Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-12-13
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY
From the o. s. journal.


Dec. 4.-SenGte- annual repor
of the secretary of the treasury and 9th
er departments were received and ap
propriately referred.
The Senate tariff bill was then taker
up, but its further consideration was
postponed.
| House Annual report of secretary
Of treasury was received and referred.
Resolution offered: To inquire into
the sale of real estate in District of Co.
lumbia.
Joint resolution offered: Relating tc
| the election of President and Vice-pres.
ident.
Dec. Standardization adopted
Calling for information as to alleged
outrages in Alaska; to inquire into the
introduction of yellow fever in Florida.
The motion to lay Senate tariff bill on
the table was defeated-yeas 19, NAYS
pa strict party vote; it was then read
for amendment.
House-The name of Hon. Perry Bel
mont, of First district, n. Y. was
dropped from the rolls.
The direct tax bill was then taken up
and exhaustively discussed in commit
tee of the whole.
Dec. 7.-Senate- in session.
HouSe-The invalid pension bill was
reported.
The bill to incorporate the Nicaragua
canal company was taken up and dis
cuSSed but no action taken.
Dec. -SenGte-A number of COM
munications were received and properly
referred.
Resolution agreed to: Calling for in
formation as to execution of the law
against bigamy.
The consideration of the tariff substi-
tute was then taken up.
HOtSe-Bill introduced: To establish
aport of delivery at Los Angeles; port
of entry at Santa Barbara; appropria-
ting S2,OO0,000 for improvement of San
Deigo harbor; to establish light houses
on thePacitic coast; granting a pension
of $l2 month to honorably discharged
soldiers who are 60 years of age; to
punish crimes against the electoral fran
chlse; to repeal the inter state commerce
House Resolution adopted: To print
$4,000 copies of the Presidents mes
sage.
Bills introduced: To regulate immi-
grafton; to divide California into two
States; for construction of revenue cut
ter for San Francisco; to establish a
graduated income tax.
Resolutions offered: Relating to priv
lleged evasion of inter state commerce
law; to construct two steel cruisers; re-
ferrlng to special orders for certain leg
iSlation.
Dec -SenGte-A number of execu-
tive documents were received and re-
ferred.
Electoral vote returns from various
States were referred to committee on
privileges and elections.
Resolution adoped: Continuing the
of Senate committees on
meat products and our relations with
Canada.
Bills introduced: To open certain
ands in Nevada to actual settlers; for
of national biographical
to organize government bu-
'eaus of information.
Joint resolution offered: Enlarging
he term of presidential Office to six
years.
aw; for constitutional convention in
he Territory of Northern Dakota; for
he construction of armed cruisers; for
he construction of Notifications for San
francisco and other ports; reviving the
yrade of lieutenant General in the y. S.
lrmy; making Columbus, o., port of
lelivery; for the admission of the State
# Idaho.
Resolutions offered: Proposing con-
titutional amendment as to uniformity
n choosing presidential electors; rela-
ing to use of money in elections.