St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

AFTER routine business in the Senate On
the 1lth the Fisheries treaty was taken up in
open executive session, and the Senate was
addressed by Senator Gray in support OF It.
At the close OF his remarks 1t was laid
aside until Monday, the 18th. Adjourned. In
the House bills and resolutions were
introduced, among them resolution by
Mr.. Dougherty, of Florida, reclting the
fact that there seemed no probability Of the
passage of the Mills bill; that there is large
| and daily increasing surplus in the treasury
that the civil war has made 1t necessary and
just to have large pension list; that the sue
cess Of the United States armies made possible
and secure the accumulation Of large private
and corporate fortunes, and instructing the
Ways and Means Committee to report bills re-
pealing all laws providing for in
ternal revenue taxation, except for
distilled spirits and malt liquors;
providing for the levying of tax upon the in
comes, exceeding 5000, of all persons, corpora
tions or trusts to be devoted exclusively to the
payment of pensions, and that all articles not
manufactured in the United States shall be ad-
mitted free of duty. District Of Columbia mat
tiers were then considered until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Chand-
Ter offered a long resolution referring the Gre
dentials of Senator Gibson of Louisiana, to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections with in
structions to inquire into the late elections in
Louisiana. lengthy talk was indulged in over
Senator Stewards resolution OF inquiry as to
the purchase of bonds, and no action reached.
The Agricultural Appropriation bill was re-
ported. and the bill to amend the
Interstate Commerce act taken up
and Mr.. Cullom addressed the Senate in its IA
yor. Adjourned. -. In the House the report of
the committee in the case of Frank VS.. Glover.
Ninth Missouri district, was called up and
adopted. 1t confirms Mr.. Glover in his seat.
The same action was taken in the case of
Lynch VS.. Vandever from California, Mr.. Van
dever being confirmed in his seat. The Tariff
bill was then considered until adjournment
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Sherman,
from the Committee on Foreign Relations, re-
ported a concurrent resolution requesting the
President to invite from time to time as occasion
might require. negotiations with any Govern
ment with which we may have diplomatic rela-
tions for the settlement of all differences by
arbitration. Senator Hale then spoke in op-
position to the Fisheries treaty. The District
OF Columbia Appropriation bill was passed and
Senator Stewards resolution of inquiry as to
the sale of bonds since April, 1888, was dis
cussed and adopted After an Intellectual at
tempt to go into executive session the Senate
adjourned ;. In the House the Tarih bill was
taken up in Committee Of the Whole and con-
sidered at length. When the committee rose
the House adjourned.
The Senate on the 14th passed the joint
resolution granting leave of absence to all
Government employees who were present at the
battle OF Gettysburgh to attend the reunion
July g. The concurrent resolution as to inter-
national arbitration also passed. The Agricult-
ural Appropriation and the Post-ofice Appro
priation bills also passed. After passing sew
eral other bills Of local interest only, the SEN
ate adjourned until Monday. -. In the House
bill was reported providing for an Assistant
Secretary Of War, also the bill was reported
from committee to retire General Pleasanton.
The House then in Committee of the Whole
took up the Tariff bill, the consideration OF
which continued until adjournment.
The Senate was not in session on the
18th. There was small attendance in the
House and several hours were devoted to the
consideration Of private bills. A resolution in
regard to the death Of Emperor Frederick was
passed At the evening session number Of
pension bills passed and the House adjourned.