The Brookhaven leader., 1888-07-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CoNGREssioNAi.

IN the Senate on the 10Th the House joint
resolution passed elcctng Colonel Harris, OF
Ohio, General Martin, OF Kansas, and General
Hartranf, of Pennsylvania, managers OF the
National Soldiers Homes to hll vacancies. The
bill appropriatius I. 90 70 erect monument
in the city of louisville Ky, to General George
Rogers Clark in recognition OF his services ~ the
conquest0fthe North west fyfTitory passed after
a number of Senators had spoken OF the great
deeds Of the Revolutionary hero. The Fish
cries treaty was then further discussed, after
which the Senate adjourned . 1r The House
the Tariff bill uEein he1 the right OF way and
after long talk the wool clause, as reported
~ The committee, was adopted by vote OF l2O
TO lU2 The bill was further debated, pending
which the House adjourned.
THE Sundry Civil Appropriation bill WAS
reported in the Senate on the 18th ard placed
On the calendar The bill 10 place heneral
Fremont on the retired hat Gf the army with
the rank ~ Matof-General was passed by a vote
OF % 10 81 The bin to adjust laborers claims
under the Eight-hour law also passed The
conference report on the Post-once Aptroprla-
tion bill agreed 70 tie senate receding
from the Subsidy amendment. The bill
admitting the Territory OF Washington
State was taken up and the
Senate adjourned. Soon after assembling the
House went into Committee of the Whole on
the Tariff bill and its consideration Completed I;
October J, 1855. Mr.. Mills gave notice that he
would call the previous question on the passage
OF the bill at II 30 O'Clock Saturday A. the
evening session bills reported by the Com.
merce Committee We're considered and num-
her passed.
THE Senate on the 18th had under con
sideration the bill to admit Washington Te.-
ritory into the Union. A. amendment was
offered ia inclcdC In the new State portion OF
Idaho. Pending consideration OF the bill the
Senate went into executive session and then
adjourned Soon after meeting the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the Tariff
bill and after considering il s"ms t!nie and
adopting several HoIAhiitteG amendments the
cQinnittc6 rose and the House adjourned.
IHE Senate on the 10Th passed a number
OF tills, among them bill providing for an ad-
ditional justice of the Supreme Court ~ Da
kota: amending the act ~ 1893 US t0 postal
crimes; Ho"se hill Supplementary 10 the Pacific
RelroaN acts, requiring the Pacific roads to
maintain and operate telegraph lines aud to
afford equal facilities to all connecting lines,
After lengthy executive session, the Senate
adiour ed, After d.sposing OF unimportant
bus'reS., Inc II use, in Committee Of the
Whole, resumed consideration OF the Tarir
bill. Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, made speech
in favor OF the free wool clause OF the bill Con
siderat on Of the bill was completed and II was
tion that II pass Ey vote OF l4l yeas to 81
nnys the House refused to pass the ALT ntown
Putlic Building bill over the Presidents veto.
AT the evening session the bill passed requiring
that the army be paid monthly whenever the
Secretary of War may so direct. Adjourned.
THE Senate on the 20th, after passing a
pGOhc building bill and placing the Naval Ap-
preparation bill on the calendar, went into ex-
ecutive session TO consider the nomination oi
,,1Na ha 4aF -
Sup eme Court, When the doors were opened
IL was unde rstood that the nomination had been
confirmed by vote Of Al 10 20. Consideration OF
the Fisheries treaty was then resumed and con-
tinued until adjournment. -. The first business
before the House was the bill coming over from
the session Of the day before approprating
$3.50 600 TO aid State homes for disabled soldiers.
The bill which was a Senate bill, finally passed.
The conference report on the River and Harbor
bill was presented and agreed to. At the even
ing session twenty-four private pension bills
passed.