The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-04-07
Lth CONGRESS.


Cullom introduced q bill appropriating si2.-
600 10 complete the public building at
PeoE1a. A bill was reported and placed on
the calendar for public building az Lam
sing, Mich, 70 cost 100000. A bill was
passed appropriating $4,000 for the COM
pletion OF the monument 10 Mary, the
mother OF Washington. nc Fredericksburg,
Virginia.
SENATE:--In the senate on March 31st, on
motion OF Mr.. sherman, the House joint res
0lution accepting the invitation OF the
French Republic 10 take part In the lnterna-
tional Exposition from May 10 October, 1889,
was passed with amendments. The amend
ments Increase the limit Of expenditure tor
the Commissioner-Genera from $4,000 10
$1,000, aud the nine Sub-Commissioners
from 81 200 10 $500, and increase the APP
pIppriation from $20O,0O0 10 800, 900. The
Senate proceeded TO consideration Of bills
ON the calendar that were not objected 10.
Among the bills passed were the following:
Requiring notice Of deficiency In accounts OF
principals 70 be given 10 sureties upon bonds
OF United States officials and fixing limitn-
ton OF time five years. within which suits
shall be brought against said sureties upon
sal bonds. Abolising the Office of United
states suryeyOr-General for the District of
Nebraska and Iowa. Appropriaung 100000
for the completion Of the quarters, barracks,
and stables at Fort Robinson and Niobrara In
Nebraska. Granting the right OF way 10 the
Duluth, Rainy Lake River A Southwestern
Railroad Company through certain Indian
lands IN Minnesota. Appropriating $4,000
for the establishment and maintenance OF an
indian industrial school In Michigan. Ap-
proprlaring $200, 900 for public building at
Bay City. Mich. Increasing the pension OF
Mrs. Gen. w. Is. Burnett 10 el00 per month.
TO amend the act Of March g. 1887, as 10 re-
moving the disabilities OF those who. having
participated In the rebellion, afterwards en-
ligfA IN In Hoo tAA
Repeating the law which barred latter
certain time) the claims 10 pension of State
militia men; and also extending the law so
as TO include those who served In Indian
wars. The total number Of bills passed
was lSi. A large majority OF them were
pension cases, one of them being for increase
OF pension for the widow OF a soldier OF the
War Of 1872. Mr. Henderson, from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs. reported the bill
10 confer bfcvet promotion on army officers
distinguished by heroic action
In Indian warfare.
HoUsE;-The Speaker stated, on the 30th,
that. under special order. the pending bust
ness was the consideration OF the House bill
granting pension OF $1,000 per annum 10
Mary 5. Logan, and thd Senate bin increas-
ing 10 $1,000 year the pension OF Appoin
A. Blair, after long and heated discussion
the bills were passed. On motion OF Mr..
McCreery, Of Kentucky. Senate amend
NltNih were non-tOuCuFFtu IN 10 the HOUSE
bill authorizing the President TO arrange
conference for the purpose Of encouraging
reciprocal commercial relations between tho
United States and the republics OF Mexico,
Central and South America aud the empire
Of Brazil. Mr.. Russell, of Massachusetts,,
ASKED consent TO report from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs Tor immediate considera-
ton joint resolution appropriating $4,000
10 enable the United States 10 participate I'm
the international exhibition 70 be held nc
Barcelona, Spain, In April, 1888. After some
debate the resolution was adopted. The
House Commerce Committee has directed
favorable reports OH the bill to restore the
salaries of steamboat inspectors and mileage
10 the old basis and the Morrow bill for the
OF IA permanent Quarantine
station at san Francisco. The last-named
bill has preamble, rcciting that the port OF
San Francisco Is peculiarly liable TO the In
cursions Of infectious aud contagious diseases
irom South America, the Pacific Islands, and
Asiatic ports, and IL Is desirable 20 establish
a weli-appolnted quarantine station thereat
Therefore IL makes an appropriation not ex-
caeding 100000 for the purchase OF a site
and erection OF buildings for the purpose and
the marine hospital service 10 al
low the health departments OF the city and
State 10 use the hospital npon condition that
they assume the expenses OF its mainte-
nance.
HousE.-In the consideration morning
hour the discussion was resumed by the
House on March 3lst. upon the Union Pa
cl6c Railroad Funding bill. The measure
was opposed by Mr.. Anderson, OF Iowa, who
IL as one OF the most important
ever brought before Congress,
whether considered from a financial or
moral standpoint. That the career OF the
Pacific railroad companies had been Grim
lnal, aud that they had robbed the Treasury
OF hundreds OF millions Of dollars, was, he
~ ffsl. Il
solutely dominated the entire western por-
ton. OF the country. and had extorted over
and above what was Legitimate In the way
Of charges and rates. an amount greater than
that which they had taken directly from the
Treasury. In reference o. the Union Pacific
Company, he declared that NO far from being
under new management the direction OF
the road to-day was in the hands Of and con.
troiled by the old Credit-Mobilicr gang. Mr.
Dalzell Of Pennsy lvania, advocated the pas
sage Of the bill, which he contended dealt in
a manly. courageous, and business-like way
with both the material and moral aspect OF
the problem presented. That problem was
how 10 collect the government debt and at
same time punish those, II any there were,
deserving OF punishment. liz was conceded
that the railroad company would not be able
10 pay It's Indebtedness when II fell due. In
order 10 secure the payment OF the debf the
Government must get additional security.
This was accomplished by the pending bin,
which gave the Government additional Sc
curity 10 the amount OF ESQ, $4,000. Refer
ring 90 the it-Mobillcr scandal, he de-
MED that the men who controlled the Union
Pacific nj that time, were the same who con-
iroiled IL to-day. The passage OF the bill
would, he said, bring into the Treasury OF
the United States an ultimate sum amount
Ing b. sl10.u0,Oo0. The morning hour hav-
Ing expired, Tie bill went upon the calendar
M unfinished business. and the House pro-