The Dickinson press., 1888-04-21
CONGRESSIONAL DOlNGS.
In the Senate,

WASHINGTON, April 1B.-Thc senate
adopted a resolution of Inquiry as 10
frauds or Irregularities in the New York
custom horsein the importation of agar.
The Investigation will be conducted by
the Hale special committee.
VI the close of morning business Sen
at"r i'srycli delivered 81 speech in favor
of The maintenance Of the national bank
ins system. and was followed by Senators
Stewart, Bees and Reagan in Il general
financial ~discUS&;un.
The Dnkrt& admission bill then came
up, senator >iouuer taking the floor in
its support.
WASHINGTON, .\pril 1S.-Aftcr the
mor'..fis 81 business was resumed the sen
ate too up the land forfeiture bill.
The land forfeiture bill Went over and
at : p. III. the Dakota hill came up. Sena-
tor Davis takingti" floor in support of it.
t'he committee on foreign relations re-
ported adversely ON the !,iddleberger
resolution for The consideration Of the
fisheries treaty in open session.
In tne Kou~:.
WAslHNGToN, April 19.-Among the
Hills reported were tl'. SENATE bill. adj
vcrs'ly, fo" the relief of captains, pilots.
engineers and Eiates of steam vessels.
ll.aeiiniteiv postnqn",t.
The senate bill. adversely. to increase
.!e pay "f arlny riaplains. Indefinitely
postponed.
On motion the l.n,i~, Lili to authorize
tilr construction nr The Ohio Connecting
Railway Company jrieige over the Ohio
river il, Allegheny cnunty. Pa was taken
from the calendar and passed. with an
amendment.
The motion to refer the presidents an
nual message was then taken up and Mr..
Coke addressed the senate.
Mr.. Tu.pie spoke at lemgth on the
South Dakota admission bill in reply to
Senator Davis.
Tn senate then went into ,xecutiv.
Eession.
WAsHINcroN, April 1a.-A large mum
Der Of executive documents, which had
accumulated upon the speakers table
during the deadlock. were laid before the
house and appropriately referred.
Senate amendments We're cuncurred in
to the hill authorizing the construction
of Il bridge across the Tennessee river at
Chattanooga. Tenn.
Mr.. Peel of Arkansas, presented the
conference report oB the bill to ratifs an
agreement with the eros Nentres, Pie
gan. Blood and Blackfect Indians in
Montana and it WAS agreed to: also II
conference report upon the hill dividing
the great Sioux reservation into smaller
Separate reservations. Agreed to.
The house has also agreed! 10 the bill
s!.n;illa right III way through Indian
lands to the Rainy Lake Railroad COM
pany.
WASHINGTON, ID. CAPRI l6.--Un-
der Tie call uf states in the house.
Mir. breckenridge. of Kentucky. offered a
resolution, which was referred. declaring
it to he the senSt %. lie house that the
secretary of the Treasury has puwer;n use
the surplus at any tirm in the treasury
f"r the purchase OF United states bonds,
and that so much of the surplus us may
from time to time accumulate in the
Treasury ought to be So used.
The house then passed the bill extend
ing the time for the completion of the
Arthur Kill bridge, and Il motion to pass
TIE river and hnrl,or bill under Il suspen-
SIGN of the rules was discussed, but de-
tented.
WASHINGTON, April lS.-Mr. Belmont
introduced in the house Il bill to prohibit
Chinese immigration.
Mr.. McCrtalg of Kentucky, submitted
'it conference 'N:"l' upon tHe OH au
tlloriZing the president 10 arrange a con
ference bctweei! Tie tnited States and
the South and Central American rcp,lb-
lies, Hayti, san Domingo and Brazil,
which was agreed 10. The senate amend
ments to the Paris exposition bill were
agreed To.
The house resumed consideration of
the bill to establish II department of la
,"r. After some discussion the bill was
passed.