Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-01-02


| an inquiry into the working of the law pro
| ylding for payment of coin interest on bonds
In the House consideration of the rules was
resumed and the report of the committee
adopted. giving the Forty-ninth congress the
rules of the FOrty-eighth, with the amend
Resolution for holiday recess was adopted
Mrs. Grants pension bill was passed.
On the 10Th the Senate was not in session.
| In the House the committee on enrolled
| bills appointed. Mr.. Morrison reported a
resolution for the appointment OF several
select committees. Adopted. A proposition
for immediate consideration of the senate
presidential succession bill was debated and
defeated. Several bills. not Of an especially
important character, were introduced and
the house adjourned.
In the Senate on the 2lst bill in refer.
ence to p0lygamy In UCah was favorably re-
ported also to establish q uniform system
of bankruptcy; also for national cattle
trail; also several bills In relation to the
army. Senator Vest introduced resolution
on the Kelly case, and spoke in defence of
vestigation Of the pension bureau was In.
trOduced. Resolution for investigation of
the New York custom-house was adopted.
Mr.. Beck called up the resolution in rela-
ton to the special fund for payment Of low
interest and made speech; resolution re-
ferred to the finance committee. Adjourned
to January5 5: In the House under call Of
states for bills Mr.. Burns of Missouri intro
duced bill for bridge across the river at
st. Joseph; also number of resolutions of
the Missouri legislature. Mr.. Wheeler OF
Alabama got in big batch. among them
one for the relief of Gen. Fitz John Porter,
and one to amend the civil service law. Mr..
uopl nf oI, Unf in r<xf
land forfeiture bills. A great number of 9TH
er bills were introduced relating to great
variey of subjects, most Of which will prob
ably never De heard of again. The total
number was 1,004. House adjourned to
January5.
Fifteen hundred nominations have been
sent to the senate, but there have been no
cenfirmations.
There are 40 members of the present
house of representatives who were never in
congress before.
Secretary w hitney denies that he indorsed
the object Of the recent meeting of silver
men in New York.
Secretary Manning says he will welcome
a congressional investigation of the New
York custOmhOuse.
TIE commissioner of pensions has ap-
pointed Drs. Milan, Jackson and Campbell
to constitute the board of examining sur
geons at Macon City, Mo.
The issue of silver dollars during the
week ended December 10 was S8s9, ,2l1. The
issue during the corresponding period of
last year was $454,995.
The senate agreed to a resolution offered
by Mr.. Hoar authorizing the finance COM
mittee to investigate the New York custom
house, especially as to the matter of under.
valuations.
Attorney. General Garland Is now said to
be the author of the idea contained In the
presidential succession bill before congress
that is that cabinet members shall succeed
to the presidency in case of vacancy.
Congressman Warner says he will intro
duce resolution in the house after the holi-
day recess demanding Secretary Manning's
reason for not issuing bond call, and ask
ing for call at once, the bonds to be paid
out ofany money available.
Hon. John H. Regan of Texas thinks the
house should pass revenue tariff bill and
let the senate take the responsibility Of de-
feating 1t, and then 60 before the country ct
the congressional election next fall on the
tariff issue.
Oficials of the Ost-ofice department re-
port tnat they are receiving an unpreceden-
ted number Of applications for the estab-
lishment of post-offices in Kansas and Ne
braska, indicating rapid settling up Of
hose states.
The secretary of the interior has request
ed the attorney general to institute suits In
about forty additional cases against cattle
men for Illegally fencing the public lands in
Kansas, Nebrasks, Wyoming and Colorado.
In many of these cases criminal actions win
be brought
The bill introduced In the house by Mr..
Morrow amendatory of the Chinese immi-
grafton act forbids the entry of Chinese Ia
borers for period of twenty years; provides
for identification by photography of Chinese
laborers who are entitled to return to this
country. provides additional safeguards
against the illegal entry of Chinese, and
limits the number Of Chinese passengers to
one for every fifty tons of avessers burdes.
The estimates fthe superintendent of the
coast and geodetic survey for the next fiscal
year amounts to S56s, 900. Included in the
estimates is the sum Of $4,000 for the re-
survey of San Francisco bay and examina-
ton of San Francisco bar and entrance to
the harbor and the mouths of the Sacramen-
to and Sonegrian rivers, q work which, in
the opiniorof the superintendent, has been
rendered highly desirable by the marked
changes in recent years due to the deposits
from hydraulic mining.
In the arrangement Of senate committees,
spat4 Leun ~ ssstesa p the sonnlt.