The Delta independent., 1889-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
MONDAY, FEB. 4.

SESATE-The senate resumed cohsidera-
tion of the antitrus bill.
Senator George made an argument
ayains-. the bill aud expressed the intention
OF Offering an amendment looking to the
suspension or reduction of import duties on
articles as to which trusts are formed,
The Union Pacific funding bill was then
taken up, As the bill was read the date of
July l., 1SSs, as that up to which calcua-
tons should be made, was changed where
ever it occurred to July l, 1889, and the
other dates were made to conform to that
change,
MIR. Mitchell gave notice that ne would,
at the proper time, move to commit the bill
with instructions to include legislation in
reference to the Central Pacific Railroad
company
q conference was ordered on the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill and
Messrs. Hale, Allison and Cockrell were
appointed confcrees on the part of the
senate.
Housn-1n the House, the Speaker hav-
ing proceeded to call of states for the in
PRODUCTION and reference of bills, filibuster-
ing was inaugurated by Mr.. Payson of II.
linois, who sent to the clerks desk and de-
manded the reading of a long printed bill
to establish court of appeals. His oppo-
sition is directed to the Union Pacific fund
ing bill.
Most of the evening session wis con
sumed in consideration Of the bill to divide a
portion of the Sioux Indian reservation III
Dakota into separate reservations and Sc
cure the lelinquishmento of the Indian'titlc to
the remainder, about | 1900 0C0acres. After
lengthy debate Mr.. Peal of Arkansas, in
charge of the bill, finding that it would be
impossible to secure final action, withdrew
1t from consideration of the House,
TUESDAY, FEB. 5.
SENATE.-The House joint resolution for
the payment of S5O0,0O0 to the representa-
tives of the late James b. Eads was taken
up and passed.
Tha T ~,
Appropriation bin was taken up The
amendments to the bill reported from the
Committee on Appropriations We're agreed
to without question. They were few and
unimportant, the only noticeable one being
that increasing the salary of the Presj-
dents private secretary from $500 to
5000.
HoUsE.-The Senate amendment to the
House bill was concurred in for the retire
mert of General w. F. Smith with the
rank of Major of Engineers.
Inc House then proceeded to the cons i'd
Grafton of the conference report on the Mic
araguan Canal bill
After some discussion of the bill without
action, the House took recess till evening,
the evening session to be devoted to Dis
trict of Columbia business.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6.
SENATE-Ihe bill granting the Big Horn
southern Railway the right of way across
the Fort Custer Military Reservation in
Montana was passed. The executive and
judicial appropriation bill was taken up.
The pending question was an amendment
to increase the clerical force of the Civil
Service Commission. Mr.. Daniel attacked
the civil service system itself as being un-
American, un- Republican and un-Deme-
cratic, While he regretted the defeat of
the present administration, he felt that
there would be some consolation in it if the
incoming administration should manifest
no detection from the modern machine
system Of appointments. He hoped it
would lead the Government back to the
old principle in which the people were
recognized as having right to share in the
peoples Offices
II the Republican party would go about
1t SINGER" and help to rid the country of
that h. :, he would pledge them at least
one Den cratic vote to assist them in do
ing it. He longed to see the time when
plain American citizen might feel that
there was no bar to any office under the
Government of which he was worthy, and
he hoped the new administration and its
advisors would find some way of amending
the system so as to throw open the doors
to all applicants, although they might be
subjected, when necessary, to proper ex-
animation.
HousE-In the House to-day considera-
tion OF conference report on the Nicara-
qua Canal bill was resumed.
MIR. Clardy of Missouri closed the debate
in support OF the conference report, and it
was agreed to-yeas Ia. nays 90.
MIR. Dingley Of Maine, from the Commit
tee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, re-
ported resolution calling on the Secretary
of the Treasury for information as to what
orders were given to the United States
revenue cutter Rush in regard to the pro-
lection of the seal fisheries in Behring Sea
in the spring and summer of 1cSS, and
whether such instructions differ from those
given the same commander in the spring
and summer of 1887, and If so, what rea-
sons existed for any material change in
such instructions. Adopted.
THURSDAY, FEB. z.
SENArE-The con ference report on the
bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal
Company of Nicaragua was presented by
Mr. Sherman and agreed to- The bill now
goes to the President for his approval.
The Committee on Woman's Suffrage re-
ported back favorably the joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendment to
prohibit the denial or abridgement of the
right to vote, by the United States or by
any State, on account of sex. Placed on
the calendar. A minority report will be
made.
The Committee on Military Affairs re
ported a substitute for the House bill to re-
move the charge of desertion from soldiers
of the late war and the Mexican War
where such soldiers afterwards served
faithfully till the expiration of their enlist
ment. Agreed to.
The Senate then renewed consideration
of the Legislative Appropriation bill, the
pending question being on Mr.. Hawley's
amendment to give an additional clerk of
Glass to the Civil Service Commission.
HoUsE-The committee on public lands
reported back to the Senate the bill provid-
ing that agricultural public lands subject to
private entry shall be disposed of accord
ing to the provisions of the homestead laws
only. The amendment was adopted re-
pealing the construction clause of the
homestead laws. An amendment was
adopted allowing persons who have aban-
doned or relinquished homestead entries to
make another entry. The bill passed and
the house went into Committee of the
Whole on the army appropriation bill.
A New York Failure.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Robert John
ston, doing business as ]. & G. Johnston,
dry goods, assigned to day, giving prefer