Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-21
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WAsHINGToN, April 90. 1886.

SENATE.--The chair laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting detailed information relating to the lands of the Northern Pacific company, the number of acres surveyed, pat ented, etc.
 MT. Butler introduced a bill providing for the retirement of disabled officers of the army.
 MT. Gibson gave notice that after the morning business tomorrow he would ask unanimous consent to address the Senate on the question of open executive sessions
 At 12:45 the Senate, on motion of Mir. Frye, went into executive session. When the doors were reopened at 5:10 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
 The Senate in executive session rejected the supplemental Mexican treaty which pro- posed to reopen the Wiel-La Abra claims
 HoUsE.-A number of the Seventh New York regiments men occupied seats in the galleries this morning.
 MT. Reed, of Maine, who is apparently anxious that some action be taken on the Utah bill, inquired of MT. Tucker chairman would be reported by that committee
 MT. Tucker replied that the bill was being considered and when determination had been arrived at the bill would be reported adversely CT favorably.
 MT. Reed said the bill had been in commit tee long time and was a measure in which the country was much interested. Could the gentleman give no other answer?
 MT. Tucker responded in the negative.
 Mir. Reed was sorry for it.
 The following resolutions and bills were reported from their several committees: By Mir. Collins, of Massachusetts, bill fixing the salaries of United States district judges at S5, 0G0; Committee of the Whole.
 By MT. Caldwell, of Tennessee, a bill regu- lating sales by samples, price lists, etc., be- tween residents of the several States and ter ritories; calendar.
 By MT. Wellborn, of Texas, bill to cre- ate an office Of assistant commissioner of In dian affairs; Committee of the Whole.
 By Mr. O'Donnell, of Michigan, Senate bill providing for the study of the nature of al coholic drinks and narcotics and their eff fects on the human system in the military academies and in the Indian public schools of the territories and the District of Colum- bia; calendar.
 By Mr. Storm, of Pennsylvania, bill amending the statutes so as to give hcnora- ply discharged soldiers and sailors 8 prefer ence in public appointments; calendar.
 In the morning hour the House resumed the consideration of the joint resolution for the appointment of a commission to inquire into and report upon the condition of the Indians. After an unsuccessful attempt to secure immediate action on the measure it's further consideration postponed until May 15. The remainder of the morning hour was consumed in an intellectual effort on the part of MT. Forney, of Alabama, to secure tine consideration of the bill for the relief of the Alabama flood sufferers.
 The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the river and harbor appropri- ation bill
 Several propositions to increase items of appropriations for different points were yot ed down. MT. McAdoo, of New Jersey, moved to strike out the appropriation for Breton Bay Haroor, Md. Such items, he said, compelled gentlemen to vote against the bill. There constitutional au- thority for it. The motion was lost.
 MT: Skinner, of North Carolina, made eral unsuccessful efforts to increase appropri- ations for harbors in North Carolina. After mittee rose and the House at 5:15 adjourned