The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-02
FEDERAL LEGISLATURE.
DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS Of BOTH
BRANCHES
AND YET NOTHING OF INPOR
TANCE DONE
CLOSING DAYS OF THE rIFlILTH
CONGRESS.
Public Debt statement-united states
Lands Proposed 10 be Opened foi
SettIement-Gcncrni Wash
ingfon News.

Lands Proposed 10 be Opened foI
SettIement-Gencrai wash
ington News.
WAsHlNCT0N. y. c., March 1.-The
Senate held long secret session thi.
afternoon, but did not confirm any nom
nations. IL IS eyideAily the intention
Of those who oppose the continuation OF
Webb. Stevenson and Thompson To kecr
the Senate busy with other matters, that
/ those nomination may not be reached
4 Democratic Senator said at the con
clusion OF the session that If there had
been proper management the Senate
would have confirmed the Thompson
and Stevenson nominations, but he be-
/ licyed there would be no more confTma
/ tiOns now
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The credentials Of Mr.. Kenna for hi.
new Senatorial term were presented in
/ the Senate to-day
The communication from The Secretary
Of the Treasury respecting sugar frauds
and underyaluation OF merchants 40 New
/ ! Ork and other ports, was presented and
/ referred.
The conference report on the bin 10
| divide portion of the Sioux reservation
in Dakota into separate reservations
was agreed to.
The conference report ON the bin %
forfeit certain Northern Pacific Railroad
lands was presented and after discus
sion. laid aside
The Deficiency bill was reported
Mr Sherman reported back ihe senate
bin for the protection of the salmon fish
cries in Alaska, with the rccOmmenda-
tion that the House amendment extend.
ing the provisions Of the bill 20 Behring' 5
sea, be disagreed 20. So ordered, and
a conference asked
The Senate then proceeded 90 pass
private pension bills ON the calendar
A number OF unsuccessful motions
were made hy Mr. Riddlebcrgcr 20 90
into secret session. Eiftv-tw0 private
pension bills We're passed
Mr. Blair moved 90 take mp his Joint
resolution pT0pOsinga liquor prohibition
amendment 10 the Constitution, and
pending action on This motion Mr.
Ridlleberger sCain moved 90 pro
coed 10 executive business. His motion
prevailed, aud after long secret session
the senate, q, $50 o'clock took a recess.
The night session was devoted 10 the
consideration Of the Deficiency bill The
point of action on the measure had not
been reached at l.45 4 NJ.
HOUSE.
In the House to-day the joint gesolu-
ton was passed TO promote commercial
union with Canada.
Senate bills granting right OF way
through the White Earth Indian reserva-
ton 10 the Duluth and Winnipeg Rail.
road, and through the Sioux reservation
10 the Forest CITY and Walertown road
were passed
Mr Holman, OF Indiana, presented
the conference report on the bin for the
disposal OF certain public lands OF the
United States under the provisions OF
the Homestead law The bin provides that
pre-cmptiOn settlers whose claims have
been heretofore initiated and are still
subsisting may change their filings and
entry 10 q hO1estead TO be considered
under that law The right of location of
soldiers certificates is lett az under ex-
isting law The report was agreed to-
yeas, si3; nays, e.
The vetoed Des Moiues River Land
bin was taken up, and after some dis
cussion the House, by q vote of ycas.
147; nays. l03, refused 20 pass the bin
over he Presidents veto
Conference report on the bill % furnish
dealers i'm counterfeit coin was taken up
but pending q vote. the House at
o'clock took a recess until 58O Z. NJ
At the night session the House passed
thirty-hye private pension bills, and al
10 T. W. adjourned
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT
The public debt according 10 the
statement issued from the Treasury De
par.ment, has increased So 443 1874 during
the past month. Unusually heavy pen
sion payments amounting 20 S20,yl4,-
954 is assigned as the chief reason for
an increase instead of a decrease in
the debt since February / The net cash
or surplus IN the treasury has decreased
about seventeen millions during the
month. and to-day amounts 10 SIS 1895,
ljs. National bank depOsilaries to-day
hold S4ss 1891 OF government funds, or
about one million and a half less than on
February !. The gold fund balance in
the treasury has increased about two
millions during the past month, and 10
day amounts 10 Sl96 2lJ $50, and the sill
ver fund balance, exclusive OF six mil
lions trade dollar bullion has in
creased two millions and al
half and now amounts 20 sci
jGl. .96j. Government receipts during
February past were $50 1913, lj9, against
S3l l5l9Sl In February, lsss the de-
crease being due TO diminished customs
receipts. which in this year in February
were Sls.16S O37. against $1,000 ,OC4 in
February lsss. Expenditures during the
past month were unusually large
owing 10 heavy pension payments, and
amounts to S33, ,,s6,5l7, or about fourteen
millions more than ia February, 1888
The total receipts and expenditures for
the first eight months Of the current fiscal
year. compared with the corresponding
months of the previous year, were asfOi- .
lows Receipts, 1855, S2j4 3G6,9l eX- +
penditures. SlS3 446,929 Receipts, 1889
s2jj. .2lO,42 expenditures, S222 434,J23 T.
This shows al increase IN I
receipts for The eight months +
Of The current year over those /
of the corresponding period Of the pre-
yious fiscal year of about one million .
dollars, and on the other hand an IN
crease Of S39 100000 il expenditures so
Tar this year over expenditures for the
eight months OF last year.
FyanQeline (iust after the yes But
,on haven told me a word about youI
profession, Hector
Hector-Tm promoter, my dear, and
-ou We Just helped me organize the COM
,anv. Your father shall be the presl-
lent. and You the manager.
Eyangeline-But where do you come
n
Hector-Oh, III be the receiver
IL see something in the fire, murmur'
"a the child
what Is il, Fannie :" aud the old
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