Huntsville gazette., 1886-12-18
XLIXTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate ON the Sth number OF bills
were introduced and resolutions offered, among
the latter, one by Senator ingalls, asking for in
formation in regard to the collection of oleomar-
garine taxes Mr.. Blair addressed the Senate on
the bill amending the Constitution SO as to ex-
reI1d the right OF snfage TO women. A74a15saso q
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. 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 Academ,
Graduates Relief bill was considered An in
vestigation was inaugurated concerning salmon
catching distractions in the Columbia river.
Mr.. Morrills tariff resolution was debated. Ad-
lourned till Monday .....m the House there
was continued disagreement on fortitication ap
preparations. A bill was passed relinquishine
certain lands to San Francisco. Mr.. Reagan
rose to personal privilege question and denied
statements in a New York paper of dispute
between Senator CullOm and himself. The eX-
tension of the free-deliyery 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
mittee of the whole and was warmly advocated
by Mr.. Hatch. Of Missouri
THE Senate was not in session on the 10th.
In the House, after the reading of the
journal Mr.. Campbell (N. W announced the
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 (N. ", O'Neill (Mo), ScraR
ton (Pa.) and Brady (Va.).
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th.
......I In the House bill was passed extending
the laws of the United States over certain un-
organized territory south of the State of Kan
sas, known as the public land strip >
and opening the same to entry by actual
settlers under the Homestead law. The
bill declaring forfeited the Ontonagon and
Brule river land grant was discussed and pass
ed. ut forfeits 3Si 600 acres.) The House then
went into committee of the whole on the Sun
dry Civil Appropriations bill, and. pending dis
cussion, the committee arose and the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th the credentials Of
Mr.. Edmunds (Vt.) for the term beginning
March H. 1887, were presented. Mr.. Morrill, in
troduced bill for the maintenance of National
banks The Electoral Count bill was ordered
printed. Mr. Morrills tariff resolution was con-
sidered and went over A committee was ap-
pointed to attend Representative DoWdney S
funeral. Adiourned.....In the House resolutions
were introduced by MT. Lawler (lll.) IN favor or
using the surplus for coast defenses. A resolu-
ton was introduced by Mr. Weaver asking in
formation concerning cancellation CT treasury
notes. A resolution granting use Of the hall to
the women suffragists January 25, 26 and q wa
adopted: also a resolution authorizing prepay
ment of interest on the public debt.