The Forrest City times., 1888-02-18

v
 Ser ator Hawley aud othe-s called the
 Nirt tinian to order. and he sat down,
 TemArking as he did 70 that he sup- poseii he had a right ,,to say so much and that ne q q not like 10 b- called 10 ortier every time he arose. NIT. Riddle
 berEer's allusioa was to tine vote in secret session lat ght by wh ch the consideration of the treaty was post poned to next December.
 HoUsE.-Mr. Collins of Massachu- setts, from the Judiciary Committee, reported the bill 10 provide for holding terms oi the United states Circuit and District CoHris for the District of ken- tucky at Owensboro. House calendar. also a bill amending the act of January 70. 1885. to provide for the ascertain ment of the claims Of American citizens for spoliat ons committed by the French prior to July 3l. 1891. House calendar. Mr. Iarsney of Michigan from the Committee on Labor, reported the bill for the adjustment Of accounts or la borers ar sing under the eight hour law. Committee of the whole. On motion of NIT. Ryan Of Kansas the Sem ate bill was passed to relinqulsh the in- terest Of the United states on certain lands in O.age Conn y, kan. Mr. Nult ng of New York offered a resolu- ton reeiting the re-olnfions adopted st a convention of seamen in Toledo. O., on January last. denOuncing tue over- loading of ve.s=ls on the great lakes. and calling upon the Secretary Of ths Treasury for information as to whether there Is any rule or order or regulation os the department the enforcement of which would pre, ent such overlooking. Reerred. Mr. Nulting also intro dgced a bill to prevent ihe overload ng of vessels on the great lakes. Reierrcd.
 Friday.
 HoUsE.-Mr. Allen of Mississippi asked unanimous consent to proceed 10 the immediate consideration of the bill granting right of way through the
 indian Territory 10 ihe toetaw Coal
 & Railroad Company. Mir. Holman reserved his right O. objection and
 Mr. Alien proceeded 10 explain the
 provisions O. the bIll, first stating that the committee on Indian Affairs De-
 lieyed that the construction ofrailroads
 in the Indian Territory should be en-
 eouraged, Tor the rcsson that they
 promoted the civilization Of the lndI- ans, servei the public convenience and created no obstruction. The previous question was then ordered and the
 bill was passed. Mr. And rson
 of Illinois. from the Post office Com
 mitIee. reported favorabiy MT. Per kins' reso uiion directing the Postmas- ter-General to inquire into and ascer-
 tain the cause and f undation for the grievances complained ofin Kansas newspaper, regarding the Western mall service. aud so 10 in orm the House
 whether the aimcst universal com pia nt prevailing in the West against the present unsatisfa tory mail service results rom the employment Of mex ptrieneed and incapable emp overs or nuiiiclent approi riatiOns. The conI- | mlttee reported an amendment adding to the resolution the following: And
 also that e Postmaster-General ba directed To further Inquire and inform 1 the House what. 1T any, improvements
 and extensions have been made in the mail service of the West durIng the | last two years" Mir. Doekery Of M S.
 soud said he did not ca.e 10 discuss l the merits of the re solut on. He would 1 say however. that the ost office De- 1 paftment. thcoomnittee and the Demo 1 cratic side Of the House courted the 1 fullest investigation Of the matter, l and he was on cent ihat investirat on ! would show that the postal service was as etiiei mt, if not more so, than a. | any ime in it's history. Mr. PerNins i .oi Kansas wanted all of the facts laid l before Ee House. If the bad service | was the fault of the liouse in the con sequence ot inadequate apprcpr atione, 1 he e>ired 10 know it, apd if II Was the i iault O. the Administration. that should 1 be mace known. The resolution had ] been approved on inc 23d Of last month | and under the ru!es should have been i reported within Il week. In that par i ticular the Pc t-otiice Committee wa i almost as unsatisfactory as the mall l service. The resolution was not politi- ! cal. and .be conn laints came from i Democrats ani Repub jeans alike. 1 N hen the an. wer camo he would un- l dertake to show that they were well | founded. The resolution was finally i aGopted after an insertion or an amenu- l ment offered by MT. Holman inserting 1 the word "alleged" before complaint" 1 MT. Culberson of Texas, from the l Judiciary Committee, reported favor | ably bill 10 c cate an arbi' ration board | to settle the differences between the | United States and Texas regarding l Greer County, Texas. Mir. Jones Of
 Alabama reported favorahly from the 1 Committee on Rivers and llarbOrs the | resolution calling on the Secretary Of | War for information reletive to the l alleged ob-truct ons of the Wabash l river by a bridge of the Louisville & l Evansville Railroad Company. A l number of reports upon private bills
 were presented and the House began
 the consideration of bills on the private | calendar.