The Dickinson press., 1888-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL,
General Summary OF Important
Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
Matters o. General Interest Gathered
Under the Dome Of the M.
TONS Capitol.
In tho Senate.

from the calendar and passed the bill in
creasinR the pension for total deafness to
$50 n month from $l2,, and allowing Il
proportionate rating for partial deafness.
The following bills were passed: SEN
ate bill. to extend the limits Of the port
OF Portland, Ore, rs Il port of entry.
Senate bill, to amend the act OF June ls,
1850, as to immediate transportation of
dutiable goods Extending the act to Sc
attic and Tacoma, Washington tcrritory.)
Granting to the state Of California ) per
cent. of the net proceeds of the cash sales
Of public lands in that state. Tho bill
giving a pension of e, 900 a year to Mrs.
Mary A. Logan was taken up and passed,
and without debate was passed a bill Civ
Ing a hk pension to the widow Of Gen.
Frank +. Blair. The senat then resumed
consideration OF the Blair educational
bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-Thc following
bills were reported from the committee
on public lands and placed on the calcn-
dar.
For the judicial determination of the
rights of the United States in lands
granted to Florida for railroad purposes,
under the act Of the 9TH of May, 1876: to
cancel certain reservations of lands on
account of live oak on the Southern land
district of Louisiana.
To establish a public park at PaHosA
Springs, Col.
To extend the laws of the United States
over certain unorganized territory south
Of Kansas.
MI. Hoar, from the committee on priv
lleges and elections, reported u proposed
constitutional amendment IL TO the
meeting of congress, and said he would
Aak TIM Sonotn IN $nDn ~ IN md x1nnl
With II.
WAsHISGTuN, Jan. 3l.-Among the
bills reported from the committees and
placed on the calendar were the follow
ing:
To provide for %warehousing fruit
brandy and for the construction of a
bridge across the St. Croix river.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferrcd were the following:
Stewart: To establish a United States
land court, and to provide for the settle
ment Of private land claims. Also to
enforce restriction on Chinese ilnmigra-
ton.
Mitchell: To permit miners aud min
ing companies to prospect and develop
mining portions of any Indian reservation
OH certain terms and conditions.
Mr.. Dawes offered q resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the secretary OF
the interior for information as to the
sale OF the lands Of the Omaha reserva-
ton.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.-Mr. Coke pre-
sentetl a memorial signed by mercantile
men, of I'll Paso, Tex, asking that Il
reciprocity treaty be entered into with
Mexico in order to prevent smuggling.
The memorial was referred to the COM
mittce on foreign relations.
Mr.. Frye, from the committee of foreign
relations, reported back adversely the
bill to facilitate the settlement AID
development of the of Alaska;
and to open an overland route between
the United States, Asiatic Russia and
Japan. Indefinitely postponed.
Senator Davis presented to the senate
q petition, signed by the merchants of ST.
Paul, favoring the passage of a bill to
provide for the immediate transportation
Of dutiable goods.
Senator Palmer introduced a bill ap-
propriatin1 s., 900, 900 for the Sault Ste.
Marie canal, and g, 00O, 900 for the Hay
lake channel.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Brown, Of
Indiana, presented the memorial of the
society OF friends of the United States,
England, Canada and Ireland, asking the
establishment Of an international arbi-
tration tribunal. Referred.
Mr.. Bland: of Missouri, from the COM
1nittee on coinage, weights and meas
ures, reported a bill t O discontinue the
coinage Of the Scent piece. House cal
endar.
III the consideration morning hour the
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for the sale Of certain New York Indian
lands in Kansas.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-On motion of
Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri, a senate bill was
passed authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Missouri river below
st. Charles, Mo. Under call of states
the following bills and resolutions were
introduced and referred:
Oates, of Alabama: To prevent aliens
from prc-cmpting or entering homesteads
and to provide for leasing grazing lands
for periods not exceeding ten years.
Baker, of Illinois: Directing the COM
mittee on postoffice and postroads to in
quire into the eXpediency of reducing
postage on seeds, bulbs, ETC., and of re-
ducinR to :, cents the fee for money or
ders for IS or less.
Lnwlrr, of Illinois: 4Abolishing the
tax on oleumargarine.
Tul ner, Of Kansas: Providing for 4
bounty on wheat, corn and flour exported
from the United States.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-On motion Of
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, a bill was passed
authorizing the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river at jefferson,
Mo.
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, from the corn
> mittee Oh banking and currency, re
ported Il bill authorizing the secretary O.
. the treasury to invest the law money de
posted in the treasury in trust by na
tional banking associations for the retire
I ment Of their circulating notes. Hous,
= calendar.
Mr.. Dockey, of Missouri, from til.
committee On postofices aud post roads
reported a bill requiring the land gran
railroads to construct and operate indie
pendent lines. House calendar.
Mr.. Blont, Of Georgia, the SAINT com
mittee. reported adversely a bill to regr
late the rates Of postage on second claa
, matter at letter carrier offices. Houa
/" calendar.
y WAsHfNGToN, Feb. 1.-Mr. Burnes, +,
Missouri. from the committee on apprt
l. priations, reported the urgent de1cient
e bill. Referred to the committee on tt
:, whole.
:" Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, introduc,
$. q bill for the reorganization Of the /
II spection force Of the postofice depal
e. ment. Referred.
" Anderson's resolution was adopt
with amendments, providing for a col
mittee of five members Of the house
investigate the Reading railroad stri,
dif1culty.