The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-12

cember, by bill or otherwise. The present
president of tho senate and speaker of the
house are authorised to I'LL tho places of
those whose terms expire with the present
c0ngresA
H0UsE-A resolution was offered REFUSING to
| take part In tho Inauguration ceremonies, be=
cause the representatives had not been
assigned thsif proper place; It was lost. The
case Of Frederick w. Wilson. Iowa. 1 motion t to
thi rule: and the bill
sENATk-Mr: sherman explained that the
committee OF arrangements appointed by the
senate to take charge Of tho inaugural ceremo
MES had not Disseminated against the house
in any way, but in the present instance prece.
dence had been somewhat departed from in ia
vor Of thu house
Mr.; Van wyok, satiripally said the senate
appropriation bill whom put on by the house.
but could itself put on such bill as the Pa
citic Mail subsidy clause when it saw TT
John Roach, Jay Gould and c. p. Huntington
had been defeated at the other end of the CAPT
tol, but had demanded that the senate sho Md
| violate it's own rules
Nearly the whole day was spent in hurryins
through the appropriation bills.
HoUsE-The speaker laid before the house
. communication from G. H. Craig represen.
tative Of the Fourth Alabama district stating
| that he had forwarded to the governor of that
! state his resignation, to take effect March 3
| Mr.. Robinson IN. w made an appeal sas the
last word he would ever say in Washington"
| asking the house to mako donation Of anv
amount to Mrs. Meikleham, granddaughter OF
Jefferson, and requested unanimous consent
| for the passage of bill making an appropria
ton for that purpose.
| Mr. Hammond objected
| The proceedings of the day were without
special interest Nearly all the time was con-
sumed in awaiting reports from conference
committees and appointing such committees.
Tho fun of the evening was confined to the
ways and means committee room, where Mr..
Blackburn was celebrating his last night in
the house by treating his particular friends
to musical party the instrumental portion of
colored men, while the entire company now
and then joined in the refrain of some negro
melody, and broke into applause AZ cash air
was completed. Messrs. Curtin, Poland, Robert
snt, and Postmaster GeAeral Hatton and OK
Gov Blackburn were among the distinguished
kuests.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-During the two
sessions of the Forty eighth congress there
have been introduced in the house $3.50
bills and 345 joint resolutions The follow
ing named measures of general Importance
have been enacted into laws:
Bills to establish the bureau Of labor; to es-
| tablish tho bureau Of animal industry; to pre-
vent the expectation Of diseased cattle, and to
provide for the suppression and extirpation of
pleuro- pneumonia and other contagious diseases
among domestic animals; to repeal the test oath
act OF 1862; to limit to three years the time in
which prosecutions may be begun against per-
sons for The violation Of internal revenue laws;
TO establish bureau Of navigation in the treas
| ury department: to provide retired list for
! soldiers and marines who have served continue
ously Tor thirty years or upward: to reduce the
| n md 0t] roli
| cal publications OF tho secoud class when sent
by others than publisher news agent, to one
cent for each four ounces: to remove certain
( burdens from the American merchant marine
the Dingley shipping bill; to provide civil gov
coun tsca IN the United States Of bonds
to extend the duration Of the court OF
commissioners Of Alabama claims; to make all
It felony for any person to falsely personate an
under authority Of the United States; to re-:
d1ers OF the late war who. after having served
aithfully until the close OF the war, left their
commands! without leave: to provide for the
| location OF \ branch home for disab ed volun-
teer soldiers Of the Mexican war and war Of
1912 whose disabilities were not incurred in
service against the United States; to reorgantze
the corps Of judge advocates Of the army; to de-
clare forfeited certain lands granted to aid in
construction Of a railway and telegraph line
from Portland to Astoria. Or; to reorRanize the
provide for tho ascertainment Of claims of
American citisens for spolia,ions committed by
ire French prior to July 81. 1901. by referring
The following important bills have been
sent to the president for his approval and
will doubtless be signed by him before the
| adjournment Of congress tomorrow, and
hence may be considered as enacted:
To prohibit the importation and migration of
| foreigners and aliens under contract or agree
ment to perform labor in this country; to de-
construction of the Texas Pacific railroad, and
to prevent tho unlawful occupation Of public
lands.
Among important measures yet remaining
IN conference committees upon points Of
difference between the houses are:
Tho house bill to repeal tho presumption and
| timber culture laws; the house bill to forfeit
lands granted the Atlantic & Pacific Railway
company, and the house bill to provide for the
settlement Of claims of officers and enlisted
the servee q tho &nted 9sstes destroyed
6ENATE-The remaining committee amend
ments to the river and Arbor bill were agreed
to, but it was finally killed by laying on the
table
A great excitement was caused by the en-
trance OF President Arthur and President
! Cleveland
A message from the house was received an
nouncing the passage of the bill authorizing
| tho president to place one person on the retired
list Of the army. (Applause.] The bill was read
The President pro tenn of the senate-Mani-
festations of applause are not in order: The
clerk read as follows:
To the Senate of the United States: nomi-
nato Ulysses s. Grant, formerly general COM
handing the armies of the United States, to
be general on the retired list of the army, with
the full pay of such frank.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
The president pro tenn of the senate then an
bounced that the nomination would BIO consid-
sen. Ss advises aod 10 hs
ment? All senators in favor will say l. IA
storm of ayes All opposed no. tDead ST.
lenco.1 The ayes have it unanimously. This
announcement was received with thunders of
Vice President elect Hendricks, escorted by
Senators Edmunds and Hawley, had entered
the chamber and had been received with ap-
plause. When quiet prevailed, the presiding
officer (Mr: Edmunds) said, ''Ihe chair has the
pleasure Of announcing that the vice president
OF the United States is in the senate chamber,
and if agreeable to him will now administer
to him the oath of office. " MIR. Hendricks then
stood up and Mr.. Edmunds admin istered the
oath, and after a neat address declared the
Senate adjourned sine die
HoUsE.-The closing up was full Of confus-
ion and excitement The passage of the Grant
bill produced similar scenes to those in the sem
| ate. The announcement of the result was
hailed with three cheers, and Icing and contin-
| ued applause.
At ten minutes before 10 o'clock according to
the hands of the clock, which had been turned
back that extent of time, Mr.. Springer AZ chair
man OF the committee appointed to wait on the
president, announced it had performed ,ts duty
and the president had nothing to communicate
Mr.. Keifer offered the following resolution:
That the thanks Of this congress are hereby
rendered to the Hon. John G.. Carlisle speaker.
for the courtesy with which he has treated ali
with which he has presided over the delibers.
tons of the house during the Forty eighth con-
| gress.
!. A vote was taken standing amid loud con-
timed applause The speaker pro tenn, MI.
unanimously by 3s5 representatives of the
Forty eighth congress- Mr.. Carlisle made a
brief reply and declared the house adjourned