The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-04-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGREGATIONAL.

| lN the Senate on the 18th the bill dctarh.
! ing Audrain County, Mo, from the Eastern and
/ attaching 1t I" tho Wnstrt!i district passed Mr.
I stewart introduced bill granting a pension OF
1900 a year to the widow Of the late Chief Jus-
tice Waite. Mr.. Riddlcbergrr offered another
| OF his resolutions in regard Ia executive see
] sions hut it was squelchcd The biil rtpviding
for the investment OF certalr 'ur,,s VI 'hr treas
ury gave several SHS"t0rS an opportunity to
/ deliver spe"rhts on finance after which the
takota hlll was considered Until Appointment
! In the House resolution was adopted de-
clarlng il To hr III sense of the House that the
, Secretary Of the Treasury has the power to use
the surplus at any time for the purchase Of
/ bonds. Bills were introduced for the erection
/ OF public buildings Ut Wellington Parsons
Independence and Arkansas Ci,t Fsr : IN
tion to suspend TN rYlcs and pass the River
and Harbor biz WHS ins! IVA small vote
N the "enac on the 18th a resolution Of
inquiry as TO the amount OF money deposited in
National banks, and whether the banks are al
I lowed - use the money without interest was
adopted. The Dakota bill was taken up and
debated AT some length. Thirtviivr private
pension bills Were passed, and The h'u tur tho
relief CT the pmeha tribt y Indians n Ne
hrss'ia rae amended and passed. After pass
ing several bills for public buildings the Sen
ate adjourned. In the House the bill
to create boards OF arbitration for set
Ting controversies between common carriers
and their employees was reported. as was the
bill prohibiting the importation OF convict made
goods. a resolution was adopted asking the
Postmastcr.Gener for information r"urcrning
the rates ot pOStaF" IN strd-, ana whether
Canad ana ore given advantages over Ameri-
tats In the seed business The House then
went into Committee OF the Whole for the CON
sidcration Of the Tariff bill. and Mr., Mill, Of
Texas, spoke in its h"ha" rjt one nour and
] 81, ait
var'a rcpned in speech OF two hours. Ad-
Journed
Is the Senate on the 18th Senator Riddle
hcrgers resolution TO suspend the rules q" to
executive sessions during Nc ,onsIdCrat on Of
the Fisheries treaty providing for open sessions
rf ttC Senate was reported adversely The Da-
kota bill then came up as unfinished business
| and was discussed until adjournment the de-
bate mainly relating to the legality of the vote
or Louisiana in 1876 .... In the House the
bill to establish a Department OF Labor was
passed and the bill to create boards Of arbitra-
ton for the settlement Of controversies and DIFF
fcrCncCs between common carriers and their
employees was considered IN Committee NJ the
Whole, and aftcc dchato Nat referred more
particularly 70 the Tariff than the bill under
consideration the committee rose and the bill
passed. Adjourned.
Is the Senate on the 18th a bill was re
.
list as Major TGeneral a resolution was offered
by Mr.. Hoar requiring the p essence Of the
| Official reporter during debate on the Fisheries
treaty with the view Of making public such pro
ccedings Us the Senate may order. The Dakota
bill was then taken up and after a long dis
cussion the bill passc i-.yeas, 70; nays, % II
admits South Dakota as ii st ttC. Adjourned to
Monday ... The House, in Committee Of the
Whole, further considered the Indian Appro-
priation bill. Without reaching a vote the
House ;.dJourned.
THE Senate was not in session On the
2oth . In the House the Senate amendments
to the Military Academy bill were COnCurrcd in.
The Indian Appropriation bill was then taken
up and passed. The House, in Committee of
the Whole, then considered the Pension Appro
priation bill, and when the committee rose the
bill passed. II appropratcs Ss0,2S00oh. The
River and HarbOr bill was further considered
but final action reached. At the evening
session twenty-five pension bills passed,