Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-02-19
CONGRESS.

FEB. 1O-Senate-Memor presented
Urging the division of the territory Of
Dakota and the admission of its south
ern portion as state.
ResOlatiOn passed: Providing for stri-
king medals to commemorate the dedi>
cation of the Washington monument.
|, Resolution reported: Relative to the
Venezuelan award.
Bills passed: Increasing the appropri-
ton for public building at Fort Wayne
Ind; to prevent the unlawful occupan.
cy of public lands.
Senate committee amendments to the
pensian bill were agreed to,
The bill relative to pre-empting lands
was then considered, but no action ta-
ken.
The credentials of the reelection of
Senstar Hampton of South Carolina,
were presented.
House-The House went into commit
tee of the whole on the postoffice approT
priatiOn bill, but without action the
committee rose; bitter debate here
sprang up relative to a correction of the
House journal in regard to the episode of
Monday.
The Speaker pro tenn. (Blackburn) APT
pointed Messrs. Clay and Keifer tellers
on the par of the House during the
counting Of the electoral vote.
The House then went into committee
of the whole on the posIoffice appropria
tion bill, and pending its disposal the
House adjourned.
FEB. 1I-Senate- Bill reported: Max
ing appropriations for the army.
Bill introduced: Regulating the Hot
Springs reservation.
Bill passed: Providing for permanent
reservations for the Indians of north
srn Montana.
The counting of the electoral vote in
Joint session with the House followed.
emption and timber culture bill, but no
acton was taken. Adjourned.
House-Several resolutions pertaining
to the counting of the electoral vote
were agreed to.
Bills reported. District of Columbia
appropriations; relating to the cOmpen-
sation of United States marshals.
The ceremony of counting the vote
for President and Vice President then
followed.
Resolution adopted: To inform Cleve
land and Hendricks of their election.
The House then went into committee
of the whole on the postoffice appropria-
tion was taken the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
FEB. 12-Senate-The Chair laid be-
fore the Senate House concurrent reso+
luton providing for a committee to
notify Cleveland and Hendricks OF their
election.
Resolution passed: Returning the
Alert to the British government with
the thanks of the United States.
Messrs. Sherman. Hawley and Ran
som were appointed a committee OH the
part of the Senate to arrange for the in
auguration.
Bills passed: Making appropriations
for the army; repeating the pre- emption
and timber culture laws.
Executive session and adjourned.
House--ConfereDce committee were
appointed on the diplomatic and pension
bills.
Bills passed: Providing for the erec4
ton of public building at Detroit; In
creasing the limitation of the cost of the
pnUlc DullQlng al Erlo, L d., W 0z0O,OOO.
Nathan f. Dixon Or. L. to succeed Mr.
Chase, was sworn in.
Bill reported: Providing for the pays
ment of the Hallett Kilbourne judgment.
The House then went into committed
of the whole on the postoflice appropria+
tion bill. Recess until p. u.
FEB. 13-Senate-The conference CON-
mittee on the electoral count bill re-
ported as unable TO agree.
The bill to prohibit the importation of
foreign contract labor was debated.
House-Bill was passed amending Pa
ciic Railroad act so as to authorize the
of road from Sioux City, |
Ia, to Granger. Wy. T.
The House sat in committee of the
whole on the postoflice appropriation
bill, which was debated.
FEB. l4-Senate-Theb bill to quiet til
lie to Des Moines River lands and the
indian appropriation bill were dsba' ed.
House-Sat In committee of the whole
IN the river and harbor bill, and on the
legislative appropriation bill.