The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-20
THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Routine Business in the Ssnate-A Large
Number of BlIls Passed.

Routine Business in the Ssnate--A Large
Number of BIIls Passed
WASHINGTON. March 19.-The following bills
were reported and placed on the calendar
House DILL for the establishment of life
saving station at Kewaunee, Wis; Senate bill
to establish additlonal Ife-saving stations;
House bill to create board of arbitration to
settle and determine the controversy between
the United States and Texas; for the erection OF
public buildings at Youngstown, O., and Salem.
Ore, and to increase the appropriation for the
public building at Sacramento, Cal; House. bill
to divide portion of the Sioux reservation IN
Dakota into separate reservations, and to So
cure a REIMBURSEMENT of the IndIan title TO the
remainder.
Mr. Bowen introduced a bill to establish
park in Colorado, TO be known as the Royal Arch
Park
The Senate then proceeded to consideration of
bills on the calendar IN their regular order. ne
bill to reimburse the ceDositors of the Freed
mems Bank went over without action.
The following bills wero passed:
To amend Article l03 of the rules and articles
of war, in relation to desertions authorizing the
appointment of q superintendent of Indian
schools and prescribing his duties; to authorize
the sale of timber the Menominee Indian
reservation in Wisconsin; granting the right of
way the Duluth g. Manitoba Railroad Com
pany across the Fort Penn bina military reserva-
ton in Dakota; for the survey of certain
historic grounds locations and military
works at Putin bay. on the Maum zee river,
Ohio; to construct road to the national ceme-
terry at Corinth Miss: to enable the State of
Colorado to select indemnity lands. and for
other purposes; donating to :he city of ST.
Louis a certain strip of land for street purposes;
expenses incurred by it in defense of the United
States during the war of rebellion;
authorizing the appointment of
delegate to the fourth international
appropriating 800, 900 for the erection in Wash
ington. OF a monument to the negro soldiers and
sailors who gave their lives for the preservation
of the government; for the relief of certain Set
tiers uDon the school lands of Wash
ington Territory, to establish addi
tional land district 1.-THE Harvey dstrict} in
Oregon; for the relief of soldiers and sailors
who enlisted served under assumed names;
to cancel certain reservations or lands on
count of live oak. lr the southwestern land dis
trict OF Louisiana to amend the act for the adj
mission of Colorado into the Union: to establish
a public park at Pagosa SprlDgs. Col; for the
issue OF patents for donation claims under the
There were, altogether, ifty-fve bills passed,
those not above described being pension and
private relief bills. Among the former were
two pensioning volunteer female nurses during
the war. at $25 nth.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee public
buildings and grounds, reported the bill increas-
ing to 81. SOC, 600 the appropriation for public
building at Detroit, Mich. Placed on the calen-
dar.
SIR. Chsce. from the COMMITTEES on patents.
reported intern ational copyright bill. Placed
the calendar.
Mr.. Blair. from the COMMITTEES on civil service
and retrenchment. reported a bill providing that
whenever persons who We're not loyal to 5the
United States during the war shall be appointed
to office in the civil serviee, those who were not
dishonorably discharged from the military or
naval service of the confederate States, and who
suffering from wound disability resulting
from such service, shall be preferred to other
persons not shown to have been loyal to the
United States during the war.
Mr.. Platt objected to the second reading of
the bill. and it went over till tomorrow
Mr.. Teller introduced bill for the admission
of the State Of Wyoming into the Union. Re-
.ferred.
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