The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-13
DOM GS OF CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT MEASURES CONSIDERED
AND ACTED UPON.


Done by the Senate and House -O Old
Matters Disposed Of and New Ones Com
sidered.
THE House spent the morning of the 4th in
the usual demands from the Democratic side
for full reading of the journal and its approval
on yea and nay vote, motions for adjourn
ment, etc The Senate bill to relieve the Treas
urer of IL e United States from the amount now
charged TO him and deposited i'll the several
States catne up, and several hours were wasted
IN decision as TO its reference, the Democrats
pursuing the policy of Offering diat DRY motions.
BY counting about siXty-fve Democrats present.
but not voting, the Speaker finally declar-
fG mat at r Sne question a WAS on the mo
Committee which being put was carried bv 81
viva vocb vote, not a single Democrat voting
against 1T. The House then at is, on motion
of Mr.. Mckinley, adjourned the Democrats az
well as Republicans joining III the vote. IN the
Senate several petitions praying for the passage
OF pei diem pension bill We're presented.
Among thu bills introduced was one by Mr..
Morrill, to prevent the determination of fur
bearing animals iii Alaska, and also one by
Senator Wolcott allowing New Mexico to frame
q constitution and be admitted to the Union.
After thP introduction of large number of
private RELIEF bills the SeRat9 proceeded to the
con siderdtion of executive business The Sem
ate i'll. executive session debated at length the
Samoan treaty and finally ratified it with only
nine dissenting votes.
In the senate on the 5th inst, after long dis
cussion on the question of providing more
rooms for the use of committees, the bill to aid
in the establishment and temporary support Of
common schools was taken up and Nh. Blair
proceeded to address the Senate in advocacy OF
1t. The Committee on Foreign Relations
ported the following joint resolution. which was
placed on the calendar "ReSG lied, That the
United States of America congray ulates the
people of Brazil on their just and peaceful as
sumption of the powers, duties, and RESPONSE
bilities of self government based upon the free
consent pr the governed and on their recent
adoption of republican form of government"
This joint resolution is reported sub
stitute fdr that OF Mr.. Morgan introduced Dec.
is and referred to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lati0ns. 1t omits the words expressed in their
Republication of lnonarchc rule" 1t also omits
several paragraphs declaring the recognition of
the United States of Brazil as lawful and right
full government, and directing the President to
require the people and officers OF the United
States tb recognize the flag of the United
States OF Brazil as the flag of q fee sover-
eign and independent state Mr.. Blair then re-
sumed his argument. He declared that the
constitutfonality OF the bill beyond ques-
ton, and spoke at some length in support OF his
fGvorite measure. The House transacted no
business. After yea and nay vote on the
journal. which was approve 1-yeGs $50, nays 0
(the Institutional quorum being counted by
the SpeaHer), adjournment was taken on mo-
ton of Mr. Mckinley, OF Ohio.
IN tho senate on the 9th lust Senator Platt
called up q bill to provide u temporary gov
eminent for Oklahoma The discussion of tho
amendmd nts offered to the Oklahoma bill con-
sumed THE time OF the Senate until o'clock
when Senator Blair continued his speech on
the educational bill. The Senate then went in
to executive session, and the Samoan treaty
again discussed. Two motions made by
Senator Admunds We're tabled whereupon Mr..
Edmund$ asked to be excused from further
service pm the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations In the House the Demo-
Gratis ca ried out their policy of protest
against the rulings OF the Speaker by declining
to vote UPON the question of approving the jour
nal. This instrument was, however, approved
by vote of yeas 153, nays 0-the constitutional
quorum being counted by the Speaker; Mr.. Can
non, of Il Illinois, from the Committee on Rules,
reported the new code of rules and it was order
ed printed and recommitted. Congressman Dor
sey introlu bill providing for the issue of
$500, 000,0pO OF per Gems. bonds payable at
the pleasure of the Government. The bill
provides that the holders OF per cent bonds
may exchange their bonds for these per
cents. ISIS hed by estimating the present worth
of their bonds ct tho rate of per cent per
annum until due and payable. The House
passed d substitute for the Senate "disa-
bility" pension bill The substitute makes the
rate of pension for total disability where the
pensionef requires the regular personal aid
and attendance Of nothersperson-S72 q month.
When the pensioner is disqualified for manual
labor and is only partially dependent upon at
tendantsl the rate is fixed at $50 month. The
House also passed the bill for the relief OF sur
vivors OF the Samoan disaster; the bill 10 estab-
lish two additional land offices in Montana, and
the bill extending for two years the time within
which the Kansas City and Pacific Railroad
Company may cons ruc5 its line through the
Indian TERRITORY.
IN the House, on the 18th inst, a bill increas-
ing the pension of Gen. Abram Duryea to 500
per month passed after some debate. A
Senate bill was passed authorizing the construc-
ton of bridge across the Missouri River be-
tween Douglass Sarpy County. Nebraska,
and Potta wattomie County, Iowa. On motion
of Mr. Gear, of Iowa, the Senate bill was passed
extending for two years the time within which
a bridge across the Mississippi River at Bur-
lington, Iowa, previously authorized, may be
constructed. A number of private bills occu-
pied the remainder Of the session. The Senate
not i'm session.