New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL DoINGS IN BRIEF.
THE FRAMING PRIVILEGE FOR MS. G8ANT-RE-
LIEF FOR THE MISSION INDIANS

THE FRAMING PRIVILEGE FOR MS G8ANT-RE-
LIEF FOR THE MISSION INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-In the Senate to-day
Mr. Conger. from the Committee on Post Offices ana
Post Roads reported favoraby the bill granting TO Mrs
Julia d. Grant the fIanking privilege. The bill was read
a third time and passed.
In submitting "a report from the Naval Committee on
the providing hat that part OF the Naval Appropria
ton bill for 1893 limiting the number of gradu-
the Naval Academy TO he retained IN the service
each year shall apply those who entered prior to
the passage OF that act Mr. Butler said that he sub
nittrd il IA The report OF one-haf the committee
port having already been presented by Mr. He repre-
sentiug the other half Of the committee. Mr. Butler
characterized this as rather an anomalous state OF
affairs"
On motion OF Mr. Dawes the Senate took mp and passed
the bill reported from Committee Indian Affairs
" for the relief OF the Mission Indians In California"
The provides for the appointment ~ three commits
sioners to arrang Just ana satisfactory settlement or
the Indians referred TO reservations which SHALL as
far AS possible include the lands and villages that have
been In actual occupation OF those Indians. and which
shall be sufficient to meet their just requirements
In the House M Phep, OF New-Jersey, from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported a resolution
calling OF state for copies Of all cor
respondence between his Department and the repro
sentatives OF the Government, OF Belgium. Denmark,
Germany Porting A. Sweden an Norway relating 10 the
claim of said Governments be accorded the reduction
the United from certain ports named In Section
Ii OF the hippng act. Adopted.
Under the call OF states the following were among
bills etc, introduced and referred:
BY Mr. FELTON,. OF Cllifornia-To terminate certain
treaty spulations the United states and the
Empire of China and to prohibit the emigration OF
Chinese.
BY Mr. Henley, OF Ciiiornia-Abrogating all treaties
heretofore made he VEGA the United States Government
and Chinese Empire f. far they provide rec
oenize or permit coming Of Chinese into the United
States.
By Mr. Pulitzer OF New.York-A bill granting pen
of "A the widow OF General Hancock.
b. Nj. Belmont, OF New YOTk-A resolution TO reform
the organization the efficiency of The Con
authorizes the President To appoint
Consular clerks, not exceeding hfy III number at any
one time who snail be citizens OF the United states aud
not Of ana who shdl be EN-
titled to "A con pcusatiOn or IL 900 After ser
vice OF two Years ter examination the clerks snail
receive salary of ~ 200 ana he eligible ms c"haul NJ
ports where salary does not exceed 5000 Per an
mum After a service Of five years they are rglDe 10
appointment consul without reference To tho amount
of salary.
BY Mr. Kelley.o Prnnsyvania-To revive the gradeof
General IN the United States Army.
The House, in committee OF the whole Mr. springer Oh
Illinois I'm the chair then took up the Fz john Porter
bill Mr. WOfOrd of Kentucky resumed his speech III FAVOR
of the bill cOnendng that the rla upon which General
Porter had been convicted had not been ar trial Mr.
Negley. OF sylvdnia tn ugt that every one VINO
had calmly and deermlpedly studied every Nne ot the
evidence would that any Army officer had ever
been guilty OF crue vicious IDsuDOrdn itiOn IN the
face Of the enemy. IT had heen Porter
Mr. Fu ler OF Iowa, opposed tho bill an Insult TO
every soldier who percd his life to his country.
The committee then rose and ut 4:l5 the House al
jOurned.