The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-08-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

Monday, July 23-In the senate bill
was reported for the relief of parties who
have paid an excessive price for govern
ment land. Mr.. Dawes made n speech on
the fisheries treaty. The conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill was
agreed TO. The Jackson Miss election
case was reported. The presidents mes
sage on the civil service report was pre-
scented. In the house large number of
requests were made and granted for leave
of absence. The senate bill TO perfect the
quarantine service was passed. District
OF Columbia business was then considered,
when the house adjourned, the river and
harbor conference report having been
agreed to.
Tuesday, July oath, in the senate, bills
were passed for holding terms in the U.
S. courts in various localities. On the
resolution to print 5000 copies of the re-
port of the senate committee on pensions
on the subject of vetoed pension bills, a
spirited debate ensued in regard to the
case OF Mary Ann Doherty. The matter
went over Mr.. Sherman, from the COM
mittee on finance, reported an amendment
to the sundry civil bill incorporating the
refunding of direct taxes. The naval APP
preparation bill was then taken up, and
after a brief discussion it went over. In
the house the senate bill was passed APP
propriating 100000 for the erection of an
appraisers warehouse in Chicago
Also the senate bill TO prohibit
the use of transparent envelopes
containing Objectionable matter. The
senate bill relative to the details of of
ficers of the army and navy to educational
institutions was considered Mr. Gros-
venor offered an amendment extending
its provisions to state institutions for the
support of soldiers and sailors orphans,
which received a majority vote. The
Oklahoma bill was taken up and debated
until 5 p. M, when a recess was taken I'M
til p. m, the night session being de-
voted to business from the committee on
public lands.
Wednesday, July 25-In the senate Mr..
Cullom offered a resolution directing an
inquiry into the Pacific monopoly of the
bridge over st. Mary's river to the detri-
ment of American competing lines A
resolution was adopted amending the
rules so as to admit eX-speakers of the
house to the floor. The house bill appro-
priating $4,000 for public building at
Statesville, n. O., was passed. The naval
appropriation bill was taken up and con-
sIdered. An amendment appropriating
$4,000 for a commission to locate navy
yard and docks on the gulf coast was mod
flied so as to appropriate $4,000, and
the bill was passed. A senate bill to
appropriate $4,000 for public building
at Allentown, Pa, was passed. One hum
dred and twenty-seven private pension
bills were passed. In the house, private
land claim bills were taken up and several
disposed Of The bill to provide for U.
s. land court in Arizona, New Mexico and
Colorado was considered. An amendment
exempting Arizona was agreed to and the
bill passed. The Oklahoma bill came up.
but was laid aside. Several private bills
were passed, and at 40 p. m. the house
took a recess until p. M, the night ses-
sion being devoted to bills from the COM
mittee on war claims.
Thursday, July 26-In the senate dis
trict bills were passed and several re-