The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-18
Lth CONGRESS..-PIRST SESSION.


WASHINGTON, Jan. IL.
Senator Platt offered resolution instruct
ing the post Office committee to inquire
whether any mail matter, addressed to Sena
tors, had been detained in the Washington
post office and whether such detention had
been legal. He said that four hun
dred copies of a book mailed by Connecti-
cut advertising firm to Senators and mem
bers of Congress, on each of which eleven
cents of postage were paid, had been charged
thirty-one cents extra postage because the
words, "Judicious advestising agents and
experts were printed on the wrappers and
had not been delivered because the extra
postage had not been paid. The resolution
was agreed to.
By unanimous consent. the House bill re-
lating to permissible printing or writing on
second third and fourth class mail matter
was pa ssed without amendment.
A resolution was adopted calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for a report of the
of liquor during each year since the passage
of the internal revenue law and from the
special tax OH distillers and brewers.
A message from the President, accompa-
nying the reports OF the Pacihc railroad
Commissioners was read but action was not
The Blair educational bill was then taken
up and Senator Bowen spoke in support Of
the bill, which was then temporarily laid
aside.
Senator Frye called up the Senate bill to
amend the laws relating to the inspection OF
steam vessels and it was passed.
Senator Chandler introduced bill to allow
the pay of rear admirals to commodores
while acting as rear admirals. Referred to
the committee on naval affairs.
On motion of Senator Dawes. the bill re-
ported from the committee on Indian affairs,
January 8, in relation to marriage between
The Blair educational bill was again taken
up and Senator Blair addressed the Senate in
its advocacy.
Without concluding his speech Senator
Blair yielded to motion to adjourn, stating
that he proposed to press his bill to an
early conclusion,
At the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Owing to the illness of Speaker Carlisle,
MI. Cox was unanimously elected speaker
pro tenn.
Mr.. Mckinley presented the resolutions
adopted at the conference of wool growers,
wool dealers and wool manufacturers. The
resolutions were ordered printed in the rec
ord.
Mr.. Wilkins of Ohio. called up the bill to
provide for the issue of circulating notes of
| National Banks. After continued filibuster-
| ing, the morning hour ended by unanimous
| consent, and the bill took its place on the
| calendar as unfinished business.
| Mr. Crist of Georgia, submitted the report
| of the committee on elections upon the
| Thoebe-C Carlisle contested election case. 1t
vas ordered printed. Leave was granted
| the minority to file their views and Mr.. Crisp
| gave notice that he would ask the House to
| act upon the report before Friday.
| The speaker, pro tem., laid before the
| House the Presidents message accompany
| ing the report of the Pacific Railroad Com
| mission. The message was read and, with
| the reports, referred to the committee on
| Pacific railroads and ordered printed.
Mr.. Wilkins moved the House proceed to
| the consideration of unfinished business but
Messrs. Anderson and Weaver adopted fill
clustering tactics. 1t being evident that no
progress could be made upon the bill today,
the House, on motion of Mr.. Wilkins, at 4.15
| O'Clock, adjourned.