The Dickinson press., 1888-01-21
FlFTIETH CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

ucationa! bill came up in The senate to-
day. Mr. Vest opposed the bill. If he
was called upon, he said, to frame title
for ii, he would call it "An ac, to erect u
monument to the memory of Alexander
Hamilton, and to encourage men,
delaney i'll the Southern states"
On motion of Mr.. Spooner
the senate passed bill uppropri-
ating ii, 100000 for II government build
ing at Milwaukee. Senator Cullom in.
tro,luccd Il bill to pension at the rate of
IS per month all surviving officers and
enlisted men who actually served sixty
days in the Northwest in the Black
Hawk Indian war, or in the North in the
Florida Seminole Indian war Senator
Sabn presented resolutions adopted by
the cityof Duluth, requesting an appro-
priation of money sufficient to reim-
burse the city for its expend-
ture in the construction of ship canal
across Minnesota Point, and also for CON
structing IL dyke into the waters of Su-
perur bay to divide the waters of the
bay, which dyke was built under the in
structions' of the army engineer He also
presented II petition from citizens of Min
ncsnta protesting against the admission
of Utah rs Il state.
WAslIlNGToN, Jan. l0-Nlr. Voorhees,
Introduced the proposed codilic atiop
of national bank laws of Comp
troller Trenholm. After considera-
! bic discussion the direct tax bill
went over and ut 2 O'clock the Blair
educational bill came up. Mr. Wilson,
of Maryland, made speech in opposi-
ton to it. Mr.. Chandler introduced u
resolution directing the judiciary COM
mitce to investigate the suppression of
| the colurcd votes at u recent election at
jackson, Miss.
WAsIIISnToN, Jan. 11.-Among the
bills Introduced and referred were the
following:
Henderson: TO establish two addi-
| tonal land offices in Wyoming territory;
To enlarge the jurisdiction of the probate
co,!at, in Wyoming.
Mr.. Ilnar Offered n resolution request
| ing he president to transmit to congress
I the report of he Pacific railroad commits
sion. Adopted.
Tie resolution offered by Mr.. Hale on
| the l2tl of December for select commit
tee to examine fully into the present con-
dition Of the civil service, WAS taken up,
PLANTATION md advocacy of it.
In the House.
WAsulNGToN, jan. g. Among the
bills introduced in the house were the fol-
lowing; Mr.. 1aulbcc, of Kentucky, re-
pealing the civil service law. Mr..
q Honncll, to repeal the duty ON sugar
and TO provide for the payment of Il
nolil,ts of s., oGo, 600 n year for two years
fut he cultivation of sugar in the nitcd
States Mr.. Hatch, for the importation
of salt free of duty Mr.. Peel, of Arkan-
sas, to open !; portion of the Sioux rescr
walton in Dakota. Mr.. McDonuld of
Minnesota, providing that any foreigner
rnlistiny in the army thereby becomes u
citizen
Among the bills offered were the fol-
lowing:
Herbert, of Alabama: To regulate the
jurisdiction of circuit court commissions
cl's: also fca he judicial ascnrtainment
of claims against the United States.
Fiction. "i California: To prohibit the
immigration of Chinese: also to extend
the uitrd States laws over Alaska.
BY Mr.. Symns. Of Colorado: For the re-
moval of the southern ties from Colo
RADIO To tah
by MIR Springer, of Illinois: To pro-
vide tor 'h" Organization of the territory
Of Ok lahoma. The bill provides TOR the
creation of II new territory ont of the
public l"nsI -trip and all THAI part Of the
Indian l"riAl"ry west Of 1ilr five civil
lied tribes. covering an are, about as
large as ,h" satc Of Ohio
WAsiliNnIuN. Jan. 10 The call of
states which was nncompletci Tuesday,
WAS Resumed, and the following bills
We're introduced and rrfcrrci
WuodDurii of Nevada: Directing the
purchase OF not less than fto0o.n0o worth
y! silver bullion per month, and the coin
age of the same into silver dollars.
! " bite. Of New York: To authorize
th,. rcfurding of the national debt into q
uniform consolidated bond.
After the introduction and reference of
a large number of bills the house at 80
p. IN. adjourned.
+ WAslIlSG1oS, Jan. ll.-I'he speaker,
as the first business in order, proceeded
to call the committees, but no reports of
any character were submitted. The
house then, on motion Of Mr.. Mills, of
Texas, went into committee of the whole,
'Mr. Mc' reary, OF kentucky, IN the
chair,) upon the state of the Union, for
the consideration Of the presidents s mes
sage. Mr. Mills offered resolution re-
fcrring the message to the committee on
ways and means. The resolution was
agreed to, and the committee having
risen its action was confirmed by the
house.
The house then again went into COM
q hn1 Ia 1n1
cheney bill"
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Horrible Accident on the Banks of the
Merrimac---Ten Killed and Finy-two
Wounded.
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