Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate and House Bills
and Resolutions.
AFTER A posToFFIcE BROKER
A Motion to Prohibit Lottery Ad'
yertisements-Keiley's Case to
be Considered.
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SENATE.
WAsHIsoros, December 8 After the
Introduction and reference of a numbei
Of bills. the Senate, at l:l0 P. NJ, ad
journed.
After the transaction of some routine
business, the following bills were intro
duced and referred:
By Sewell, to amend Section 1861 ol
the Revised Statutes, making an annual
appropriation to provide arms and am
munition for the miIitia.
BY Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, to secure
cheaper telegraphic correspondence.
By Mr.. Wilson. prohibiting the mail
ing Of newspapers containing lottery ad
vertisemsnts and prescribing penalty
for the violation of the same 1t pro
vides that II shall be unlawful to carry
by mail Or deposit in any receptacle fol
mail matter any newspaper or othei
publication containing any advertise
ment OF a lottery, and provides penalty
of $500 for each violation OF the act.
By Mr.. Plumb, to forfeit unearned
lands granted to the Atlantic and Pacific
Railway Company to aid in the construc.
tion Of a railroad and telegraph line
through the States Of Missouri and Az
kansos to tie Pacific States, and restore
the same to settlement; also to provide
for contestng surveys OF private land
grants.
Tue following joint resolutions were
introduced by Mr.. Blair, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States extending the right OF
suffrage to women. Referred. Also,
proposing an amendment to the Consti.
tuition in relation to alcoholic liquor,
and other poisonous beverages. ihls,
at Mr.. BIai's request, was laid on the
table for the present
Mr.. Hale offered the following resolu.
tion, which was agreed to;
WHERKAs, 1t is alleged that 5. ).
Brown. a citizen OF the state OF Maine.
has been instrumental in procuring the
removal Of certain Postmasters OF said
State and the appointment of others to
serve in their stead. and
wHERKAs, 1t is further alleged that
said Brown has written to certain par.
ties whose appointments he has secured
IA aforesaid, letters in form and sub
stance like the following;
"WAsHiseTox. Dear Sir. have
secured your appointment as Postmaster
at your place. Your papers will be sent
in q day or two. II you feel like send.
ing a small SUN to help defray tho ex
pense of attending to our Maine matters,
you may do 40. Respectfully, yours,
8. s. Brown"
Therefore, be IL resoiped. That the
Postmaster General be and is hereby
directed to furnish to the Senate a list
OF the postofiices in Maine and the
names Of persons removed and those ap
pointed postmasters at the same, where
said :. :. Brown has favorably recon-
mended the same or endorsed the sppli'
cations therefor"
The following resolution offered by
Mr.. Vest, was agreed to:
THAT the President be requested,
IL not incompatible with the pub
lie interest to transmit to the
Senate the correspondence had by the
Government OF the United States with
the governments of Italy aud Ausrro-
Hungary in relation to the appointment
by this government of A. NJ. Kelley as
envoy extraordinary aud minister pleni.
poten tiary, first to the government Of
Italy and then to that OF Ansiro- Hun
gary, and also any other correspondence.
or information which may be deemed
by the President OF Importance and per
tinent to the subject matter OF this res
olution."
A resolution offered by Mr.. Morrill,
was agreed 10. requesting the President
if not incompatible with public interest
to transmit to the Senate any informa
tion or documents received from oui
Consul General at Paris, or from oul
special agent sent to the hnancial Gen
tiers OF Europe. in respect to the estab
lishrent OF such an International ratio o
gold and silver coinage. as would per
nit of the coinage Of both metals at th'
mints Of those countries and our own
Adjourned.