions of the act relating to the imme-
date transportation of dutiable goods.
Senator Blair called up the bill providing for
commission to examine into the liquor
traffic. He said it was bill already passed
four times by the senate, but not acted onlby
the house. The motion was opposed but the
bill was taken up and passed-A to 16.
Senator Hale, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported, with amendments, the
house bill making temporary provision for the
naval service. The committee had amended
The bill by substituting for it the provisions oil
the regular annual appropriation bill of the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1885. The bill will
be called up tomorrow.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Vest submit
ted a resolution providing congressional
speeches shall be printed as delivered, and
when speeches are withheld for revision for
more than one week, the speech shall be print
ed as delivered. He supported the resolution
in vigorous speech, in which he said what
was said and done in congress should be what
it was, instead of caricature as it was to-day.
The senate in executive session amended the
resolution providing for holiday recess, sub
shutting the Oath for the 10th as the date OF
the beginning of the recess.
Van Wyck moved to make special order for
January 9th next the bill heretofore reported
from the Judiciary committee, declaring sub
ject to taxation the lands granted to aid in the
construction of railroads and telegraph lines
from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean,
and to which lands the companies became en-
titled upon payment of the cost OF surveying.
Agreed to.
WASHINGTON, December 24.-After
disposing of the morning business the senate
went into executive session. When the doors
were opened the chair announced his sigma
ture to a concurrent resolution providing for
holiday recess and adjournment till January 5.
HOUSE.
Only fifty members were present when the
speaker called the house to order.
Mr.. Randall called up the adjournment res
olutiOp, and moved concurrence in the SEN
ate amendment, which provides that recess
shall begin to-day and last until January 5,
1885. It was agreed to, and the house adjourn
ed until the 5th.