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SUMMARY OF CONGRESS
Senate Sessions.

that Congress had no right to forfeit lands
where the road had been completed, even
after the time fixed for its completion. After
further debate the bill went over.
10Th DAY.-After routine morning busi-
ness, Mr. Whtthorne took the floor in favor
of Mr.: Fryes bill TO promote the
political progress and commercial pros
| The Army Appropriation bill was passed.
The amount namei is S35, S50, S74. :. Mr.. Mil
| Ter presented petition from the New York
Chamber of Commerce praying for an appro-
priatitn of 81, ,0O0, 900 for deepening the water
over Sandy Hook bar to thirty feet at low
/ tide.
1slsT DAY-The Northern Pacific Forfeit
! ure bill was taken up and Mr.. Call took
the floor and resumed his remarks in
support of the proposition to forfeit all
lands not earned within the time pre-
scribed by Congress. Mr.. Maxey held
that all government grants of railroad
| lands should be forfeited that had not been
earned within the time prescribed by the
granting acts. Mr.. Mitchell offered an
amendment to exclude from forfeiture the
lands co-terminous with the completed por-
ton of the Cascade branch.
122D DAY.-The Northern Pacific Forfeit
ure bill, was debated furt'er, and finally
passed by AZ yeas to nay (Mr. Blair. The
bill as passed declares forfeited so much of
the lands granted to that company as are
co-terminous with that part of its main line
which extends from Wallula Junction in Port
land, and that part of the Cascade branch
which shall not have been completed at the
date of the passage of this bill, aud makes the
right of way in the Territories subject to
taxation. Nothing in the actis to be construed
to waive any right Of the United States to
forfeit any other lands granted to them, for
failure, past or future, to comply with the
conditions of the grant.
Ilop DAY.-Mr. Dawes presented memo
rial OF the Massachusetts, Legislature. 1t re-
cites that the General Court of Massachu-
setts views with deep concern the recent in
terferances of the Government of Canada
with the rights Of fishermen of the United
States, and urges Congress to secure
immediate relief for that class of
citizens. Mr.. Dawes introduced q bill au-
thorizing the President, when commercial
privileges are denied to United States vessels
in foreign ports, to prohibit all commercial
privileges in United States ports to vessels of
the power so denying, or to vessels of any prov
ince, colony or dependency of such power. 90.
The Invalid Pension Appropriation bill was
passed as reported by the Senate Committee
on Appropriations. q. The Military Appro-
priation bill was passed-42 yeas to 4nays.. :.
Mr.. Wilson addressed the Senate on the Pos
tai bill, advocating the increase of the rate Of
postage on merchandise
l4TH DAY.-A large number Of bills were
passed. Among those of national Importance
was that providing for the inspection of
pork products exported to foreign countries
and prohibiting the importation of adulter-
ated foods. The bill authorizes the Presi-
dent, in his discretion, by proclama-
tion, to place an embargo upon the
importation of articles of food from coun-
tries that shut their ports against our prod
or Aupf hat clty
adopted was Mr.. Frye's proposition for
congress Of American nations to be held in
Washington for the purpose of considering
measures tending to promote the peace
and commercial intercourse Of the ma
tions of this hemisphere. This bill
carried in effect the recommendation of
the South American Commission. The bill
to appoint temporary Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury to act during the illness Of
Mr.. Manning was also passed. The Legis-
lative, Executive and Judicial Appropria-
tlon bill was received from the House of Rep
resentatives, and referred to the Committee
On Appropriations.
House Sessions
18Th DAY.-The Senate bill to legalize
the incorporation of trades UNIONS was
passed. The Legislative, Executive and
Judicial appropriation bill was discussed
further. Mr. Allen Miss offered an amend
ment, which was rejected, providing that
mono Of the money appropriated for the con-
tingent funds shall be used in paying the ex-
penses of the funeral of any member Of Con-
gress Mr. Findlay Md. made speech defend.
ing the Civil Service law and engaged in an
alteration with Mr.. Compton (Md.l, during
which the House was in all uproar. The
Civil Service section of the bill having been
reached, Mr.. Morrison made point Of order
against the provision changing the rules Of
the Commission, and pending decision the
Commit ,e rose.
18TH DAY.-The House resumed debate
upon the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bills. The discussion was
confined to the civil service clause. Mr..
Holman defended it, and Mr.. Morrison
renewed his attack upon the Appropria'
ton Committee, The latter made point
Of order against the clause that it was new
legislation, and therefore ought to be sub
mitted to the House in the shape Of a sepa-
rate bill. This point was debated at tlength.
Reagan and said that the Appropriation
Committee, instead Of making an
th1s' ton, had dIrseRsed RrsRed its es Attention to
bubbles and petty affairs about the few
salaries Mr. Morrison's point of order was
mentioned. -. The evening, session was do
voted to the passing Of pension bills
14OrH DAY.-The House concurred in the
Senate amendments to the Atlantic and Pa
cifc Land Forfeiture bill. .hr. Wheeler
(Ala-) offered resolution reciting the reso-
luton offered some days ago by Mr.. Kel-
ley, of Pennsylvania, directing the public
printer to omit from the permanent rec
ord the speech delivered by Mr.. Wheeler
upon Edwin NJ Stanton, saying that the
resolution is so framed as to render it i'm
probable that the House will adopt it, and
asking for the appointment of a special COM
mittee to examine the speech and eIpunge
therefrom any unjust reflection upon Edwin
NJ. Stanton, or any expression in regari
to Abraham Lincoln which is not
commendatory and eulogistic: -. Mr.
Hewitt IN. W offered q resolution for
the appointment of q joint committee OF
three Senators and five Representatives to
consider in what manner can best be cele-
brated the centennial anniversary Of the or
ganization of the Constitutional Government
Of the United States, the first meeting Of
Congress, and the Inauguration OF George
Washington as President, which will occur
on April 80, 1889.
l4lsT DAY.-The House, after routine bust
ness, went into Committee Of the Whole on
the Legislative Appropriation bill. The pend
ing amendment was that offered by Mr..
ONeill of Missouri restoring the salary Of the
Assistant Treasurer at st. Louis to 1850,
the amount appropriated by the bill being
$4,000. Mr. O'Neill's amendment was
agreed to, as was also an amendment offered
by Mr.. FELTON,, of California, increasing to
$1,000 the salary of the Assistant Treasurer
at San Francisco. Mr.. Laird (Neb.) moved
to strike out the clause appropriating S10,O
to pay the per diem of inspectors and clerks
Of the General Land Office to investigate
fraudulent land entries. Rejected. On
motion of Mr. Throckmorton (Texas) the
salary of the Commissioner of Pensions was
fixed at $4,000.
142D DAY.-Mr. Morrison Qll) from the
Committae on Ways and Means reported