The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-02-26
WHAT CONGRESS FINDS TO DO.
Gist OF the Past Few Days Business IL
Both Branches.

Gist OF the Fast Few Days Business In
Both Branches.
WASHINGTON, Feb l3.-Mr Dawes re-
ported the Indian appropriation bill
MIR. Hoar presented the report of the confer
ence committee on the electoral count bill,
disagreeing with the house conferees.
The Texas Pacific land grant forfeiture bill
came up, and about half an hour was spent in
talk, by unanimous consent, to decide which
bill shoul1 be taken up first, the Texas Pacific
land grant forfeiture bill OF the Blair bill to
prevent the Importation OF contract labor
Mr.. Blair moved to take up his bill and the
motion prevailed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.--The senate during
last week passed the pension and the army ap-
preparation bills. and has the Ilidan appro-
priation bill well under way, and viii very
probably pass it early in the week, and then
tase up the agricultural bill, already reporteJ
from the senate appropriation committee.
Mr.. Van Wyck's red flag, the Texas Pacific
railroad laId grant forfeiture bill, was last
week incontinently displaced from its position
at the head of the special orders, and Mr..
Biair's anti-contract labor bill put in its place.
Mr.. Van Wycll threatens to have his bill
taken up next week, but it is doubtful if he
UP next as unfinished business, or whenever
the senate has no appropriation hills to work
upon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. .6.-The chair laid re-
fore the senate communication from the
secretary of the navy, enclosing a memorial
of the chamber of commerce of New York,
praying for regulation coinpasses on steel ard
iron ocean steamships.
The secretary said that if appropriate.
were made for the purpose, officers of tn.
navy would perform the service
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-There were few
senator's III their seats at the opening, al d
there was considerable delay before the jou.
nal was read.
After the transaction of routine busins s.,
the bill for ''qut ttle'' to the settlers of tie
Des Moines river was again taken up. Mr..
Lapham continued his remarks of SATURDAY.
last.
Mr.. Beck inquired what become OF ths
trade dollar bill, which seemed to have lost it
place in some mysterio& manner The chai,
replied it had gone on the calendar.
A motion to Indefinitely postpone the Des
Moines bill was lost by q to %. aud then laid
aside.
House.
WASHINGTON, Feb 13.-On motion of Mr..
Payson Qll) the house concurred in the SEN
ate amendments to the bill to prevent the un-
lawful occupation OF the public lands
Mr. Thompson's bill to charter the railroad
from Sioux City, Ia, to Granger, Wyoming,
came upa unfinished business, and passed.
WAsTHGTON, Feb. 1.-THE passage of the
postoffice appropriation bill is about all that
can be placed to the credit of the members of
the house for last week Under the new rule
to permit All hour to be devoted to the ccnsidl-
Grafton of bills unobjected to by less than ten
members, some bills for public buildings have
been passed and few minor matters dis
posed of.
WASHINGTON, Feb 16-The house met in
continuance of fridays session. Willis, of
KY. not being present to pass the river and
harbor bill, the house went into committee of
the whole on the legislative appropriation bill.
But few members were present. Rapid pro-
gress was made, the clerk reading On with
but few Interruptions.
The house committee on elections have
adopted report to be Submitted to the house
i'll tie contested election case of Broadhead
vs. McLane, of Missouri. The report is in
favor OF Broadhead, democrat the contestant.
A ill was passed app-opriating S20.0O0 for
the purchase of additional ground for pub
lie isuilding at New Bedford, and one or two
unimportGnt private bills.
WASHINGToH Feb. 17.-In the house Mr..
Reagan, from the conlril ttcc of commerce,
reported a. resolution cati,-:g & .iscn tie socTc-
tary OF the treasury for Sue, .ntorin;.; icn rs
he was able to furni,h respecting tho cattle
of the southwest, was adopted.
The naval bill was reported to the house by
the committee On appropriations. 1t appro-
PIRATES S13,5l5, ,S37, while the estimates
amounted to s50,654,0i0. The bill appropri-
ates S40G 600 for the completion OF the New
York affairs Il includes, also, Mr. Ran3a:i's
plan for constructing tie navy through tie
medium OF naval beard consisting OF three
civilians skilled in naval architecture ard Ell
gineeriiIc:, and three naval officers, with the
secretary of the navy as president of the
beard. It provides for the actual building of
the navy, not merely selection of plans. 1t
looks first to tie collection of all possible in
formation on the subject of naval coastruc-
ton; second, to SELECTION Of plans: lastly, to
building the navy according to those plans
without further action by congress. All
necessary money to pay expenses or the
board, its a>ards, purchases and building
vessels provided for, is approp-ia,ed out %
money III the treasury ''noG Otherwise apprO-
pri:.teI"