The Dickinson press., 1888-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL D0INGS.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March Among the
bills introduced and referred was one BY
MIR. Palmer to revive the grade of gen
FRA OF the army. The resolution re-
ported by MIR. Sherman from the COM
mlttee ON foreign relations, requesting
the president to negotiate a treaty with
the emperor of China containing a pro-
vision that no Chinese laborers shall
enter the United States, was taken up
and finally passed. After q short consid-
GRAFTON of the pension bill the senate adj
journed till Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-In the senate
Mr.. Reagan reported adversely from the
committee on postoffices and postroads
the Edmunds and Cullom postal tele-
graph bills. and reports favorably an
original bill to regulate interstate COM
merce carried on by telegraph, and to
subject telegraph companies to the SUI
pervision of the interstate M
commission.
Mr.. Cullom insisted that this bill
should be referred to the interstate COM
me1ce commission
a sharp conflict between the two com
mittees followed and the matter finally
went over without action.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The senate
adopted, without debate, the change of
the rules by which a treaty may be made
public or considered in open session
whenever desired by a majority Of the
senate.
Thc senate at 4 O'Clock resumed con-
sideration of the dependent pension bill.
Senator ingalls, made a scathing speech
in which he denounced the Democratic
party as aiming for the confederate vote
in their opposition to the bill. He was
replied to by Blackburn, of Kentucky.
WASHINGTON, March - Mr.. Beck
gave notice that, instead of replying to
Shcrman's speech las he had intended),
he would do so next Tuesday on the bill
to substitute coin certificates for gold
and silver certificates.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The commit
tee on postoffices and post roads reported
adversely IL bill prohibiting the transmits
sion through the mails of newspapers
containing lottery advertisements.
House calendar, the invitation of the
French republic for the United States to
take part i'll the international exhibition
to be held in Paris in 1892 was accepted
and the amendment which ap~propriates
$4,000 to carry out its provisions was
agreed to in committee Of the whole.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Thc house
adopted a resolution providing for even
ing sessions every Friday for considera-
tlou of pensions and partial disability
bills.
Then at 1880 the house went into com
mittec Of the whole on thu private cal
endar.
The committee resumed the considera-
ton Of the Omnibus bill. which pro-
vidts for the payment of odd claims for
supplies used for the army during the
war. was passed.
The house in the evening passed
twenty five pension bills.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Mr. Laird,
"i Nebraska, from the committee on mil
ltarE affairs, reported the bill authoriz-
ing the construction and repair Of the
reads from the entrance of the presidio at
san Francisco to the national cemetery,
House calendar.
The house her resumed, as the special
order, the consideration. Of the Pacific
railroad telegraph bill. After much dis
'uFs:on the bill was passed.
Ni !netion of MI. Randall a bill was
parsed relieving certain volunteer and
REGULAR soldiers in the late wal and the
W.T. WIN NeNlcO from the charge of de-
scrtion.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Mr. Thomas
I'M ) introduced a bill prohibiting the use
ri pnrtraits or representation Of females
for advertising purposes without consent
N writing.
Th" house then csumed the consider
nt:on of the contested election case Of
M"l)uife VS.. Davidson, from Alabama.
After much discussion Davidson, the sit
ting member, was declared entitled to
III" scat.
WASHINGTON, d. g., March T.
Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, from the
committee on Pacific railroads, reported
.:."orably The bill extending the time for
payment OF the government by the sub
.i.:'ized roads comprised within the
tuion fncitic system. House calendar.
a resolution was adopted calling on
the president for the correspondence be-
tween our government and the govern
m:nts of t;reat Britain and Venezuela in
regard TO the boundary dispute between
tli% last named nations.
Tho hill opening the Montana Crow
reservation was passed and the bill open
in@ the Sioux reservation to settlement
taken up.