Morris tribune., 1888-03-14
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.


In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The senate
adopted, without debate, the change Of
the rules by which treaty may be made
public or considered in open session
whenever desired by q majority OF the
senate.
The senate at 4 o'clock resumed con-
sidefation of the dependent pension bill.
Senator Ingalls, made scathing speech
in which he denounced the Democratic
party as aiming for the confederate vote
In their opposition to the bill. He was
replied to by Blackburn, Of Kentucky, :.
WASHINGTON, March t. Mr.. Beck
gave notice that, instead OF replying TO-
Sherman's speech (as he had intendedl
he would do SO next Tuesday on the BID
to substitute coin certificates for gold
and silver certificates.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March g.
Among the bills reported and placed
on the calendar were the following: i
To provide for a joint celebration ct
the national capital by the sixteen Amer.
lean republics in honor OF the centen.
NAL of the parent republie-the United
States. .--.-.
Giving right of way to the Duluth,
Rainy Lake River s. Southwestern Rail-
way company through Indian lands in
Minnesota. -
Dependent pension billwas taken up
and considered under the five-minute
rule. The bill was passed-Yeas "A, nays
IL. ~ @-ss
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Mr. Dawes
presented memorial of leading wool
manufacturers and growers, asking leg1s-
lation to protect the wool interest. Mr..
Evarts introduced bill which provides
fer the settlement of the debt of the Cen,
trail Pacific Railroad company. Mr..
Sherman introduced a bill making ap-
preparations to enable the executive de-
partments to participate in the Ohio CEN
tennial celebration. After an executive
session the senate adjourned.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Mr. Thomas
Nl.) introduced bill prohibiting the use
Of portraits or representation of females
for advertising purposes without consent
in writing. D..
The house then resumed the consider
alton of the contested election case OF
McDuffie VS.. Davidson, from Alabama.
After much discussion Davidson, the sit
ting member, was declared entitled to
the seat.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March I.
Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, from the
committee OH Pacific railroads, reported
favorably the bill extending the time for
payment of the government by the sub
sidized roads comprised within the
Union Pacific system. House calendar.
A resolution was adopted calling on
the president for the correspondence be-
tween our government and the govern
msnts Of Great Britain and Venezuela in
regard to the boundary dispute between
the last named nations.
The bill opening the Montana Crow
reservation was passed and the bill open
ing the Sioux reservation to settlement
taken up.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The house
bill appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase of certain swords belonging to the
late James Shields, Of Missouri, was
passed. On motion of Mr.. Nelson, Of
Minnesota bill was passed for the allot-
ment of lands in severalty on the White
Earth and Red Lake reservations to the
Chippewa Indians in Minnesota, and for
opening up to settlement Of the other
reservations of those Indians in that
state.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Mr. Herman,
Of Oregon, was excused from further
service on the committee on manufae-
lures, and was appointed on the commit
tee on Indian depreciation claims The
house then proceeded to further consid
Grafton of the omnibus war claim bill,
coming over from last Friday.
The bill was passed with an
amendment appropriating 1900 for
%ho Of IF Sbo Virrv;rta Shan14oinoI
mary. The remainder of the session was
consumed in the consideration Of q few
private bills.
At the evening session an order was
entered making the bills granting PEN
sion to the widow of Gen. John A. To-
gan, and Increasing the pension Of the
widow O. Gen. Blair, special orders for
two weeks from Friday. Thirty-four.
pension bills were passed, including ons
increasing the pension of the widow Of
Gen. Robert Anderson, the hero Of Fort
Sumter, to 500 month.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Under the
call of states large number of bills and
resolutions were introduced and re-
forred. among them the following:
To provide for the settlement of the debt
of the Central Pacific Railway company
(the Huntington bilD; for the forfeiture
of the Hastings & Dakota railroad land
grant in Minnesota; relating to tariff and
internal taxation (the Randall BILLY; for
the loan of certain articles to the Colum-
bus, Ohio, exposition; providing for q
commission to investigate trusts and for
the repeal of protective traiff on all in
dustries belonging to trusts. A senate
joint resolution was passed for investi-
eating the practicability of constructing
reservoirs for the storage of waters in the
. regions of the United States