The Delta independent., 1889-12-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, DEC. 10,

a. r., one for the admission of Wyoming
US State, one in favor of the Blair Edu-
cational bill, one from the Chicago Board
| of Trade for lccnt letter postage and ssv
| eral for the passage of the Sunday rest
| bill.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
BY Mr. Stanford For the relief of man
ufacturers of wine. for the establishment
OF gun factory, for the finishing of heavy
| ordnance on the Pacific coast, and for fort.
itications on the Pacific coast
BY Mr.. PaddOck-For the erection of a
| 600.
BY Mr.. Mitchell-For public building
| at Cheyenne, Wyoming-Sl5O,O0 900.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consid-
Grafton of executive business.
| After the doors were reopened a concur
rent resolution, offered by Mr.. Ingalls,, for
the holiday recess from Thursday, Decem-
Der 10, to Monday, JanuaryG, was agreed
| to-ycas II, nays -.
HUUsE-Mr Mckinley's resolution for
| holiday recess from December lg TO Janu-
| AIRY was referred.
resolution was introduced by Mr..
| Lacey, of Iowa, directing the Committee
on Elections to inquire into the contested
election case of Clayton against Brecken-
| ride, of Arkansas, Mr.. Clay ton having
been assassinated while preparing his case.
| Mr.. Crisp contended that the resolution
must go to the Committee on Elections,
| but he was overruled and the resolution
was adopted.
| Adjourned.
TUESDAY. DEC. II.
SESATE-In the Senate, among the bills
| reported from the committees and placed
| on the calendar were the following: To re-
| lieve the Treasurer of the United States
| from the amount now charged to him and
| deposited with the several States: TO in
crease the pensions of pensioners who are
entirely helpless.
.,s.f 4 s.,aa at, NC
point.
Mr.. Mitchell offered a resolution which
was referred to the postofice committee,
calling on the Postmaster General for esti
mates OF the increased cost required for
the extension of the free delivery system
to all towns and cities having not less than
l3,OOO inhabitants, and where the gross
| pos:Otficc revenue is at least S, 600: also TO
cities aud towns of 5000 inhabitants and
with gross postoffice revenue Of 5000.
| After an executive session the Senate
adjourned
HousE-The session of the House was
brief. After the Introduction of few bills
resolution was offered for calling the
States ALPHABETICALLY for the Introduction
of bills, and referred TO the committee on
| rules. AZ nothing could be done the
House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. is.
| SESATE-Mr. Sherman, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, repo rted a
Joint resolution extending to the first of
March, 1880, the time of the International
Maritime Conference. Passed.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following, which
was laid over until tomorrow:
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
United States OF America congratulate
the people of Brazil on their Just and
| peaceful assumption of the power du ties
and responsibilities of self-government,
based upon the consent of the governed,
expressed in their rupudiation of mo-
narchic rule, and in their recent adoption Of
u republican form of governmental and that
the United States of Brazil is by this act
recognized as lawful and rightful gov
ernment, and that said republic is of right
entitled to exercise and enjoy international
| comfy and all the benefits of the law of
nations as a sovereign power, and the ben
ents OF all rights, privileges and advant-
ages under existing treaties that were
conducted between the United States of
America and the late empire of Brazil ;and
that this declaration OF the state of public
| laws in the United States of America shall
be notified to the United States of Brazil,
by the President, and that the President
by his proclamation, shall require the peo-
pie and Government of the United States
in authority therein, to recognize the flag
of the United States OF Brazil as the flag
of free, sovereign and independent state.
HousE-Under call of States the fol-
l.
To reduce the tobacco tax. To regulate
immi igration and amend the naturalization
laws. Also 10 prohibit aliens from ac-
quiring titles to lands in the United States !;
| to declare Il forfeiture Of all unearned land
grants; to repeal the re-ernption and tim
ber.culture laws Ito provide for a graduated
income tax: to tax trusts; to prevent CON
| traction of the currency; to repeal all laws
requiring an accumulation of gold; for the
redemption of treasury notes: for free
coinage of silver: to permit the President
to veto separate items in general appro-
priation bills; requesting the President to
open negotiations with Mexico for the es
tablishment of friendly and commercial
relations, and for ,the adjustment of
boundaries; for the importation of sweet
wines free of duty: to repeal the duty on
sugar, and TO pay u bounty to aid in the
cultivation OF sugar; for the free importa-
tion of iute bagging.
The number of bills introduced under
the call was l,oi. Many of these are du-
plicates, If not in language, at least in the
subject matter of their provisions,
The deaths of James Laird of Nebraska,
S. S. Cox of New York, \. W. Nutting Of
, New York and Il. w. Townsend of nli-
nois, were announced to the House. which,
rs mark of respect TO the memory of the
deceased, adjourned until Friday.
THURSDAY. DEC. 10.
SENNrI-The House concurrent resolu-
ton for n holiday from Saturday next till
Monday, January i, was concurred in.
MIR. Chandler called up the resolution
: offered by him in regard to organizations
among naval officers to influence congress
sional legislation, and made statement
! On the subject
: After further discussion by Messrs But
Ter, Cockrcll and Call the resolution was
agreed to.
The resolution offered yesterday calling
for information as to the disposition Of
lands of the military reservations reln-
pushed by the War Department was
agreed to.
) The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Coke as to tho attack on Justice Field in
California and the killing of Terry, was re-
fcrlcd TO the Judiciary committee.s
The Senate then went into executive
| session, After the doors We're re-opened
messages Were received from the House
announcing the deaths during the recess
of Representatives Laird, Townshend and
Cox.
Resolutions expressive of the regret of
The Senate wero offered by Messrs Man
iors, Cullom and Evarts, and az, eed to-
and us mark Of respect to the deceased