Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-13
xLlxTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the Sd three messages
from the President were laid before the Sen.
ate. petition was presented from citizens
OF New Jersey for National legislation for
protection of young girls Also petitions
New York savings banks for suspension of
silver coinage. resolution was adopted
calling on Senators to report the
names of their private secretaries The
Educational bill was then taken up
and debated ....... In the House among
bills reporied from committees was one
by Mr.. Hatch to establish agricultural ex
pertinent stations A resolution was re
ported for an investigation of the Pension
Department. The Pension Appropriation
bill was discussed in com mittee of tho
whote. The Army Appropriation bill Wa 9
reported.
In the Senate on the 4th the report Of
the Board of INDIA Commissioners as
laid before the Senate. A number of me-
MORALS were presented, but none of par
ticular interest. bill passed accepting
from Mrs. Grant and w, II. Vanderbilt the
Grant trophies. The Fitz John Porter bill
was taken up aud several amendments
adopted. -. In the House the minority com
mittee report against incorporating the At
lantc and Pacific ship railroad was pre-
sented. Bills were passed for a public build
ing at savannah, Gu, and increasing the
allowance for Peoria to $4,000 Tue House
refused to lay aside the Pensions Appropra-
tion bill, which was debated during the rest
of the session.
In the Senate on the 5th petition for Gov
ernment action in behalf of American pftrk
in Germany was presented. resolu ton
was agreed to calling on the Secretary of the
Navy forinformation concerning the Dolphin
and other vessels. TIE Education bill was
then taken up, ana, after the adoption OF
several amendments, passed Mr.. EdmundS'
resolution expressing the sense of the Sen
ate on the Dustin case was called up and
adopted. Two appropriation bills were
ceiVed from the House and referred ..... In
the House the Urgent Deficiency bill as
discussed at len 9Th in committee of the
whole and passed by the House The
private calendar was then taken up, and in
the evening fifteen pension bills were
passed.
IMMEDIATELY upon assembling on the 9th
the House went into committee of the whole
on the state of the Union and, after several
speeches had been made on the silver ques-
ton, the committee rose and the House ad-
jOurned..... The Senate was not in session.
IN the Senate on the Sth the names OF
Senator'S private secretaries were given to
the Senate. bill amending the National
banking aw was introduced. Petitions in
favor of the Hennepin canal were pre-
sented. A resolution was offered for imme-
date report OF the biN for the repeal of the
Civil-Service law. Mr.. Bowen addressed the
Senate on the silver question. In the
House Mr.. Blanchard of Louisiana, refuted
some statements recently printed in an In
dianlpol ) paper Under the call of States
many bills were presented among them the
following: To regulate the trans pO rtation
of live stock: to repeal the Civil Service
law to convert the "Garden of the Go ds" in
Colorado into National park. The inter
StatesC ommerce bill was reported. also two
bills affecting railroad land grants. The
death of Senator. Miller, OF California. was
announced and the House adjourned.