St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-20


week before and 2s7 for the week previous
to the last.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate on the 8th more petitions OF
Knights of Labor for the opening OF Okla.
homa were presented. Several measures
were reported favorably from committees,
among them a bill changing the time OF
the meeting of congress Resolutions
l. session were reported adversely. Mr.
Eustis offered resolution instructng the
formation on the matter of receiving silver
dollars by the assistant treasurer at New
Orleans This provoked discussion, in
asserting that the President Is bound to
furnish information on any subject called
for by the Senate Senators salisbury
and Pugh also took part in the debate.
In the House, under the call of States
for bills, Mr.. O'Neill (Mo.) Introduced
Il measure to create commission to inquire
into and report on the intellectual progress
of the negroes. Mr.. Dockery reported ad
versely from committee a resolution giving
each Congressman q clerk. Mr. ONcil re-
the Postmaster. General if letter carriers
come under the provisions of the Eight
Hour law.
In the Senate on the 9th the bill was passed
authorizing the Omaha Bank to increase its
capital. Mr.. Beck's bill for the issue of coin
certificates was reported favorably. Several
bills for public buildings were passed. The
ing at San Francisco provoked con-
siderable discussion...... LIN the House
a letter from the Secretary OF tne
Treasury was laid before the House, in which
he saws lie will, as soon as possible, reply to
the Bland resolution concerning the silver
balance and circulation. After reports of
committees, under which order nothing of
speciaI Importance was brought forward,
the House went into committee of the whole
on the half gallon tax bill.
IN the Senate on the 10th bill was favor
ably reported authorizing an expedition to
observe the total eclipse of the sun August
20, 1886. A resolution passed directing the
committee on public buildings to inform
the Senate as to the aggregate
public buildings this season Senator
IIoar offered resolution directing
the committee on library to report on the
eral Hancock, and it was agreed to; The
educational bill was discussed and laid
over, and an amendment to the sherman
silver bill was passed. 49,. In the Honse res
olutions of respect to the memory OF Gener-
al Hancock We're adopted, and the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr. Mitchell (Ore
introduced a bill for the repeal of all treaties
permitting Chinaman to come to this coun-
try After several private measures had
been disposed of, the bill regulating promo
tions of West Point graduates was debntcd
and passed. The "Fourth OF July Claims
bill passed, and now goes to the President.
There was lengthy debate on the
Educational bill, but without disposing OF
it the Senate adjourned till the 18th In
the House Mr.. Beach IN. " objected and
thus prevented the Introduction OF Il bill for
pension to the widow OF GeneraI 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 capital
passed The House went into committee of
the whole on the Fitz-John Porter bill. de-
bate on which occupied the remainder of tue
session.
The Senate was notin session ON the 18th.
lin the House, after the reference of
large number of Senate bills to the appro-
pirate committees the Speake proceeded
to call committees for reports of private
nature. At the conclusion of the call the
House went into committee OF the whole,
MI. Hammond, OF Georgia. in the chair. on
the private calendar. At it's evening session
the House passed hundred pension bills,
and adjourned.