The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-02-28
THE NATIONAL SOEONS.
WORK OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed
and Acted On.
MR. COKE concluded his speech on alleged
Texas election outrages in the Senate on the
18th inst, after which the resolution was laid
aside The House bill to provide for taking the
eleventh and subsequent censuses was passed
Mr.. Cullop1, from the Committee on Territories
reported back to the Senate the House bill TO
organize the Territory of Oklahoma and it was
placed on the calendar. Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia
called up in the House the California election
case OF Sullivan against FELTON,. against which
Mr.. Mckenna, of California, raised the question
OF consideration. Nearly the entire day was
consumed in flibustering
THE Senate took up the sundry civil appro-
priaton bill on the 18th inst, and agreed to the
following Western amendments reported from
the Appropriations Committee: For completion
OF postoffice building Fort Scott, Kan. S. 900:
Point Betsey Mich.l lighthouse, $35 600; Point
Peninsula Mich lighthouse, 50 600; supply
departm ent, Ninth Lighthouse District S5OU00:
steam tender Tor the great lakes, SIS, 600; Co.
lumbia River, Oregon $4,000: San Pedro Cal
$1,000; fish hatcheries in Lake County. Colo,
RADIO, SIS, 900, and on Lake Erie $4,000; viaduct
at Rock Island, ILL.,, 435, 900 one-haf to be re-
lmbursed by the city of Rock Island The
Senate amendment to pay Mrs. Waite SIS TAO the
balance of one years salary of the late Chief
Just1ce Waite, was agreed to-yeas 2S: NAYS
16. The amendment approprating $4,000 each
for statues of General Philip H. Sheridan
and General John A. Logan in Washing
SGn harris Eas ag ra LED to- In the Senate
number of uncon6rmed nominations He held
1t to be as much the duty of the President 10
make nominations to fill official vacancies as to
perform any other official duty, and as much
the duty of the Senate to consider and confirm
or reject such nominations 10 perform any
o o senatorial duty. He moved that the
f(t thn sf1o,o
ecut1ve business. The motion was rejected bv
party VOte-yeas, "a nays, 70. Mr. Harris
gave notice that he would make the same mo-
ton every day to the end of the session The
pOstofnce appropriation bill was before the
House. Amendments to regulate the salaries of
assistant postmasterS and to reduce the sala-
rles OF postmasters' stenOgraphers 10 $500 were
rejected, as was also Mr. Adams (Ill) motion 10
TX the salary OF the Assistant Postmaster at
Chcago at $500. Representative Butterworth
introduced his resolution authorizing the Presi-
dent to invite Canadian officials ard legislators
toV1slt the Unitel States about Nav :.
THE conference report on the Territorial bill
passed both houses Of Congress on the 9th
inst, and only lacks the signature of the Presi-
dent to become law. The bill as agreed pro-
woes Tor the admission of the States OF North
Dakota South Dakota, Montana, and Washing
ton MI Plumb, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands reported to the senate the Senate
6lll for the relief of settlers in Hettingsr
County, Dakota, which explained and
passed CThe bill authorizes an exchange Of
lands on which HOMESTEAD settlements were
made by mistake for o. her public lands with tbs,
Northern Pacific Railroad Company A mes
sage from the House announcing the signature
by the Speaker of the direct tax bill was laid
before the Senate, and the bill (having been first
signed by the presiding officer was Immediately
sent to the President. The House passed a.
large grlst of bills at it's evening session Among
them were the bills tor the estabIis hrnent of q
lighthouse and log signal a. the outer break
water, Chicago; authorizing Lake View to erect.
water works crib il Lake Michigan. and
authorizing bridges across the Missouri River
at St Charles, Mo-, Near Kansas City, and at
Leavenworth, Kas., and across the Mississippi
River between Wisconsin and Minnesota at La
crosse, Wis.,, and at Lyons, loWu.
THE Senate devoted the larger portion of it's
session, on the 21st inst, to the sundry civil
bill. After long debate the amendment re-
ported from the Appropriations Committee al
lowing royalty of 81 cents per 90 inpl ess:ons
Tor the use OF steam plate printing presses i'll
the Bureau of Engraving was passed. The
House bill Flowed q royalty or L cent per
1000 impressions. Further appropriations
reported from the committee We're agreed to as
follows: Sedaiia MO- postoffice site and build
ing, %, 900; expenses of In irrational Confer
ence OF American States (additionan, ST., COO;
light house and fog signal at Chicago outer
break water substitute for House item of S.
200, $36, 900; dor the prevention of epidenics
ment appropriation bill also reported and
notice was given that it would be called up as
s soon as the sundry Civil bill was
Postofice Appropriation bill with an
amendment liking the salary of the
Superintend of Registry a. Chicago at 40 per
cent. of the salary of the Postmaster. Inc
House also made considerable progress on the
deficiency bill, 10 which an amendment was
added appropriating ST 900 to pay Daniel a.
mont, the Presidents Private Secretary the
difference between his present salary and 81, GOO
a year, the salary which his successor will re-
ceive. Representative ODonnell Mich pre-
sented in the House an enormous petition
against the Sunday-rest BILL which bears the
signatures of 100000 seventh-day &dventists in
all parts OF the country. Two immense pack
ages in favor of the bill were presented in the
Senate by Mr.. Stockbridge. The conference re-
port on the Legislative appropriation bill
agreed to by both houses.
THREE appropriation bills-the Amy, Sundry
Civil and AgricuItural-were passed by the.
Senate on the 22d inst. An amendment was
added to the Sundry Civil bill as a substitute
for Mr.. Hiscock's motion to appropriate $780,,
00J for celebrating the constitutional
tennial, declaring Tuesday, April 30,
1885, which is the centennial anniversary
of the Inauguration of the first
President of the United States, a national holt
day. 1t provides for suitable ceremonies By
both houses of Congress on the second Wednes-
day Of December, 1889, under the direction of g.
joint committee, which is authorized TO invite
the officers of the Unitei States, the Governors
of the several States and representatives Of
foreign governments to participated; also to in
vite the Chief Justice to deliver a suitable ad-
dress dr. aa on the occasion 1t appropriates
An item was also added appropriating
$40 00O for site and pedestal for u statue Of
Gen. Hancock in Washington. Mr.. Reagan
made O long argument in the Senate in opposi-
tion TO the Evarts resolution for revision Of
the laws regulating Congressional elections.
The Senate passed the House bills authorizing
the construction of bridges at Ieavenworth,
Kan, and across the Illinois River within seven
miles of Campsville, Ill. The House amend
1ents to the Alma wis., bridge bill were also
concurred in. The House passed a bill granting
a pension of $500 to Mrs. Sheridan, with an
amendment reducing it to $500 The Senate
mono oncurred in the amendment and ordered
conference. The Senate bill placing Gen Rose
Grams on the retired list of the army with the
rank of Brigadier General passed the House.
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