The Russellville Democrat., 1888-02-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources
CONGRESSIONAL I'RocEEDIN0s.

| CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. THE Senate on the 31th, received memo | raj from the National Board of Trade In favor l Of reel proeal trade relations between tho | United States and Canada. The proposition to reduce letter postage to one cent was reported back adversely, and after considerable dscus- | sion the report was placed on inc calendar Mr. Frye offered resolution ask | ing for certain Canadian statis- 1 ties The House bill relating to az ricultural experiment stations was passed | Mir. Morgan, Of Alabama, spoke in opposition | to the Blair Educational bill for the third l time In the House, among tho bills intro. | duced were the following: To prevent aliens | from entering homesteads and to provide for leasing grazing lands providing for bounty on wheat corn and flour exported; to establish United States land court. The report or the public printer replying to a resolution asking for an explanation of the alleged delay in furnishing printed matter and the discharge Of certain employees received and 1t aroused a lively discussion. The printing committee was instructed to investigate the management of the office by MT. Benedict and also Of his predecessor.
 THK Senate, on the 31st, held an important session. MT. Plumb's resolution calling for an investigation of the alleged inefficient mall service in the West was discussed at length and laid over without action. Bills granting the right of way through public lands for irri' gatiou purposes, and to punish crime Tn the Indian Territory were passed. sen ator Hoar's joint resolution for constitutional amendment changing the time for the expiration of the terms of office of the President and members of Congress from March 10 April 90, was adopted . In the House the bill was passed authorizing tle construction of bridge over the Missouri river at Jefferson City, Mo; also bills providing for the erection Of public build- ings at Asheville, N. c, Springfield, Mo, and Monroe, La.
 IN the Senate, on the 1st, Mir Cameron intro dueed a bill to place on the penson-roll, at the rate of one cent per month for each day served, all officers and enlisted men serving in the Union army during the war. MT. RIddleberger tried to have the treaty with Great Britain con sidered In open session, and incidentally gave Mir. Blair, of New Hampshire, a rubbing down, and was sat down upon himself by the Chair. .In the House the ques- ton of Investigating the Reading strike provoked long and interesting discus sion resulting in the passage of resolution calling for the appointment of special com mittee to carry on an immediate and thorough investigation of this subject, and also of the coal troubles in the Lehigh and Schuyllliil coal regions.
 THE Senate, on the 2d, passed the bill to in- crease the pension of the totally helpless to seventy-two dollars month. Senator Ingalls, announced the special committee on the Pacihc railroad reports. Senator kenna of West Vir- gina, then replied to the address of Senator Sherman on the Presidents message He ex- posed the Ohio Senator's change of heart on the tariff and i'm migration questions, to which Senator Sher- man replied. ...,..,I In the House q bill was passed authorizing the Secretary Of War to convey to the City Of Austin, Tex, a tract Of land for educational purposes. The Lowry- White election contest was then taken up and discussed but np action was taken.
 THE Senate W; ' not in session on the 3d..... In the House the Senate amendments to the House bill to punish robbery, burglary an< larceny in the Indian Territory were concurred in. number of private bills were con sidered, among them one for the re- lief Of She sufferers from the wreck of the rallapoosa. A resolution was offered calling on the Secretary of the Treas ury for information in regard to the refusal oi the Canadian authorities to allow American wrecking vessels and machinery to assist American vessels while in distress in Canadian waters; and as to whether Canadian wrecking vessels and machines are permitted to operate in American wa ters bill was introduced for the establishment of a soldiers home at Knox vile, Tenn