The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-12-27
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.


Proceedings of the Senate aud House of
Representatives = Important Measures
Discussed and Acted On Gist of the
Business.
MR.. CHANDLER presented to the Senate on the
18th inst, statement from ninety nine citizens
of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, declaring
that they had been prevented from exercising
the right OF suffrage last month, and petition
ing the Senate make an Investigation of
affairs there. The tariff debate was continued.
Tho Senate agreed to the conference re-
Port on the following bills: Relating 10 the,
Chippewa Indians in Minnesota; 10 retire Major
General A. j. Smith as colonel of cavalry
granting right of way to water company in
Arizona. resolution adopted by the
House appropriating 5000 to pay the expenses.
of the Ford investigating committee. On motion
of Mr. Springer, from the Committee on Terri
tories, the House passed resolution making
the Senate bill for the admission OF the State Of
South Dakota and for the organization OF the Ter
ritory of North Dakota special order
from day to day until disposed of, pro-
viding that the omnibus bill may be offered
as substitute therefor. Thereafter other
bills relating to the admission of Territ cries
snail be disposed OF i'll the order fixed by the
committee. The House pas sed q bill incorporat-
ing the American His oricnl Association. Geo.
Bancroft, Andrew ID. White and Justin Windsor
are among the incOrporators. The resolution
providing for holiday recess from Dec II until
Jan. was passed by the House and referred to,
House amended and passed the Senate bill in
creasing S65J 900 tue limit OF cost of the San
francisco pubic building Considerable fill
no action was taken.
THE resolution for evening sessions was
taken up by the Senate ON the 18TH and an
amendment offered TO it by AIr. Morrill,, pro-
viding that, until otherwise ordered the daily
hour of meeting of the Senate be II a. NJ. and
that at 80 each day recess be taken till 8.
lncf Ri How CcnI% A.
construction of free bridges across the Red
River in Dakota and Of @ railroad bridge across.
Youngs Bay, Oregon. The Senate then resumed
consideration of the tariff bill, taking it up at,
paragraph 80, in reference to wire rods, and
various amendments were rejected. A new
movement toward woman suffrage was
begun in the Senate. Senator Lawes.
introduced bill to remove the political disabil-.
tiles of Harriet H. Robinson of Middlesex
County, Massachusetts,, and to declare her cit
izen of the United States, with all the rights and
powers Of citizenship, including the privilege of
voting or being voted for. The general appropri-
alton bill, carrying nearly 81, OO0 was passed
by the House. After general discussion, of g.
rather political nature, on an amendment to
the river and harbor bill, the House adjourned.
BUT little progress made on the tariff bilk
by the Senate on the 10Th inst, only three pages
being disposed of. Mr. Voorhees,, after action
ON several amendments, spoke on the Senate,
substitute, which, he said, was conceived. not,
Tor the reduction of taxation, but merely to gain
temporary political success He WAS followed
by MI. Hawley, on the other hand, the debate;
being quite heated. The following reso-
m1nds agd Senator Ed
Foreign Relations Committee: "ResoIued, That.
the Government of the United States will look
with serious concern and disapproval UPON any
connection of any European Government with
the construction Or control of any ship canal
across the Is hmus of Darien or across Central
America, and must regard any such connection
or control as injurious to the Just rights and in
terests of the United States and menace to.
their welfare. Resolved, That the President Of
the United States be requested to communicate
this expression of the views of Congress to
the Governments Of the countries of Eu-
rope" The Senate passed the House bill incor-
porating the American Historical Association.
Ihe house agreed to the conference report on
the bill retiring Gen. A. j. Smith with the rank
OF Colonel of cavalry. The House went into,
committee of the whole on the river and harbor
bill. Mr.. Blanchard Qa.) explained that every
item of appropriation in the bill had been in the
bill OF last year, and that the ST. 800 OU0 appro-
prlated was little less than 1878 per cent. OF the
amount recommended by the chief of engineers.
After considerable debate the House adjourned.
The Senate non-concurred in the House
amendments to the direct-tax bill and con-
ference was ordered on the goth inst. By
unanimous consent it was ordered that the
voting on the tariff bill and all amendments
thereto shall begin at. 1 o'clock p: m.
January 81, after which there shall be,
no further debate without unanimous consent.
An amendment was adopted fixing the holiday
I6CeS6 from fTluHy, Dec Zl I'LL wednesday,
Jan. 2 Mr.. Gibson offered resolution, which
was ordered printed for the appointment of g.
committee OF thirteen Senators to inquire into
the state of suffrage throughout the United
States, especially to investigate the election of
State officers at the State elections held in No.
vember i'll Rhode Island and Louisiana, and the
J. residential election in New York and Indiana.
The House joint resolution for the pay of Con-
gressional officers, clerks, and employees on the
10th of December was passed. The
House bill to authorize the construction of g.
bridge across thu Missouri River in Iowa and
Nebraska was passed with amendments The
tarlh bill was taken up beginning with the sec
tlon relating to tobacco and cigars. About ten
pages were disposed of. The action of the Sen
ute on the direct tux bill was recon-
sidered and the bill referred to the
tunity for the presentation of arguments before
the committee in support of the House amend
ment to restore the proceeds of the sale of
the lands ct Beaufort s. c., some $S00,C00 Mr..
Call introduced joint resolution, giving the
thanks of Congress to Supervising Surgeon
General Hamilton and other general physicians
for their fidelity and efficiency in the treatment
OF the yellow fever epidemic in Florida Re-
ferred. All the pension bills on the calendar,
ninety in number, were passed. The legis-
l,tive appropriation bill was referred to-
the Committee on Appropriations. The Sem
ate bill to open abandoned military res
ervations in Nevada was passed The
Senate in executive session confirmed all
the army and navy nominations that have been
sent in this session except the six new staff ap-
pointments. The Senate also confirmed the
nominations of Thomas Burke, to be Chief
Justice Of Washington Territory, and O.. B.
Hallam to be Deputy First Auditor of the
Treasury. bill appropriating $50, 900 to meet
deficiency in the appropriation for public print
ing and binding, and S. 600 to enable the Navy
Department observe the eclipse of the sun, was
passed by the House. III committee of the
whole the House resumed consideration of the
river and harbor bill.