The Dickinson press., 1890-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL polNGs.
The Senate.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Senate not in
funeral of Judge Kelley in the house.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-ln the senate
a number of petitions were presented
n referred, among them one signed by
the wives of Chief Justice Fuller and
Justices Field and Harlan and by the
wives of a number of distinguished Off
Gals and citizens of Washington, a
ing for the appointment of women on
the board of managers of the exposition
of 1892.
On motion of Mr.. Frye the select COM
mlttee on the Pacific railways was in
creased to nine members, and Senators
Platt and Turpie were added to it.
A bill was passed authorizing a rail-
road bridge across the Missouri river be-
tween the county of Douglass or Sarpy.
in Nebraska, and the county of Potto-
wattomie, in Iowa.
Mr.. Plumb addressed the senate on his
resolution heretofore offered, respecting
the lease of the islands of St. Paul and
st. George to the Alaska Commercial
company, and requesting the secretary
OF the treasury not to make a further
lease of suchfislands until further action
by congress Or until the latest period
made necessary by existing law, and
meanwhile to make a full report as to
the M IL which the Alaska COM
mercial company has discharged its OBJ
legations under the present lease.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IA number of
bills were reported from committees and
placed on the calendar. The senate then
proceeded with the consideration of the
resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. Call
in relation to the claims of F1orida un-
der the swamp land grant.
During the debate on the Florida
swamp land bill, Senator Plumb made
charges against Senator Call of assisting
in a ''land STEAL" as he termed it, and
Senator Call retorted rather. bitterly, ac-
cusing Senator Plumb of being the adj
vocate of "boodlers," and saying that
the senator from Kansas had "spoken
without the truth"
The senate went into secret session and
at 4 o'clock adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-After routine
business Mr.. Turpie addressed the senate
in support of the resolution for the recog-
milton of the republic of Brazil.
The senate then passed a number of
senate bills, among them the following:
Relating to homestead entries in Indian
territory; settling a claim of Missouri
for money paid to militia since April,
1889; for bridging the Missouri river
within one mile of the mouth of the
Kansas river; appropriating $50, 1000 fora
hall of records in Washington.
The senate then went into secret ses-
sion and at $40 adjourned.
Tho House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Funeral serv-
ices of the late Judge Kelley were held
the house.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-In the house
Mr.. Adams, chairman of the Silcott in
vestigating committee submitted a re-
port accompanied by a bill appropriating
$75, 900 to cover the deficiency caused by
Silcott's defalcation. Minority reports
were submitted by Messrs. Hemphill and
Holman. All were ordered printed and
rccommitted.
A concurrent resolution for the print
ing of $4,000 copies of the address of
Chief Justice Fuller on the occasion of
the commemoration of the Inauguration
of George Washington was agreed to.
AT the close of the call Of states the
house went into committee of the whole
for the consideration of the bill to pro-
vide for townsite entry of lands in
Oklahoma.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-After a num-.
Der of bills were introduced and referred
and effort was made by Mr.. Perkins, of
Kansas, to have the house 90 into COM.
mittee Of the whole on the Oklahoma
town site entries bill. This was defeated
and the report on the Silcott defalcation
with a bill to reimburse members, was
taken up and supported by Mr.. Adams,
of Illinois. MI. Hempill, of South Caro-
lima, opposed the bill, and favored the
division of the funds remaining in the
office of the sergeant-at-arlns pro rata
among tho losers. Pending the discus
sion the house, at s p. M, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Mr. Hit, of
Illinois, rising to a question of privilege,
denied charges made by the National
Butter, Cheese and Egg association that
he had introduced a bill for the aboli-
consideration of the Silcott report was
then resumed. After considerable argu-
ment a vote was taken on the Hemphill
bill las a substitute for the majority bilD,
permitting members to sue in the court
of claims. 1t was defeated by a close
vote of yeas 1876, nays 1873. A motion to
reconsider was promptly tabled, and the
vote required on ordering the majority
bill (appropriating $4,000 tx reimburse
members for their lost salaries) to be N
crossed and read a third time. This hav-
ing been done Mr.. Bland demanded the
reading of the engrossed bill, but the
speaker held that under general parlia-
mentary this was not necessary.
A vote was taken on the bill and twas
defeated-yeas 1876, nays 142.
A motion to reconsider and a motion to
lay that motion on the table were en-
tered; and then at Cos the house ad-
jcurned.