Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-28
NEWS SUMMARY.
CONGRESSIONAL.


FEBRUARY 10. SENATE. THE sundry civil
appropr! alton bill was taken up. Among
the amendments repor,e ed by the committee
and agreed to by the senate were the fol-
lowing; Making appropriations for light
houses, bedcons and signals as follows
Point Betsey, Michigan, $4,000: Point
Peninsula, Michigan, $1,000; supply depart
ment tor the ninth lighthouse district, $50
600; steam tender for the great lakes, S35,-
OOO;. Inserting the following item: Fish
hatcheries in Lake county, Colorado,
$4,000, and on Lake Erie, $2,C00. The
senate amendment to pay to Mrs. Wat e
IS, .45, the balance of one year salary Of
the late Chief Justice Waite, was agreed TO.
The amendment appropristing $4,000 each
for statues of Gen. Philip III. Sheridan and
Gen. John A. Logan in Washington was
agreed 10, and Mr.. Daniel gave notice that
he would offer similar amendment for u
statue TO Con. Winfield Scott Hancock.
HoUsE.-The session was spent in dis
GUESSING the postoaice appropriation bill.
Fen. 20, SESATE.-Among the executive
documents presented was one from the de-
partment of labor with "a special report Of
statistics OF marriage and divorce in the
several states. Mir. Plumb, from the com
mittee on public lands, reported the senate
bill for the relief of settlers in Hettinger
county, ID. t., which was explained and
passed. The senate bill to authorize the
Kentucky Union railway company to con-
IL
was taken from the calendar and passed.
Mr.. Plat presented tao conference report
on the bill for the admission OF South Da-
kots as state and for the organization Of
the territory OF North Dakota. A message
from the house announcing TINT the sigma
ture by the speaker of the direct tax bill
was laid before the senate, and the bill
(having been first signed by the presiding
offlcer) was Immediately sent to the Presi-
dent. The senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The house agreed to the confer
ence report ON the direct tax bill and the
bill for the admission of the territories
The postofce appropriation bill was dis
cussed in committee of the whole.
FEBRUAR 81, SEN ATR.-The senate con
sidered briefly the resolution in relation TO
tbs elections In Louisiana and the sundry
civil service appropriation bill. The con.
ference report on the le gislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was agreed
10. The senate then took up the resolution
for the investgat on of alleged election out
RACES in certain states, and after some dis
cussion adjourned.
Reconsideration OF importance in re-
lation TO the internal revenue measures
now before the house were introduced.
After an unsuccessful attempt by Mr..
Chapman of Michigan TO obtain a night
session for the consideration OF the rcsolu.
lions accepting the statue of Gen. Cass, the
house took up the postoffice appropriation
bill and passed it. The conference report
on the legislative, executive and judicial
bill as agreed to. The deficiency appropri-
ton bill was taken up. On motion of Mr..
Scott of Pennsylvania an amendment was
adopted appropriating 5000 TO pay Daniel
Lamont. tho Presidents private secretary,
the difference between his present ealary
and 5000 year, the salary which his sue
cessor will receive. The house then
adjourned.