Connecticut western news., 1889-02-06
The House.

The House amended and passed the sundry civil appropriation bill Among the amend ments adopted were these Appropriating $1, ,O00 to equip and maintain meteorological stations in the West Indies; authorizing the Secret Service force of the Treasury Depart ment to be used in detecting dealers i'll coun- terfeit money. The committee on commerce reports favorablya bill for the establishment, Oregon, at the entrance to New York Har- bor, of @ hghtshp, with Q steam fog signal at a cost of not to exceed $6O, 900. The fisheries committee submitted re- port of it's investigation on the Alaska seal fisheries, with a bill based upon the re- suit. Representative Cothran from the committee foreign affairs reported fa- vorably resolution authorizing the presi- dent of the United States to take such measures as in his judgment may be necessary to promptly obtain indemnity from the Ven- ezuefan government for the injuries losses and damages suffered hy the Venezuelan Steam Transportation Company, of New York.
 The Senate rejected the oxtradition treaty with Great Britain by vote of 3S to 15. A
 bill to place Gen. w. $. Rosecrans on the re- tired list of the army, with the rank of briga- dier-general, was reported by Senator Flaw ley. A bill was introduced authorizing the lighthouse board to complete the pedestal of the Barthodi Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, at a cost not to exceed $50, 900. An amendment proposed to the sundry civil appropriation bill provides thatnothing con tained in the sundry civil act of last year shall be held to prevent the chief of engineers from constructing the Congressional Library building in accordance with what is known as plan D, at a cost therefor of not over $5,- O,OOO, exclusive of appropriations hereto fore made. The House amendments to the Senate bill for the admission of South Dakota as State were non-concurred in and q con ference asked
 
 jury laws of the District of Columbia, and Mir Hoar moved an additional amendment to strike out the requirement. that jurors shall be taxpayers. The amendment was agreed to, and the bill passed. The president sent the following nominations: Jesse D. Abrahams to be comptroller of the currency vice Will. liam L.. Trenholm, resigned; Sidney l.. Will son, to be pension agent at Washington, Decius $. Wade, to be chief justice of the SUI preme court of Montana; Joseph c. Breckin ridge, to be inspectorgeneral, with the ranl of brigadier- general. Consideration of tht diplomatic and consular appropriation bif was resumed, the pending question being tM Samoan amendment. The amendment wal agreed to. The amendment raising to thi rank of ambassadors the ministers to Eng land, France, Germany and Russia was rejec ted, and the bill passed. The Senate then ol motion of Mir. Riddleberger, went into secret session on the British extradition treaty. The Senate spent several hours in secret | session, discussing the extradition treaty with ! Great Brtian. Consideration of the diplo
 matic and consular appropriation bills wat | resumed the question being on the amend ments affecting Samoa.
 In the House right of way through the h. ! dian Territory was granted to the Choctaw
 RailwayCo. A conference committee was ap- i pointed on the Senate bill for the admission
 of South Dakota In committee of the whole
 appropriation bills were considered The | naval appropriation bill came up, and was
 passed. It appropriates S19,9OS, ,577.12. A
 bill for the relief of the town of Flagstaff,
 Arizona. which is located on the wrong sec
 tion ofland, was passed.