, 1888-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-The senate bill to
promote the political progress and COM
nercial prosperity of the American ma
ton was reported and placed OH the calen-
dar.
Beck Introduced bill to reimburse the
states for interest paid ON moneys expended
In raisin. troops for the War OF the re.
belion. Referred.
The senate then resumed consideration
OF the Blair educational bill ard was al.
dressed by Sau isbury and Hale In OppOsi-
sion to It. Tie debate closed by Blair IN u
final argument in advocacy Of the bill
after which the senate proceeded To v,te
nays, 20. AZ follows:
Yeas-AllisUn, Berry, Blair, Bowen,
Brown, CAN, Cameron, Chandler, Culqutt,
Culloui, Daniel, Dawes, Dolph, Ensts,
Evarls, George, Hampton, Hearst. Hoar,
Jones of Arkansas. Manoersnn. Mitchell,
Pugh, Quay, Ransom, Riddleberger, Saw
yer. Stanford. Stewart, Stock bridge, Teller,
Vance, Wathali and Wilson Of Iuwa-30
Nays-Aldrich, Bate, b, OK, Black burn,
Blodgrtt, Butler Coke, Davis, Farweli,
Faulkner Frye. Gray. Hale, Harris. Haw.
kenna, Morgan, Plumb, REAGAN. Sabin,
Salisbury. Slooner, Turpie, Vest, Vuor.
Ieps, aud wills IN ui Maryund-29.
or this vote Vests pair with Edmnnds
WAS assumed by Cuckreil and the pair oi
senators Gorhani and Sherman was all.
nOunCed.
Daniel presented the credentials Of j. s,
Barbour, elected to the senate from Vir.
giiiia for SIX years from, the 4tl vt March,
1859. Ordered on file.
On motion uf sawyer house bill for the
appointment Of eleven division superin.
trndents uf railway mail service was taken
from the calendar. amended by making the
number two in addition to those heretofore
authorized. and passed.
AID juurned.
Davis, of Massachusetts,. from the com.
mittee ON commerce, r. ported bill to pre-.
vent the introduction oi contagious and liz
leciious disease into the United States aud
to establish IL bureau OF public health. Re-
ferie ell t. the committee of the whole.
Perkins. of Kansas, from the committee
ON Indian affairs reported "a bill granting
right of way through the Indian territory
to the Kansas City ~ Pacific railroad COM
pany. III ced on house calendar.
Robertson. of Louisiana, from the com
mtlee on military affairs reported bill tor
the payment OF 500 to soldiers who ell
listed under the act uf July % 1861. and
who were discharged by reason OF surgeons
certificate of disability -or by promotion be-
fore the expiration OF two years and who
have no SlOO bounty. Referred To the CON-
uittee vi the whole.
On motion of Dorsey. Of Nebraska, bill
was pass, Il providing that Nebraska shall
constitute un entire Judicial district, to be
known as the district at Nebraska.
The house then went into committe oi
| the whole ON the urgent deficiency bill.
1t was discussed by Burnes OF Missouri,
who said the comm ttee ON appropriations
was in receipt of estimates Ior the compile
ticn of public buildings in varions parts o
| the country. AS in every case the esti
mates exceeded the limits fixed by law tie
committee could not. under the rules, in
corporate the items in the bill. The
buildings, however, must he completed aIc
| he Offered an amendm mt making appro
prialions for the completion Of the build
ings, among other places at Carson CITY
| Nevada, $}6 O00 Denver, Colorado, $50,
600: Port Townsend, W. T.. $780, Ate
| II short discussion and Intellectual utten y
by Voorhees,, of " ashington Territory, un'
| Hermann, OF Oregon, to increase the Por
Townsend appropriation to S26O,OOO thu
amendment was adopted.
| An amendment WAS adopted appropriat
| ing $2714 for the construction of u military
telegraph line from San Francisco to Poin
Reyes.
Pending farther action the COMMITTEES
rose and adjourned.