Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-16
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

um bills Tor the estnb simon OF a poabhi
&C. egr. uh. nnd re O te favorably an
orivina' nj. 10 regul to trter state com
merce carried on 10y teleg avn. ana 10
sub Get telegraph CON urnies 20 the super
vision of the inter tate COM
mission. Mr.. Cullom ms ~ a and moved
that this bil should be- re erred 70 the
interstate committee. The blil
and report were laid mon the table. mo
urgency de- oioncv bin was In en- M ana
discussed until the hour OF adjournment.
ttAR IS a.. to- ne senate "a ADOPT
ed without debate the chsnge Of It's rules
by which a treaty may , 9 mode public or
cOnsi erred i'm open session whenever de-
sired by a majority OF the senate. Mr..
Morrill,. from the committee on finance,
reportel adversely Mr.. Beck 5 bill for the
Is Tie Of coin certificates. Mr.. Ieck Will
endtavor 70 have the i'll taken up for
consideration on Tuesday next. Mr.. Nor
ell reported act favor blv the bill 10 pro- 4
vide for the purchase OF nited states
bonds by the secretary Ofthe treasury and
Tave notice that lie won Il call u up Mt an
early date. The senate then. at p. m,
resumed consideration OF the unfinished
business the dependent pension BIN the
question being an amendment offered by
Mr.. Wilson Iowa 20 insert the word from
infrmities Of OLD are" During the debate
that folio wed Mr.. neal : replied 30 the re-
marks of Mr.. Vest n few dpNs ago and was
followed hv Nr. Black urn. Senate ad-
o"rnof without action on the proposed
amendment.
uut .,tr. Thomas % Illinois introduc-
a u hill urohihiting the u~e OF portraits
OF females for Advertising %TuruOSes with
out consent ~ III person whose likeness
il % he used. TIE house tle resumed
confederation OF the contested election
case Of NcDuT vs.. Davidson from Ala-
hama. The minority resolution declaring
NcDuT entitled 10 the seat was rejected
yeas l22. nnvs l4f-and the ma ority
resolution re"lariug the sitting member
entitlel 90 his seat was adoTted without
ffA III Ara sl.U nF =
al iourne4.
N,r.u r. crr, rr-C Consideration OF the
urgency Deficiency bin, the question being
on striking out the provision Inserted by
the house recurring the publ printer 10
enforce rig IDLY the eight-ho0r law. The
item was struck Ouf-veas . navs 20.
MessrS. Palmer AMI Stockhridge OF Nichi
gan. voted nav. Nr. Payne offered an
amendment af uronrinfiug S0 coo for the
pay OF ASST tant cu tolians and j~anitors
Of public buildings all over the country
for the current ti-cal wear. At the close
of the discussion thai eusued the vote was
taken on Mr.. Pavun's amendment and it
was NOT agreed towers 't. nays q. The
hil having been repOrfei from the COM
Wittce Of the whole. Nr. IaNne renewed
his amendment i'm the senate, and il was
AGAIN re ected-vea pr. NAYS 1. \ reso-
luton wa~ offered lv Mr.. Palmer looking
20 the purchase ~ tho Sfau'ev collection
of Indian historical paintings now I'm the
custody of the Smithsonian Institution.
he senate then proceed 20 executive
business and 500 al burned.
Hor-r.-Nr. BE WontOf the committee
ON foreign affairs reported a pren mhle and
resolution. which was adoutel. calling on
the President for documents mud cores
pOnienre between 2 % governments Of tho
Unite States Great ritaiu IN Neue2ue-
Ia relating 30 the Quest on Of disputed
D ounlarv line between riti h - iQna and
Venezuela. Nr. Cultivate OF Chic from
the committee on Facif RI roads, re-
r-.ve.l f,vAraINn- fI.- lin a~FarR1 "tr FIn
time for the PAYMENT OF the government
debt bv SUI sili1ed road com ri ed within
the Union PacifrsvStem House calendar.
Mr.. Tar-ne- OF Michigan. from the com
mitfee on rnpOrtot the bll au-
thorizing the e-abt'i- hmenr NJ lifesavlng
= ations at The following pOint Ashta-
lu y o.: Nqrruptfp. Mich. 80 fhe entrance
OF san Fr1ncisrn horizon, al the mouth OF
the mn VA river. On; Naruina Bay,
ON. Iwqro Beach. w. T.. an trav'S
Harbor ". r.. Committee ON the whole.
Mr.. Hatch Of Missouri repOrtel "a hill to
create a department Of agri ulture
and labor. The house then went
into comWi'toe of the whole on
public buildings. The first hill taken
up was one auprOprlatlng $4,000
Tor "a public luildiuy ~ Seia'ia Mo-,
which was agreed 10. after % lively coll
lOquV between Ne~SrS. Bard and Heard.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole upOn business GA lei mn by the
committee on Indian Affairs. one OF the
hills considered and agreed 10 was that TO
divide the great Sioux indian reservation
into seperate smaller -reservations. Some
discussion arose over tae provision
granting the CHICAGO, Milwaukee
q 1T. Paul railroad company
and the HakOta central RAJ ron mpan
the right OF Wv throuvh the reservation,
anl on motion OF Mr.. Io'man Of indiana,
an amendment was Hdontel providing
that unless the roa Is ehn he constructed
within three wears. al lands granted for
Ufaftnv - 2 A nd fh4 rfnhf of Nya
shall be forfeited and revert 70 the gov
eminent. The committee then rose. both
bills were passed and the house at 3. 30
j. m, al lourned.
MAVCUQ Uor-r.-The house ofrepresen-
tatives proceeded TO the further consider
alton Of the omnibus war claim bill comin
over from last Friday. The amendment
agreed TO i'm committee or the whole after
a protracted debate apprODriating $4,000
for the relief of the Protestant Episcopal
Theological Seminary and High School OF
Virginia. was again the sub ect Of discus
sion. Tn amendment was finally agreed
to-Neas, l3o; nays, g. and the hill was
passed Yea 105: navs. 100. The remain
der Of the dav was given TO the considera-
tion Of a few private bills. The house then
at , o clock took a ess until ., the eve
ningseSsion TO be for the consideration of
pension bills. At the evening session an
order was entered making the bills grant
ing n pension to the widow of Gen. John
A. Logan, and increasing the pension Of
the willow OF ten. bar, Sneclal orders TOT
two weeks from to-day. Thirtv-one pen
sion bills were passed, including one in
creasing the pension Of the widow of Gen.
Robert Anderson the hero OF Fort Sum-
ter, 10 500 a month. The house then, at
10 O'Clock, adjourned.
Hor~r. M,RCH lO.-The dependent pen.
sion Till was received from the senate
and referred 60 the committee on invalid
pensions. Mr.. 1arsnev of Michigan, en-.
tered n motion 70 reconsider the vote by
which the house ut It's session last eve
ming entered an order making the bills
granting pen .ions 10 Mrs. Logan and Mrs.
Blair a special order FOR the a IN {. The
floor wa then accorda to the committee
on Indian affairs AMI q hin was passed
extending for tvO years the time Of pay
ment TO purchasers OF land on the Omaha
Indian reservation IN Nehqska. Bills
were also pas ed 20 restore 20 the public
domain part OF tn T. nfah Indian reserva-
ton IN ltnh and prescribing a penalty Of
fine md i"mprisonmnnt for the unlawful
cutting OF timber on Indian r~eSerVations.
The bin for the allotment OF lanls in sew
crafty to the pitel 2 eoria and Miami
tribes Of Indians In the In Ian territory
was taken NJ and pending action the
house adjourned.