Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-18
Fifty-First Congress--First Session.

Fify-First Congress--First Session. WASHINGTON, Dec. F. SENATE-Among the bills reported from committees and placed on the calendar were
 the following:
 To relieve the treasurer of the United States from the amount now charged to him
 and deposited by the several States.
 To credit and pay to the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia the
 amount of the direct tax paid or charged to
 them.
 To increase the pension of pensioners who are entirely helpless.
 Mir. Hale from the committee on appropri- ations reported back the small efficiency bills ($160. 900 for public printing and bind- ing and $250, GOO for preliminary printing of the eleventh census.
 After MT. Hale had explained the merits of the bill it was passed.
 s- A communication from the President of tho United States to Congress in regard to the international maritime conference now in session ct Washington and recommend ing earnestly that @ further extension of the limit of it's continuance for two months from January 1st, 1890, be authorized, was papers referred to the committee on foreign relations.
 MT. Chandler offered @ resolution calling on the secretary of the navy for information as to whether organizations not expressly au- thsrized by the secretary of the navy, exists among naval officers for purposes not merely literary or scientific, and if so what are the oers are members of them; whether such or ganizations embrace only one branch of the naval service and are designed to protect and advance the special interest of that branch; whether any of them have been or ganized for the purpose of influencing Con- money have been paid or contracted for to influence legislation, and whether such or- ganizations are compatible with proper dis eipline.
 The resolution was laid over.
 The Senate proceeded to the consideration of bills on the calendar.
 MT. Mitchell called up a resolution offered by him last week in reference to the failure of the pension bureau to furnish him with copies of certain papers in pension claim. He sent to the clerks desk and had read the correspondence on the subject ending with the letter of yesterday from Com aaenson sau9 e ,0ss s'"ps sa t6nes nat as based on sn old regulation of the office which seemed to be a judicious one, in or der to prevent the waste of the effective working strength of the office. MT. Raum, however, sent to Mr. Mitchell with his letter copies of the papers asked for. Mir. Mit- chell therefore, asked to withdraw the resolu.
 tion but expressed his own opinion that any
 senator, or representative, or duly author
 ized attorney of an applicant, or the appi-
 cant himself should have the right to copies of papers connected with the case MT. Platt admitted the abstract claimed by Mir. Mitchell, but gave it as his opinion that it would be absolutely impossible to grant such requests, except in cases where there was an unusual or extraordinary reason for it.
 The resolution was withdrawn, and then MT. Mitchell offered another resolution (which was referred to the postofice commit tee) calling on the Postmaster General for es- inmates of the increased costs required for the extension of the free delivery system to | all towns and cities having not less than 5000 inhabitants, and where the gross reve-
 nue is at least 5000. Also to cities and
 towns of 5000 inhabitants, and with gross revenue of $7, 1000.
 The Senate then proceeded to the consider
 ation of executive business, and at 4:30 ad- l journed till tomorrow.
 HousE-The following bills were intro duced and referred:
 By MT. Morrow of California, to grant an American registry to the ship Kenilworth. By Mir. Dingley of Maine, to provide 8
 commission on the subject of the alcoholic | liquor traffic; also for the erection of mon- ument to the memory of Major General Henry Knox of Thomaston, Maine. Half dozen bills having been introduced, MT. Houk of Tennessee offered a resolution | directing the clerk to call the States alpha | betically for the introduction of bills, but on 1 motion of MT. Oates of Alabama the resolu- tion was referred to the committee on rules. MT. Tracy of New York having previously
 been recognized, the clerk proceeded to read l the titles of the bills introduced by him, | which were as follows:
 To refund duties paid by the State of New York on arms imported in 1863; to enforce l the eight-heur law on government premises. MT. Bynum of Indiana demanded the read l ing of the latter measure, and as it was evil l de nt that no business could De transacted the House, on motion of Mir. McGreary of Ken
 tucky, at 12:s0 adjourned until tomorrow. scharf H eIeased From Jail. ROCKVILLE, Conn, Dec. 17.-Fred H. Scharf was released from Holland jail this evening on an order issued by States Attor- ney B. H. Bill. Scharf has been in jail
 three months awaiting trail for forging in- dorsements to notes which were cas- he'd by
 the First National bank. His friends raised
 $S06 to pay costs and the banks loss. 1 The Republican House Ignored. 1 HELENA, Mont, Dec. Ex-Governor Toole l this morning sent his message to the Senate
 House was ignored. The Republican House | has so far paid no attention to the warrant 1 sent the members by the Democratic House l and it has been determined to dire disre- gard.
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