Western cyclone., 1886-12-30
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
TIE Senate,

ton TO the election of United States
senator's.
Van Wyck called up his resolution Of
fered yesterday calling on the secretary
of war for information as to how the
Missouri river commission expended the
money apprO priated in the last river and
harbOr bill for the Missouri river.-Was
adopted.
Mr. Van WICK moved to make spec
lal order for the second Tuesday in Jan
uary, OF the bill for the relief of the sett-
.ers and purchasers of the lands In Ne
bra>ka and Kansas adjoining the Denver
u st. Joseph railr Dad The motion was
agreed to.
The Senate then took up the unin-
lshed business of yesterday, being the
bill to repeal the tenure of Office act.
Mr.. Edmunds addressed the Senate in
opposition to the bill
Mr.. George made constitutional and
historical argument in favor of the bill.
DEC. 1.-THE petition for the reduc-
ton of the tax on Oleomargarne by
Conger, COllum, Ingalls,, Chase, Mitch
ELI, OF Oregon, and HOar Was referred
to the committee on agriculture.
A bill was introduced by Morgan to
regulate the fees ard salaries of the
United States district attorneys in New
Mexico and Arizona.
After I brief statement by Miller the
Senate took up and passed, without dis
cussion and without division, the bill
for the retirement and recoinagc of the
trade dollar.
On motion of COnger, the House bill
to extend the free delivery system to
postofices (passcd by the House on the
9th inst was taken up and passed.
On motion of Conger the bill, (passed
by the House on the 9th inst }. authoriz-
ing le employment of mail messengers
in the postal service was taken up,
amended and passed.
The bills authorizing the construction
of a bridge across the st. Louis river at
the most accessible point between Min
neSOta and Wisconsin, and across the
Mississippi liver at Memphis, Tenn,
were reported from the committee on
and passed.
The Senate then took up the bill to
repeal the tenure Of office act, and with.
out further discussion the bill was
pas sed-yeas 80, nays %.
On motion Of Mcmillan the bill for
the appointment of an Inspector of hulls
and boilers in Duluth was taken up and
passed.
After an executive session, the Senate
until Monday.
DEC. 20-Mr. Aldrich offered a con.
current resolution IT questing the Presi-
dent to enter into negotiations with the
governments of the several principal SUI
gar producing countries of the world
with view to securing a mutual agree
ment by which the United States shall
agree to admit flee of duty the sugar
and N GLASSES products Of such countries
or their colonies, when transported in
vessels under flag of either contracting
party, and on which sugar and mo!asses
no export tax or charge has been levied,
on conditions that such governments
shall admit into their respective coun--
trios or sugar producing colonies free Of
duty the mineral, agriculture and manu-
featured products of the United States
Laid on the teble.
The Senate Joint resolution authOriz-
ing the Secretary of War to accept
tract of land, twenty-five miles from
Chicago, on Lake Michigan, donated by
the Commercial club, of Chicago, for
military purposes, was passed.
The President, pro. tenn, announced
the following appointments to commit
tees: Committee on claims, Spooner as
chairman in place Of Pike, deceased, and
Cheney in place of Spooner; District OF
Columbia, Cheney in place of Pike civ
il service, Williams IN place of Pike;
on epidemic diseases, Cheney in place of
SpoOner; on Improvements on the Mis-
sissippi river, Williams in place of Pike;
CT transportation routes to the seaboard
Williams ia place of Henderson, re-
siGned.
Dec. 21.-Among the petitions pre-
sented was one signed by sixty minis
tiers of the Nebraska conference in ia
vOr OF Chinese idcmnity bills; also one
signed by large number Of importers
and merchants OF ST. Louis in favor of
the immediate transportion act.
Mr. Allison, from the committee on
appropriations, reported back the House
bill, making appropriations to supply
the deficiencies Of public printing, with
an amendment requiring the money to
be expended rateably. The amendment
was agreed to and the bill passed.
The resolution for the holiday recess
from tomorrow to January 1, was pre-
sented and agreed 70.
Mr.. Cullom called up the conference
report upon the inter state commerce
bill. He SAID he did 50 for the purpose
of allowing the senator from Iowa, WI
SOM, opportunity OF making some re-
marks upon the bill, after which ne
would let the bill go over until after the
holidays. He announced, however, that
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