Connecticut western news., 1889-02-13
CONGRESS AT WORK.
The Senate.

1n0 senate. In the Senate the House joint rcsolutionfor payment of $500, 900 to the representatives of the SIte James B. Eads was taken up and passed. The amendments to the legislative bill that were reported from the committee on appropriations were agreed to. An amend ment.. was proposed by Senator Stewart to the sundry civil bill to increase from $250-, 900 to $35O, 900 the appropriation for sur veys of sites for the construction of reservoirs for the purpose of retaining the arid lands of the Vest
 In the Senate several amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill were reported. Senator Culom presented a resolution of the Philadelphia Drug Exchange urging Congress to abolish all internal revenue taxes. The Senate resumed consideration of the lcgisla- tive, executive and judicial appropriation bill, the pending question being the amend ment to increase the clerical force of tho civil service commission. Pending discussion the Senate adjourned.
 Senator Hawley's amendment to increase the clerical force Of the civil service commisa
 sion was defeated. 1t was agreed to by tho Senate after t two days debate, but when the legislature, executive and judicial appro. priatlon bill was reported from the com
 mittec of the whole to the Senate, the amendment was rejected without di. vision. Consideration of the Union Pacific funding bill was resumed
 Senator Paddock introduced Q bill providing that the civil service act shall not be con- strucd as embracing within the scope of it's operations the officers and employees of tho railway mail service. The President nomi- mated Carroll D. Wright, of Massachusetts to be Commissioner of Labor.
 In the Senate the conference report on the Nicaragua Canal bill was agreed to. The bill now goes to the President Mir. Blair re- ported favorably joint resolution propos- ing constitutional amendment to prohibit the denial or abridgmcnt of the right to vote, he ifpI tnf Or by f;t c. count of sex. Mir Cockrcl reported a sub- stitute for the House bill to remove the charge of descrtion from soldiers of the late war and of the Mexican war, where such soldiers afterwards served faithfully till the ex- piration of their term of enlistment. Passed MT. Chandler introduced an amendment 10 the naval appropriation bill, authorizing the construction of two harbor rams of steel, and fifteen gunboats. It npproplii,tcs S5,- 900 900 to begin the construction and $}, 0OO, 900 for armament. A bill was introduc- | ed providing that on June 30, 1890, tue rev enue murine service shall be transferred to the Navy Department. Mir. SlerInan's reso- lution for the appointment of a acommittee to make the necessary arrangements for the in- auguration of the Prrsidcnt-clcct was agreed to. While the legislative appropriation bill wns under consideration another discussion of our ciyil-scrvice system took place, on tue amendment to giv an adultionalclerk to tho commission. After considerable discussion
 
 the Senate adjourned.
 Tn the Senatea concurrent resolution of the Kansas legislature was presented. requesting Kansas Senators and Representatives to use their influence to secure the, sugar bounty, to tako the place of any reduction that may be made of the sugar duty. Mir. ColQutt intro duccd an amendment to the sundry civil bill, approprating ,OOO for the construction ofa brick hospital at theUnited States arsenal, at Augusta, Gu. MT. Davies reported C,,. ,,l
 confirming the treaty with the Creek Indians in the Indian Territory. The bill to establish United States courts in the Indian Territory was taken up. After some debate the bill was passed. Mir Stewart in- troduccd n resolution for cstigation of the salmon fisheries of Alaska, which was adopt cd The Notifications bill was then passed. The House.
 | Tn the House, on motion of Mir Kelley, the | Senate amendment was concurred in to the House bill for the retirement of General Will | liam F. Smith Gas finally agreed to the bill | authorizes his retirement with the rank oi major of engineers) The rest of the session | was devoted to consideration of the confer | ence report on the Nicaragua Canal bill but | vote was not reached.
 In the House tho Hon. Frank B. Posey | took the oath of office, as successor to Gen. | Hovcy, of Indiana. The Presidents message | giving the terms of agreement with the Creek | Nation for the ccSSiOn of lands was referred | to the Indian affairs committee. After somu discussion the conference report on tho Mic | aragua Canal bill was agreed to-ycas, TIT; noes, 60.
 | In the House Mr. Holman reported bacl
 the Senate bill providing that the publ | lands now subject to private entry or art | adapted to and chiefly valua ble for agricul | ture, shall be disposed of according to tn, | provisions of the homestead laws only | Passed. X bill increasing the pension of Gen | W. H. Emerys widow from $50 to $50
 month was passed. Several amendments tc
 the army appropriation bill were adopted
 including one appropriating $1 300 for { | riding and training master at West Point fol
 the more thorough instruction of officers ant
 cadets. The entire amount carried by tn
 army appropriation bill will be about SPA. | 900 ,0O0. The report of the conference com
 mittee on the District appropriation bill wa | agreed to.
 In the House the Senate substitute, creat | ing tho Northeastern division of the SoutherI
 Judicial District of Georgia. was passed. Ii | provides for the holding of n United States
 court at Augusta. conference report on {
 bill for the relief of David Mcrriweather wa.
 agreed to. Tho House then went into com
 inittcc of tine whole on the army appropria
 tion bill The bill was passed. Again in com
 mittce of the whole the agricultural appro | printion bill was passed
 l The House took mp the Eliiott-SmaIIs con
 tested election case, there was n protractcd ant
 livclydebate. The post-off1ce appropriation bil
 was taken up and was still pending at ad
 ournment.