The Dickinson press., 1888-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
General Summary of Important
Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
Matters Of General Interest Gathered
Under the Dome Of the Na-
TONS Capitol.
In the Senate
and House.

In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-1n the senate
several petitions in favor of postal telcg-
ruphy were presented.
A resolution was reported for the COM
pilation Of revenue and appropriation
bills passed by congress from the first to
the f%orty-ninth. MIR. Hale reported from
the appropriation committee the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill.
On motion Of MIR. Cameron. It WAS de-
cided that when the senate adjourns to-
day it will be till Monday. Tho senate
at l2:45 went into secret session.
After going into secret session the SEN
alto took up the consideration of the treaty
with the Netherlands.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Mr. Edmuuds,
from the judiciary committee, to which
had been referred the investigation into
the Jackson, Miss, election troubles, re-
ported u resolution authorizing that com
mittee to send for persons and papers in
quiring into the alleged participation OF
Federal officials In supprcssinE the votes
Of colored citizens.
Mr.. Vest said that, as u member OF
that committee, he had consented 10 the
reporting of the resolution because it was
confined t the conduct Of United States
officials.
The resolution was adopted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. : IA message
from the president transmitting the first
report OF the board of control, rs to the
- CIV, ;3,,<,;,1 6o,,, IL,
Utah was presented and referred to the
committee IN territories.
Mr.. Voorhees, introduced bills for the
admission of Nevada. Referred.
WASHINGTON, Jan. G.-The senate
adopted a resolution to pay Daniel b.
Lucas 81, 900 as the expenses of his con-
test for the seat of Senator Faulkner, Of
West Virginia
On motion of Mr.. Gear. Of Iowa, sen
ate bill authorizing the construction Of a
bridge across the Mississippi rivcrat Bur.
lington was passed.
The resolution to refer the presidents
message on the Pacific railways to q COM
mittee of seven senators changed from
flve) was agreed to-yeas, ii; nays, Is.
a series of resolutions by Mr.. Chandler
calling for information in connection
with the construction of new naval YES
sells were taken up and adopted with an
amendment by Mr.. Butler, extending the
inquiry to Jan. /, 1890, instead of March
4, 1899. The senate then resumed con
sideration Of the urgency deficiency ap-
preparation bill.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 10. - In
the morning hour the house resumed
in committee Of the whole the considcra-
ton OF the joint resolution accepting the
invitation to the United States to partici-
pate in the Melbourne exposition.
After a long debate the invitation was
finally accepted.
The Wilkins banking bill was again
taken up, and after half an hours fill
clustering, the matter was laid over.
MIR. Foran, OF Ohio, from the commit.
tee on appropriations, reported the in
valid appropriation bill, and it was re-
ferred to the conmitte Of the whole.
WASHINGTON, Jan. o0.-After Il per.
sonul explanation from Mr.. Springer, OF
Illinois, relative to his connection with
the case involving the rights of the
United statss in the appropriation made
for the Philadelphia centennial III 1876.
the bill providing that letters patent and
copyrights should be signed by one of the
assistant secretaries Of the interior when
directed by the secretary was taken up
and passed.
The house then took up the considera-
ton Of the Thoebe-Carlisle contested cleo.
ton. Mr.. Thoebe was allowed an hour
in which to present his case. A vote was
taken which resulted, yeas 40, nays 8,
in favor Of the majority resolution. The
Republicans refrainel from voting, and
consequently there was no quorum. Ad.
journed.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-Mr. Crisp, Of
Georgia, called up the contested election
case of Thoebe against C'arlisle-tht
pending question being on the resolution
of the majority of the committe on cleo
tions confirming Mr.. Carlisle's title tC
his seat.
Mr.. Hogg, of West Virginia, entered a
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the house defeated the resolution provid.
ing for q reopening of the case.
The vote on the majority resolution re
suited: Yeas, 140: nays, 60: no quorum
Mr.. Crisp stating that the vote had dis.
closed the fact that there was no quorum
present, moved that the house adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was agreed to
Yeas, 1880; nays, 123-a strictly part,
vote.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-lhe Thoebe
Carlisle case was called up, and the nous
proceeded to vote Oh the majority resolu
ton confirming Carlisle's title to hi
seat. The resolution was adopted--yeas
1914: nays, Z.
WAsHlNGToN, Jan. 24.-Mr. Whit
thorne, Of Tennessee, from the committe
on naval affairs, reported Il bill appro
priating $175, 600 for the repair of tn
United States steamship Hartford. Com
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Milliken, of Maine, from the con,
mittce IN public buildings and grounds
reported u bill for the erection of a build
ing in Washington for the use of tn
signal office. Committee of the whole
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. a5.-I
: the house Mr.. Randall introduced
|. bill for an engineers examination an
report whether Smiths island and Wind
, mill island, in the Delaware river, oppc
| site Philadelphia, are Instructions I
. commerce, and, if so, authorizing tn
secretary Of war to purchase and entirel
Y remove these islands from the river. RI
| ferred.
| Mr.. Belmont, of New York, intro
duced a bill extending for one year fror
i June 16 next the time for the completio
+. of the Staten island bridge.
Nautical School at Milwaukee,
Il WASHINGTON, Jan. e3.-M1. smi,
4 presented in the house Saturday a pet