Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-20
CAPITOL CULEINGS.
Yesterdays Work In Congress-
Department ana ExecutiyeNotes

WASHINGTON, October l9.-In the Sen
ate to-day the resolution offered yester
day authorizing the Finance Committee
TO continue hearings on the Tariff bill
was adopted.
The resolution offered yesterday b,
Teller in reference to the purchase o1
convict labor-made wagons for Indians
was Withdrawn by him.
Politics came up in connection with
the discussion of letter from the Com.
missioner Of Internal Revenue. calIipp
attention to the facility for trade in
methylated alcohol for use in the arts.
AT the close Blair endeavored to have
action taken on the House bill, passed
yesterday, as to the employment ot
army and navy hands, but Cockrell OBJ
lected, and gave notice that no more
bills would pass at this session.
After recess the Senate went into
secret session, and then adjourned till
tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
Owing to the objection against the
transaction of any business without a
quorum, the House adjourned till to.
morrow.
NOIESs
The President approved the General
Deficiency bill this afternoon.
The Department of State has been in.
formed that fhe Government of the Re.
public OF Columbia accepts the invitation
extended to it by the Government of the
United States to take part in the confer
ence of the Independent American States
to be held in Washington, October, 1889
Following are the most important bills
enacted upon on the Senate calendar !:
For the admission OF Montana and Wash,
ingron Territories; to prohibit the alco-
hol liquor traffic; to declare trusts un-
lawful.
The following measures of importance
were reported from the House commit
tees and are still on the House calendar ::
To refund the direct tax Ia vote on which
will be taken early in December next, un-
der the agreement by which the memora-
BILE deadlock, over this bill, was broken :;
for the payment of arrears OF pensions re-
quiring the investment of the National
Bank redemption fund in circulation
notes; Pacific railroad funding bill (de-
bated, but never reached the point of
action to include telegraph companies
under the Interstate Commerce act to
promote commercial union With
Canada; to incorporate the Nicaragua
Canal Company; for the organization of
the Territory Of Oklahoma debated, but
not finally voted on).
Following are the most important Sem
ate bills which slumber in the commit
tees: Requesting the President to open
up negotiations with Grert Britain, look
ing to the annexation of Canada to the
United States for the free coinage of sill
yer to repeal the Oleomargarine act; to
provide Naval reserve; the Hennepin
Canal bill; to reduce letter postage to one
cent; to grant woman suffrage; and
measures proposing radical changes in
The Governments financial policy.
Following are original House bills
which likewise never got out OF the Com
nittee: To repeal the internal revenue
avs and tobacco tax; to prohibit the
mailing of newspapers containing lottery
advertisements; to lay graduated in
,ome tax for bounty on sugar; to repeal
he Civil Service law; for full rec procitv
,etween the United States and Canada
Erecting Judicial proceedings to Be |
,roufht against the Pacific railroads TO