The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mall.
CONGRESSIONAL.


WHEN the Senate met on the 9th Mr., Ed
munds offered resolutions Ia regard to the
death Of General Sheridan which were adopted
and Mr. Farwell introduced o bill, which was
referred, granting Mrs. Sheridan q pension OF
5000 Later message was received from the
President announcing the death OF the General,
and after adopting resolution appointing
committee Of seven Senators to attend the
funeral the Senate adjourned. In the House
the death OF General Sheridan was made known
through message from the President and Mr.
Hooker, OF Mississippi, offered resolutions and
eulogized the deceased. Messrs. McCutcheon,
OF Michigan and Grosvenor, OF Ohio, also de-
livered eulogies. The resolutions were adopted,
a committee OF seven appointed 70 attend the
funeral and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 1th the resolution
instruchng the Finance Committee to investi-
gate the cotton bagging pool was adop ed.
After passing the bill appropriating $4,000 for
post office building at Mammoth Hot Springs,
in Yellowstone Park, the Senate again took
up the Fisheries treaty and Senator Sherman
spoke in opposition. The bill to prevent the
coming OF Chinese laborers to the United
States was taken up, and pending consideration
the Senate adjourned. The House spent the
DAY in considering the bill milking an appropria
tion to enehl5 Inc departments 10 participate
In The Ohio Centennial Exposition to be held at
Columbus in September and October. Several
amendments were adopted, among them one by
Mr.. Warner appropriating $4,000 to enable the
departments to be represented at the Kansas
City Exposition. Upon the passage OF the bill
no quorum voted and the House adjourned.
The Senate on the 6th took up and
passed the Chinese Prohibition bill also the
bill directing the Secretary OF War TO file in
his apartment and issue DISCHARGES to the
members Of the Frontier Guards, a company
Of Kansans in Washington organized by
James H Lane in 1861 The Fisheries treaty
was then considered until adjournment =.
The question OF how to get rid OF trusts
caused quite n talk in the House and Mr..
Springer asked for immediate consideration of
the Trust bill but IL was antagonized by de-
mand for the regular order. The House then in
Commit tee Of the Whole took up the Deficiency
bill and debate on the French spolation clause
continued until the committee rose. Adjourned.
L AFTER the introduction OF resolutions
the Senate m the 9th passed several private
bills and then took up the Fisheries treaty
which was discussed until adjournment. In
the House Mr. Morrow asked unanimous con-
sent TO have the Senate bill considered TO carry
into effect the Chinese treaty. The bill was
referred to the Foreign Relations Committee
with permission 10 report at any time. The
Senate resolution was concurred in that both
Houses adjourn from Friday TO Monday to at
tend the funeral Of General Sheridan. The
Deficiency bill was then considered until ad-
journment
THE Senate on the 10th disposed of rou-
tine business and took up the bill to reduce
postage on fourth class mail matter to one cent
for every three ounces, when Mr.. Beck offered
q substitute making postage on first-class mat
ter one cent per ounce from January
!, 1889. The bill was laid aside. The
Senate bill 10 regulate commerce car
ried on bS telegraph was passed
without discussion. 1t is the bill introduced by
Senator Spooner last January. After an execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned until Mon
day In the House the conference report on
the bill granting aid to State homes for disabled
soldiers was agreed to and the House went into
Committee OF the Whole on the private calen-
dar, and finally passed a number OF private bills
At the evening session thirty five pension bills
passed and the House adjourned until Monday