The Dickinson press., 1888-02-11
CONG
General Summary OF Important
Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
Matters IT General Interest Gathered
Under the Dome at the M.
tiom'S Capitol.
In the Scnate.

All III senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. mir. Spooner
presented - petition from the president
of the Johnson ~ Fuller Manufacturing
company, of Madison, Wis, for the abo-
ntion of all import duties on agricultural
machinery.
Among the bills reported from COM
mittees aud placed on the calendar were
the following:
Authorizing the construction of bridges
across tn" Red River of the North.
The cna adjourned till Monday.
W~AsnlNuIoN, Feb. 6.-Mr. Hoar. from
the select committee ON the celebration
of the centennial of the constitution. re-
ported q Join, resolution providing: In
addition to such other celebration us may
hereafter be provided, that the two houses
of congress shall meet in the house of
representatives: that the chief justice of
the United States shall deliver m ora
ton; and that the president. the mem.
bers of the cabinet, the executives of the
several states and territories, and other
persons to be determined y shall be
invited to attend.
After much debate the constitutional
centennial resolution was adopted.
The educational bill was laid before
the senate, but was laid aside Temporal
rily, and Mr.. Platt TOOK the floor for a
speech upon the presidents message.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Amoug the bills
reported from committees and placed on
the calendar We're the following:
For the relief of women enrolled as
nurses.
MIR. Frye offered II resolution, which
was adopted, i~nStruct!nS the committee
on commerce to inquire into the right
and ~eNpediency of congress assuming
control Of bridges over nuvigable waters
within stale limits.
The senate then, at l2:l5, resumed
consideration of the resolution to refer
the presidents message, and MIR. Plat
resumed the speech which he commenced
yesterday.
WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-Among the
executive communications presented and
referred was one from the president,
with a draft of n bill to accept and rutify
an agreement with the Shoshonc and
Bannuck Indians for the surrender of
part of the Fort Hall reservation in Idaho
for a town site: and for a right of way
to the Utah & Northern Railway com
pany: and one from the secretary of the
interior, with suggestions of legislation
for the proper disposal of the public tim.
Der lands. The alien luLd bill was taken
up, discussed and laid aside. 4 bill RID
propriuling 81, 200, 600 for a public build
ing at Kansas City was passed. In con-
nection with it Mr.. Vest stated that the
reports of the p~ostotlice department
showed the astonishing fact that the
mail matter distributed from Kansas
City exceeded that of any other city in
the United States, not even excepting
the great city of New York.
In the House..
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-On motion Of
Mr.. Savers, of Texas, II bill was passed
authorizing the secretary of war to con
vey to the city of Austin, Tex, Il tract of
land. known as the Arsenal block, for
educational purposes.
Mr. Blonnt, of Georgin, called up the
bill to prevent the transmission through
the mails as second class matter of cheap
literature and requiring it to be trans.
mitted us third class matter. After con
siderable debate the bill was passed.
The bill to increase the pension of the
totally helpless to *12 per month was
passed.
WAsHlSGToN, Feb. 3.-On motion of
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, senate amend-
ments to house bill to punish robbery,
burglary and larceny in the Indian terri
tory.
Mr.. Collins, of Massachusetts. from
the committee on judiciary, submitted
averse reports on bills to create a court
of customs, and proposing Il constitu-
tional amendment empowering congress
to grant aid to tho committee of schools
of the several states. Laid On the table.
WAsHINGT0N, Feb. 4.-On motion of
Mr.. Wilson, Of Minnesota. a bill was
passed providing for the holding of terms
Of United States district courts at Duluth
OH the second Tuesday in April. at st.
Paul on the third Monday in June and
the second Monday in December. and at
Winona on the second Tuesday in Jan
uary.
The house then resumed the considera-
tion of the Lowry-White contested cleo
ton case.
WAsnESGroS, Feb. G.-Jnder the call
Of states the following bills were intro
duced and referred:
Delegate Clifford introduced n bill to
establish an assay Office at Deadwood.
Also Il bill dividing the Bismarck land
district aud creating a new one, the land
office to be located at New England.
Chapman, of Georgia: For %refunding
United States 4 per cent bonds into 2b
per cent. bonds.
Henderson, of North Carolina: To
divide the surplus money in the treasury
on the list of July, 1883, among the sew
eral states and territories, to he used in
aid of common schools.
At the conclusion of the call of states
Speaker Carlisle entered the chamber
and resumed his official duties amid a
round of applause. y resolution of
thanks to Mr.. Cox was unanimously
adopted. The house then resumed the
consideration of the Lowry-White cleo
ton case. a decision was finally reached
in favor of Mr.. White.
WAsHlNGToS, Feb. Mr.. Seney, OF
Ohio. from the committee on the judi
ciary, reported adversely the joint reso,
buttons proposing constitutional amend.
ments giving congress the power to limit
the time during which persons may bt
daily employed in manufactures of tex
tile fabrics and other industries.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York. from tn,
committee on foreign affairs, reported
bill to provide for Il fourth assistant post
master general. Committee of the whole
WAsnlNGToN. Feb. S%.-February y
vas assigned for the delivery Of eulogis
tic addresses upon the life and characte
Of the late Seth G. Moffatt, of Michigan
In the consideration morning hou
the house resumed the consideration O
the bill making bills of lading conclusiv
evidence of the reception of goods. Til
speaker appointed the following specis
committee ON the existing troubles i
Pennsylvania: Tillman, of South Care
lima: Stone, of Missouri: Chapman. c
Michigan: Anderson, of Kansas, an
Parker, of New York. The house thel
at 2:45, adjourned.
SENATOR DAVIS ILL.