Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-01-30
CONGRESS.


JANUARY SenGtc-A number of
petitions were presented and bills re
ported.
Bills pas sed: Increasing the cost of
Milwaukee public building; constitut ng
Minneapolis port of entry and delivery.
HOUSe-The special committee on
worlds fair was announced.
Resolutions offered: For payment
special deposits in office of sergeant al
arms: setting apart Thursday to TAXI
vote on worlds fair.
Bills introduced: Calling for infocmG-
tion as to the deficiency of pension bu-
reaus; assessing special tax on dealers
in futures and margins; to prohibit alb
solutelv the coming of Chinese into the
United States; to repeal tobacco tax; to
promote reciprocity between the United
States and Mexico; authorizing the issue
of treasury notes on deposits of silver
bullion; to authorize construction of a
bridge across the Mississippi at New
Orleans; to organize the Indian territory
to divide Kansas into judicial districts;
JANUARY l.-Sendte--Bills passt d
To create the Office of surveyor general
for the States of South Dakota and
North Dakota; granting to the State of
California five per cent, of the net pro-
ceeds of the cash sales of public lands
in that State; to amend and act to ena-
BILE the city of Denver to purchase GER
tain lands for Cemete Y purposes; crea-
ting three additional land officers in
Colorado.
Resolutions adopted: Granting author
ity for the removal of the Aapche Indian
prisoners and their families from Ala
bama to Fort Sill. l.. T.
HOese-Bills introduced: For creation
of commission to investigate agricultural
depression; authorizing secretary of
treaury to reduce the reserve fund.
Resolution offered: Asking for infor-
nation as to whether the late sergeant
at arms was diSbursing officer
JANUARY 22.-SeIeate- Resolution of
fered: To investigate the working of
emigration laws
Bills passed: To open abandoned
military reservations in Nevada to home
stead entry: appropriating Sl,500,0O0 for
public building at 81. Paul, Mimi, on a
site accepted as a donation from the
city.
The following bills were reported from
committees and placed on the calendar:
LegaliZing the general laws of Arizona,
except as to certain repeating acts; ap-
propriating 100000 for site for pub
lie building in New Orleans. The house
amendments to the senate joint resolu-
ton appropriating $4,000 for the re-
moval of distractions from the naviga-
ton of the Missouri river and $4,000
for a jetty at the mouth o. the Columbia
river, Oregon, were nOn-concurred in
and a conference asked, Senators Vest,
Dolph and Cullom being the senate con-
ferreeS.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
HOuse-Bills introduced; For i'm
provement of st. Mary's river: to forfeit
certain land grants; making Des Moines
a port of delivery.
JANUARY 23.-Senate- passed:
For an immediate appropriation of $780,
900 for the continuance of the improve
ments at the mouth of the Columbia
river; appropriating 5000 for the remov-
al of dangerous obstruction at the en-
trance of Milwaukee harbor; to place
George Stoneman on the retired list as
colonel of infantry.
Resolution adopted: For the investi-
CATION by the immigration committees
of both houses of matters connected
with immigration.
Senator Ingalls, addressed senate on
Butler resolution.
Resolution adopted: Asking
the Sc iretary of war for certain infCrm,-
tion regarding Rock Island arsenal.
Committee on elections submitted re-
port on contest of Smith v. jackson.
JANUARY 24.-Senate-Not in session.
HOuse-Bill passed: Authorizing con-
struction of bridge across Missouri river
at designated point.
Resolution adopted: Applying S75,-
600 cor purchase of food and clothing
for Indians.
Bill introduced: To promote agricul-
ture by irrigation.