St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

IN the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Riddleberger
succeeded in getting in some remarks upon
the subject OF considering in open session the
pending extradition treaty with Great Britain.
but was tnallyruled out of order. The bill passed
to amend the postal laws so as to permit news
papers to be sent free to persons whose post
office is in the county where papers are
published but who reside in another
county. Senator Platt then addressed the
Senate on the Presidents Message Pend
ing his remarks the Senate went into
executive session and then adjourned. ;. In the
House many bills and resolutions were intro
duced, among them bill by Mr.. Landes, of
Illinois, to protect the consumers of butter by
requiring wholesale dealers to pay tax OF $500
and retailers one dollar, and to repeal the oleo-
margarine tax; by Mr.. Milligan. directing an
investigation Of the sugar trust. At the con-
clusion OF the call of States the Lowry White
contest from Indiana was taken up and upon
motion OF Mr. Rowell, Of Illinois, the substitute
OF the minority confirming Mr. White in his
seat was adopted by vote OF 1877 to 105 Ad-
journed.
AT the expiration of the morning hour
in the Senate on the 7th MI. Platt resumed his
remarks on the Presidents message at the
conclusion OF which the House bill for the con-
struction OF a bridge over the Missouri river at
Lexington, Mo-, was taken up and passed. Ad-
journed. .. In the House after committees re-
S6teId1 passed, DuC LQ6y were NOT
OF general interest. Mr.. Dockery's bill to in
crease the number of division superintendents
of the mail service from nine to eleven passed.
The business of the days session was mostly
routine. Adjourned.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the Sth the bill appropriating S1.59O, 600 for
public building at Kansas City, Mo-, passed.
The bill remitting all duties upon animals i'm
ported for breeding purposes whether for sale
0rf ft1n an-fn ,fc
between Senator Riddleberger and several
other Senators the Educational bill was fur
ther considered and it was agreed to reach final
vote on the 18TH Adjourned. :. In the House
the bill making bills of lading conclusive evil
dence in certain cases passed. Committees re-
ported. Other business was of no general
Importance. The Speaker announced the ap-
pointment OF the following special committee
to investigate the existing labor troubles in
Pennsylvania: Messrs. Tillman, OF South Caro-
lima; Stone, OF Missouri. Chapman, of Michi-
gan; Anderson, of Kansas, and Parker, of New
York. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9th after reports of
committees and other routine business the
Educational bill was reached and laid aside.
The bill to authorize the sale of mineral lands
to aliens was discussed at some length and
finally recommitted. A bill to appropriate
$4,000 to complete the Government build
ing at Pensacola, Fla, was the occasion
of long debate on public buildings
in general and economy in particular.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed. :. In the House the Senate bill relin-
gushing the interest Of the United States in
certain lands in Usage County, Kan, passed.
The bill to discontinue the coinage of three-cent
pieces passed The bill to require subsidized
railroads to maintain and operate separate tele-
graph lines brought on a lengthy debate which
had not been closed when the House adjourned.
THE Senate was not in session on the 10th
-. In the House the resolution asking the Post
master General to investigate the inadequacy
of the mail service in the West was reported
with an amendment and adopted. The bill to
create board of arbitration to settle the dis
pute between the United States and the State
OF Texas as to Greer County was favorably re
ported In Committee of the Whole several
bills were considered, after which the Senate
bill authorizing the appointment OF Andrew D.
White as register Of the Smithsonian Institute
passed and the House adjourned until Mon
day.