The Springdale news., 1888-10-26
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the Senate, on the 17th, the committee on foreign relations ordered to sit during the recess a the investigation Of the Weil-La Abra claims. House bill granting Tight Of way through the Slo.x Reservation, in Dakota, to :he Aberdeen, Bismarck X Northwestern Rail way Company was passed, and the remainder Of the day was devoted to consideration of the Tariff bill MT. Allison offered concurrent resolution for a recess of Congress from the goth inst. to November 10, but objection being made, the resolution went over under the rule ...... In the House. thirteen messages vetolng private pension bills were received from the President. Mir. Cox rose to question of priv iege, and made long explanation Of an ed itorlal i'll the New York Trt5Ua', charging him with sending unfranltable matter through the ma Is under his frank. MT. Kdgore's resolu tion, providing for final adjournment of Con- gress OH the 2oth instant. WIS referred to the committee on ways and means.
 IN the Senate, on the 18th, the most import ant item Of business transacted was the pass age Of Il joint resolution for adjournment Of Congress sine die on the 2ath. A resolution of inquiry was offered. and discussion ensued on the charge that the Secretary Of the Interior had furnished the Indian service with wagons made by convict labor in Tennessee, and that the Secretary Of War had bought English blankets for the army at q rate too low for American competition. Several resolutions of minor importance were passed among them one for the printing of 4a1010 copies of the agrieu- turaI report......In In the House after the tran sactton of minor business. the Speaker submit ted the adjournment resolution of the Senate, when general review Of the work of the ses- sion on tariff Legislation was participated in by several members during which heated collo- quy occurred between Messrs. Taylor and BrecluEridge. of Kentucky, ending i'll the latter apologiZiug for having made charges geains { the former which the records did not justify The resolution on adjournment was passed
 IN the Senate. on the 18th, no business of importance was transacted during the short session. There were but four Senators present during the morning hour. At its conclusion the resolution authorizing the finance commit tee 10 continue it's hearings on the tariff was adopted. and the committee on Indian affairs was authorized to continue during the recess the examination ordered by the last Congress as to the cond ton of the Indian tribes on the reservations in Minnesota. Dakota and Mou- tana. Several messages from the President were received, and the Senate went into exeeu- tive session, and Ut 3:95 r. n., adjourned .
 In tle Hanse, no business was transacted. The journal for two days approved. and the House adjourned.
 Is the Senate, on the 21th, at the beginning Of tne regular morning prayer, there were present in the chamber but \ Senators, and inc iax#ty peryading the closing day "a every where visible. A committee of two was ap. pointed t0 act W3tha committee Of the House to wat upon the President and formally notify him that Congress. having, concluded the bus ness ef the session, ready to adjourn. After The transaction of one or two un- important items Of business, the Sen ate teeS recess, 1t 1l:l3 d. m, untI twcIye o'clock Al l2:i0 ? m. the announcement was re- ce.ve that the President had no further com municat!ors to make to Congress and at one o'clock the presiding officer, amid profound silence, declared the Senate adjourned without day. In the House. less than twenty mem bers heard the opening prayer of the Chaplain. There was no attempt at leg slatloa, and after fhe usual formalit!es the Speaker at one o'clock let the gayel fall and announced the final ad- lournm ut oi the session.