Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-19
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THE UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL.

Joint Resolutions I'm Both Houses Recog-
Mining the New Deal Representative
Begin Relieving Their Pockets of Bills
aud Put l.o64 on the Caiendar-IngaIls'
National Education scheme-Brewer
Ready for His Commission-The siieott
| Rascsiity-OmciaI Items.
WASHINGTON CRY, Dec I9-The senate
yesterday passed a resolution extending the
limit of time for the maritime conference to
March next, and another thanking Chief
Justice Fuller for his address at last weeks
centennial anniversary. A resolution was
referred authorizing the quadro-centennia
committee 10 give hearings TO advocates of
various localities as sites for the Worlds
fair. Morgan introduced a joint resolution
recognizing the republic of Brazil, and con-
graduating the Brazilians A resolution
calling ON the postofiice for estimates of the
cost OF extending the free delivery system
to towns OF 5000 and 5000 population was
agreed to. Blair reported his educational
Dill Coke offered n resolution calling for in
formation relative to the killing of d. =
Terry 10y Deputy Marshal Maggie: il went
over Ingalls, introduced hill providing for
national education under u national board
OF education. The senate held AN executive
session, and at it, close adjourned
The house got its bill-receiving mill into
operation, and the grist was "a large one Be-
fore beginning the call Of states "A resolution
extending the time for the maritime confer
ence to March next was adopted. a reward
Of 5000 for Silcott's capture was author
ized, and holiday adjournment resolution
adopted; providing for n holiday from Dec.
to .u /. 81.
gun, ami .UiI bills introduced. among them
the following: A dozen measures based on
Blairs educational bill score Of PROPOSE
tons for the free coinage OF silver, providing
subsidy OF 80 cents per ton per Zoo miles
iailei for American vessels in the foreign
trude wheeler of Ala J.; To tax trusts y per
rent. and authorizing the president ~ sus-
pend duties ON goods sold by trusts. to Gbol-
ish the gold redemption fund Tor greenbacks;
u repay Ia the states the direct tax. to estab-
lsh bureau OF appointments to
classify the clerks in the departmental
service tCheadlel; TO enforce the eight-hour
law ON government premises; TO prevent im-
portatiou Of convict made goods; TO abolish
the tax ON tobacco and fruit spirits: To re-
duce letter postage to l cent per ounce Post
of IllSl; TO place hemp and similar products
and Irvine made therefrom on the free list
also sugar, apprupriating 5000 to repay
members for their loss 10y the Silcott steal
tPaysonl 10 reduce the duty on salt, lumber,
woollens, worsteds and carpets tDockery of
Mo- to abolish the office OF minister pleni-
potentiary aud envoy extraordinary and
substitute therefor consuls of the first, sec
ond snd third claSs; 10 establish postal tel
egraph system; 10 repeal the Interstate com
merce law, to repeal the duty on sugar aud
provide a bounty for American producers
thereof; a resolution recognizing the repub-
lie of Brazil
The deaths of COngreSsmcn Laird of Ne
braska, Cox Of New York and TownShcnd Of
Illinois were formally notih,-l 10 the hous.,
and adjournment TO Friday was taken IA re-
spect To the memory of these members