The times., 1888-12-07
THE SOLONS AT WORK.
Proceedings in the senate aud House OF
Representatives.

Representatives.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec The meeting
of the second session of tho Flttieth congress
was a brief Qua yesterday. Nothing Was
done in the senate after the presidents mes
sage had been read excepta few not fications
by niembers OF what they would do in the
future, the most important OF which was by
Alison, who sail he would ask the senate to
proceed with the tariff bill at onnce
In the house, after tue message was read,
1t was ordered printed AID referred to COM
mlttee of he whole
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 5.--The senate
wns not III session an hour yesterday. A
bill was introduced to establish national
hea tn bureau, TO fight infectious and couta-
gi'us diseases, and various annual depart
ment reports were laid on the desk An ct
tempt to get up the Pacific railway bid was
abandoned for the day, as was also one to
proceed with the tariff bill, the latter
because Democrats who had amendments 10
offer were not present. The senate then ad-
journod.
Ii the house the speaker called attention TO
tue receipt of department reports, ali OF
which were referred. A petition was re-
ceived Tor the admission into the union of
South Dakota and Montana, the p 'titioners
being north Dakotans. A bill was introduced
30 permit p, rsons who have dropped home-
stead entries to make other entries. Flhbus-
terng, led by Kiigore, stopped proceedings
on a bil to appropriate money to erect
monument to Maj Gen. Henry * OK, at
Thomastown, Ne. The bill was mado
special order during tho closing days of last
session, and it was pending on an aueud-
ment locating the monument in this city
when the house adjourned
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec 6-Hoar offered
a reso, utiOu in the se ate yesterday continu-
ing the committee on our relations with
Canada. The tariff bill was then takah up
and Harris, TO test the sense of the senate,
moved TO lay the bill on the tatle. The me.
ton was dpfeated-l9 to 26. n party vote
The Till was then read 10y sections for
amendments but only one WAS adopted, pro-
vidng tor the comfort OF prisoners under
the internal Ieveuus Jaws when con tnemeut
endangers their lives. When the section re-
lating to alcohol in the industrial arts was
reached Sherman said he not think it
couli be execu ed and would in the future
offer amendments. Tn rty ya res of the bill
were disposed OF. The Union Pacific funding
bill was made the special order for Wednes
day next. The senate held a brief and un-
ihPortah' eAecuNNe session anu tnen au-
jourued.
Bills and resolutions were introduced in
the housa: To aliot lands in severalty to the
United Peoria aud Miami Indians in Indian
territory, rs ling information as to an alleged
railway trust organized to evade the inter-
state commerce law, and il further legisla-
tion were needed; making the postal teie-
graph bill the special order for Dsc IA.
Springer tried to get up his omnibus terri.
torial Till, but Grosvenor objected. The bill
to adjust accounts of government employees
under the eight-hour law was debated with.
out action. Payson reported hill to quiet
title to the Des Moines river lands aud asked
its consid ,raticn as a privileged question.
Cox, acting as chairman, had denied the
privileged character CT tae bill at last ses-
sion, but Carlisle now declared it privileged,
and the hill was passed. Dec. was set apart
for vote on the direct tax bill, and the
house adjourned.