The Springdale news., 1888-10-12
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
 News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the Senate, on the 2d, the chief features of the proceedings were discussions as to the best means of preventing tue importation of infectious diseases, and on the clause of the Deficiency bill making the appropriation for a homo for women in Utah -. .. In the House the most interesting portion of the proceed ings was the adoption of the conference report on the joint resolution in aid of the yellow lever sufferers.
 IN the Senate on the 3d. the Republican Tariff b,ll was presented by Mir. Allison, and Mir. sherman, on the plea of necessary absence when the measure should be called up. ad- dressed the Senate in favor of the bill Con- sideration of Mir Hale's resolution calling on the Secretary of War for explanation Of the Benet circular respecting discriminations in employment in the arsenals was resumed In the House, among the bills passed were Sen ate blll for the establishment of the Lincoln land district of New Mexico, and the Senate bill granting right of way to the Pensacola X Memphis Railroad Company through the pub- lie lands in Florida Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, and through the naval and military reservations near Pensacola.
 IN the Senate, on the 4th, the adoption of the Hale resolution on the Benet circular, the pass age of the Fourth-class Postmasters b1ll and the presentation of the majority and minority reports on the Senate Tariff bill, together with the views Of Mir. Beck on the latter measure, were the marked events of the day ... In The House, discussion of the conference report on the Deficiency bill occupied the time Of the session An unsuccessful attempt was made to call up the Senate bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua. Sen ate bill was passed allowing the Secretary of the Treasury to permit the use of petroleum on steamers not carrying passengers, without a certificate of q supervising inspector
 THE Senate Was not Ill session on the 9th -. In the House, the bill to incorporate the Mari time Canal Company Of Nicaragua was taken up. and Mir Culbertson offered an amendment providing that nothing in the act shall be con- strued to involve the United States in any pc euniary obligation other than the payment ef tolls, which was agreed to. and the question being put on reporting the bill favorably to the House, the vote resulted B To 6. MT. Burnes offered concurrent resolution, which was agreed to, for the appointment of select joint committee of three Senators and six Representatives to investigate the work done on the Washington aqueduet tunnel. At the evening session | large number Of private pen sion bills were passed.
 IS the Senate, on the sth, among the bills and resolutions passed were. House joint reso- luton for an inquiry by committee Of three Senators and three Representatives into the contracts and work on the aqueduct tunnel, and House bill to restore certain money to the fund for the erection of public building at De- troit Consideration of the Senate substitute for the Mills Tarif bill occupied almost the entire day, Mir. AllisSn speaking for, and MT. Vance against the esubstitute...-..Inth In the House a number Of bills were introduced and referred, and Mir. Wheeler. of Alabama. addressed the House at length on the tariff question.