Morris tribune., 1889-02-13
The House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The house con-
Cured in the senate amendments to the
house bill retiring Gen. VIM. F. Smith.
It authorizes his retirement with the
rank of major of engineers.
The conference report on the Nicara-
guam canal bill was then taken up and
discussed until o'clock, when the house
took recess until 1880.
The evening session was devoted to
the consideration of the District of Col.
umbia.
WASHINGTON, Feb Mr.. Frank B.
Posey, took the oath as representative
from the First congressional district of
Indiana, he having been elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of A. P. Hovey. The consideration of
the conference report on the Nicaragua
canal was resumed. The conference re-
port was agreed upon by vote Of TT
yeas to go nays. At o'clock tie house
took recess until 1880.
At the evening session Mr., Peel, of
Arkansas, called up the house bill to di-
vide portion of the reservation of the
Sioux nation of Indians, in Dakota, into
separate reservations and to secure the
REIMBURSEMENT Of the Indian title to the
remainder.
Several amendments were proposed
| and adopted and the previous question
was ordered and the bill laid aside until
morning.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Senate bill pro-
| viding that public lands subject to pri-
vate entry shall be disposed of according
to the provisions of the homestead laws
only was taken up, and the following
amendments to it adopted: By Mr.. Hol-
ct1 fha f1o soI
empt Missouri from the provisions of the
| bill; repeating the communication clause
| of the homestead law. By Mr.. Turner,
of Kansas, allowing persons who have
abandoned or relinquished their home
stead entries to make another entry.
The bill as amended was then passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the army appropriation
bill, and pending discussion adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The house,
after the morning hour, took up the
army appropriation bill. An amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase of muskets was adopted. The
committee then rose and the bill was
passed.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was then taken up for consideration and
passed, and the house at o'clock took a
recess till 7:30 p. m.
At the night session thirty-eight pri-
vate pension bills were passed, and at 10
p. m. adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The house
passed the senate bill establishing life
saving station near the mouth of St.
Georges river, Meme: senate bill grant
| ing Randolph county, Illinois, title to
certain lands; bills granting w. H. Rob-
ertson and Edward L. Hedden, late col
lectors at New York, credits of $2,346
and $3,073, respectively; senate bill
| granting right of way through Fort
Custer reservation, Montana, to the Big
Horn Southern railroad; senate bill au-
| thorizing the construction of a bridge
across the Mississippi river at La Crosse.
Wis. The postoffice appropriation bill
was then taken up.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-The house in
sisted on the amendment to the direct
tax bill and conference was ordered.
Senate bill was passed for the construc-
ton of bridge across the Missouri
river at Leavenworth, Kan. The Small
Elliott election contest case was then
taken up and discussed, but no action
was taken before adjournment