The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-02
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-A message
was received from the house making provision
for the naval service for thirty-one days from
the 3lst 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 it
passed without debate. 1t appropriates B09,-
BOO for the support of the academy for the
next fiscal year.
The house concurrent resolution providing
for adjournment from to-day to January 5th
was taken up and not agreed to-yeas g. nays
25 There was no quorum, whereupon 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 shorter distance than a longer dis
lance. He believed the section was deadly to
the interest of the country. He represented
the great agricultural interest.
Wilson Qa.) said ninety-nine times out Of
one hundred the section would be found to be
all right, but he declared 1t 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 be to meet on Wednes-
day, the 24th. The constitution, he said, pro-
hibted the adjournment for more than three
days without the concurrence OF the senate.
He asked the unanimous consent that 1t should
be agreed that on the oath further adjourn
ment be had until the 9th, then to the 3lst
and then until the 5th of January, and 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-
diste 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 on by
me house. The motion was opposed but the
Bill was taken up and passed-24 to 10.
Senator Hale, from the committee on appro- |
priations, reported with amendments. the |
bOuse bill making temporary provision for the |
naval service. The committee had amended |
lhe bill by substituting for it the provisions oil |
the regular annual appropriation bill of the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1885. The bill will
De calledu up tomorrow.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Vest submit
ed 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
ID as delivered. He supported the resolution
u vigorous speech, in which he said what ,
vas SAID and done In congress should be what | ,
was instead Of a caricature as II was today.
l ne senate in executive session amended the
esolution providing for holiday recess. sub {
titqting the 24th for the Goth as the date OF
he beginning of the recess.