The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-01-25
In the House.

WASnlNGroN, Jan. "A In the house, Mr.
Coates, of Alabama, from the committee on
judiciary, reported "A bill maxim. bills Of ladng
conclusive evidence in certain cases, Put on
calendar.
MIR Whithornc, of Tennessee, from thu
committee on naval affairs. reported bill APP
propriatiug $l75, 600 for repairs of the United
States steamship Hartford Referred to CON
mittce of the whole.
Mr.. Davis. of Massachusetts, from the com
miltce ON commerce, reported bill to reward
the Esquimaux natives for acts of humanity
shipwrecked seamcu. Referred to committee
Of the whole
The house committee on banking and cur
rcncy agreed to report favorably the Amber
son resolution requesting the secretary OF the
| treasury to inform the house whether the full
amount of United States notes authorized by
| the law of lSS7 were in circulation at that
date, or what amount had been lost or have
| been lost since. present circulation and ',hat
| legislation is ncCess AIRY to maintain the limit
| OF circulation.
a petition from the Knights of Labor was
| rccC iyed protesting against the employment
| of steam printing in the bureau of engraving
aud printing.
| The commerce committee took up consid-
| Grafton of the resolution To- investigate the
| Reading strike. Mr. Brumm, of Pcnnsylva-
| mia, made a statement in the interest of the
miners and an animated discussion took
place. The members of the committee held
that any attempt to investigate as proposed
was unconstitutional and not within the prov
ince of congress, and if undertaken would be
nproductve of results The committee
arose without action
| The subcommittee TO-DAY reported favora
bly, to the house postoilce committee Repre-
sentative Andersous bill relating to the tce
graph lines of the Pacific railroad companies
The bill has been amended in some respects
So it now requires subsidized railroad cOmpa
MES to maintain and operate their own tcle
graph lines, and afford equal facilities to al
telegraph companies in the reception ant
transmission of telegraphic business, The
bill confcrs authority on the interst com
mcrce commission to enforce its provisions
Offending railroad officers or agents are mad,
liable to a fine of s 600 or imprisonment fol
six months while the company is held liable
for civil damages.
Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, chairman o
the committee on printing, reported ir resolu
tiun calling on the public printer for inf0rma
ton as to whether he has recently discharged
or furloughed any of his force, and If fol
what reason, at the time when printing or
dercd by the house is largely in arrears. Also
whether in making such discharges regar,
has been had to statute giving preference t.
employment to honorably discharged soldiers
Adopted.
The house proceeded TO the consideration
of the resolution concerning the Fort Brown
| military reservation Of Texas. The preamble
to the resolution rectes that in March, 1850
800, 600 was appropriated to enable thu
, secretary of war to acquire valid it'll
to the cservatiou and to pay al
) claims for the use and occupation o
property by the government that no part o
, this appropriation has been used on account
of the disputes between the claimants an'
r that $50 600 would be a large price to pay
e Tor the reservation including rent for its &C
: cupation. The resolution directs the com
/ mittce on military affairs to investigate tn
matter and to report what necessity exists 10
/ a military post at Fort Brown. The secreta
5 ry Of war is requested to withhold paymen
> of any part of the sum $3.50, 600 for ground
d and rents for the reservation Ate
h discussion, the resolution was adopted.
# On motion of Mr. Phelan, o
r Tennessee, bill was passed authorizing III