Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
The House and Senate
Again Meet,
AFTER CHRISTMAS TURKEY.
A Perfect Deluge Of Bills intro
duced in Both Branches
OF Congress.

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at noon the Senate was called TO = ae'
- ssnator sherman, the PresIs ent PR
~ ~ .fter nysvsr and ;he eadins
ten'' ""o ,,.;s - 80, ,hs . s.ats N.
OF she soa'"e - w -, ~ av /,
credentials OF Jonn i" Dah'e ". ne"'
elected U. ). Senator frorl Virginia.
nh;oh ,ysre read and laid on I've table.
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Also oo"''''u a's'
B. Franklin, President o. sne National
Homo for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,
e.;s.,;,,a tba sanate of the death oi
notitying tne @enA. =, vac -, a..
General George b. McCieiisn' WIN 'n'
view OF having the consequent vacancy
on the Board OF Trustees filled. Ihs
communication was referred to tine Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Harrison, from the Committee on
Territories, reported favorablra-A u to
leLalize the election Of the ninth Terri
torial Legislative Assembly OF Myo-
ming. and for this he asked immaculate
confederation.
Mr.. Edmunds saie hs wodid not Cd.
ieot if It's consideral.,n did not consume
roo much time. but he was anxious to
.xet nm the Utah bill as soon as possible
The hill reported by Mr.. Harrison was
then read the third time and passed.
Among the bills introduced and re-
farred were the following:
Nv Mr. Blair. to give the right OF
tr;ai Nv i1rv to claimants for pensions
whose applications have been relected
by the Secretary Of the lntsrior on ap-
neal from the decision Of the eommis-
sloners of Pensions- - I.
Also. to provide for the ereouoh oi
monuments to Apraham Inooin aAe -
:. Grant.
By Mr.. McColluw. to facilitate pro-
motions in the army by relieving from
active service on their own applications
officers who served In the war OF the
rebellion.
BY Mr.. Hale, for the retirement Of
certain officerl OF the navy.
By Mr.. JaclxAon, to define and regu-
aate the jurisdiction of the courts of the
limited States.
RI Mr.. Miller. to increase the pension
soy he loss OF both arms or both legs, or
tbe sigbt OF both eyes, or other injuries
resnItine in q state Of heipiessness.
The Chair laid before the Senate Q
resolution heretofore offered BY Harri.
son. directing an inquiry into NE alleged
uraetiee OF the late pension officers in
taking into account in granting pensions
considerations other than OF tne merits
Of the applicants. Upon Harrison's
rcQuess the resolution went over Tor 10.
day.
Van Wyck offered a resolution Which
ssas agreed to. directing the Commiitee
on Education and Labor to inquire how
mauy hours Of labor per day was ex-
acted of the men and boys In the EN-
pIoy OF the street car and other corpora
lions in the District of Columbia and to
re oort whether such number OF hours
we're unreasonable aud inconsistent yitn
former acts OF congrei; sua u =, VIVA
Ednnunds then called up the Utah
bill reported by him from the Commit
" Hoar y, rsoyed "a strike out the seventh
section, prohibiting the exercise OF sui-
irage by the women OF Utah. H5ar SAID
he snoSoyed the purpose q he bill and
sbe method by which that purpose was
sought to be effected. with the exception
- tha Acknowledgement Of the women
- iTtsb Woman suffrage ex-
:s,ed n the Territories of Wyom-
No and Washington. and the most
- 1rof,i aud thron hout observers testify
~ ~ axcaIIent effect Of that suffrage
\, thosa Tsrritoriea. To deprive such
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