The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-03-14
THE WEEKS NEWS.
Congressional Proceedings for the Week.
miscellaneous News Items.


miscellaneous News Items.
Monday, March 5, in the Senate memoir
ials and petitions were presented. Mr..
Beck's credentials for the senatorial term
commencing March 4. 1889, were presented.
A bill was reported to regulate telegraph
tolls. The dependent pension bill was laid
aside and the urgent deficiency was taken
up and considered. In the House orders
were entered fixing days for the consider
alton of business from the Com mittees on
Commerce and Judiciary. Under the cali
of States bills we're introduced. Revolutions
were introduced and referred TO investi.
gate the c., B. & Q. strike and inQuiring into
the alleged use OF unofficial maItel by the
War Records Office. Mr.. Butterworth H.
troduced resolution sppropristing 1921
900 for a government exhibit at the Gin
cinnau Exposition.
Tuesday, March 6, In the Senate, fisheries
correspondence was presented and referred.
An adverse report was made on the bill
for the retirement of United States legal
tender notes o. small denominations and
the issue of coin certificates in lieu of gold
and silver certificates. The House bill to
authorize the purchase Of bonds by the
Secretary of the Treasury was reported
favorabIy. A joint resolution was passed,
directing the Secretary OF the Treasury to
report on a plan for irrigating the arid
regions OF the United States by the con-
struction Of reservoirs. Mr.. Harris, of
Tennessee, and Plumb, OF Kansas, had q
controversy about the responsibility for
the increase of the duty on hemp. The
House bill to enable the Secretary Of the
Interior to allow the use Of hot water
to parties outside OF the Govern ment res
ervation at Hot Springs, Ark, was
considered. The dependent pen
sion bill was taken up as un-
finished business, pending which Mr..
Sherman replied TO Mr.. Bsck's allegations
| concerning bis part in the decentralization
| of silver. Mr.. Ingalls, then took the hoor
and spoke on the pension bill; Mr.. Black.
burn followed. In the House Mr.. Tnom AZ
introduced bill prohibiting the use OF
| the likenesses of ladies for advertising pur-
| poses without their consent in writing
| The Alabama contested election case of
| McDuffie VS.. Davidson, was taken up aud
debated until p. m, when the minority
resolution, declaring McDaffie elected, was
rejected-yeas 122, nays 144-and the ma
iority resolution declaring the sitting
member entitled to his seat, was adopted
without division.
Wednesday March Elm the Senate bills
were introduced, including one TO provids
for more sufficient mail service between the
| United States and South and Central
/ America. The urgent deficiency bill IS
taken up and the house provision to en-
force the eight hour law in the Govern
ment printing office was stricken out. Mr.
/ Payne offered an amendment appropriate
ing $50, 900 for the pay OF assistant custo
dians and janitors of public buildings. II
| was rejected in committee of the VIII ole
and again in the Senate. In the
| House q resolution was adopted request.
ing the President to send to the House all
correspondence relating to the disputed
boundary between British Guiana and
Venezuela. Outhwaite's bill extending the
bonded period for the Union Pacific Rail
authorizing the establishment of sundry
life saving stations; also to authorize the
loan of articles by the department for ex
hibit at the Cincinnati Centennial Exhibi
| ton; also TO pension prisoners of war; also
TO create a department of agriculture and
labor. A public building bill was passed
appropriating $50, 600 for Sedalia, Mo.
Thursday, March Sin the Senate q
petition waa presented against the admis
sion of Utah as q State. A bill was re.
ported for joint celebration by sixteen
American Republics of, the Centennial o.
the United States. The Senate res 1med
consideration of the dependent pension
bill, which was passed-yeas Al, nays Is.
Mr.. Blair introduced his bill of former
sessions to pension all soldiers who served
three months in the army during the war
n IesOluIlOu was duOpIou ChlllDS lot cor
respondence between the United State:
and VeDzuela in regard to the seizure oil
the American steamship Hero. In the
House, q bill was passed appropristing
$10,0 600 for the purchase of certain swords
belonging to the widow Of General Jane!
Shields. Bills were reported to establish q
Government postal telegraph.
| Friday, March 9-The Senate was not
in session. In the House, Friday being pri
vate bill day, the omnibus war claim bill
was taken up and an amendment agreed to
sppropristing $40, 900 for the relief of the
Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary
and High School, of Virginia, for its oc
cupation during the war. The bill va
tn en- passed.
Saturday, March The Senate was moi
in session. In the House the dependent
pension bill was received from the Senate
aud referred to the Committee on Invalid
Pensions. Tarsney, of Michigan, entered 6
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the House last evening entered an order
making the bills granting pensions to Mrs
Logan and Mrs. Blair Q special order To-
the 23d inst. The remainder of the session
was devoted to Indian affairs.