Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-01-02
DolNcs OF CONGRESS.


JANUARY.
I Meeting Of congress.
13 Senate blu empowering the president to ap-
point a commissioner Of fish and fisheries,
passed by the house, Boutelle battle flag
resolution adopted by the house.
l6 Resolution of MIR. Dingley calling for an
inquiry into alleged discrimination on the
Welland canal passed by the house.
II. A message from the president dealing with
Pacific railroads
10 The bill to refund the direct tax of 1861 passed
by the senate The agricultural experimenta.
stations bill passed by the house.
10 Resolution to appropriate $4,000 for the Mel.
bourne exposition passed by the house.
81 Resolution Of inquiry into the Jackson, Miss,
election passed by the senate
&C. Senate passed bills granting pensions Of Sc OOn
year Co the widows Of Gems Logan aud
Blair
81 Constitutional amendment extending the term
VI tho president until April 30 passed by the
house.
FEBRUARY
q Pension Dill for helpless sailors and soldiers
passed the senate
Special senatorial committee to investigate
he Pacific railroads appointed.
z Bill to amend the internal revenue Laws passed
by house.
Consideration Of the British extradition treaty
postponed ty the senate until December.
I, Eiaire,.ncational bill passed by the senate
- Constitutional amendment extending the pres
d,'u. $ hI'ia to April 20 rejected by tho senate
81 Tie president transmitted to tho senate the
fisheries treaty accompanied by a message
and protocol
% Bill II provide for an inter- eonal marine con-
g.saS, passed by the senate Tho United States
Laws extended over NO Mans Land"
81 Bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal com
i.any Of Nicaragua passed by the senate
% Senate passed the bill creating National Art
commission ELL authorizing the secretary Of
n a mr.
chase of bonds. passed by the house.
MARCH.
1. Resolution requesting the president to nego-
tiats treaty with China providing for The SIX.
cl,lsion Of Chinese laborers passed by the sen
cite Mills tariff bill presented to the house
by the ways and means committee.
g. Pacific railroad telegraph bill passed by the
house.
8 Dependent pension bill passed by the senate
10 Bill authorizing the issue Of S5 900 900 of frac
tonal silver certificates passed by the house.
y. Bill to provide for acommsson to investigate
the liquor traffic passed by the senate; also
bill authorizing the president to provide for
conference with South American republics.
e The president transmitted to the senate the
new Chinese treaty, with an explanatory let
ter by Secretary Bayard The treaty prohib.
its the coming Of Chinese laboreTs to the
United States for twenty years
80. Bills granting pensions to the widows Of Gems
Logan and Blair passed by the house.
APRIL
L. House began the famous direct tax bill dead
lock
10 Deadlock In the house over the direct tax bill
broken by a vote OF 14S to 1877 after u duration
of eight days
r. Debate ON the Mills tariff bill opened in the
house
49, Bill to create department Of labor passed BY
the house; also a bill providing for boards Of
arbitration
10 Bill for the admission Of South Dakota passed
by the senate.
% Pension and Indian appropriation bills passed
BY the house ~
q Chinese treaty ratified by the senate In execu-
tive session
River and harbor bill passed by the house I'm
der suspension Of the rules
o Chace international copyright bill passed by
the senate also railroad land forfeiture Till.
10 New treaty with Peru ratified by the senate.
II Pension appropriation bill amounting to $780,
O00 $50 passed by the senate
81 Bi!lto establish department OF agriculture
passed by the house
q Bill to establish department Of labor passed
by the senate -
%. The pres.den, authorized to confer the rank
Of general Of the army on Gen. Philip II.
Sheridan.
H. Ford resolution for special committee to in
vegtigate eyasio1S OF tho contract labor law
passed by the hotss.
II Bill to provide adjustment Of accounts Of gov
eminent labosers under the eight hour law
passed by tho senate
10 Nomination of Melville " Fuller as chief Jus.
t;ce OF the United States supreme court con-
fiTIned by the senate
a. Fr~sdman's bank bill passed by the senate
appropriation st,0C0,0O0).
Mills tariff bin passed by tho house by vote of
16a to 70, three Republicans voting for the
measure and four Democrats against it,
AUGUST
6 Chinese exclusion bill passed by the senate,
without division.
q Bill to regulate Interstate commerce by tele-
graph passed ~ the senate
IL Fortilications Dill passed by the house, with.
out division.
20. Chinese ezchis on bill passed by tho house
q. Fisheries treaty rejected by senate by vote
OF 90 " q.