Huntsville gazette., 1886-02-20
xLixTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 10th bill was favora.
bly, reported authorizing an expedition to
observe the total eclipse of the sun August
29. 1886. resolution passed directing the
committee on public buildings to info rm the
Senate Sc as to the aggregate amount
ings this season: Senator Hoar offered
resolution directing the comm it.
tee on library to report on the expedien cy
OF erecting monument to General Han
cock, and it was agreed to. The education nal
bill was discussed and laid over, and an
amendment to the Sherman silver bill was
passed. In the House resolutions of re-
spect to the memory of General Hancock
were adopted, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 11th Mr.. Mitchell (Ore.) }
introduced bill for the repeal of all treaties
permitting Cinnamon to come to this coun-
try. After several private measures had
been disposed of, the bill regulating promo
tions OF West Point graduates was debated d
bill passed. and now goes to the President
There was lengthy debate on the Educa-
tionai bill, but without disposng of it the
Senate adjourned to the 18th. In the
House Mr.. Beach IN W objected and thus
prevented the Introduction of bill for
pension to the widow of General Hancock.
The Indian Appropriation bill was referred
to the committee of the whole Several
other measures of minor Importance were
placed on the calendar, and the bill to en- :
able National banks to increase their capi :
tai passed The House went into committee
OF the whole on the Fitz John Porter bill,
debate on which occupied the remainder of
the session.
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th
In the House, after the reference of a
large number of Senate bills to the appro :
pirate committees the Speaker proceed :
ed to call committees for reports of pri-
vate nature. At the conclusion of the call
the House went into committee of the
whole, Mr. Hammond, of Georgia. in the
chair, on the private calendar. At its even
ing session the House passed a hundred
pension bills, and adjourned.
THE Senate was not in session on the iSth
In the House the Speaker presented the re-
ply of the Postmaster General in relation to
the Eight Hour law, stating in substance
that it was not applicable to letter carriers.
resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the money
Banks and Butler in the Department. of the
Gulf, was adopted. A number Of bills were
reported from committees and placed upon
r1,ra-sesns h.,a. .lao fzou,o Vent into commit
tee of the whole on the Fitz-John Porter
bill, but no final action was reached. After
the transaction of some unimportant busi-
ness the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th the reply of Sec.
retary Lamar to resolution directing him
to furnish certain Information was read and
referred. A bill granting General Grants
widow the franking privilege was passed.
A bill for "relief of mission Indians in Cali
fornia" passed. Mr. Morgan made an argu-
ment against the conStitutonalty of the
Education bill In the House, under the
call of States, many bills were introduced,
the most notable of which was Mr.. MoTri-
sons bill to reduce the tariff Mr.. Hanback,
introduced a resolution for committee OF
eleven to thoroughly investigate the tele.
phone scandals, to which Mr.. Pulitzer offered
an amendment Mr.. Bland introduced bill
John Porter case was then taken up and de.
bated.