The Brookhaven leader., 1886-12-16
xLIxTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 6tI the reports OF heads
of departments were presented and ordered
printed The oath of Office was administered
to Senator Williams, of California Sew
eral bills were introduced and re.
ferred The Presidents message was re-
ceived and read .....In the House
Mr. S. S. Cox was sworn in; Henry W. RuslS, OF
Maryland and Henry Bacon, of New York alsg
qualified. The Presidents message was read
and ordered printed. A committee was ap;
pointed to attend the funeral Of the late Con.
gresham Price. OF Wisconsin.
In the Senate on the 7th Senator Cheney, OF
New Hampshire, appointed in the place of SEN
ator Pike, deceased, took the oath of office.
Several bills were introduced and referred. The
Pacific Railway bill was made the special order
for December21. A resolution was adopted in
quiring OF the Secretary Of the Interior whether
the forfeited lands Of the Atlantic & Pacific
railroad in New Mexico have been restored to
entry The deaths Of Representatives Price,
8 Wisconsin, and Beach and Arnoti OF New
York were announced, and out of respect to
the memory Of deceased the Senate adjourned
.In the House number of bills were IN
troduced, among them one by Mr.. Cox On. W
to prevent Congressman drawing two salaries.
The committees were called for reports, but
none were submitted. The bill providing
that graduates Of West Point shall receive the
pay of a second lieutenant from the date OF
graduation was passed: also the bill
providing for the establishment at Ft. Riley,
Kas, of permanent school for cavalry and
light artillery The Senate Electoral Count
bill was discussed at length, but without COM
ing to q vote the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the Sth number OF bills
were introduced and resolutions offered, among
the latter, one by Senator ingalls, asking fer in
formation in regard to the collection OF oleomar-
garinc taxes Mr.. Blair addressed the Senate on
the bill amending the Constitution so as to eX-
tendthe right of suffage to women. A message
was received from the Presindent transmitting
the correspondence on the fishery question
-. In the House a draft OF bill for the issue OF
subsidiary coin was received from the director
of the mint. A bill was passed amending the
act 'for the muster and pay of certain officers
and men of the volunteer forces" The Eletor-
al Count bill was taken up and brief debate
ensued.
IN the Senate on the 9th the Military Academy
Graduates Relief bill was considered. An in
vestigation was inaugurated concerning salmon
catching distractions in the Columbia river.
Mr.. Morrill's tariff resolution was debated. Ad-
iourned till Monday. lin the House there
was continued disagreement on fortification ap-
preparations. A bill was passed relinquishing
certain lands to San Francisco. Mr.. Reagan
rose to a personal privilege question and denied
statements in New York paper of dispute
between Senator Culom and himself. The ex-
tension of the free-delivery system was con-
sidered and the bill passed. The Electoral
Count bill was passed. The bill creating de-
partment of agriculture was taken up in COM
mttee of the whole and was warmly advocated
by Mr.. Hatch. Of Missouri.
THE Senate was not in session on the 10th.
$500. In the House, after the reading of the
journal, Mr.. Campbell On. W announced tho
death of his colleague Mr.. Dowdney, and Of
fered the customary resolutions which were
adopted, and out of respect for the memory OF
the deceased the House adjourned The Speak
er appointed the following committee to attend
the funeral: Messrs. Campbell Viele, Merri-
man and Miller On. W, O'Neill (Mo), Scran-
ton Pa.) and Brady (Va.l.