The Springdale news., 1889-01-25
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


 IN the Senate on the 18th petitions from tb, Woman's National Christian Temperanc, Union and other bodies Ill the various States in faYer et legislation for Sabbath observance were presented, as were also additional peti lions from citizens of Orangcburg, S. C, asking that therrights Of suffrage be protected Upon resumption of consideration of the Tariff biit the motion to put salt on the free list was le Jeeted without further debate. The amefd ment increasing the duty on cross-cut saws was adopted In the House, resolution was adopted calling on the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Treasury for correspond cnce relating to the use of an Engl sh steam ship in excavating the main ship channel in New York harbor. The remainder Of the ses. ssion Sds taken up in debate on various h1iis for ihe admission Of Territories to Statehood
 IN the Senate, on the Eth, MT Hoar reportc fdyorably without amendment, the resolution providing for joint meeting Of the two houses on February l3, To count the electoral vote The Tartf bill was then taken up. and MT Ali son. in answer to question, said that the i'm. portant matters yet to be acted on were the wooden, sugar and wool and woolen schedules Tao discussion of the pending questionable amendment 10 the tin-plate schedule--was con. tinued by Senators Allison and Vest . Tn the fiouse, the resignation of Representative Hovey, Of Indiana, was received The bln re. leasing Lieutenant Colonel |. A Eyre from la. btttty on account of receipts and disbursements of funds aS acting Qnartermaster, was passed and the Territorial bills were taken up and oc. cup.ed the yemainder of the session.
 is the Senate on the 18th. the credentials q Alr Frye, Of Maine, for the Senatorial tern beginning March 1, next were presented am lied. The Tatin bill was then again taken up. the pending question being the sugar bounty ngment, during the discussion ot which Il developed that the revenue collected from sugar between 1851 and iss7 amounted to sa6i Ina ffff3,t ,H 0t the proposed bounty ito be paid out of the EeVehde derived from the duty on sugar would oe a8,5edgoo. The amendment agreed 10 -....fn the House, consideration of the Senate Omnibus Admission bill was resumed and oe- eep=ed the entire day, being passed finally with amendments. An evening session was held during which thirty prlRate pension bills were passed.
 iA Ih2 Senate, on the 19th, the credentials MT Hear. Of Massachusetts. were presente oha 'ied. The CertItic ale Of election as Set. 'ezr from Delaware of Anthony Higgins was presented and referred To the committee ol hr saeEes and elections on account of non-eon formtiy to the requirements Of law Consid efation of the Tarif bIll was then resumed The sugar schedule was laid aside temporarily and the amendment ta the paragraph relating to pen=kniyes and raznrs was taken up, an aiief much discussion passed The gun para. BfdEh "ds amended and passed. Several minor
 
 aud the Senate went into executive session In the House, the Senate bjll providing for sun dry circuit courts was passed. The conference report on the bill to protect young girls lInak- ing the aee Of consent III the District of Galam- ha sixteen years and providing d penalty Of fifteen years or less for the first ofensez and thirty years for each subsequent oGense1 was agreed 10. The Fortifeattons bill was taken up, amended and passed. soon after which the ilonse, as mark of respect to Representative F.. " Robertson, Of Louisiana, deceased ad loarHed
 lN the Senate, on the 21st the Tarin bill wa taken up immediately on the conclusion of the Tn atntng hour. Mir AHisons request that the debate be Limited under the ten minute rule after three o'clock was objected to by Mir Vance on the ground that there too lIttfr time leH for the consideration of the bill. T. subsequently, agreed that the ten.miuute rule should obtain after five o'clock, and tho uay was devoted to the discussion of the rice and wool schedules......I In the House, hlibus terIng was resumed, but afterwsrd. by agree ment with friends of other measures the ad vocates of the Oklahoma bIi! permitted busi ness to proceed, A resoiut on providing for final vote on the Oklahoma bill at four elocN Thursday, was agreed to- and the House passed the bill authorizing the leasing Of Indian lands for mining uurDOses