Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-25
1HE RECORD or CONGRESS.
A Record Of Proceedings From Day to Day
Of tisc National Congress.

Among the bills reported from the COM
mittees and placed on the calendar were
the following; To divide portion of
| the Sioux reservation in Dakota into
a separate reservation, and to secure
the REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title
to the remainder. To provide for the
sale of the site of Fort Omaha, Neb.,
and the purchase of new site. Man
derson, from the committee on printing,
reported joint resolution for the dis
position of undistributed copies of the
records of the rebellion, reports of the
tenth census and reports of the public
land commissioner The resolution
passed. On motion of Mr. Morrill,, the
senate joint resolution for the erection
OF statue to the late Spencer f. Baird,
secretary of the Smithsonian institu-
ton, in front of the National museum,
and appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
pose, was taken up and passed. The
resolution by Mr.. Plumb calling on the
secretary of the interior for information
as to the charges made by registers and
receivers of land offices for reducing
testimony to writing, was adopted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-HoUsE.-
Glass, of Tennessee, on behalf of the
committee on agriculture called up and
the house passed the bill to promote
agriculture. 1t provides that such por-
tions of the consular reports as refer to
agricultural nations shall be transmitted
to the commissioner of agriculture for
embodiment in his report. The bill
passed amending the laws regulating
fees for exemplifications of the land pat
ents. The committee on coinage,
weights and measures called up and the
house passed the bill to discontinue the
coinage of Scent pieces. The bill
amending the act Of january 90, 1885,
to provide for the ascertainment of the
claims of American citizens for spoila-
tons committed by the French prior to
July 81. 1901, was reported and placed
on the calendar. The committee on
labor reported the bill for the adjust
ment of the complaints of laborers aris-
ing under the eight hour law. Commit
tee OF the whole. The house then dis
cussed without action the bill requiring
subsidized railroads to maintain and
operate telegraph lines.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-HoUsE. Mr..
Anderson of Illinois, from the postofiice
committee, reported favorably the Per-
kins resolution directing the postmaster
general to inquire into and inform the
house of the cause and foundation for
the grievances complained of in Kan
sas newspaper regarding the western
mail service, and also to inform the
house whether the present almost uni
versal complaint prevailing in the west
against the present unsatisfactory mail
service, results from insufficient appro-
priations. The committee reported an
amendment adding to the resolution the
following: ''And also that the post
master general be directed to further
inquire and inform the house what, if
any, improvements and extensions have
been made in the mail service of the
west within the past few years. The
resolution was finally adopted after the
insertion of an amendment by Mr.. Hol-
man, putting the word ''alleged" before
the word complaint" The bill for re-
lief of Nathaniel Mckay was considered
without final action.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-SESATE. The
following bills were introduced and re-
ferred: To prohibit members of terri
torial legislatures from holding Office;
also, to pay 1871 for the passage Of
Gen. Lafayette and famil- from France
to the United States as guests of the ma
ton, in 1924 Authorizing the appoint.
ment of eleven railway mail superinten.
dents. To fix the number of docu-
ments printed by congress and known
as the usual number" at 100; also to
specify the number of certain dOcu-
ments to be printed. After some de-
bate the resolution was referred to the
committee on printing. The 3ducation-
al bill was then considered antil adj
iournment
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13--HoUsE. ~
Under the call of states the following
bills and resolutions were introduced
and referred: Proposing a constitutional
amendment limiting the membership
Of the house to go. For the establish
ment Of postal telegraph system. 10
regulate telegraph companies. For the
erection Of public buildings at Gales
burg, ILL.,, Davenport, Ia, and Eau
Claire, Wis. Authorizing an election Of
delegate from Indiar Territory to the
fifty-hfst congress. Permitting farm
ers and producers Of tobacco to Sell leaf
tobacco in any quantity to unlicensed
dealers, or to any person without re-
striction, and repeating all laws inconsis- |
tent thereto. A bill was passed to pro-
hibit any person in Washington or
Georgetown from making books or
pools on the result of any race or games
Of base ball
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-SENATE. The
senate bill to provide for an Indian
school at Carson City, Nevada, passed.
Also the following bills passed: Appro-
IJriating $500 for the sub-tropical ex-
hibition at Jacksonville, Fla. For the
relief Of David l.. Brainard and eight
cen privates of the United States army
who were with the Greedy expedition in
the Arctic regions. As Communication
Tor fuel and quarters. Bill to provide
ior the compulsory education Of Indian
Among the bills introduced
md referred was one by Cullom for the
for the services of female
nurses during the war Of the rebellion.
The resolution of inquiry into the
;anses Of inefficient mail service was
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