St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-03-14
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate on the I'd letter from the
Secretary of the Interior was received
transmitting the correspondence called In
reference to the land frauds in New Mexico.
ME-. Hill called attention to the fact that the
report was very slow in reaching the senate,
and was also unnecessarily long ZOE
SO late in the session. An even
ing session was held and most of the appro'
priation bills were reported from Vhe con-
ferences, and in some instances the two
houses were unable to agree on certain
amendments, and new conference com
mittees we've appointed. TIE senate was
in IN session aonse T up 20 tta If Conclusive
natRre as regards legislation was done. An
attempt was made to cali up the Iowa con-
tested election case of Frederick vs.. wilson,
was taken until evening, and Tor an houf OF
50 roll calls and points OF no quorum Heie
INDUCED in. 1t was late hour before au-
1OuTnment was reached.
In the Senate ON the Sd great deal OF
business was transacted, the principal work
being upon the appropriation bills, several
of which were not only much behind hand
in being considered, but the two Houses
n wepS o1so The h conference committees
seemed seem to hold out stubbornly. On the
Post Office bill the House refusal to accede
to the ocean mail appropriation was the
subject of much discussion. Mr.. Van
Wyck denounced the appropriation as
subsidy. There was an animated dis.
cussion upon the Oklahoma question and al.
so uDon the river and harbor bill. Up to AB
early hour the Senate was still pegging away
with q problematical chance of getting
through with all the urgent bills pending.
......In the House but little was done
except to disagree upon some of the
Senate amendments, and to agree upon
Others, Conference committees were kept
very busy, and the Republicans would re-
frain from voting IN order to break quorum
and thus prevent action on the contested
election cases. The House sat until an early
hour the morning of the 4th.
/, The Senate remained in session all OF
the night of the Sd and the conference Gem
mittees were kept busy on the approprla-
ton bills. The substitute river and hafDoI
bill was considered the morning OF the 4th-
but as there seemed to be little chance OF
satisfactory solution a motion was finally
made and carried to lay the bill on the table.
The bill to place General Grant on ehe re-
former rank with full pay was passed.
A resolution of thanks to MIR. Ed
munds, the President of the senate, PRO
tempore, was unanimously adopted, anu
that gentleman made appropriate remarks
All of the regular appropriation bli4s were
disposed of, Mr, Hendricks was sworn IN as
Vice President and the Senate of the Forty,
eighth Congress was declared adjourned
sine die. The extra session was called, MT.
Hendricks in the chair, the new senaIe re-
manning in session but short While.:...
The House also held an all-night session,
and managed to adjust all differences with
the Senate on the appropriation nills. In ghe
early morning session Mr.. Randall moved a
SUSPENSION ofthe rules for the passage of the
Grant retirement bill. The contested election
case of Frederick vs.. Wilson QoWa) was
pending, and an agreement was entered
into by which Republicans allowed the lat.
ter to come to vote 1.-THE Democrats would
support the Grant bill. MIR. Frederick (Demo.
craft was awarded the seat, and the Grant
bill was passed amid deafening cheers.
Resolutions of thanks to Speaker Carlisle
were unanimously adopted, and the Speaker
made an eloquent closing address before de-
claring the adjournment.