The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-03-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
CONGRESSIONAL TR,crEprvGs.


IN the Senate on the 9th the bill to incorpo-
rate the Maritime Canal Company Of Nicaragua
was passed. The bill granting pensions TO ex-
soldiers and sailors who are incapacitated for
the performance OF manual labor, and provid-
ing for pensions 10 dependent relatives OF de-
ceased soldiers and sailors, was taken up and
amended, but without finishing the bill
the Senate went into executive ses-
sion, and subsequently adjourned -.
In the House the adverse report upon
the resolution directing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to institute an investigation into
the New York Sugar Trust was considered,
and the resolution laid on the table A Areso-
luton directing inquiry into the issuing hy the
Commissioner OF Patents Of the zone hundred
day circular" was tabled A testimonial OF
respect to the memory OF the late w. w Cor
coran was ordered spread upon the minutes,
and the House adjourned
In the Senate on the 2sth the session was
devoted to a very lengthy and very heated dis
cussion OF the dependent pension bill, without
bringing the question to close. 80. The
House. after considering the Oklahoma bill,
took up the public building bills, and after the
adoption of number, including one for a
building in New York City involving the ex-
penditure of 81 10000, adjourned.
In the Senate on the 29th, the Dependent
Pension bill was taken up and warmly dis
taking vote on the bill or the pending amend
ment, the Senate went into executive session
.. In the House the resolution authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase
bonds with the surplus was the occasion OF q
lengthy and warm debate.
IN the senate on the LIST, House bill to amend
the act to restrict ownership OF real estate in
the Territories TO American citizens re
serving legation property in the District Of Co
lumbia was passed. A resolution was adopted
requesting the President to negotiate treaty
with China providing that no Chinese laborers
shall enter the United States. The De
pendent Pension bull was then taken up
and was still pending when the Senate
at $50 p m, adjourned until the 5th.
In the House the joint resolution accepting the
invitation of the French republic to take part
in the international exhibition to be held In
Paris in 1889 was adopted. The joint resolu.
ton authorizing the President to arrange q
conference TO be held in Washington in 1889 foi
ele purpose OF promo ing arbitration and en-
couraging reciprocal commercial relations be-
tween the United States and South American
republics was agreed TO.
The Senate was not in session on the I'd ......
In the House number Of bills were reported
from committees and placed on the calendar.
and the House went into committee OF the
wi ole on the private calendar, resuming con
siaeration OF the Omnibus" bill, an amend
ment TO which, browning for the relief of the
Protestant Episcopal Theological Sem
mary and High School of Virginia, led
to long debate on the propriety oi
establishing precedent involving an expendi
ture OF hundreds of millions of dollars. The
amendment was adopted. night session was
held at which a number of private nsior
bills were passed.