Huntsville gazette., 1888-02-11
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.

In the senate, on the 1st, Mr. Cameron intro
ouced Dill to place on the pension-roll, at the
rate of one cent per month for each day served.
all officers and enlisted men serving in the
Union army during the war. Mr.. Riddleberger
tried to have the treaty with Great Britain con.
sldered IN open session, and incidentally gave
Mr.. Blair, of New Hampshire, ru bbing down.
and was sat down upon himself by
the Chair. In the House the cues
tion of investigating the Reading
strike provoked long and interesting discus
sion, resulting in the passage of resolution
calling for the appointment of special COM
mittee to carry on an immediate and thorough
investigation of this subject, and also OF the
coal troubles in the Lehigh and Schuylkill coal
regions.
THE Senate, on the I'd, passed the bill to in
crease the pension of the totally helpless to
seventy-two dollars month Senator ingalls,
announced the special committee on the Pacific
rallroad reports. Senator kenna, of West Vir-
glnla, then replied to the address of Senator
sherman on the Presidents message. He ex-
posed the Ohio Senator's change
OF heart on the tariff and i'm
migration questions, to which Senator Sher-
man replied. In the House a bill was
passed authorizing the Secretary of War to
convey to the City of Austin, Tex, tract of
land for educational purposes. The Lowry
White election contest was then taken up and
discussed, but no action was taken.
THE Senate was not in session on the Sd. 49,.
In the House the Senate amendments to the
House bill to punish robbery burglary and
larceny in the Indian Territory were concurred
in. A number of private bills were con.
sidered, among them one for the re-
lief of the sufferers from the WRECK
OF the TallapooSa. A resolution was
offered calling on the Secretary of the Treas.
ury for information in regard to the refusal of
the Canadian authorities to allow American
wrecking vessels and machinery to assist
American vessels while in distress in Canadian
waters; and as to whether Canadian wrecking
vessels and machines permitted to operate
in American waters. A bill was introduced for
the establishment of soldiers home at Knox
villc, Tenn
THE Senate adjourned on the I'd until the 9th
. In the House on the 4th, after a number
of petitions had been presented, consideration
of the White-Lowry contested election case
was resumed Messrs. Moore and O'Farrell
supported the majority resolution, and Messrs.
Rowell and Cochran spoke for the contestee,
! Other discussion was lad, but the House ad-
| journed without reaching vote.
| In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Hoar submitted
| partial programme for the celebration of the
| centennial of the Constitution. Mr.. Rid
dleberger attempted to bring up his resolu-
ton for consideration of the British extradi-
tion treaty in open session which resulted in
a very warm debate between the
Senator from Virginia, Senator Sherman
and Senator Ingalls,. Mr. Platt addressed
| the Senate on the Presidents message. 80.
| In the House large number of bills were in
| troduced, among which one to divide the
| surplus among the several States and Terrific
| res for the benefit of the public schools, which
| was introduced by Mr.. Henderson. Of North
| Carolina. Captain White, of Indiana, was
| given his seat by vote of 1877 to 105. Speaker
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