St. Landry democrat., 1888-02-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate on the ed, after the pre-
sentation OF petitions, Mr.. Edmunds, from tn,
Judiciary Committee, reported a resolution fo
the investigation of the late local election al
Jackson Miss. which was adopted. A remon
STRANGE OF the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany against the passage of the Postal Tele
graph bill was presented. Several committees
reported and Mr.. Chandler offered a reso
luton calling on the Secretary Of the
Navy for certain information. Mr.. Frye
called up the motion to refer the Presi
dents message and addressed the Senate al
length. Mr.. Blair also spoke on his Education
bill, and the Senate adjourned. . In the House
after some more parliamentary sparring upon
the Thoebe Carlisle contest. the right OF Mr..
Carlisle to his seat was confirmed by vote OF
164 to z. Under the call OF States many bills
were introduced. No other business Of gen
eral Importance was transacted. Adjourned
In the Senate on the oath message was
received from the President transmitting the
hrst report OF the Board OF Control as to the
management OF the industrial homes in Utah.
Mr.. voorhees, introduced bill for the admission
OF the State OF Montana resolution to ap-
point special committee of seven on Pacific
railroad matters was adopted. Senator Palmer
addressed the Senate in favor of his bill
to regulate immigration, after which
pending consideration of the Deficiency
bill the Senate adjourned :. In the House COM
mittees reported. and in the morning hour the
House considered the resolution concerning the
Fort Brown military reservation in Texas Sew
eral bridge bills passed, among them one for
the construction of a bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Lexington, Mo- The bill confer
ring civil jurisdiction in the Indian Territory on
United States courts having criminal jurisdic-
tion passed Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 25th resolution
was adopted paying Mr.. Lucas, who was con-
testant for the seat Of Mr.. Faulkner OF West
Virginia, $1,000. Mr.. Chambers resolution call
ing ON the Navy Department for information as
to the purchase of plans and specifications from
foreign countries of ships of war, etc, since
March. 1885, was amended to read since 1880
and adopted. The Deficiency bill was then
taken up and after lengthy debate passed.
Adjourned. In the House, after committees
reported Mr.. Bacon, OF New York. asked
consent to have his resolution considered di-
recting an investigation OF the formation of
trusts, pools and such other corporate
combinations, their methods of doing business
and the effect of such combinations upon the
prices of necessaries. A long debate followed
and the resolution was amended so as to in
crease its scope, the idea being to include the
Standard Oil Company, Western Union Tele-
graph Company, the anthracite coal monopoly
and other kindred trusts The resolution
was then adopted and the House adjourned
AFTER the presentation of petitions in the
Senate on the 26th, the bill to carry into effect
the act in regard to experimental agricultural
stations was reported from the Appropriations
Committee. The bill increasing the pension to
$50 per month for deafness was taken up and
passed. The bill granting pension of s., 900
year to the widow of John A. Logan passed by
vote of 55 to Z, and bill increasing to g. 600
year the pension Of the widow OF General F. P.
Blair also passed. Pending consideration of the
Educational bill the Senate went into executive
session and then adjourned until Monday In
the House, after minor business, the bill for the
sale Of certain New York Indian lands in Kan
'as was taken up and, after protracted debate,
passed. The bill amending the laws relating to
navigation passed. After passing number of
bills of minor Importance the House adjourned.
In the House on the 9th Mr.. White, Of
New York, introduced a bill for the protection
II forests on public lands. It withdraws from
disposal the unsurveyed public lands embracing
natural forests and all lands returned by the
public surveys as timber lands. The delayed
Deficiency bill Of last year, with Senate amend
nents, was favorably reported and passed Ad-
burned until Monday.