Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-30
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

COINGS OF CONGRESS.
| JANUARY.
/ Meeting Of congress.
! 70 Senate bill empowering the president TO ap
point commissioner of fish AMI fisheries,
! passed by the house Boutelle battle flag
resolution adopted by the house
! I6. Resolution OF Mr Dilgley calling for an
inquiry into alleged discrimination on the
| Welland canal passed by the house.
! Il. A message from the president dealing with
Pacific railroads
IS The bill refund the direct tax of 1861 passed
by the senate The agricultural experimental,
stations bill passed by the house
! 10 Resolution to appropriate $4,000 for the Mel
! bourne exposition passed by the house
%. Resolution of inquiry into the Jackson, Mss,
election passed by the senate
e6. Senate passed bills granting pensions Of S, ooo
.. year TO the widows OF Gems Logan and
Blair
81 Constitutional amendment extending the term
Of the president until April 80 passed by the
house.
FEBRUARY.
g. Pension Dill for helpless sailors and soldiers
passed the senate
Special senatorial committee TO investigate
he Pacific railroads appointed
T. Bill to amend the internal revenue laws passed
by house
g. Consideration Of the British extradition treaty
postponed by the senate until December
IS Blair educational bill passed by the senate.
90 Constitutional amendment extending the presi
deut's term 10 April 80 rejected by the senate
81 The president transmitted to the senate the
fisheries treaty. accompanied by message
and protocol
o. Bill TO provide for an interL tional marine con-
gress passed by the senate The United States
laws extended over mo Mans Land"
e. Bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal COM
pany Of Nicaragua passed by the senate.
90 Senate passed the bill creating National Art
commission Bill authorizing the secretary Of
the treasury to use the surplus for the pur-
chase of bonds, passed by the house.
MARCH
1. Resolution requesting the president to nego-
tate treaty with China providing for the ex-
clusion Of Chinese laborers passed by the SEN
ate. Mills tariff bill presented to the house
by the ways and means committee.
g. Pacific railroad telegraph bill passed by the
house.
6 Dependent pension bill passed by the senate.
10 Bill authorizing the issue Of SIS 00 900 of frac-
tional silver certificates passed by the house
% Bill to provide for commission to investigate
the liquor traffic passed by the senate; also
bill authorizing the president TO provide for q
conference Wit, South American republics
e. The presiden. transmitted to the senate the
new Chinese treaty with an explanatory let
ter by Secretary Bayard The treaty prohib-
its the coming Of Chinese laborers TO the
United States for twenty years
90 Bills granting pensions to the widows Of Gems
Logan and Blair passed by the house.
APRIL
House began the famous direct tax bill dead
lock
- Deadlock in the house over the direct tax bill
broken by a vote Of las to 137 differ q duration
of eight days.
II Debate on the Mills tariff bin opened IN the
house.
IS BIZ to create department of labor passed by
the house; also a bill providing for boards OF
arbitration
10. Bill for the admission Of South Dakota passed
by the senate
%. Pension and Indian appropriation bills passed
BY the house.
z Chinese treaty ratified by the senate IN execu-
tive session
River and harbor bin passed By the house IN
der suspension Of the rules.
O. Chace international copyright BIN passed by
the senate, also railroad land forfeiture Tin
10 New treaty With Peru ratified by the senate
II. Pension appropriation bill amounting TO $50
10000 passed by the senate.
q. Bill to establish department Of agriculture
passed by the house
. Bill to establish department Of labor passed
by the senate.
O. The president authorized TO confer the rank
Of general Of the army On Gen Philip e
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