Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

the dependent pension bill. Considerable
partisan feeling is engcndered 10y the dis
c%ussion. Numerous amendments have
been made, the effect OF which IL Is feared,
will be 20 invite another veto.
HOUsE.-MT. Burrows Of Michigan pre-
sonted a memorial of 200 miners OF Michl-
gan protesting against the reduction or
the duty upon iron ore. Mr.. Mis- or Tex
As objected to the memorial being printed
in the record. and 10 was referred 10 the
committee on WAYS and means. In the
morning hour the bill for the organization
Of the Territory Of Oklahoma was discuss
eel without action. The house then, In
committee Of the whole on public building
measures, agreed 10 a bill appropriatIng
$4,000 for u public building site at Oma-
Ina and S25.OOO for a building AT Bar Har-
Dor, Me. The next bill called up was that
appropriating $500, GOO for the purchase OF
a site and the erection Of an appraisers
building in New York city. After some
discussion the bill was agreed TO. Several
other bills were also discussed and agreed
to, among them the bill for the erection
Of a public building at Bay City, Mich, at
an estimated cost Of Sl5AOOO. The COM
mittee having risen the house ratified it's
action and soon after adjourned.
FrHRrARY 20. SrNATr.-Mr. German in
troduced n bill 70 establish "A court Of pat
ent appeals. The N~icaraugua canal bill
was passed. The bill granting pensions 10
eX-soldiers and sailors who are rncapaci-
tated for the performance Of mannallabor
and providing for pensions 10 dependent
relatives Of deceased soldiers and sailors
was discussed several amendments adopt
ed, and finally laid aside for executive
business.
Hor~r.-The committee on invalid pen
sions reported adversely q resolution re-
citing "the 100 day circular issued by the
commissioner OF pensions. and directing
the commissioned TO inquire whether such
a circular was issued. and il 80 whether
any pension claims had been re Iected by
non-cOmpliance with the requests con
taiupl therein. The resolution was tabled.
Several bills md resolutions were intro
duced. a resolution having tribute 20 the
memory Of the late 49,. ". COrcoran was
adopted and the house al iournel.
FrrNrNey 30. SE>tTr.-Ihe htll providing
FOR compulsory education of Indian chill
drvu was discussed. The bill 10 establish
national art commission was passed.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the bin granting pensions 20 eE-sOliiers
WhO are InCuUaCItHted forth performance
of manual labor and providing for PEN
sfOus to dependent relatives OF deceased
soldiers and lilor-.
H0D-E.-Ihe house went into committee
OF rho whole Mr.. Burrows Of Michigan i'm
cine chair for THE bill authorizing tho
secretary OF the Treasury 10 purchase
honds with the surplus revenue. Mr.. Mills
Ot Texas said thatn-it was o doubtful ques-
ton whether the -erretgry could use the
largo sum OF money In the treasury no the
purchase OF redemption OF bonus lUiI
officer preferred to remit the question 70
the law making power. IL congress IN
tended that be should Use the surplus IN
the purchase or redemption ~ should in
vest him with u~ndorhtei authority Co do
so. An EXTENDED Gslate cnsued. at the
close of which the following amendment
was agreed to: provided that the bonds
so purchased or redeemed shall constitute
no part of the sluElng fund, hut shall he
cancelled bv the secretary of Inc rreaSurV.h
IRs. nArr fff ffaa- fI4r. Vl-a. anil fIL. l1lI TrQe
passed. The house then proceeded TO the
special order. being the delivery OF culO-
gios on the late Seth e.. NoTatt of Michi-
gan. Appropriate speeches were made,
and as n further mark OF respect the house
adjourned.
MARION I. SENArr-Amoug the bills intro
duced and referred was one hv Mr.. Palmer
10 revive the grade of general of the army.
The resolution reported by Mr.. sherman,
requesting the president 10 negotiate n
treaty with China providing that no
Chinese inbOrer shall enter the nited
states, was taken mp and after discussion
adopted. The pension bill was taken mp,
the pending question being on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Wilson ofIowa 10 add
the words from the inirmities Of age
Without reaching a vote ON the pending
amendment. the senate ad iourued.
HOrsF.-Mr. Blount Of Georgia, from
the committee on uostofices and post
roads. repeatedly adversely "A bill prOhib-
lting the transmission through the mails
OF newspapers containing lottery adver-
tisementS. House calendar. The floOr
was then accorded TO the committee on
foreign affairs and Mr.. Belmont OF New
York, under in-tructions from that COM
mittee, called zap the ioiut resolution ac-
cepting the invitation OF the French Re-
public for the nited States 20 take part
i'm the international exhibition 10 be held
in Paris i'm 1850. Mr.. Belmont then called
mp the Joint resolution authorizing the
president 10 arrange a conference 10 be
held i'm Washington In l~-9 for the pur-
pose If promoting arbitration and en-
couraging reciprocal commercial relations
between the I nited States and republics
Of Central ana South America and the
Empire of Brazil. An amendment was
adopted. making one OF the questions to
he considered bV the conference the means
Of direct communication between the
L nited States aud the other countries.
The resolution was then agreed TO and the
committed having risen. both Joint reso-
buttons considered hv il were passed and
tho house soon ad ourned
MARCH .. HOrSr.-The house went into
committee Of the whole on the private
calendar. The committee resumed the
consideration ofthe "Omnihus' hill. which
provides for the payment OF thirty odd
claims for supplies used for the army dur.
ing the war, reported by the Court of
Claims under provision Of the Bowman
act. The bill was agreed TO and reported
to the house. The evening session was de.
voted TO the consideration Of pension
cases.
MARCH 3, Horsr.-The Pacific railroad
telegraph bill was passed.