St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-04-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate on the 9Th the joint resolu-
tiOn passed accepting the invitation to partici-
pate in the international exhibition at Brussels
and appropriating s3O, coo therefor The Mill
tary Academy bill was reported and placed on
the calendar. The bill passed changing the
Hannibal Mo-, district. The bill to
authorize the sale to aliens of certain
mineral lands was taken up and finally
went over and the Dakota bill came up as the
regular order, and after some debate went over.
The bill contemplates the admission OF South
Dakota and the formation of North Dakota into
Territory. The House again met in continu-
alton Of Wednesdays session, and after contin-
uing the deadlock on the Direct Tax bill until
late hour took recess until II As Tuesday.
PETITIONS were presented in the Senate
on the 10TH After minor business the Senate
proceeded to consider the bill to authorize the
sale of certain mineral lands to aliens, which
was finally passed by 81 yeas to 81 nays The
Dakota bill was then taken up and debate con-
tinued until adjournment. :. The House met in
continuation Of Wednesdays session. The
conference report on the Memphis Bridge bill
was presented and agreed to, when the fight
on the Direct Tax bill was resumed and fhbust-
ering kept up until late hour the following
morning with no prospect of q recess or ad-
journment.
In the Senate on the 18th the bill to
equalize the grades Of officers of the marine
corps was reported and placed on the calendar.
After brief executive session the Senate took
up the motion to refer the Presidents message
and was addressed by Senator Morrill,. The
Dakota bill was then taken up and
discussed at some length. The House bill
to purchase the swords of the late General
Shields at cost OF not to exceed $40 COO passed,
also the bill to erect q monument to General
Warren who fell at Bunker Hill, also the Mill
tary Acc smy BILL besides several other bills of
no generN interest. :. The House continued the
deadlock on the Direct Tax bill and finally re-
cess was taken until II AS Thursday.
In the Senate on the 18th the bill to in
crease the pay OF army chaplains was indefi-
nitely postponed. After minor business Mr..
Coke addressed the Senate upon the subject
of the Presidents message, at the con-
clusion of which the Dakota bill
cnme up as the regular order. which
was debated until adjournment. :. The
House met in continuation of the session Of
Wednesday, April 4. and after some preliminary
sparring vote to adjourn was finally carried by
14S to 1877, and the great nine days deadlock
was broken, the fllabusters having accom-
plished their purpose. The Direct Tax bill there
fore goes over to December6 g.
NOTHING was done in the Senate on the
18th. :. "A great portion Of the time in the House
was devoted to the reading of the ponderous
journal of the legislative day of Wednesday
which extended through nine calendar days.
Committees then reported; among the bills re-
ported being the Postofdce Appropriation bill
The rest OF the day Was frittered away In dis
cussing a small private claim bill. At the
evening session fifty pension bills passed.