The Dickinson press., 1888-09-29

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ave notice that he would address the
senate on the Hoar bill TO establish in
quests by national authorities.
Mr.. Stewart offered u resolution call
ing on the president for any information
the government might have received
since the 9Th inst. concerning the treaty
with China, recently negotiated.
Mr.. Edmunds suggested that the reso-
luton had better be considered in eXecu-
tive session, and accordingly on his mo
ton the senate went into secret session.
Mr.. Sherman's motion regarding the
retaliation message was referred to the
committee on foreign resolutions, which
Mr.. Sherman said would act on it at
once.
The senate passed the house bill for the
relief of settlers on the old Camp Sheri-
dan military reservation, and a large
humble of private pension bills. Among
the latter was the bill granting a SIS, 500
pension to the widow of the late Gen.
Sheridan. MI. Berry, of Arkansas, voted
against this bill. Within the space of
forty-five minutes, the senate passed all
the pension bills on the calendar, ia in
number.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The features
of the senat proceedings were the adj
dress by Senator George on the question
of establishing inquests under national
authority and the speech by Senator Dan
icls Oh the presidents message and the
tariff question.
a conference Oh the deficiency bill was
ordered, and Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Allison and
MIR. Cockrell We're appointed conferees.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Mr. Dougherty,
of Florida, asked unanimous consent for
the passage of the senate resolution an
propriating 500, 900 for the relief of suf-
fering caused by yellow fever. Mr.. Kill
gore, of Texas, objected. The house went
on with the private calendar.
Mr.. Graine, of Texas, asked unani
nous consent Of the house to introduce n
resolution empowering the committee on
the Judiciary to report to the house at
any time for immediate consideration Il
bill for the suppression aud prevention Of
trusts by legal and judicial proceedings.
Mr.. Hopkins, of New York, objected.
AT the evening session Mr.. Bingham,
OF Pennsylvania, called up the bill grant
ing n pension to the widow of Gen. Sher-
idan, but Mr.. Cheadle, of Indiana, OBJ
jected. Subsequently Mr.. Bingham asked
unanimous consent to have the bill made
Il special order for December 6, but to
this proposition MI. kilgore, of Texas,
objected.
Thirty-two private pension bills were
passed u the house at 1870 adjourned
until Monday.
WAslIING1oh, Sept. 21.-TLe house has
passed a bill authorizing the construction
of a bridge across the Mississippi river Mt
La Crosse, Wis.
The conference report on the sundry
civil bill was called up and agreed to,
but no decision was reached respecting
the congressional library building. A
further conference was ordered.
Mr.. Wheeler introduced a bill to estab-
llsh a camp for yellow fever refugees. 1t
authorizes the president to locate camps
in such places as he may deem proper,
aud to equip them with tents, beds, camp
equipage, medical stores, nurses, etc, to
be supplied to the camps u of the $780,
600 appropriated for the purpose.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The house adj
lourned at 1:3O p NJ, after passing a
number of measures of minor import
ance, among them a joint resolution for
the creation of a commission to negotiate
concerning the boundary line between
this coustry and Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Iu the house
Mr.. McRae, of Arkansas, reported from
the committee on public lands, and the
house passed the bill to forfeit lands
granted to the Northern Pacific Railroad
company. 1t ~forfeits for failure of the
road to perform the conditions of the
grant all the lands granted under the act
of July ., 1864, except those adjacent to
and co-terminus with road constructed
prior to July i, 1879, and except also the
lands within the limits Of villages. The
forfeiture is not to extend to lands sold
by the company prior to January l, 1888.
All settlers on the forfeited lands are to
be allowed to acquire title to not exceed
ing 100 acres under the homestead law.
The house also passed the senate joint
resolution appropriating 800, 900 for the
relief of the yello y fever sufferers, so
amended SO rs to appropriate that
amount for the prevention of the spread
of yellow fever and cholera.