The Progress., 1888-01-28
.Elpit0mlle, Of the w eek.
CoNGRESSIoNAL.

BILLS were introduced in the Senate on the
18th to create Q commission to inquire into and
report on the progress of the colored race since
1865, and granting q pension, in addition to
their retired pay, to all military officers retired
for disease or wounds incurred In the line of
onty. In executive session the following NOM
inations were confirmed: l. @. c. Lamar, to
be Associate Justice OF the United States SUI.
Preme Court, by q vote Of 80 to e8t William F.
Villas, to besSecretary of the Interior; Don M.
Dickinson. to be Postmaster-General, and
Edward s. Bragg, to be minister to Mexico
-. In the House bills were introduced
TO prevent the contraction Of the currency by.
The Withdrawal of National bank notes from
ctrculation; for the issue Of fractional curren-
ey; to prohibit speculation by officers of Ma
tional banking associations; to establish
posta-telegraph system; to establish grad.
~uated INCOME tax; to place lumber. coal and
salt on the free list; authorizing the purchase
OF United States bonds by the Secretary of the
Treasury; abolishiag the tax on tobacco and
I the duty on lumber. coal, salt, wool and blan-
kets; Tor the repeal of the pension arrears linn
itaton, and placing ali kinds OF lumber ON the
free list. -
In the Senate on the nth a bill was passed
forbidding the requirement Of tribal property
by white men who marry Indian women. Bills
were reported fayorably osincrease to 81 per
month the pension for total helplessness; to
increase to $50 per month the pension for total
the FreedInen's Bank. In the House s.. S.,
COX was chosen to preside during the illness OF
Speaker Carlisle. The bill to provide for the
issue OF G rculating notes to National bank as
sociations was taken up. but filibustering tao
tics prevented any action or any other business
during the session.. s 49,
In the Senate ON the 18th bills were passed to
refund thedireot war tax Of 1851, and to reduce
the charge for passports from five dollars to
one dollar. Bills were introduced to authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to apply the sur
plus OF the money in the Treasury to the pslr-
chase of United States bonds; to perpetuate
the NATIONAL banking system by providing
further Securities; to provide for inouests
under National authority: for The construction
of pier lights on the great lakes and to settle
tand adjust the claims OF any State for expenses
incurred IN defense of the United States !. In
the House the bill appropriating $5s5, COO to
carry out the provisions OF the agricultural ex-
pertinent stat on act of 1887 was passed.
i IN the Senate on the 10th bill was intro
rduced to grant service pension to all survivors
OF the late'War. resolution was adopted d.
recting the Secretary of the Interior to report o
plan OF Legislation for disposition of public
timber lands so as to secure the preservation of
National forest lands, and to give settlers legal
means OF providing themselves with timber.
Adjourned to the 23d .. =. In the House the invi-
tation extended to the United States to partic-
1pate In the Melbourne exposition was ac-
cepted. The Invalid Pension bill was reported
THE Senate was not in session on the 20th... =.
In the House Mr.. Thoebe, the contestant for
Speaker Carlisaes seat, appeared and asked
for fult Investigation Of the case, A resolu-
ton providing for such an investigation, Of
fered by Mr.. Lyman, of Iowa, was 'defea eated by
q vote of 1S5 to 132, seven Democrats voting in
the Affirmative On the majority report refus-
ing an investigation Republicans refrained from
voting and the matter went over.