Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01
COYGRESSIONAL SuMMARY.

FEBRUARY IL SENArR.-The senate adopt
ed the resolution offered by Mr.. Plumb of
Kanss, directing an inquiry as to the
causes of inetli rent mail service The
resolution offered by Mr.. Henderson OF
Nebraska, requiring the SECRETARY of war 10
furnish senators, on their request, lists or
persons to whom copies OF the record OF
the rebellion are TO be sent was adopted
after "A lengthy debate. One hundred and
eight private pension bills we're passed,
and after an executive session the senate
adjourned until Mondar.
hou.E.-On motion of Mr.. Dockery of
Missouri the senate amendments were
concurred in TO the house bill providing
for the appointment OF eleven division
superintendent of the railway mail ser
vice The house then went into commit
tee of the whole on the urgent deficiency
bill. Pending action on the bill the house
took a recess until evening, at which time
the "acifc railroad telegraph bill was
discussed.
FEBRUARY II, HoUsE.-The Blair educn-
tionel bill was laid before the house and
referred TO the committee on education.
Consideration of the urgent deficiency bill
was resumed. 1he amendment lnstructin9
the public printer to rigidly enforce the
eight-hour law was adopted 10y vote Of
lS2 to So and the bill was passed. The bill
for the relief OF Nathaniel Mckay and the
executors of Donald Mckay was taken up
and passed by u vote of l54 to "A.
FEBRUARY %. SFNATE-The bill to incOr-
porate the Washington cable electric
street railway company of the District of
Columbia was taken from the calendar
for consideration. An amendment ire
ported by the committee) having been
reached requiring the rails TO be OF Amer
lean manufacture Mr.. Edmund suggest
ed informally aud in "A low tone of voice.
chat that was in opposition To the presi-
dents message and at variance with all the
principles OF the administra ton. IL was
ormally opposed by MIR. Vance as I'M
usual in n blll OF this character and alto
gether absurd Mr.. EdmundS in order to
have the vote of senator's placed on the
record on this indirect tariff question,
demanded the yeas and nays The vote
was taken and the amendment was
adopted-Ye Yeas -, nays L. The bill for tho
establishment of n bureau OF animal in
dustry was reported and placed on tho
calendar, after executive session the SEN
ate adjourned
HoUst-Among the executive communi-
cations laid down before the house by the
speaker was one from the secretary OF
war in response TO the Boutelle Battle
alag resolution. 1t was referred to the
committee on military affairs. Mr. Gull
berson of Texas, on behalf OF the commit
tee on judiciary, moved 20 suspend tho
rules and place upon its passage the tiOnr
joint resolution proposing constitutional
amendment changing the date of inaugu-
ration day and extending the terms of
members OF congress until April 20 Quite
"A long debate ensued, though little inter
est was manifested. The motion to sus-
pend the rules and pass the JOINT resolu-
ton was lOst-yeas 100, nays l2S-not the
necessary two-thirds in the Affirmative
and the house then adjourned.
FEBRUARY 81, SENA Mr.. Hoar, from
the committee on privileges and ections,
reported a resolution authorizing that
committee to continue the investigation
ordered last session into the events alleged
20 have taken place in Texas. and set forth
IN the petition of stephen Hackworth and
others: referred. The bill to incorporate
the Washington cable electric railroad of
the District OF columbia was then taken
up, and the committee amendments were
dispose of. The bill was finally laid
aside informally, and after an executive
session the senate adj journed till Thursday.
HorsE.-Mr f.. Is. Taylor OF Ohio from
the committee on judiciary, reported back
the senate bill for reiunding the direct
tax. Mr.. Breckenridge of Arkansas, from
the committee on ways and means, re-
ported the bill authorizing the consolida-
tion of certain customs collection districts
aud for tho compensation of customs
officials. The house then went into com
mittee Of the whole for the consideration
of public measures, and the house at five
O'Clock adjourned until Thursday.