Connecticut western news., 1889-03-06
CONGRESS AT WORK.
Tho Senate.

Tho senate.
 The most interesting feature of the Senate's session was the favorite report from the Com mittee on Territories on the admission of Idaho and Wyoming as States. The greater part of the day was spent in discussing the differences between the two Houses over the amendments to the Interstate Commerce act. The Senate was disposed to stand firm for its own amendment. Mir. sherman moved that the oil amendment be agreed to, aud he made characteristically earn est speech in support of his motion. He told how tho Standard Oil Com pany had, under the device of an equipment company, built tank cars, which it allow ed railroads to use under agreement that only the Standard Company's oil should be carried in them. It thus broke down the general principle that common car riers should give the same facilities the same cars, and the same mode of transportation to poor shippers as to rich Mir. Riddleber- ger tried hard to-day to have an executive session held by tho Senate, but without sue cess Mir. Sabin sent up a resolution from the Legislature of ssinncsota in favor of pensions for prisoners of war. Mir. Berry presented memorial from the Southwestern Lumber mems Association in favor of the opening up of the Indian reservation, MT. Plumb of Kan sas offered a petition ia favor of the passage of the bill for the opening up of Oklohoma and Mir. Dolph of Oregon a petition from citizens of Whitman county.
 In the Senate the following bills, among many others. were passed: Senate bill appropriating $25, ,OOO for the construc- tion of niron bridge from the military reser- vation at Fortress Monroe t Elizabeth city and county, Virginia. Senate bill for a survey, plan and estimate for a bridge across the eastern branch of the Potomac River from the foot of South Capitol street. House bill for bridge across the Missouri River, near Leavenworth, Kansas. House bill to amend the act for bridge over the Missouri River near St. Charles, Missouri House bill for railroad wagon, and foot passenger bridge across the Mississippi River | near Lyons, Iowa, (with amendments). House bill for a bridge across the Arkansas River near Cummings Landing Arkansas (with amendments). Senate bill for bridge aero ss the Tallapoosa River near Judkins Ferry. Alabama. House bill to authorize the Natchitoches Railroad Company to construct a bridge across the Red River, Louisiana Senate bill granting the right of way to the Forest City and Watertown Railroad Com pany through the Sioux Indian reservation. Senate bill granting right of way through Leach Lake and White Earth Indian reserva- ton to the Duluth and Winnepeg Railway Company. Senate bill granting right of way to the Cherokee Central Railway Company in the Indian Territory. Senate bill granting right of way to the Jamestown and Northern Railway Company through the Devils Lake Indian reservation in Dakota. Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to fix the amount of compensation for right of way for railroads through Indian reserva- tions in certain contingencies. House bill granting to the Wyoming Midland Railway Company the right ofway through the Wind River or Shoshone Indian reservation (with an amendment). All the bridge and right-of- way bills on the calendar having been dis posed of the Post-offce Appropriation bill was taken up, amended passed and 0 con ference ordered all in ten minutes. The only important amendment was q provision that that there shall not be allowed for the use of any third-class Post-otfice for rent a sum in excess of $40O, nor for fuel and lights in ex- cess of sixty dollars in any one year. Much of tho day was consumed over the tank car amendment of Mir. Sherman, to prevent railway discrimination in favor of the Stand ard Oil Company, but no conclusion was reached.
 A busy bustling day. Manylittle bills were crowding for passage. Octogcnarian MT. Payne fell at full length on the floor and eau sed a sensation, but was not seriously dam- aged. The conference report providing for the payment to certain soldiers of the late and the Mexican war, of the difference be tween what the we're Cntlt led to by promo tion and what they actually received was agreed to. The House amendments to the fisheries bill were Alaska disagreed to.
 As soon as the House was called to order MT. Savers, who had the floor, yielded it to Mr. Springer, who had assumed the role of filibuster. Mir Caswcll said he was aston ished that the gentlemen in charge of the Deficiency bill should yield the floor to an avowed ilibustprer. Finally MT. Springer gave way and instantly Mir. Savers moved that the House insist upon it's disagreement to the amendment of the Deficiency bill. MT. McComas moved that the House recede from it's disagreement. Then there was tumult. Mir. Stevens claiming the floor for an hour, and MT. McComas and his friends insisting that as his was the motion of precedence the hoorin right should be accorded to him The Speaker pro tenn MT. Hatch, of Missouri recognized Mir. McComas to make his motion but decided that Mir Savers was entitled to the foor a decision which called forth angry protests from the Repu blcan side, and it was only after much trouble that the speaker pro tenn was able to secure even partial order The Senate bill increasing to S1 ,5O0.OO the limit of cost for the public building at De- troit, was passed, as were also bills granting pension of $50 a month to the widow of Gen. H. J. Hunt, and for a public building in Newborn, N. c.
 The Edmunds resolution relating to the Panama Canal was reported favorably.
 The regular order was suspended for the conference report on the Indian Appropria- ton bill, and it was agreed to.
 conference report the bill for the allotment of lands in severalty to the united Peoria and Miami bands of Indians was agreed to.
 At this point Mir. Springer and Mir. Weaver recommended filihustering, and absorbed the time up to 5.45, when the House took O re cess until D. m.