The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-20
pRoCEEDuNas or CONGRESS.


House bill for ihe establishment Of a
iie-savng station at Kewaunee, Wis.
Senate bill 10 establish additional life
mving stations.
House bill to create board OF arbitra-
lion to settle and determine the contro.
yersy between the United States and Texas.
House bill 10 divide q portion OF the
Sioux reservation in Dakota into separate
reservations, and TO secure reinquish-
ment Of the Indian title 10 the remainder.
Mr.. Bowen introduced bill TO establish
park in Colorado, 10 be known as the
Royal Arch park
The Senate then proceeded TO tho onsid.
sration OF the bills on the calendar In then
regular order.
The bill TO reimburse the doposiiors OF
he Frecdmcn's bank went over without
tction.
The following bills were passed;
To amend article 1903 OF the rules and ar
iicles Of war in relation 10 desertions.
Authorizing the appointment OF super
'ntendent OF Indian schools and pIescrb-
ing his duties.
To authorize the sale Of timber on the
Menomonee Indian reservation In Wis
sonsin.
Granting the right Of way 10 the Duluth
( Manitoba Railroad company across the
Fort Pembina reservation In Dakota.
For the survey of certain historic grounds
and military works at Put-in.Bay, ON the
Maumee river, Ohio.
To construct a road 10 the National Gem.
stcry at Corinth, Miss.
To enable the State OF Colorado 10 So
ect indemnity lands and for other pur-
poses.
Donating TO the city Of st. Louis a Ger.
ain strip Of land Tor street purposes.
To settle and adjust the claims OF any
state sor expenses incurred by II In defense
of the United States during the war OF the
rebellion.
Authorizing the appointment Of dele.
gate 10 the fourth International Prison con.
grcss ut 81 Petersburg IN 1890.
Approprnung 100000 for the erection
~ Washington OF monument Ia the me-
gro soldiers and sailors who gave their
lives for the preservation Of the govern
ncnt-yeas 81. NAYS ~.
For the relief OF certain settlers upon the
school lands ui Washington Territory.
To establish an additional land district
the Harvey district In Orcgon.
For the nclici Of soldiers and sailors who
enlisted OF served under assumed names.
To cancel certain reservations Of lands
IN account Of live oak in the Southwestern
Land district Of Louisiana.
To amcn'l the vet for the admission oi
Colorado into the Union.
To establish u public park at ragosa
spnng, tol
For the issue of patents for donation
'lsms under the actol September -, 1850
Them wcrr altogether fifty.fvc bills
,a.seil lhosc NOT above described being
,cnsion and private relief bills.
Among the former were two pensiOning
foluniecr female nurses during the war ut
- pee month.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committeeon pub.
ic buildings and grounds, reported the
Ill increasing to n ,hOO.0O0 the appropria-
ion lor public building at Detroit, Mich.
Calendar.
Mr. Chaoc. from the committee on Pat.
'nis, reported an International copyright
I'LL. Calendar.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee on civil
service and rrtrcnchmeni, reported q bill
providing that, whenever persons who
Ecrc not loyal "a the United States during
lac war shall bc appointed To- Office in the
'iyil service. those Who were not dishonor.
,biy Discharged from the military OF naval
eryicc Ol the Confederate States, and who
ire suffering from wound on disability ~.
mliing tfom such service, shall be- pro
erred to other persons not shown IN have
,ecn loyal TO the United States during
he war
MIR. rlall objected 10 the second readin.
II the bin, anil II went over an tomorrow
Mr.. Teller introduced q Till for the al
mission Of the State Of Wyoming into IN,
Union. Referred.
After M executive session the Scnat,
adjourned.
coSriRNAuoNs.
Pcsimastcrs J. u. Griffith. Terrell
Tex; i. W. Bundick. Augusta, Ks; T.. J.
u. England, Lindsboo: rs; Miss NJ. n
liallaiine, Syracuse, Ncb.
G. &. JONES, register Of the land Office
Neigh Neb.; A. J. Jones, Of Illinois, con.
sul Ut liananquila.
TuR CHINESE TREATY
was laid before the Senate today, but was
not made public.
uNirHD STATES W. rExAs.
lnihc Senate today n substitute was TO
porl"a ior The House hill proposing q
DoMl OF Arbitration 10 scttlc aud de
,as.. ~ ''lhNNttHN uftNtfn TIE
United states aud Texas, In relation e
Tom nrccn county. Thosul,stituic proposes
tliat Tie Attorney General be- anihorxet
TO commence and prosecute TO final lcrmi
nation tuii in equity in the suprcm,
court against the State OF ToSas 10 de
terminc the righuul title TO said territory
KREcrioS on nmpGr-.
Senator Vest, from the committee a,
commerce, today reported back the rcsoln
ton 10 inquire into the right and expcdi
ency Of Congress assuming control Of m,
erection ol bridges over nayignble riycn
within Siaie limits The report SAYS tina
thcc can he no question ~ 10 the right o
the national Legislature 10 absolutely con
irol the construction OF bridges over nayi
rnble sllrains. nor " this power limited O
Affected by the TACT that such streams ar,
entirely within the limits OF State. Til
report further fays there are a great man,
navRable streams within the limits Of m
respective States which should hc loft 4
the control Of State governments. Al m
same ums Congrcss should never surrcn
Der ih power 10 control the erection a
bridg.sover sich streams whenever tina
power should be exercised. The commit
tee n, therefore, Of the opinion that n
legislation u necessary on the subject. bu
that the question should be left where
now IL.
The Hssss OF Representative.
WASHINGTON, March iO.-Mr. Andersen
Of Iowa, offered resolution for the Al
roinfmcnf Of a. special committee of fIy