Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-19
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Fifty-First Congress--First Session.

I 2 e B = = ~ FifT-First Congress--First Session.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. | SKNATE-After passing resolution ex~ 1 tending to the first of March, 1890, the time for holding the international marine confer ence, MT. Morgan offered the following joint resolution, which was read in full and laid over till tomorrow.
 taves of the United States of America in Congress sratuatss the people Of Brazil % on n their just ana peaceful assumption of the powers, duties and re- free consent of the soxerned sIpresssd in their re pudiation of monafchic rule. aud in their recent
 of H is py sEnized as a lawful and rightful government. and and % G5 sf ans a sH tS 6s the iWss W M If natsns as
 ss ed between the United States of America and the state of the public laWs in the tinted States se of America shall be notified to the United States of ha 1s e ss as S srn1nent of the United States and of the several flag the unsed as the flag of free, sovereign and independent
 MT. Hiscoek Rep., N. Y.), from the com mittee on Quadro-C Centennial celebration, re- ported resolution authorizing that commit tee to employ stenographer and to have hearings before it reported and printed. The resolution was referred to the committee on contingent expenses.
 The communication from the President of the United States transmitting the report of the secretary of the interior as to the agreement with the Cosur D'Alene Indians for the purchase of certain portions of their lands was read and referred to the commit tee on Indian affairs.
 MT. Plumb offered an amendment (similar to that of last aession) to the Pacific railroad funding bill and it was referred to the com mittee on that subject.
 MT. Hoar introduced bill to give jurisdic tion in certain pension cases to the district courts of the United States, and 1t was refer- red to the judiciary committee. Mir. Hoar also introduced bills for monument to Zachary Taylor; changing the time for the ending of the official terms of the President and members of Congress; and for prison and reformatory, which were severally refer red to committees.
 Mr.Blair, from the committee on education and labor, reported back his bill to provide for the establishment and temporary support of common schools, and gave notice that as soon as possible after the close of the holiday recess he would call it up for action. It was placed on the calendar. MT. Coke offered a resolution calling on the Attorney.General for information as to the attack upon Justice Field in California and the killing of David s. Terry by Deputy Mar shal Nagle, and 1t was laid over until to- morrow.
 The Senate then proceeded to the consider ation of executive business.
 At4 o'clock the doors were reopened and the Senate adjourned until tomorrow. HousE.-A concurrent resolution for holiday recess from December 21 until Janu- arv 6 was agreed to- 152 to S8. The Speaker having laid before the House 1 a message from the President recommending that the limit of the International Marine l Conference be extended for two months, Mir. l Hit of Illinois introduced joint resolution l extending that authority until March 1st, | 1890. Passed.
 | resolution was adopted authorizing Ithe sergeant at arms to offer reward of $5,000 | for the arrest of Silcott, the absconding cashier. A resolution for the immediate call of the states for the introduction and refer enoe of bills was adopted.
 Under the call of states. the following bills were introduced and referred: By Mir.
 Wheeler, of Alabama,-To reduce postage on certain letters; also for the organization l of a naval reserve force; also for the reduc- tion of duty in certain cases; also to reduce | the tobacco tax; also to designate the time for the meeting of congress-; to place cotton
 bagging on the free list; to create tariff | statistical bureau; to refund the cotton tax; :; for signal stations on the West Indies;
 amending the civil service act; to increase
 the efficiency of the army; for the relief of
 the merchant marine of the United States.
 By Mr. Oats, of Alabama,-To regulate
 immigration and to amend the naturalization
 laws; to prohibit aliens from acquiring title
 to lands in the United States.
 By Mir. O'Donnell of Michigan-To repeal
 the duty on sugar and to pay bounty to aid l iv, t1o o11k oE .o1oo k~~ olv,na
 drop-letter postage to one cent an ounce at
 free delivery offices.
 By MT. Townsend of Colorado-For the
 free coinage of silver.
 By MT. r.Payson of Illinois For the payment
 of the unpaid salaries of members of Congress
 the President to veto separate items in gen
 eral appropriation bills. T :. By Mr. Henderson of Iowa-To declare un
 lawful trusts and combinations in restraint
 of trade and production; also to establish pension bureau in the department of justice
 also to increase pensions in cases of tota
 helplessness.
 By MT. Coggswell, of Massachusetts-Te
 encourage American fisheries. By MT. Morse, of Massachusetts-To re
 peal the inter state commerce law; also tt
 provide for apostal telegraph system. By MT. Rockwell, of Massachusetts - IL , make Springfield, Mass, a port of delivery Many others were also introduced among , them being bills for the erection of publi , buildings at the following places: Danbury
 South Norwalk New London and Waterbury
 Conn.,; Bar Harbor and Holton, Me; Wor
 cester, Haverhilt, Maiden, Lynn and Holy oke, Mass. Pawtucket, R. l.; St. Albans Newport and Island Pond, Vt. . The deaths of James Laird, of Nebraska s. s. Cox, of New York, N. W. Nutting ani R. w. Townshend, of Illinois, were an nounced to the House which as a mark 0 Q respect to the memory of the deceased at si . o'clock adjourned until Friday.