Telegram-herald., 1890-04-03
In CONGRESS.
Neither Branch Does Any Thing
RsmAxkab1s "a Legislation
BILLS OF HBog IMPORTANCE PISSED.
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YAsHfssros. April 2-ln tie House
On Tuesday . resolution -as adopted
authorizing "a inegiry into the illegal
method sKlstlag IN some United states
dissriss courts Of slspendlng sentence
after eoaylctiOn IN criminal eAseA a
bill was passed - sanls lFse OF
duty articles intended for the
ST. Louis exposition IN 1890
which may be imported from the re-
public OF MEXICO A bill ~as passed
authorizing the construction Of bridge
acgoss tAe Io~a river a. or near
Wspell0, la, also bill transferring
from Galens. III, 20 Dubuque, Ia, the
Offices OF inspectors OF halls and boilers
The foFtine4tion bill was taken up.
An smendmen VAS adopted providing
that the board which is created % IN
quire into tAe facilities for producing
steel frogings for high power guns al or
near the Pacific coast and In the vicini-
sy Of tAe Rock Island arsenal shall also
sI.sna its ine uirIss 10 the indianapolis
arsenal
Tho committee then rose and the bill
was passed without division The
amount appropriated is s..52l,o7s.
The death of Representative Wilber,
of New York. was announced, and as a
mark OF respect 10 his memory tho
House adjourned.
WAsHISGroS. April a-The House to-
day passed number OF bills providing
for the erection OF bridges over various
streams Also the bill authorizing the
construction Of bridge and approach hes
al New York City across the Hudson
river. to regulate commerce in and over
such bridge between the State OF New
York and New Jersey. and TO estab-
lish such bridge rs . military and post
road.
WAsHIYoToS, April AIN the Senate
yesterday Senator Stewart New in
trod uced bill regulating tho manu-
| facture, sale and importation Of lager
beer.
Beer 10 defined TO be . beverage made eX'
I clusiyey from hops malt and water Any
3 other nuid IS designated as adultorsted lager
beer. The bill imposes taxes upon brewers
Of and dealers in sdultcrsted lager
beer, with heavy penalties for failure TO
take out the license. All packages containing
the beverage shall be branded "adultersted-' IS
Adrltersted lager beer importers shall pay the
duty imposed on lager beerl
The Senate passed the House bill
authorizing the Mississippi river com
mission to purchase or hire such boats
as may be Immediately necessary to
rescue inhabitants o! the overfowed
districts
aH a
committee and placed on the calendar
was the House bill 10 amend the census
law in relation 10 Chinese residents.
Then at 1890 the Senate proceeded e
the consideration Of executive business
When the doors were reopened the Sen
ate adjourned.
In executive session the Senate dis
posed Of the nominations Of Judge
Swaine and United States Attorney
Stripping. of the Northern district o
Florida, after a session Of Eve and bal
hours. These cases were before the
Senate in fve executive sessions ant
were con tested as no other nomination.
have been for years. They were fnall,
confirmed by strict party vote.
WAsHrNaToS, April 2.-In the Senat,
to-day Senator Edmunds (Vt), from tn,
judiciary committee, reported back tn,
antitrust bill in the form OF a substi
tute, and said that there was one sec
tion in the bill as reported which, h'
thought, went further than it ought Il
90. Senator Edmunds said that as sool
as the Montana election case was dis
posed of the bill would be called up.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The state
mont of the public debt issued Tuesda,
showed the total debt to be 81, 500. s62,
544; cash in the Treasury, $50, 6l5, $40
debt less cash in Treasury, l,O2S, 1s7,
s72 Decrease during March, s11, $50,
s5T Decrease since June 80, 1859
$5S,4ss, o4s