The Osceola times., 1888-08-04
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from variors Sources
CoNGRrssros4I. PROCEEDINGS.

IL the senate. on the cHh spirited dcoet
pctwcen Mcssrs Cockrcil ana Davis OF hall O.
hours duration occurred on tho Resolution U
priat agr additional copies OF the pcnsioi
compitiec's report on tie subject Of Vetoe'
reasion bills. The bill 10 provide for the con
tuuc<sou of new vessels for The navy WAS de
bated but no acton upon II was taken ...... lr
the House there was no quorum, and most o
the session was spent in discussing the okla
homa bill. which went over without action
Senate till approprating sseAooj for an ap
praiser's warehouse Ut Chicago was passed, ~
was also Senate biu prohibit n The transmls
sion OF matter throash the Ia siis IN ,raiIspa
rent envelopes. and the bill 20 forfeit the
lands granted TO the Hastings Dakota rail'
road
IN the senate on the s5th. dlscussioa OF the
Naval Appropriation bill and tho passage OF
the measure, occupied most al the day. Mr
Frvc gave notice nss No would on the e6th,
move to take ap the Fisheries treaty. and Mr.
Allison said he would ask the Senate to take
mp the Army Appropriation MI ,..e.fn the
House. there was a very slight attendanco-not
exceeding ie5 al any time during the session.
A bill to establish United States Land Court
20 investigate anh settle private land CLAIMS ia
New AIexioo and colorado, sss passed Ses-
erai private bills wers cossi&rsc by. upati-
nous consent and passeds "A tbs night SEE
sion. objection was made 10 every measure pro-
transacted say business.
lSthc Senate, on the 26ih. the Army Apprd-
priauon bill was taken up In committee OF the
whole, discussed. amended, reported back and
passed. The remainder OF the DAY was occu-
pied in debate ca the Fisheries treaty -. In
The House, consideration OF the Oklahoma bill
occupied most OF the day but, without action
the bin won't over. The bill to provide 'of
postofnce buildings throughout che toentry.
according to plans recommended by the post
once committee, was discussed. The Fortif-
cations bill was reported from the 'appropria-
tions committed and the House took recess
until eight o'clock, the egening session being
devoted 70 BILLS reported from the eornmtles
on the Judiciary.
Is the Senate. on the g1th after reception OF
some reports from committees, the body pro-
ceeded TO the consideration Of the Fisheries
treaty, and Mr. Saulsbury addressed the Sen
ate ia favor OF its ratiiiea,ion. after which the
matter went over without action, and the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was taken up,
and occupied the remainder OF the day, during
which hfsy-threc pages were gone over, r,,,,. In
the House the session was devoted almost ex
clusively TO the consideration of bills on the
private calendar. The Army Appropriation
bill was reported from the committee on milf
tary affairs and referred TO committee OF the
whole.
~ the Senate, en- the 2sth. nearly the entire
day was taken up In the further consideration
OF tic Sundry Civil Appropriations bill. The
pctnt OF final action was almost reached,
but the bill went over until Monday. The
House joint resolution continuing the tempo
rary provision Tor the expenses OF the Govern.
ment was passed...... In the House tive
h.urs, previously set apart was consumed "A
considering resolutions referrcd to the commit.
tee on printing, authorizing the printing Of pub
tic documents, a large number Of which were
passed The bill 10 provide for postofics
buildings and tho General Deficiency bill werr
considered on committed OF the whric. Mr.
rayson, OF Illinois, made a speech charging tho
responsibility for lapdgral legislation upon
the Democratic party, which had thus subs.
died fortysosen railroads before the Re
publican party came into power
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
The Army Appropriation bill was passed
by the Senate on the 2sth. II includes
Senator Hawley's amendment appro-
priatng s750,oo) for a gun factory at
Watervliet, N. Y, and an appropriation
Of 5000, 900 for the purchase Of steel guns.
On the aSth Emperor Williams Hussar
band played at waguer's grave, where
large number of people had assem- bled. A
dcep impression was produced. The band
then went TO the widows Residence aud
played n march composed by Frederick
the Great and selection from wagner's
works. a
OK the Goth james O'Kelly, the jour
nalist and member OF the House of Com.
mons who was arrested in London for Of
fenses under the Grimes act, and carried
TO Boyle, was remanded for one week.
He was released on bail.
+ On the 2lth the President and party
passed the day fishing off Fire Island,
and returned at night with good catch.
MAJoR-GEyERAL MARsESA X. PArRIcR,
Governor OF the Central Branch Soldiers
Home at Dayton. o., 1ied on the 9th He
was Provost Marshal.General Of the
army of the Potomac during the War.
OS the 2Ith General Boulanger rode out
In carriage for the first time since his
duel with NJ Floquet. lie was followed
by sixteen carriages filed with newspa-
per reporters aud admirers. who shouted
"a bas floquet," "A bas Ferry" and
sylvia Boulanger."
A BILL was introduced by Senator Pail
mer. on the 21th, proposing TO substitute
silver bullion for one hall Of the $780,
100000 gold held by the Treasury for the
redemption of United States notes.
On the 9th the House committee on
military affairs refused 60 concur in the
Senate heavy-orduance provision-Mr.
Hawley's smendment--to the Army Ap-
preparation bill, which passed the Senate
on the 26th.
THE Duke and Duchess OF Marlborough
have had the legality OF their marriage
established in England. They went be-
fore the registrar of the vcstry hall,
Gaty 4
and had their marriage duly recorded.
The sentence OF Chira Cignarale was
commuted by Governor Hill OF New
York, on the 9th. to Imprisonment Tor
aife.
AT Los Angeles, Cal, on the eth a re-
porter formerly employed on the st. Louis
Post -Dispatch states that while at the
depot Of the Santa Fe railroad he saw
Editor Henry w. Moore and Mrs. John
w. Norton seated in one of the cars OF a
north bound train.
Iris said that Mr.. Edison has only dis.
posed of comparatively small part of
the patent rights of the phonograph, while
reserving the exclusive right to manufact-
ure them.
J On the 27th Emperor william, accom-
panied by King Oscar and Crown Prince
Gustaf OF Sweden, Prince Henry of
Prussia and Count Herbert Bismarck.
took an extensive drive in Stockholm.
OK the 9th Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs Fol-
som, Richard W. Glider and his sister,
Miss Jeanette Glider, arrived ia Marion,
Mass, in a special train from Fall River.
HoS. A. q. PORTER, of Indiana, will
accept the Republican nomination for
Governor provided he Is the unanimous
choice of the STATE convention.
OS the 27th the Empress William was
delivered Of a son, al Potsdam.
Or the 2sih the coroner In the Mitch.