St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL

In the Senate on the 10Th the House Join
resolution passed electing Colonel Harris, O
Oh1o, General Martin, of Kansas, and Genera
dartranf, OF Pennsylvania, managers of tn.
National Soldiers Homes to fill vacancies TIL,
| Dill appropriating az 900 to erect a monumen
in the city Of Louisville, KY, to General George
rogers Clark in recognition of his services in the
conquest of the Northwest Territory passed aftel
a number OF Senators had spoken of the great
deeds OF the Revolutionary hero. The Fish
cries treaty was then further discussed, after
| which the Senate adjourned. .. In the House
the Tariff bill again had the right OF way and
| atter long talk the wool clause, as reported
by the committee, was adopted by vote of 12o
to 102. The bill was further debated, pending
which the House adjourned.
THE Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
reported in the Senate on the 18th and placed
on the calendar. The bill to place General
Fremont on the retired list OF the army with
the rank OF Major-General was passed by vote
| OF 20 to q. The bill to adjust laborers claims
unoer the Eight-hour law also passed. The
conference report on the Post-ofice Appropria-
ton bill was agreed to, the Senate recedine
from the subsidy amendment. The bill
admitting the Territory OF Washington
as State was taken up and the
Senate adjourned. Soon after assembling the
House went into Committee OF the Whole on
the Tar1n bill and its consideration completed; !;
N'A~AS ~
October l, 1888. Mr.. Mills gave notice that he
would call the previous question on the passage
OF the bill at II 30 o'clock Saturday. At the
evening session bills reported by the Com
merce committee were considered and num-
Der passed.
THE Senate on the 18th had under con-
slderation the bill to admit Washington Ter
rllory into the Union. An amendment was
onered to include in the new State portion of
PENDING ci nf b;Il
senate went into executive session and then
ad]onrned Soon after meeting the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the Tariff
Dill ana after considering it some time and
aaoptlng several committee amendments the
committee rose and the House adjourned.
IHE Senate on the 10Th passed q number
OF olils among them bill providing for an ad-
ditional justice of the Supreme Court of Da-
kota; amending the act OF 1888 as to postal
crimes; House bill supplementary to the Pacific
railroad acts, requiring the Pacific roads to
MAINTAIN and operate telegraph lines and to
AFFORD equal facilities to all connecting lines.
After lengthy executive session. the Senate
adlour ed. After disposing of unimportant
business, the House, in Committee OF the
Wnoie, resumed consideration Of the Tariff
Dill. Mr. Springer, Of Illinois, made a speech
In favor of the free wool clause of the bill Con-
sheraton OF the bill was completed and it was |
reported to the House with the recommends
ton that it pass. By vote of 141 yeas to "a |
nays the House refused to pass the Allentown |
Public Building bill over the Presidents veto. |
At the evening session the bill passed requiring |
that the army be paid monthly whenever the |
Secretary Of War may so direct. Adjourned
The Senate on the Goth, after passing
public building bill and placing the Naval APP
preparation bill on the calendar, went into ex-
,cutiye session to consider the nomination Of
Melville w. Fuller to be Chief Justice of the
supreme Court. When the doors were opened
was understood that the nomination had been
confirmed by vote Of Al to 20. Consideration of
he Fisheries treaty was then resumed and con-
inued until adjournment. The first business
'efore the House was the bill coming over from
ne session OF the day before appropriating
$4,000 to aid State homes for disabled soldiers.
he bill, which was Senate BILL finally passed.
he conference report on the River and Harbor
Ill was presented and agreed to. At the even
ng session twenty-four private pension bills
aSsed.