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was taken up and the senator from
Vermont made a lengthy speech on
the presidents refusal to furnish the
senate the papers in relation to sus-
pensions.
House-Blll requiring the Pacific
railroad to pay for surveys of their
lands was passed. Among bills re-
ported from committees was one
granting pensions to Mexican veter-
ans. Bill forbidding employment of
convict labor was passed. The
Indian appropriation bill was taken
up in committee of the whole.
MARCH -Senate-After q
lively tilt between Riddleberger and
Logan concerning letter from Capt.
Eads, printed in the Record, Mr..
Pugh replied to Senator Edmunds'
speech on the subject of suspensions.
House-A bill to increase the naval
establishments was reported. Bill
repeating the civIl-service law was
adversely reported. Bill removing
the limit of time for presenting
claims for pension arrearages was
discussed. In committee of the
whole the Indian appropriation bill
was taken up and debated at length.
MARCH 12TH-Senate-After pass
age of the bill to perfect certain
lands granted the state of Iowa to
aid railroads Mr.. Edmunds' resolu-
tons were taken up and Mr. Ken
M addressed the senate
House-A resolution calling for
information as to the accounts be-
tween the United States and the sew
eral states and territories on account
of the direct tax of 1861 was re-
ferred. A resolution that it shall re.
quire the objections of two members
to prevent consideration was objected
to. A bill granting pension of
81 900 year to the widow of Gen.
Hancock was reported. Several I'M
important private bills were passed,
MARCH 15TH-Senate-A resolu-
tiou to appoint Rev. J. G. Butler, D.
y, of Washington chaplain Of the
senate was agreed to. Several petit
tions from Knights of Labor assem-
blies favoring the building of the
Hennepin canal was submitted pro-
posing constitutional Amendment,
making April 80 the date for begin
ming of administrations instead of
March 4. The electoral count bill
was called up and laid aside for a
discussion of the house pension bill.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Van
Wyck was agreed to, and the bill
went over till tomorrow. Mr.. Cul-
lom took the floor on the Edmunds
resolutions, after which the senate
adjourned out of respect to the men,
cry of Representative Hahn.
House-After reading the journal
the house adjourned, owing to the
death of Representative Hahn.
| MARCH 16TH-Senate- letter re-
ceived from the secretary of the inte-
rior transmitting information in re-
lation to land grants. Bill from the
house increasing pensions Of sol
dier's widows, was passed as it came
from the house. Messrs. Nor.
rell and Cullum spoke in support of
the Edmunds resolution. Said the
refusal of the attorney-general to
furnish the papers called for by the
senate was denial of the right of
the senate TO inquire into the man.
agement of a public office. Mr..
Moxey opposed the Edmund's reso-
luton and reviewed the arguments
of its advocates in detail. He said
the majority report on the Edmunds
resolution was 643 removals
by Mr.. Cleveland, and the complaint
of the people was that he had moi
made ten times 643, as evidenced by
the ballots at the presidential elec.
tion IN 1884. That the power of re.
moval was lodged In the hands OF
executide and that tue constitution
nowhere restricted that power.
House-Bills introduced to amend
act to prohibit the Importation OF
contract labor; to increase pensions
of soldiers who have lost one arm
and to grant the widow of Hon
Thomas A. Hendricks, late vice
president, one years salary less the
amount paid Mr.. Hendricks.
MARCH 17TH-Senate-Report OF
special agent concerning fraudulent
importation of Chinese was laid be-
fore the senate. Resolution was
agreed to directing an examination
of alleged timber stealing from gov
ernment land by the Northern Pa
cific railroad. Mr.. Hoar addressed
the senate on the electoral count bill
which was passed. The Edmund;
resolutions were taken up and Mr.
Dolph addressed the senate. SeY
eral others spoke, including MIR
Beck, who scored Mr.. Edmund;
most mercilessly.
House unimpartant reso.
lutions were reported from commit
tees and adopted, and several bills
were reported and placed on calen
dar. The deficiency bill waSreporteC
and it was voted not to agree to some
of the senate amendments. The In.
dian appropriation bill was consId
cred.
MARCH 19TH-Senate-M tt
make the interstate commerce bill :
: special order for March so wa
agreed to. House amendments TO thu
urgent deficiency bill concurred IN
Two railroad bridge bills and severa
other unlmportsnt measures wer,
passed. The Edmunds' resolution
were then taken up aud a spirited
debate occupied the rest of tn
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