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executive nor judicial. After some debate
the point of order was overruled.
FRIDAY, April 25.

executive nor judicial. After some debate
the point of order was overruled.
FRIDAY. April 25.
Senate-The senate bill to authorize
the sale of timber on the lands reserved
on the Menominee Indians in Wisconsin
was placed on the calendar. The senate
resumed consideration of the railroad land
forfeiture bill Pending the discussion
the senate took and passed the joint res
olution appropriating Sl50, 900 for the re,
lief OF destitutioD in the district overflow
ed by the Mississippi river and its tri-
| butaries. Consideration of the land for
| feiture bill was then resumed. Call began
| a speech but soon stopped to make COM
! plaint. he had but few hearers he said. if
! Cns people could only look in and witness
/ the scene In the senate chamber they would
form an opinion that the day was passing
! by when senators were of any use in the
| government of the country. He then re-
| sumed the argument in explanation and
| advocacy of the amendment offered by him
| In the interest of settlers on railroad lands
in Florida. Sens George Paso also spoke,
and the bill went over without action un-
til Monday next After the deliverance of
eulogies on the late Representative Gay
| (La.) the senate adjourned.
HouSe.-Mr. 0'Neill (Pa. J. in the house
today, presented memorial of the busi-
ness men of Philadelphia asking the aid
of congress In promoting the building of
American ships to trade with forcing ports.
A petition of seventy-ive commission
houses and wollen manufacturers of New
York city was presented asking for the
passage of bill classifying worsted with
wollens. A bill passed providing for a
term of court at Danville, Ill on the first
Monday of May. The committe on APP
preparations reported a joint resolution
appropriating Sl50,000 for the relief of
destitute people in the districts overhowed
by the Mississippi and its tributaries. 1t
was passed. The house went into commit
tee of the whole on the legislative appro-
riatiOn bill. On motion of Mr.. Sayers of
(TeXas) the amendment was repOted pro-
viding that hereafter every new applica-
tion fer examination before the civil ser
vice commission be accompanied by the
certificate of an officer with Ghe official seal
attached of the county and state of which
the applicant claims to be a citizen. On
motion of Mr.. Cuttings IN. Y. an amend
ment was adoped providing for the
actual travelling expenceS of the COM
IIlSSOl IIIStSdu u necessary travelling
expenses provided in the bill
SATURDAY, April 26.
SeHate.-In the senate today the senate
bill to carry out the terms of agreement
with the Sioux Indians of Dakota for a
portion of their reservation and apprO-
priatiHg 81 10000 for the purpose, was
passed. A joint resolution accepting the
donation of the sword of Samuel Chester
Reed rendered as a gift by his son. Sam
uel {. Reed, and providing for the pre-
sentation to him by congress of a gold
medal, was taken up. Much opposition
to the resolution developed and it finally
went over. The senate bill to amend the
Interstate commerce act las to the mode
of procedure) was passed and the senate
adjourned
House-In the house, to-day, Mr.. Allen
(Mlss.) rising to question of personal
privilege, read an extract from a special to
Philadelphia paper, stating that in his
speech he had uttered a vulgar TRADE
against Senator Quay and had character
ized him as thief, and closed his speech
with an attack upon the piety of Postmas-
ter General Wanamaker. He denied that
he had ever called Quay a thief He did
not know Senator Quay. but understood
that he was man of som" good traits and
he was no party to any conspiracy to in
lure or defame him. The house then went
into committee of the whole on the legis-
latiye appropriation bill.
MoND >Y, April %.
!ScHatc.-ln connection with the presenta-
tion of a memorial in relation to the Miss
issippi river, discussion sprung up in the
senate and was participated in by many
senators the point turning on the question
whether the levee system was the correct
one or whether there should not be COM
binatiOn of two. Sen. Vest said congress
should adopt one system or the other. Sen.
Reagan said that his Investigations had
convinced him that the Ievee system was
a failure as it had proved with the Yellow
river of China, where the river raised and
devastated land; the overflow causing the
loss of millions of lives resulted. The out
let system was the true relief of the over
flows of the Mississippi. After further
discussion tie business morning hour was
proceeded with. Blackburn introduced a
bill for the admission of Arizona. Refer
red. The land forfeiture bill was taken
up and after some discussion went over
without action. The senate bill incorpor-
ating the society, Sons of American Rev
olution, was read. Sen Plumb made
some satirical remarks about the efforts
to encourage patriotism lying around
loose in the country, and moved to amend
the bill by providing that It's privileges be
extended TO the Grand Army. No quorum
voted, and without action the senate ad-
journed
HouSe.-The conference report on the
Fremont (Nebl public building bill for
$50, ,O00) was agreed to 10y the house today
The Legislative. executive and judicial
appropriations bills were passed without
division. The house then went into
committee of the whole on the bills relat-
ing to the District of Columbia The
pending bill was for the establishment of
Rock Creek Park In the course of the
debate Mr.. Hooker alluded to the confed-
crate, graves in Arlington cemetery on
the head boards of which IS carved the
word rebel He did not object to this
Rebel was not a word of reproach. 1t
only showed that they were men who
were led by the second great rebel of
America Gen. Robert f. Lee-George
Washington was the first. The committee
having arisen the bill was defeated Mr..
Hem phil moved its reconsideration and
the house adjourned.
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