The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-31
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS
Transacted YsstOrday-Mr. Eyazts to Speak
On the Blair Educational BilI-A RSSOIu.
ton to Investigate the Public Printer.
A Lively Debate on the Subject.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-In the ssnStl
to-day, Mr.. Vest, from the JudiCiar!
Committee, reported q bill removing thl
political disabilities OF Andrew ]. Lindsay
OF Missouri. Passed.
The following bills we're reported from
the Committee on Public Lands and placed
on the calendar:
For the judicial determination Of the
rights Of the United States in landl
granted to Florida for railroad purposel
under the act OF the 7th Of May, 1876; tc
cancel certain reservations Of lands on &C,
count Of live oak on the Southern land
district Of Louislana; to establish public
park ct Psgoso Spring, Col. f; to extend the
laws OF the United States over certain un-
organized territory in the south OF
Kansas. sa.--a
Mr.. Hoar, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported pro.
posed Constitutional amendment 40 to
the meeting OF Congress, and said he
would ask the Senate tomorrow to take 1t
up and deal with 1t.
Mr.. Sawyer, from the Posto6ice Com.
mittee, reported back (adversely) the
proposition to reduce letter pestsgs to one
cent. He stated In reply to Mr.. Peck
that the committee had no written report,
but It did not think II prudent to at.
tempt to reduce postage at present. The
PoslofiCe Department was still running
business, and 1t was thought better to
wait until 1t was sustaining before any
other reduction Of postage was attempted.
Mr.. Plumb offered resolution instruct
ing the Postofice Committee to inquire
into the causes OF the inefficient mail ser.
vice, especially in the West and South /;
and presented newspaper extracts and
letters to show the Democratic" Condi.
ton Of the service in Kansas, the result
Of stupid attempt to make record Of
economy.
Mr.. Frye offered q resolution which was
adopted, calling on the Secretary OF the
Treasury for information touching the
transportation OF goods across the bound.
ary line between the United States and
Canada, in bond or otherwise; ss to what
methods are taken to protect the revenue
derived from bonded goods passing the
frontier both ways, and as to enforcing the
second clause OF the sixth section Of the
Interstate Commerce lsw.
Mr.. Frye slso offered resolution in.
strucsinS the Committee on Foreign Rela.
tious to have prepared statement EN-.
btacing the following points: The vRrious
political organizations Of the Dominion OF
Canada and it's several provinces, includ-
ing New Foandland; the treaties with the
United States In regard 10 the Dominion
and Its several provinces; the commercial
statutes established; the amount Rad
value OF commerce and trade between the
United States and Canada; the amount
and value OF the transit rate on goods not
subject to duty; the area and population
Of the Dominion OF Canada and its prov
inces.
The resolution was laid over. The Sen.
ate then took up the Blair educational
bill and Mr.. Morgan addressed the Senate
for the third time in opposition to It. He
concluded by expressing the hope that he
never sgain should be called upon to speak
on the Blair bill.
Mr.. Eyarts took the floor and announced
his intention to speak upon the bill to-
morrow. Mr.. EdmundS offered a resolu-
ton which was adopted, calling on the
Commissioners OF Agriculture for the re-
ports made by Prof. SRenson on the sub.
ject Of sugar making.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.