Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-07
NEWS SUMMARY.
CONGRESSIONAL.


| FEBRUARY 26, SENATE.--The senate pass
ed the army appropriation bill. Mr.. Dolph,
! from the committee on public lands, re-
ported back the vetoed senate bill for tho
relief OF VIM. IL. Wheaton and Chas. II.
Chamberlain Of California, and the bill was
passed. Among the bills passed We're
the house bill 20 encourage the enlistment
OF boys in the United States navy (allow-
ing them as a bounty u kit of clothing
worth $780, The house bill approprialing
$1,000 for light at the mouth of Otter
Greek, Lake Champain. The house bill
TO punish dealers and pretended dealers
IN counterfeit money and fraudulent de-
vices for using the United States mails Tho
house bill 10 provide for the allotment of
lands in severdlty to the united Peorias
and Miamis in Indian Territory with
amendments) After brief secret session
the senate at sos adjourned until noon to-
morrow.
HoUsE.-The house passed the deficiency
appropriation bill and considered the
Indian appropr alton bill. Incidental TO
the Indian bill "a prolonged debate took
place on political outragcs in the south, and
bitter attack on Speaker Carlisle was
made by Mr.. Kennedy of Ohio. Great eX-
cltement and confusion prevailed. sen.
ate bill was passed for the establishment of
the Lincoln land district in New Mexico.
After dilatory tactics Mr.. Randall reported
the sundry civil bill. The recommends
AlOuo VI NuO GOulul4Nlct OH appropriations
relative To the senate amendments were
agreed TO. A conference was ordered. The
evening session was devoted TO the consid-
GRAFTON OF the deficiency appropriation
bill
FEBRUARY %, SENATE. 49, The senate
agreed 10 the conference report on the
agricultural appropriation bill. ordered a
new conference on the army appropriation
bill and discussed house amendments TO the
interstate commerce law. The senate bill
10 amend the law to provide for the better
protection of the salmon fisheries of Alaska
was reported by Mr.. Stocllbridge from the
committee on fisheries and passed.
HoUsE.-The house passed the Indian APP
preparation bill. This Is the last of the
general appropriation bills. Senate bill
was passed for the erection of "a public
building at Fort Worth, Tex. with an
amendment limiting the cost TO So. 900, and
bill for the relief Of the widow of Col.
Arno Vosa-
FEBRUARY 2S. SESATE.-The senate or
dcred another conference on the Interstate
commerce bill. a number OF bridge bills
were passed The postofiice appropriation
bill was taken up and passed with amend
ments The senate then went into eXecu-
tive session. a conference was ordered on
the naval appropriation bill. AT tho even
ing session two messages from the Presi-
dent were presented and referred TO com
mittees; one as to tho representation of the
United States ut tho Barcelona exposition
and the other as to the expenses of the
Brussels exposition.
HoUsE.-rhe house agreed to the
establishment OF "a geological park in the
District Of Columbia. The house passed
the senate bill for the protection of the
salmon fisheries in Alaska, with an amend
ment directing the president TO cause one
or more United States vessels TO cruise in
Behring sea aud other Alaskan waters and
seize all vessels found to be unlawfully en-
gagged in seal hunting Also the bill pro-
viding for a S1j,C0Op public building at Kala-
mazoO, Mich. At the evening session. Mr..
Ermentrout OF Pennsylvania, offered a
resolution, which was adopted without any
addresses being delivered, accepting in the
name Of the nation. the statues of Gen.
Mahlenbcrg and Robert Fulton, presented
by the state of Pennsylvania, and OF Lewis
Cass, the gift of the state of Michigan.
The resolution was agreed 10. Bills rclat-
ing TO the District OF Columbia were
passed