Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-01
Fiftieth Congress--First Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31

| l SENATE.-The resolution offered yesterday l by MT. Plumb instructing the postoffce coIn- | mIttee to make thorough inquiry into the cause of inefficient mail service, especially in the West and South, was taken up. After l considerable discussion the resolution went l over till tomorrow without action. The following bill was taken from the 1 calendar and passed: A joint resolution pro- posing an amendment to the constitution. | It provides that the term of office of the President and of the Fiftieth Congress shall continue until the Both. day of April, 1889, at noon. That the senators whose existing term would otherwise expire on the 4th of March, 1889, and thereafter shall continue in office until the 30th of April succeeding such expiration; that the Both of April at noon shall thereafter be substituted for the 4th of March as the commencement and termination of the official term of the President, Vice President, senators and representatives in amendments to the constitution shall be amended by striking out the words "fourth day of March" and substituting the words
 'thirtieth day of April at noon." The Sen ate then took up the Blair educational bill and was addressed by MT. Evarts in it's favor
 MT. Blair made some additional statements about the bill, referring particularly to mat ters in Tennessee and quoted from the letter written to him by Colonel Colyar of Nash ville
 Mir. Bates replied briefly to these observa- tions. MT. Colyar, he said, was very esti mable and able gentleman, but he was ''somewhat of crank on the Blair bill" In the last canvass in Tennessee there was scarcely Republican elected to the legisla- ture who advocated that measure and it was in worse condition now in that State than it had previously been.
 At 4:15 the Senate on motion of MT. Beck rn1 fn 1L 1,IS adjourned.
 HoUsE.-The Speaker pro tenn announced the appointment of MT. Cummings of New York and Mir. Gallinger of New Hampshire as the additional members of the committee on printing charged with inquiring into the administration of the government printing office.
 MT. Clardy of Missouri, from the commit tee on commerce, reported back the Reading strike resolution, with a substitute request ing the interstate commerce commission to investigate the matter; House calendar
 MT. Morrill, of Kansas, from the committee on invalid pensions, reported bill granting pension to the widow of General Logan; to the private calendar. Also bill increasing the pension of the widow of General Blair: to the private calendar.
 On motion of MT. Anderson, of Kansas, the resolution submitted by the committee on commerce this morning touching the investi- gation of the Reading strike was made special order for tomorrow after the expira- tion of tEe morning hour.
 MT. Davis, of Massachusetts, called up the bill to reward the Eskimo natives of the Asiatic coast of the Arctic ocean for hospi- tality to the shipwrecked crew of the bark Napoleon and it was passed.
 On motion of MT. Wilkins, of Ohio, the consideration of the banking bill was post- poned for two weeks. The House then at 3:20 adjourned