Morris tribune., 1888-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL D0INGS.



I'm the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Among tho
bills reported from committees ana
placed on the calendar was the following:
Providing for the investment or certain
funds in the treasury, with an amend
ment striking out the provision to allow
national banks TO issue circulation to the
amount Of their bonds. :
Mr.. Paddock addrsssed the senate On
the subject OF inefacient postal service
In the Western states He denounced 4
the managenae MT Of the postotiice deperf2
ment for the last three years as failure,
probably q more conspicuous failure than !
any of the other shortcomings OF the
present administration. 7ssf
The senate then resumed consideration
Of the bill granting pensions 70 ea-.a
soldiers and sailors who are incapacitated
from the performances Of manual labor
The bill went over without action.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Mr. Sherman,
from the committee on foreign relations,
reported the bill to amend acts xoiaefng
to Chinese immigration. Calendar.
The bill providing for national afe
commission TO pass upon the works Of
art to be purchased by the government
was taken up and passed.
The bill regarding compulsory educa-
tion of Indian children was thea taken
up and after considerable debate was
passed. A@4
On motion,of Mr.. spooner the house
amendments to the bills for public build
ings in Milwaukee and Omaha were nom
concurred in.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Among tia
bills introduced and referred was one by
Mr.. Palmer to revive the grade OF gem
eral of the army. The resolution re-
ported by Mr.. Sherman from the corn-
mittee on foreign relations, requesting
the president to negotiate a treaty with
the emperor of China containing pro-
vision that no Chinese laborers shall
enter the United States, was taken up
and finally passed. After q short .eonsid~;4
Grafton Of the pension bill the senate ad-
journed till Monday.
WASHINGTON, March Sin the senate
Mr.. Reagan reported adversely from the
committee on postoffices and p0stroaas
the Edmunds and Cullom postal tele-
graph bills, and reports fayorably an
original bill to regulate interstate com
merce carried on by telegraph, and to
subject telegraph companies to the su-
pervision of the interstate commerce
commission.
Mr.. Cullom insisted that this bill
should be referred to the interstate COM
ice commission.
A sharp conflict between the two COM
mittees followed and the matter finally
went over without action.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 2S.-On
motion Of Mr.. Eustis the senate bill
for the purchase Of q site and the erec-
ton of building for the postofice,
United States court and other govern
nent uses in New Orleans (not to exceed
calendar and passed.
In the consideration morning hour the
house resumed in committee of the whole
the consideration of the bill for tho
organization of the territory OF Okla
homa.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The following
appropriations for public buildings were
agreed to in the house: Four hundred
thousand dollars for Omaha; SO, ,000 for
Bar Harbor, Me-; 81, SOC, 900 to purchase
site for appraisers building in New
York; $150, 900 for Bay City, Mich. $400,
600 for Milwaukee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Mr. Holman,
Of Indiana, from the committee on puh-
lie lands, reported bill to secure to act
ual settlers the public lands adapted TO
agriculture and to protect the forests on
the public domain. Ordered printed and
recommitted.
The house then went into committee of
the whole for the consideration Of the
bill authorizing the secretary Of the treas
ury to buy bonds with the surplus rev.
enue. v
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The commit
tee on postoffices and post reads reported
adversely bill prohibiting the transmits
sion through the mails of newspapers
containing lottery advertisements.
House calendar, the invitation Of the
French republic for the United States to
take part in the international exhibition
to be held in Paris in 1892 was accepted
and the amendment which appropriatss
SIS, 900 to carry out its provisions was
agreed to in committee Of the whole.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The house
adopted resolution providing for even
ing sessions every Friday for considsra-
tion of pensions and partial disability
bills.
Then at 1:30 the house went into come
mittee of the whole on the private cal
endar.
The committee resumed the considera
ton of the omnibus bill, which pro-
vides for the payment Of odd claims for
supplies used for the army during the
war, was passed.
The house in the evening passed
twenty five pension bills.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Mr. Laird,
of Nebraska, from the committee on mil
itary affairs, reported the bill authorf8-
ing the construction and repair OF The
roads from the entrance of the presidio aS
San Francisco to the national cemetery.
House calendar. - -.
The house then resumed, as the special
order, the consideration of the Pacific
railroad telegraph bill. After much dis
cussion the bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Randall q bill was
passed relieving certain volunteer and
regular soldiers in the late war and the
war with Mexico from the charge of de.
sertion.
DemocratIc Congressional OHlcers.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The executive
committee Of the Democratic national
committee met Monday and selected
Senator Kenna. of West Virginia. chair
man; Philip Thompson, of Kentucky,
secretary, and John T. Norris, Washing
ton, treasurer.
The River and Harbor BiII.
WARRINGTON, March 5.-The house
committee on rivers and harbors has
declined to grant further hearings, and
concluded to report the bin II is prepar-
ing for the 10Th inst.