St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate ON the 9Th the resolution
providing Tor joint committee to INQUIRE into
| the contracts and work on the Washington
| acqueduct tunnel was adopted After othe,
minor business the Senate Tariff bill was taken
| UP and Senator Allison spoke in favor of H.
After an Intellectual effort to have a day
| fixed for CLOSING the debate, Senator Vance
| spoke in opposition to the stibstityits
| for the Mills bill. Senator tiiscock obtained
| the floor and the Senate asiourned. In the
| House the Senate bill for the disposal OF the
| Fort Wallace reservation in Kansas passed
also bill to constitute Lintoln. Neb; bort of
| entryi el5o bill to reimburse J. w. Patterson.
late postmaster at Humboldt, Kan, for certain
moneys stolen from his office; also the bill ap-
proprlating 1900 600 to suppress infectious dis
| eases. Mr.. Wheeler Of Alabama spoke on the
| tarit and the House adjourned
| In the Senate on the 9th the conference
| report on the Deficiency bill was presented and
after Senator Edmnnds had inquired why the
item paying to the widow of Chief Justice Waite
the Dalance OF his years salary had been
struck out the report was agreed to- The
bill as to the counting of the electoral vote
was passed; also the bill to constitute Lincoln.
NeD., port OF entry. Senator Edmunds intro
duced bill to pay the widow of Chief JUS
tlce Waite 1919 as the balance of a wears
salary. 1t was referred to the Judiciary
Committee, which Immediately reported it
taken up and Senator Hiscock addressed
the Senate. Adjourned . In the House by
unanimous consent the bill appropriating
$4,000 to enforce the Chinese Exclusion
bill passed. The bill apprapfatii1s $4,000
to secure &c the cherokee freedmen
their portion of certain proceeds of lands also
passed. The conference report on the bill to
allow persons who have relinauished tiomee-
stead entries to malre aaother was agreed to.
n fha
on the deficiency bill the point OF no quorum
was raised and the House adjourned
IN the Senate on the 10th q nitmber of
resolutions were intre6tted and adopted after
which the Nil to pay the widow OF Chief Justice
Waioe sS, 475, the balance of q years salary
was taken up and passed. Two other bills of a
local nature were prssed when tag ffaariff bill
was taken up and Senator Bate addressed the
Senate in opposition to the Senate substitute.
Adjourned. The House agreed to the confer
ence report on the Deficiency bill. hich dis
posed OF all appropriation bills also the rot-
ference report on the bill granting the right of
way to Railroad through the Yan5ton reserya-
tion, and adjourned until Friday
HE Senate on the 11th passed the House
bill appropriating $4,000 for the enforcement ~
the Chinese bill. Senator Mitchell; addressed
the Senate on his Bill TO reduce letter postage
to one seht, and when the Tariff bill was taken
up Senators Cullom anG Platt spoke in favor of
it Adjourned. The House was not in ses-
sion.
Soon after meeting OH the 10Th the Sem
ate resumed Consideration of the Tariff bill
ane senator Chace continued his remarks. At
ter an inquiry by Senator Dolph as to the tariff
on coal and reply by Senator Allison that coal
slack had been placed on the free list through
and the intention is to make all coal
pay duty of seventy-five cents per ton, |
Senator Call addressed the Senate, and |
Senator Hawley thought it was unnecessary to |
further discuss the tariff at this time Several |
conference reports were agreed to and the SEN |
ate adjourned until Monday After agreeing
TO one or two conference reports, one being to |
retire General Pleasanton with the sank of |
Major, the House went s1e5 Committee of the |
Whole upon thg ssrlvate calendar The point |
II ne quorum was raised and the House ad-
ourned until Monday.