Morris tribune., 1889-02-27
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Senate.

| Teller and Butler were appointed to at
| tend the annual examination of the Ca
diets at the naval academy.
| The house amendment to the senate
bills authorizing the construction of
bridges across the Mississippi river at
| Alama, Wis, and across the Tensas
river at Daniels Ferry, La, and for the
establishment of a collection district at
Tampa, Fla, We're seyerally concurred
in.
An effort to call up the resolution re-
lating to the election cases was success
full, but it was laid aside and the senate
resumed consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill. The bill was
passed.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the agricultural appropria-
ton bill, which was passed without
| amendment.
| The house amendments to the senate
bill for pension to the widow of Gen.
Sheridan were non-concurred in and a
conference asked.
An attempt was made to call up the
election outrages bill, but the Democrats
filibustered against it, and the senate at
$40 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga number of
petitions were presented and referred,
after which Mr.. Hoar called up the reso-
luton relative to the election outrages in
certain states. Mr.. Daniels, of Virginia,
addressed the senate at length on the
subject.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga number of
lighthouse bills were reported and
passed. The request for conference on
| the bill pensioning the widow OF Gen.
Sheridan, which as amended by the
house reduces the pension from So, 800 to
| $4,000 a year, was withdrawn and the
/ amendment concurred in.
The senate passed the house bill to di-
vide portion of the Sioux reservation
| in Dakota: also the bill to ratify and con-
firm an agreement with the Ute Indians.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up, Senator Cullom giving. notice
that when it was disposed of he would
call up the Oklahoma bill. At o'clock
the resolution on the death of the late
Representative Burnes, of Missouri, was
taken up, and eulogies were delivered by
Senators Cockrell, ingalls,, Voorhees,,
Hale. Hampton, Coke and Vest, after
which the resolutions were adopted
unanimously and the senate at 4:25 ad-
journed. @
The House.
| WASHINGTON, Feb %. The house by
a vote of yeas 3S, nays 143, refused to
consider the Mills resolution touching
the constitutional rights of the senate to
amend the Mills bill by means of a sub
stitute dealing with the entire subject of
taxation. Twenty-eight Democrats
voted in the negative, then reported
from the committee on rules resolu-
ton providing for the meeting of the
house at 10 o'clock; that from 10 o'clock
until II o'clock business shall be trans
acted by unanimous consent, shall not
be received at any other time except to
concur or non-concur in senate amend
ments to house bills or to pass senate
bills when presented from the speakers
table. Adopted. -. 49,.
The house passed the senate bill to
pension the widow of Gen. Sheridan
with amendments, making the amount
of the pension 81, 800 per annum.
The bill to retire Gen. Rosencrans was
taken I'D and passed after heated discus
sion.
The deficiency appropriation bill was
considered, but without action, and at
o'clock the house took a recess until
1880 p. m.
The house at its evening session passed
forty private pension bills, and at 1O
o'clock ad journed. = 49, ..'..s.--
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The house met
at 10 o'clock a. M, but no business was
transacted until an hour later, when Mr..
Peel, of Arkansas, called up the senate
bill, which was passed, to ratify and
confirm the agreement with the Greek
Indians for opening up unassigned lands
4 in the Indian territory for settlement.
Senate amendments to the house bill
for taking the eleventh census were con-
CURED in. The deficiency appropriation
bill was then taken up in committee of
the whole. @* -:<
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Fihbustering
was the order of the day in the house. 1t
was begun as soon as the journal was
read, by Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, who
raised the point of no quorum. He with
drew his point to permit G. F. Booher,
of Missouri, to qualify as the successor of
the late Mr.. Burnes. "..
Mr.. Peel also made conference re-
port on the bill granting right of way
through the Indian Territory to the st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad COM
panv. Agreed to.
The senate amendments were non
con cured in to the agricultural appro-
pria lion bill.
Mr.. Crisp then called up the contested
California case, and Savers, of Texas, in
the interest of the deficiency appropria-
ton bill raised the question of consider
alton. The house decided to consider
the election case. Filibustering was re
sorted to and continued until adjourn
| mont ssss.