St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-10-06
FlFTlETH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate, on the 9th, bill allowing an,
| person who has abandoned or relinouished
homestead entry before the expiration OF tn;
| requisite six months to make another entry
not exceeding auarter.sect.on OF LAND. wal
| passed. A bill was passed appropriating SO.
| OOJ for the completion OF the monumen
commemorating the surrender OF Burgoyne a
Saratoga The General Deficiency bill wa
| then taken up, amended and passed In thu
House, q bill was passed authorizing the CON
struction OF bridge across the Mississippi
river at La Crosse, Wis. joint resolution
was passed extending until OCTOBER is the ex
| isting appropriations for the Sundry Civil ex
| penses of the Government A bill was also
| pissed prohibiting the sale Or manufacture O.
adulterated foods and drugs In the District 0,
| Columbia.
In the Senate, on the p5th, the most inter
esting item OF the days proceedings was tn,
continuation CT Senator Morgan's speech il
reply to Senator Sherman on the relations O
our government with Canada resolution
was o1ered calling ca the Presidant for an,
information received since the 7th inst. con
eerning tie recently negotiated treaty with
Chfna A resolution was passed extending as
I'll october 10 the appropriations for the pses
ent year--the fifth extension for the year. The
House bill for the relief of settlers on the old
camp Sheridan Military Re servatton, and {
large NUMBER OF private pension bills, includ.
"iuoW OF the late General Sheridan, were
passed. All the pension bills on the calendar
ia IN number, were also passed In the
House number OF measures of minor iu,port.
ance, among them Joint resolution for the
creation OF commission to negotiate concern.
ing the boundary line between this country
and Mexico were passed.
IN the Senate, on the goth, tie address Of
senator George on the question ofestabl,shtng
s1nGueStS nndnr National ok,%h1
speech of Senator Daniels on the Prssident's
message and the tariff were the most marked
1eatures OF the days proceedings. The bill ap-
proving the settlement OF the boundary line
(the waters of the sea) between Gonsecricut
and Rhode Island was eassed A confer.
ence on the Deecisncy bill was ordered.
and Messrs, Hale, Allison and Cockrell were
appointed conferees.... In the House, a num-
Der Of bills from the committee on public
lands and the military committee were passed
by unanimous consent, Among the more i'm.
portant bills passed was the Senate ioint reso.
luton appropriating $780, 600 for the prevention
of the spread of yellow fever and cholera.
IN the Senate, on the 27th, after the uis
cussloh OF several yellow fever resont;ons
Mr. Sherman reported rom the foreign rela.
tlons committee. without Recommendation his
resolution of inquiry into the state Of the re
lat.ohs between the United Statea sn6 f1r AZ
ON~~"SAsAs
the Sundry Civil bill was agreed to. A yitun-
eratiVe debsse followed between Messrs. Coke
ana aioson and Chandler, Edmunda and
Spooner on political intolerance in Louisiana
ana Iexas, in which the nrst.named was sew.
eral times called to order by the presiding ofa-
Ger. ...s. The House accepted the report OF con.
lefees on the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill
A hot discussion occurred between Mr.. Bland
ana Messrs. sowden and Hopkins on the bill
providing for an increase OF clerks and salaries
in the Post Office Department
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th.
......In the House, conference was ordered
On the joint resolution in aid OF the suffer
ers from yellow fever. The report OF the
special committee investigating the charges |
against Representative Stahlneclser, fully vip- |
Heating the accused. was ordered printed and |
aid over The House then went into COM |
nittee OF the whole on the private calendar, |
lfter which Q number Of private bills were
passed, including one authorizing the con- |
truction of bridges across the Tennessee river |
n Kentucky.