The Brookhaven leader., 1888-06-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL

CONGRESSIONAL
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the 11th the Fisheries treaty was taken NJ m
open executive session, and the senate was
addressed by Senator Gray in support Of 1t,
At the close OF his remarks IL was laid
aside until Monday, the 18th. Adjourned. =. In
the House bills and Resolutions were
introduced aR0ng them resolution by
Mh Dougherty of Florida, reclting the
fact that there seemed no probability OF thr
passage OF the Mills bill; that there X d large
and daily increasing ssrrlus In the treasury
that the civil was has made 1t necessary and
Just so have large pension list; that the sue.
cess of the United States armies made pessihie
and secure the accumulation ~ large private
and corporate rbrtnnes, and instructing the
Ways and Means Committee TO report bills re-
peslng all laws providing FOR IN
ternal revenue taxation, except for
distilled spirits and malt liquors
providing for the levying OF a tax upon the in
comes, exceeding IS, 900, of all persons corpora
tioRs or trusts to be devoted exclusivclt ia the
payment of pensions, and That all articles hot
manufactured IN the United States shall be ad.
thietea tFee OF duty. District OF Columbia mat.
teFs were then considered until adjournnenk
IN the Senate on the 18th Senator Chand-
Ter offered lEas Resolution referring the Gre
Henslais OF Senator Gibson, OF Louisiana to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections with in
structions to inquire into the late electcAs "a
Louisiana. A lengthy talk ya8 ihduged in over
Senator Ste~stts resolution OF inquiry as 70
The Rhfchase OF bonds, and no action reached
The Agricultural Appropriation bill was re
ported, and the bill - amend the
Inter State Commerce act taken up
and Mr.. Cullom addressed the Senate in its IA
vor. Adjourned. In the Honse TIE report oi
the committee in tho case of Frank vs.. Glover
Ninth Missouri district was called up and
tod ;,, y
The same action was taken in the case ri
Lynch VS.. Vandever from California, Nj. an
dever being conHriheu in his seat. The Tariff
bill was then considered until adjournment.
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr. Sherman,
from the Committee on Foreign Relations, re.
ported concurrent resolution requesting the
President TO invite from time TO time as occasion
might require, negotiations with ahy Govern
ment with which We ihay have diplomatic rcla
tiohs fof the settlement OF all differences by
arbitration. Senator Hale then spoke in op
position to the Fisheries treaty. The District
OF Columbia Appropriation bill was passed anU
Senator Stewards resolution OF inquiry as tC
the sale of bonds since April 1883, was dis
cussed and adopted. After an Intellectual at
tempt to 60 into executive session the Sbhate
adjourned. =. In the House the Tariff bill was
taken up in Committee Of the Whole and con
sidered at length. When the committee rose
the House adjourned.
THE Senate on the 14th passed the joint
resolution granting leave of absence to al
Government employees who were present at tho
battle of Gettysburgh to attend the fehnior
July B. The concurrent resolution as to inter
national arbitration also passed. The Agricult
rssl Appropriation and the Post-ofiice Appro
priation bills also passed. After passing sew
eral other bills, of local interest only the Sen
ate adjourned until Monday In the House {
bill was reported providing for an Assistant
Secretary of War, also the bill was reported
from committee to retire General Pleasanton
The House then in Committee OF the Whole
took up the Tariff bill, the consideration O
which continued until adjournment
THE Senate was not in session on the
18th 8. There was a small attendance in the
House and several hours were devoted TO the
consideration of private bills. A resolution II
regard to the death Of Emperor Frederick wa;
passed. AT the evening session number o.
pension bills passed and the House adjourned