The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL

AFTER routine business ia the Senate on
the 18th, Mr.. Colquitt addressed the Senate in
support and praise OF the Presidents message,
and Mr.. Dolph told what ne would do with the
surplus. He would expend it in the improve
ment OF rivers and harbOrs, constructing de
fenses and iquidatng the public debt Ad.
iourned. In the House many bills and resolu
tions were introduced under the call OF States,
and the Senate joint resolution was passed for
investigating the practicability OF constructing
reservoirs in the arid regions OF the country.
Little business Of general interest was trans.
acted. Adjourned
BILLS were reported and placed on the
| calendarin the Senate on the 18th, and Senator
Hale called up his resolution for a special com
mittee to examine fully into the present condi
tion OF the Civil Service In all departments. Mr.
Cockerell offered an amendment extending the
inquiry to partisan activity IN the Presidential
elections OF 1880 and 1884, which was rejected
and Mr. Hale's resolution adopted. Senator
Beck addressed the senate in favor OF his bill
TO provide for retiring legal tender and
National bank bills OF small denominations
and replacing them with coin certificates
Senator Sherman replied to Mr. Beck or
| some points OF personal interest on financial
issues 9. In the House the bill providing that
the first session Of the Fiity-first Congress
| should begin on April 80, 1882 was repUrted .ad
versely. Among bills reported from commit
the admission of Dakota, Montana, Washing
ton and New Mexico as States. A number Of
public buildings bills were reported. The day
was then devoted to the consideration OF the
bill allotting lands in severalty to the Peoria
and Miami Indians, which finally passed and
the House adjourned.
PETITIONS were received in the Senate
on the 18th for an increase IN the duty on wool
also asking for legislation against trusts and
loth har col Or
| up his resolution declaring it TO be the duty OF
| Congress tc repeal the Internal Revenue laws
and addressed the Senate. The Undervalua
tion bill was then taken up and finally laid over
The select committee on Civil Service was an
nounced as follows Senators Hale, Manderson
| Chace, Spooner. Blackburn, Daniel ant
Blodgett. After an executive session
| the senate adjourned. In the House Speaker
Carlisle resumed the chair. The Committee OF
Elections reported in the contested election case
OF Worthington against Post, from Illinois con
| frming Mr. Post, the sitting member in his right
| to the seat The Senate bill fixing the charge
| for passports at one dollar passed. Severa
private bills passed The bill to pay the executr
| OF Emanuel Jones, a British subject, claim
| for cotton destroyed at Mobile during the war
occasioned some debate, but finally went over
Adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th Mr.
Plumb sent to the clerks desk and had read
| letter from o Washington pension claim agency
written to q Kansas soldier in which the agency
! solicited his claim as the present was a RooC
time to present 1t, in view OF important pending
| elections, and requiring an advance fee OF slO
| The letter was referred to the Pensions Com
mittee for investigation. Committees re
ported, and Mr.. Teller then addressed
| the Senate on the Presidents mes
| sage. The House resolutions upon the death o
Repres ntative Moftatt, OF Michigan, wer'
taken up, and after eulogies, adopted and thu
Senate adjourned .. When the House met Mr.
| Thomas, OF Wisconsin, rose TO question o
| privilege and in forcible language denounced
| the statement OF a correspondent in reference
to his relations with a bucket shop in con
nection with pending railroad legislation. Tit
| House then, in Committee of the Whole con
sidered the Senate amendments TO the Urgenc!
Deficiency bill, and when the committee ros'
| adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 10Th Mr.
| Blackburn's desk was decorated with flora
trbute~ in the form and color Of the American
! flag sent by the Hancock Veteran Association
| OF Philadelphia in recognition OF his late speecl
defending the memory OF Generals Mcclellan
and Hancock. Mr.. Butler offered a bill for thu
admission Of Utan and Mr.. Hale bill to retire
General Fremont a Major-General. Afte
minor business the Senate took up the Under
valua n bill, which, after lengthy dis
cuss was passed. Mr.. Plumb offered
| resou,,on looking to an investigation OF thu
Burlington strike, which went over. Ad
iourned to Monday, the 18th -. In the Hous,
the Hit resolution TO promote commercial
union with Canada was submitted. Mr.. Man
sur reported the bill for annexing portion o
Idaho to Washington and Montana. The Hous'
then in Committee OF the Whole took up th'
Senate amendments to the Urgency Deficienc!
bill Some were concurred in; others not and
new conference was asked. At the evening ses
sion thirty-five pension bills passed.