Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-02-06
WASHINGTON WAITS.
Gossip and News About Pee.
pie and Things at the Ma.
tionaI Capitol.
CONGRESSIONAL.

| In the Senate on the 2lst Mr.. Butler intro
duced an enabling act for Dakota. Referred.
| After the consideration of unimp0rtant bills
on the calendar, Mr.. Sherman addressed the
[, Senate at length on the electoral count bill
/, MeSSrS. EdmuL = and Y arts also spoke on
the bill. AdiOL .' S.Il Monday. In the
House communications from several depart
mentS were appropriately referred and the
House resumed consideration of the bill in
creasing widows pensions. Several amend
mentS were offered ard voted down. when
the House got into snarl on point OF order
and adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th letters from the
departments giving information asked for
were laid before the Senate. Credentials of
WaIthall, Mississippi new Senator, pre-
Sented. A bill for settlement or the Pacific
railroad debts was reported from committee.
The ignorance and caTelessneSS of House
clerks served as n text for a speech by Sem
atOr ingalls,. Hot Springs bathhOuse leases
were debated at length. after which the
electoral count bill was taken I'D. After eX-
ecUtive session the Senate adjourned as a
mark of respect for the late Congressman
Rankin. In the House announcement of
the death of Mr.. Rankin caused the House
to adjourn without doing any business.
In the Senate, on the 26th crowded CALLER
les listened to eulOgies on the late Vice
spoke at length and was followed by Hamp-
ton, Sherman, Salisbury, Evarts, Ransom,
SpOoner, Vest and Harrison. M business
was transacted. In the House under call of
states many bills and resolutions were intro
duced, among them bill by O'Neil of Mis-
sour to reorganize the steamboat inspection
service; by Mr.. TOwnshend of Illinois, bill
to limit jurisdiction of United States courts
in patent cases. Bill for retirement of GER
tain naval officers was called up, but without
action the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 27th two petitions
from Kansas for more military were prCSen-
ted. ingalls, bill for a national university
was read second time and referred. \ resO-
luton was adopted asking for information
as TO the administration of the pension Office
The electoral count bill was postponed and
the Dakota bill taken up and debated. In
the House the Senate Hendricks resolutions
were laid on the table to be called up next
Tuesday. Mr.. BOutelle tried TO make a
speech on the Norfolk navy-yard, but owing
to the absence of Mr.. Wise was not allowed
to proceed. A bill for aid to the Grant
Monument association was reported and re-
ferred. A bill fOrfeting the backbone
land grant was amended and passed.
Congressman Clardy favors the Tehuante-
pee ship railway project.
Exports of specie from New York the
past week were Ss99, $50.
President Cleveland will attend the chari-
ty ball at Baltimore.
The minister from Sweden to the United
States is named Kjolt.
Senator Logan says he has no hope of
having executive sessions abolished.
There is to be an investigation of the |
charges against Senator Payne.
Secretary and Mrs. Manning gave dinner |
in honor of the President and his cabinet.
Senator COckrell broke his right thumb |
by ia on a slippery sidewalk at Washing |
ton.
The Republicans look to Tennessee as the |
only Southern state which attracts their in
terest this year.
Representative Joseph Rankin of Manito-
woe, Wis, died at Washington of bright's |
disease of the kidneys.
The new Chinese bill goes to the House
on foreign affairs. which has no |
Pacific coast representative.
Mrs. Senator COckrell gave a luncheon to |
the ladies of the cabinet, Mrs. Carlisle and |
the wives of several Senators.
Dorman b. Eaton, civil-service cOmmis-
'ioner. has rendered his resignation to the
President, 10 take effect March 9.
Senator Vest says he did not give Gov.
Crittenden's letter to the President as it con-
of doubtful propriety.
The court of claims announced its decision
n the Choctaw case, rendering judgment
n favor OF the Indians to the amount of
,bout $4,000.
Mr.. DOre of Chicago made an argument |
before the House committee on rivers and
larbors on the general subject of the i'm
of Western waterways.
President Cleveland says that positively
le will not send to the Senate papers bear
ng on suspensions made during the recess
# congress, and is ready to lock horns with
he Republican Senators.
James III. Chinn of Platte City, Mo-, was
appointed to position on the door-keeper's
orce. That is the first plum DOor-keeper
)opelson has given Missouri, and it has
zone to Congressman Burnes.
Senator Sherman docs not intend that his
deviation to the position of presiding officer
# the Senate shall keep him off the floor
lie has already made a speech on the cleo
oral count bill and promised one on silver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dusenberry Of Jersey City
lave been in Washington city for several
lays, having come here from ST. Louis on
heir wedding tour. Mrs. Dusenberry is a
laughter of Mr.. Chas. II. Peck of st. Louis.
The house committee on levees and the
of the Mississippi river has
invited Mr.. Jas. B. Eads and Gen. Gilmore.
president of the Mississippi river commits
ion, to discuss methods of improving the
liver.
Congressman O'Neill filed a memorial of
he ST. Louis Merchants exchange. asking
n appropriation to prevent the washing
way of the river bank between the Chain
f Rocks and Bissell's point above ST. Louis.
Assistant Secretary Fairehid has in
tructed the collector of customs at New
FORK to admit free of duty portrait of the
ate Gen. Grant. painted in Paris by Mr..
iealy, an American artist, and imported BY
frs. L. S. Grant