Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-26
CONGREsSIOyAL SUMMARY.

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and for such legislation AS will prevent
! the debasement of currency notes, etc,
also for an in vestlgation a. TO the present
method o. supplying postage stamps etc.
! Mr. Cullom OF Illinois introduced IA bill for
! the establishment of "a bureau OF narbOrS
| and waterways in the war department TO
| be oitcered by corps or United states
on lineers. Senator Hale of Maine, intro
! duced the house bill to create naval re-
! serve. Mr.. Hale also Introduced reso-
luton directing reciprocity with any
| North American state or political division
| which may adopt republican form OF
/ government and declaring that such
! divisions be admitted 10 the union on vote
! OF congress. Among the petitions pre-
| sente1 was one asking for change In
| postal laws so that paper book novels,
| blood and thunder stories shall not be
>, sent through the mails as second-clasS
| matter (paying one cent per pound,
| while school, law, scientific and religious
books have to pay eight cents pound.
! Senator Palmer introduced IA number OF
petitions from citizen, of Branch, lngham,
/ Calhoun, Barry and Hilisda.e counties,
praying for the passage OF the bill design
/ ed to protect the innocent purchasers OF
patent articles. The senator also intro
! duced "A petition from citizens of BenZle
| county for the passage OF the hill 10 re.
strict immigration which he introduced
some time ago. de also introduced bills
for the relief OF Emma a. Fish and to pen
sien Bridget Foley and William A. Stock
man; also bill to fix (by increasing the
compensation of inspector of hulls and
| boilers.
| HOUsE.-A resolution was introduced
asking for an investigation of the alleged
| discrimination against American vessel.
| Under the call of states number of bills
were introduced, among them the follow
ing: To reduce the treasury surplus and
TO grant bounties to wheat-growers; the
/ bill proposes TO reduce the surplus by pay
ing bounty of twenty five cents per
bushel on all wheat exported to foreign
countries. For the relief of purchasers of
swamp and overfiowed lands; to provide
| for the retirement of United States bonds
! before maturity; TO test the science of
spelling, and 10 provide for establishing
| 100 schools for that purpo.e; to place lum-
! Der, coal and salt on the free list; abolish
ing the tax on tobacco, and the duty on
. lumber, coal, salt, wool and blankets. to
retire national bank notes and to substi-
, tute treasury notes therefor; placing all
! kinds of lumber on the free list.-Repre-
/ sentative Cutcheon introduced n bill
TO increase the pension of the widow
| of Capt. w alter Clifford, late of the United
I States army. The lady now resides in
Mr. Cutcheon's district. Mr.. CutcheoB
also introduced a resolution asking for an
| investigation of the Colorow Indian
es.--Representative Tarsney intro
| duced a bill authorizing the construction
| Of public buildings for post and other
| government onces in every city having "A
| postmaster The cost OF the buildings is
| TO range from SO, 900 in towns OF 10000 in
| habitantS to $3.50 90 in towns of $4,000 in
habitants -- MIR. Anderson of Kansas
offered resolution directing the commit
tee on commerce to investigate the eX-
tent, causes and effect upon the Interstate
! commerce OF the continued failure by tho
Reading railroad company to transport
such Interstate traffic.
JANUARY Il, SENATE-The bill relating to
permissible printing or writing on second,
third and fourth class mail matter, and
the bill relating to the inspection OF steam
nj Ef.sNs lna tlarNs aAGu
| cation bill had been discussed for some
time, the bill relating to marriage between
white men and Indian women was taken
up and passed, when the senate adj burned.
HOUsE.-Ine illness of Speaker Carlisle
was announced to the house, and Mr.. Cox
of New Nork was chosen speaker pro TEN.
The resolutions adopted at the conference
or wool growers, wool dealers and wool
manufacturers were submitted and or
dered printed The presidents message
accompanying the report of the Pacific
railway commission, was read, and with
the report referred to the committee and
ordered printed. The bill to provide for
the issue of circulating notes to national
banking associations was discussed. but
not acted upon.
January Is, SESATE.--The bill reducing
from 50 to 81 the charge for passports was
passed; also the bill retunding the direct
tax of 1861. The bill directs the secretary
OF the treasury TO credit TO each state and
a sum equal to all collections made there.
from or from the citizens or inhabitants
thereof or other persons under the direct
tax act OF August o. 1871. 1t RENTS all
moneys still due the United States under
such act and IL appropriates the amount
necessary for the reimbursement. The
sums collected directly from individuals
to be he'd in trust 10y the state for the
heneiit of the persons from whom they
were collected or their iegal representa-.
tives. The lair educational bill was dis.
cussed until the hour for adjournment.
HousE.-The House adopted the resolu'
ton of Mr.. Stone of Missouri calling on
the secretary of the interior for imforma.
ton as to what legislation Is necessary to
protect forest lands at the head waters OF
navigable rivers and put within reach OF
settlers legal method OF providing them.
selves with timber.-The house then went
into committee OF the whole on the agri.
cultural experiment stations bill. The
bill appropriates SjS5, 900 to carry into
effect the provisions of the act OF March,
1857, to establish agricultural experiment
stations in connection with the colleges
established in the various states under the
provisions of an act approved July :, 1852.
After a brief debate the committee arose
and the bill was passed. The banking bill
was then taken up unfinished business
and discussed until the hour of adjourn-
ment.
JANUARY, ~, SENATE-The bin providing
that steamboats, under five tons and used
for private purposes shall not be subject
to license, was adversely reported.
number of bills were introduced, among
them the following To grant a service
pension to all survivors OF the late war.
It provides that all officers and enlisted
men who served in the army, navy or
marine corps, including regulars and
volunteers, subseque ntly to March 4, 1861,
and prior to July 1, 1866, shall be entitled
to pension at the rate of one cent for
each days service this sum TO be in ad,
iition to any pension granted for disabili-
ty; for the erection OF public building at
Grand Haven; authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to pay to any captain,
pilot, engineer or mate of steam vessels
the sums paid by them license fee and
for certificate authorizing them to
prosecute their business between 1871 and
1882 less 80 cents for each certificate is
sued during that time. The senate ad.
journed until Monday.
HoUsE.-The consideration of invitations
to participate in the Melbourne exhibition
and to participate in the fall of the bastile
occupied some time, and both matters
were referred. The committee on appro-
priations reported the iuvalis pensi APP
preparation bill. discussion the Wilkins