Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27
THE FoRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.


WAsuINGTuN. Feb. lg.-Thc House met
mt 10 o'clock i'm continuation of yesterday
session. almost Immediately the House
went into committee Of the whole on the
river and harbOr bill. On motion % Mr.. .
Clardy of Missouri the appropriation for ,
the Improvement of the Mississippi river |
between the Illinois and Ohio rivers was /
increased from SiOO,OOO to S6OO,OOO. At |
I1:55 the committee rose, the House ad- |
iournpa and at - o'clock the session of
Thursday began ~ l:4j p. m, the CON
sidrratlun of ne river and harhOr bill was
resumed in the committee of the whole.
Mr. Wll;s novel that the committee rise,
which Vas carried. Speaker Carlisle
took tue Clairand the welcome which was
eXtcnovi to him upon ais return to
ms official duties was Il hearty one.
At $40 the House went into a committee
on the ua,il appropriation bill Mr.. Cur
tin OF Re lI>NiNaaia offered an amend
mcut apIrupratinL S2I,OOO Tor testing
American arinur made of American mate
rial. Adopted Mr.. Cannon of Illinois
made point Of order against the para
graph apprOplltiug o4OO,OOO for the com
pletion nt the snip New York and the
point being OVcrruled moved to strike out
the paragraph. TO complete tins old snip
which had been lying in The stocks Tor ~
years was to advance backward and was
to authorize a waste of money. The tim
Der OF the New York was today thor
ou9hly seasoned and worth double us
much rs il was 10 wears ago. II would be
the height Of uuWsdOm To throw away
this partly constructed vessel and not to
complete it to be used rs Il school ship or
transport. Mr.. Hewitt of New York re
GREETED that as the country was about 10
build Il new navy the proposition should
come from Il Democratic committee to
complete an old ship, which if she was
struck by one of the guns of one of the
discarded ships of other countries would
goto the bottom. Mr.. Cox of New York
cOntcndvd that wooden ships were neCCcS-
sary. Mr. Randall of Pennsylvania said
that the committee ON appropriations
realized that Il powerful navy was requlr-
ed and also that those vessels which were
now unfinished and could be made use1ul
should he completed The completion of
the New York was recommended by the
Secretary of the Navy. The motion to
strike out was lost. The committee then
rose to the House took Il recess until ten
O'CiOCl; tomorrow.
WAsHINGTuN, Feb. 2O.-A bill was
passed granting Il pension of $50 pei
month to the widow OF Maj Thornburg.
The afternoon session was taken up in
debate uu he naval appropriation bill y
recess was taken until : p. m.
AT thc evening session ~ pension Dlli'
were passed, and at 9o'ciock the House
adjourned.
senate.
WAsUfNCToN. Feb. l9.-Thc committe,
on appropriations reported the poStollic'
appropriations bill and it was placed on
the calendar. The same committee re
ported with only verbal amendments the
joint resolution appropriating >2,5oo It
defray the expenses OF the inaugural cere
monies The JOINT resolution as amended
was passed senator Van Wyck called III
the Texas Pacific forfeiture bill!
Senator Morgan offered an amendmen
similar to that offered by him in the cast
of the Atlantic and Pacific bill providing
for reference to the nited states court
of all controversies concerning the right
and equities claimed by the United State
or by private parties in the lands forfeited
Senator Morgan addressed the senate IL
SupDurt of his amendment senator Ed
munds taking the floor, said that abou
the time that Judge Thurman was chain
man Of the judiciary committee the mat
ter of those tOrteturcS was referred t
that committee and the committee report
ed to me senate Il bill which provided Il
one stroke for the forfeiture of ever
unearued land grant everywhere, an
which provides that ii should he tn
duty OF the Auoncy-GcnerHl to il
stitutc suits to declare the forfeit
IRE, 50 ~ to protect from III
tur, litigation the title of all settler
who should come in under the mite
States, 1t ana not at thaJ 'ihne c3lilpUl
with me pleasure ana CONVENIENCE Oh TN
senate IN the pressure 81 us business |
consider the bIIl-a CIRCUMSTANCE th'
senator Edmuud~ rcgrcttcd-as had tn;
bill been PASSED all the questions now III
Ger discussion NouIu nave p'ct ui0p"9t
OF Wi.hudt me poor settlers ~ III the caS
of thc l)cN MONIES people hrIuS Groul
to Death IN contests WIN ETtai corIol'
ii, iTL, XII L0N,iu,, nnnu nrrfnct4
in'r,,,,r,ittnn. nf thp lvhnlr. was rruortp
to the Scnptp. Wuprcupou senator MOrga
rr.ofTprpd his amendment which va
again voted down. yeas rs, nays -. III
yrns r; un,.s > The bin now rots hat
la. iI..r,... t,,,. CONCENTRATION ,t nan cn