Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-02-24
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate PROCEEDINGS.


BATH DAY-A communication was received
from the President with draft of a bill TO
ratlfy an agreement with the Shoshone and
hammock Indians to surrender the Fort Hull
reservation in Idaho for a town site and
right of way for the Utah and Northern r r
80 The Secretary Of the Treasury ! scented
information as TO the agreement with Canada
touching the transportation Of goods in bond
The Secretary presented an abstract of the
militia forces of the United States The
Secretary of the Interior suggested legislation
for the disposal Of public timber lands 80
The joint resolution tn appoint Andrew d
White one of the Smithsonian Regents was
laid over. The resolution asking the Com
mlttee on Foreign Affairs for a state
ment or the political organization of Canada
was adopted. =. The bill to authorize the sale
of mineral lands to aliens was discussed
favorably by Mr.. Stewart. D.. Mr. Rid
dleberger renewed his fight to secure
consideration of the British Treaty IN
open session, but was ruled out Of order and
requested by the Chair to take his seat He
appealed from the ruling, but was not sus-
tanned, and he left the Senate without taking
his seat. In secret session it was decided to
postpone consideration OF the British Extra
dItlon Treaty until next December :. ST.
2Oo, 900 was appropriated to erect a public
building at Kansas City. Mo.
18th DAY.-A bill to incorporate the Mari
time Canal Company of Nicaragua was
placed on the calendar. The following bills
were reported: Granting right Of way
through the Crow Reservation to the Billings
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of the Sioux Indian Reservation in Dakota
into separate reservation. and to secure the
REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title to the re-
mainder; to enable the Secretary of the In
terror to pay certain creditors of the Potta-
watomie Indians out of the funk of these In
dlans. "A joint resolution was reported for
the distribution of copies Of the Records of
the Rebellion, the report of the Tenth Census
and the reports of the Public Land Commits
sioner. The measure gave rise to discus
sion and Mr. Vest said it was useless Waste
Of money to print these documents which no
body read. -. The joint resolution appoint
ing Andrew o. White of New York, one of
the Smithsonian Regents, was passed In
reply to question of Mr. Edmunds it was
stated that the Blair Bill and the Tariff Bill
would sink into insignificance when COM
pared with the appropriation for Public
Buildings. The joint resolution to erect
statue to Spence F. Baird, late Secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution, at cost of S15,-
900, was passed.
BOTH DAY.-The following petitions and
were introduced: To place on the
free list books printed in foreign language;
To amend the Patent laws in relation to in
nocent buyers of patent articles; To remove
the duty on all medicines, medical and
surgical Instruments; For the forfeiture of
the Marquette, Superior, and OntOnagOn
Railroad Land Grant in Michigan A bill
was passed appropriating $4,000 for the re
lief of the poor of the District of Columbia;
A bill to provide for the erection of Public
Buildings by contract to the lowest bidder;
IA bill was placed on the calendar in
creasing the pensions of those who have lost
a limb, two limbs or both eyes. An apprO-
priation was asked of $500, 900 to erecta Gov
eminent Record Building -. The inquiry
into the alleged inefficiency of the mail ser
vice in the West was taken up, and after
discussion was laid aside. $3.50. 900 was APP
for the extension of the public
building at Newark, N. j.. Mr.. Morgan of
fered resolution (which was laid over in
structing the Judiciary Committee to in,
quire and report whether Congress had
power to enact laws to prohibit, within the
States, the adulteration of food.
31TH DAY.-Mr. Plumb made a lengthy
argument for an inquiry into the inefficiency
Of the mail service. The following bills
were reported: Authorizing the Secretary
of War to convey to the city of Austin,
Texas, a tract of land for educational pur-
poses: To authorize the sale of mineral lands
to aliens "A bill was introduced to COM
pensate female nurses for services during the
war "A bill was presented to prohibit the
selling or giving of tobacco in any
form to persons under sixteen years of
age residing in the District of Columbia.