Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-17

WASHINGTON, March II. = Among the
petitions presented in the House and re-
ferred were the following: By Mr.. Will
liams, of Ohio, dayton District), for the
passage of a service pension bill; and by
Mr.. ONeill, of Pennsylvania, for the pass
age of the per diem pension bill.
Mr.. Enloe, of Tennessee, from the Com
mittee on Postoffices and Post Roads, re-
ported bill providing that seeds. plants,
bulbs, and scions shall be classedlas third
rate mailable matter, and shall be carried
through the mails at the rate of one cent
for each two ounces Calendar.
Tne House then went into Committee OF
the Whole (Mr. Blount. of Georgia, in the
Chair for the consideration of the Senate
amendments to the Urgent Deficiency bill.
On the recommendation of the Commit
tee on Appropriation, an amendment was
adopted appropriating $925,WO to reim-
burse the State of Texas for expenses in
Cured in repelling invasion and surpres.
sing Indian hostilitie.. The Senate amend
ments were then concurred or non-concur-
red in, according to the recommendations OF
the Committee on Appropriations, and the
committee rose and reported the bill to the
House.
Mr. Boutelle, OF Maine, moved to concur
in the Senate amendment striking out the
clause appropriating 100000 10 r the pur-
pose of lengthening the dry dock NJ the
Brooklyn navy yard. Lost yeas LOG, nays
l43. The House ratified the action OF the
Committee of the Whole, and Messrs
Burnes, Sayres and McComas were ap-
pointed conferees.
The remainder of the day was consumed
in the consideration of private business,
and half dozen bills OF a private character
were passed.
The House then at five o'clock took re-
cess until 7:30, the evening session being
for the consideration of pension bills.
The Senate.
WARRINGTON, March 17.-Mr. Hale, in
the Senate yesterday, introduced bill au-
thorizins the President to appoint and re-
tire John c. Fremont a. = Major General.
Referred.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr.. Blair, to provide = method of
settling controversies and difficulties be-
By Mr. Butler, for the admission of the
State of Utah.
The Senate adopted the resolution call
| ing for copies of minutes and pctocols OF
| the Fisheries Commission, and furseal
fishing in Alaska. Consideration of the
characterization bill was then resumed.
| After considerable discussion. Mr.. Ed
munds' amendment to the fourteenth sec
ton was rejected by vote of yeas to A.
nays. The amendment was designed TO
strike from the bill all provisions confer
ring final powers upon the proposed Board
OF General Appraisers. This amendment
being defeated, the opposition to the
bill was not pressed further, and it passed
without division.
Mr. Plumb offered a preamble and reso-
luton reciting the fact of the interruption
OF freight traffic on the Chicago, Burlington
| and Quincy, and the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe railroads and instructing the
| Committee on Interstate Commerce 10 in
| quire whether such interruption of COM
| merce was occasioned by the failure of the
railroad companies to adopt necessary pre-,
cautions or by other neglect OF their duty
| rs common carriers.
Mr. Cullom remarked that that was a
pretty important subject, and he inquired
| whether the purpose was to have the com
mittee or subcommittee leave Washington
| and carry on the inquiry elsewhere.
Mr. Plumb said that that was a question
which the committee would decide foI
| itself.
! Mr.. Harris suggested that the resolution
had better lie over for the present, and thi,
was agreed to. The Senate then at $50
adjourned until Monday.