St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

IN the Senate on the 10th but little was
done in open session except reports Of commit
tees and the introduction of bills At the ex-
praton of the morning hour on motion of Mr.
Riddeberger the Senate went into executive
session and immediately took up the nomina-
tion OF l.. @ G. Lamar To be Associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court. When vote was re tched
MIR. Lamar was confirmed by vote OF 81 to 2S
those not voting being paired. The n0mina-
tons of w. f. Villas to be Secretary of the In
terror and Donald NJ. Dickinson to be Post
master-General, were also confirmed. At the
closefof the executive session the Senate ad
journed. Ir the House, Mr.. Dingleys resolu-
tlon calling for information relative to discriH
nation in tolls against American vessels pass
ing through the Welland canal was reported
from committee and adopted lengthy and
somewhat spicy debate followed the report OF
the Committee on Printing relative to the de-
lay in the printing of bills ordered The States
were then called and many bills introduced.
After the adoption of a resolution assigning
clerks to all the committees the House ad
iourned.
IN the Senate on the 18th bill was re-
ported from the Finance Committee to reim-
burse depositors in the Freedman's Savings
Bank. The House bill relating to permissible
printing or writing upon second, third and
fourth class mail matter passed. message
was received from the President trans
mitting the report of the Pacific Rail
roads Commissioners. Several resolutions
were adopted calling on heads Of departments
for desired information. The bill relating to
marriage of white men and Indian women was
passed. lit provides that white men marrying
Indian women shall not acquire tribal property
rights The Educational bill was then debated
until adjournment. In the House the illness
Of Speaker Carlisle was announced and Hon. S.
S. Cox was chosen Speaker pro TEN. The re-
mainder of the session was taken up in fflibus
tering on the bill to provide for the issue Of cir
culating notes to National banks. Adjourned.
AT the expiration Of the morning hour
in the Senate on the 18th, the bill for refund
ing the direct tax OF 1881 was taken up,
amended and passed by vote of 4S to TO- The
Educational bill was then considered until adj
iournment. In the House after committees
reported the minority report OF the Elections
Committee on the Thoebe- Carlisle contest was
presented. After some time spent in Commit
tee of the Whole the Banking bill was called
up, and after the House agreed to consider il
the opponents OF the measure commenced fill
clustering and the House adjourned.
The Senate transacted no business OF
general interest on the 18th At the close OF
the morning hour an executive session was held
and when the doors opened the Senate adjourned
until Monday. In the House the joint reso1u-
tion accepting the invitation extended to the
United States to participate in the Melbourne
tAustralia) exposition was considered and final
ly passed. Mr.. Foran. OF Ohio, reported the In
valid Pension bill. The Wilkins Banking bill
then came w and filibustering continued until
recess was taken. After recess the ceremony
of the presentation to the House by the State
of Massachusetts, of the portraits OF Ex-Speak
ers Theodore Sedgwick Joseph B. Vainum and
Nathaniel p, Banks was proceeded with. Ap-
propriate speeches were made, a resolution of
%1,<.
adjourned
The Senate was not in session on the
20th... In the House a bill passed providing
that the terms of the Circuit Court held at
Kansas City shall begin on the first Monday in
March and fourth Monday in September. The
Thoebe- Carlisle contested election case was
then called up and argued for some time. The
contestant was given one hour to present his
case but when vote was reached most OF the
Republicans refused to vote. which left the
House without quorum and an adjournment
was taken.