St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

IN the Senate on the 9th Senator Reagan,
from the Post-of1ce Committee, reported ad-
versely the Edmunds and Cul1om Postal Tele-
graph bills, and instead reported an orig
inal bill subiecting telegraph companies to
the supervision of the Interstate Commis-
sion. Petitions were presented from citizens
of Kansas against the Springer Oklahoma bill
and from Nebraska in its favor. When the
Urgency Deficiency bill was reached tilt
took place between Senators Hoar and
Hawley upon the provision to strike out
the clause in regard to enforcing the eight hour
rule IN the public printing Office. Adjourned.
In the House, Mr. White, of Indiana, intro
duced resolution for the appointment of a
committee to investigate the Burlington strike.
After the introduction of bills the House took
up the McDuffe-Davidson contested election
case from Alabama, which, after some debate,
went over. After the transaction of unimpor-
tant business the House adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 9th joint
resolution was passed directing the Secretary
of the Interior to investigate the practicablity
of constructing reservoirs for the storage
Of water in the arid regions Of
the United States. The Pension bill was
| then taken up and debate continued, Mr..
ingalls, replying in severe terms to the
speech previously made by Mr.. Vest in opposi-
tion to the bill, to which Mr.. Blackburn re-
joined with equal spirit Adjourned. The
House resumed consideration Of the Alabama
contested election case of McDufae VS.. David
son. After a long debate Davidson was con-
firmed in his seat by IA to I22. Adjourned.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
the 7th the Urgency Deficiency bill was taken
up. The provision inserted by the House re-
quiring rigid enforcement of the Eight-hour
law by the Public Printer was struck out by a
vote Of 22 to 20. A long and irrelevant debate
followed, and the Senate adjourned with
out action. :. In the House committees re-
ported and in Committee Of the Whole
public measures were considered. The
public measures considered, however, were
mostly public buildings. After debate a bill
appropriating $4,000 for building at Sedalia,
Mo passed. Two bills passed relating to the
Indians, one confirming an agreement with GER
tain tribes in Montana and the other to divide
the great Sioux Indian reservation into smaller
reservations. Adjourned
In the Senate on the 9Th monster petit
tion signed by over 100000 persons from thirty
three different States was presented remon-
strating against the admission OF Utah as a
State so long as her people were under Mormon
priesthood control. The Pension bill was taken
up. All amendments that had been offered
were voted down, and the bill passed by
q vote OF A to 16. Twelve democrats, Blodgett
Brown, Faulkner, George, German, Hamp-
ton, Kenna, Mcpherson, Payne, pugh, Turpie,
and voorhees,, voted for the Dill. There were
number OF pairs. After routine business the
Senate adjourned. !. In the House q bill passed
appropriating $1,000 to purchase certain swords
belonging to the late General Shields. After
committees reported the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on public land measures.
When the committee rose bill passed concern
ing the allotment Of lands to certain Indian
tribes in Minnesota, and the House adjourned
THE Senate was not in session on the 9th,
having adjourned on Monday the 18th. In the
House the Omnibus War Claim bill was con-
sidered, being the regular order. Along squad.
bic ensued over the amendment to pay the
Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary OF
Virginia 900 for occupation and damage du-
ring the war but it was finally incorporated in
the bill and as amended the. bill passed by a
vote OF 105 to 100. Private bills occupied the
attention Of the House until five o'clock. At
the evening session pension bills were consid-
prAd