Western appeal., 1888-02-11
Epitome Of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS coMp1LAr1oN.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.

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FRIDAY, Feb. 3.--The Senate was not in
session. In the House a bill was re-
ported which prescribes the death penalty
for willfully casting away a ship with In
tent to defraud the underwriters The
Committee on War Claims has agreed to re-
port favorably the bill to REIN burse the sew.
eral States for interest on money expended
by them on account Of raising troops EN-
ployed in aiding the United States in sup
pressing the late rebellion.
SATURDAY, Feb 4-The Senate was not
session In the House the consideration
OF the Lowry-White contested election case
occupied the session. Mr.. Cochran Dem
New York, making strong speech In favor
Of Mr.. White, who is a Republican, retaining
his seat No vote was taken
MONDAY, Feb 6. In the Senate the
time was mostly occupied by Senator Platt
Conn In speech criiczing the Presi-
dents message and characterizing it as
free-trade document The bill to amend
the postal laws SO that newspapers now
sent free OF postage to persons residing
within the county of publication may be
sent to persons living in other counties
when they receive them at post-oftices
within tile county of publication was
passed. In the House Speaker Carlisle re-
sumed his duties. The Lowry White con-
test was decided In favor OF White, the
sitting member, by vote Of 1877 to
1O5, forty seven Democrats voting with the
Republicans. Bills were introduced to refund
United States four per cent bonds into
two and oue-half per cent bonds; to di-
vide the surplus money in the Treasury on
the 1st of January, 1888, among the sew
eral States and Territories, to be used in
aid of the common schools; to extend the
commerce Of the United States, and to pro-
vide full reciprocity between the United
States and the Dominion of Canada; to pro-
tect the consumers of butter by requiring
wholesale dealers topay an annual tax OF
$500 and retail dealers to pay an annual
tax of 81 Also to repeal the oleomargarlne
tax
TUESDAY, Feb T. Bills were intro
duced in the Senate providing that all SOL
diers who served ut least ninety days in the
late war, and were honorably mustered
out or discharged, shall receive the same
bounty as if they had served their full lterms
of enlistment; granting a bounty of $1OO for
each years enlistment to seamen who
enlisted In the navy between March 1851,
and March 5, 1868. and to amend the
mining laws of the United States so thatno
person shall acquire more than one mining
claim on the same VEIN In the House the
Diplomatic and Consular bill, appropriating
81, 4O3, S67, was reported; also bill to
provide for a Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General. Bills were introduced to limit
the hours of labor of letter-carriers; to set
tie and adjust the claims of any State
for expenses incurred by it in de-
fense OF the United States; to dispense with
proof of loyalty for bounty for wars prior
to 1861. Bills were passed providing for
the punishment OF bank examiners for max
ing false reports or suppressing facts in
their reports; to amend the law prescribing
the death penalty for willfully casting away
vessels so as to allow punishment by fine or
imprisonment If there is no loss Of life.