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mont Of St. Mary's river, In Michigan. anu
81, GA 700 for the improvement Of Hay lake
ohAnnel in Michigan, passed.
The senate bill for the completion of the
tntrar &c to G slves ton harb appropriating
e. .20o,'O' in aggregste; but the e1pendi-
tures of any one year not to exceed 1,Oeo;-
LOO, passed.
The conference bill on the urgency de-
fciencS bill was agreed to.
On motion OF Senator Voorhees the SEN
ate bill appropriating ,6T5 for the pur-
chase of the Cspron collection of japanese
works of art, now in the national museum,
passed. In The discussion Senator Hale
satirized Senator Voorhees, for his advo
cAcy of the measure as II 1t was one in be-
half OF this fatmers whose depressed con-
dition he pictared last ~ses.
Adjourned.
WAsHlNGraE, March 31.-The house
amendments to the senate bill for public
building at Atchson, Kan, were disagreed
to and a Conference asked.
Senator Reagan then addressed the sen
ate on tho bill for the issue of treasury
notes on deposits of silver bullion.
The dependent pension bill was taken
up. Ammendments to remove the limtta-
ton as to arrcars, to include those who
served in Indian wars prior to 1870, and to
pay a pension of s. per month to all who
served ninety days in the late war, who
sta 62 years old, or as they attain that age
were rejected. The bill then passed
yeas, AZ; nays, 12.
The Montana election case was called
up, and the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The house bill
authorizing the Mississippi river commits
sion to purchase or hire su6h boats as ma!
be Immediately necessary to rescue the in
habtants of the overfowed districts, and
10 use the boats for that purpose, was laid
before the senate and passed Immediately.
Among the bills reported from commit
tees and placed on the calendar was one
directing tho SECRETARY of agriculture to
cause to be made all necessary fela exau,-
nations, surveys and experiments with
reference to irrigation by overflow waters
between 81 degrees west longitude and the
foot hills of tie Rocky mountains.
Then, at 1880, the senate proceeded to
the consideration of executive business.
When the doors reopened the senate ad-
iourned.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The judiciary
committee reported back the antitrust
bill in the form of a substitute.
The daily hour of meeting was changed
to II o'clock.
The Montana contested election case was
called up, and after some debate the death
of Congress Wilbur was announced,
and the senate adjourned
WASHINGTON, April @.-On motion of
Senator Edmunds it was ordered that to-
morrow beir9 Good Friday, adjournment
today shall be till Saturday.
Senator Blair, at his own request, was
excused from further service on the com.
u.ittee on public lands, and Senator Petti-
grew appointed in his stead.
The senate bill passed to enable the sec
retary of the treasury to gather authentic
Information SIS to the present condition
ard preservation of the fur sealing inter
eats of the gsyernment in the region of
Alaska as compared with it's condition in
1870, also full information as to the i'm
pending estlsction of the sea otter in
dustry.
Senator Blair introduced bill to regu-
late the per diem of laborers employed by
the govssR@sent, fixing the lowest wages
at 81 per day, and 'hae' il -referred to the
COMMITTEES ON education and labor.
Senator GALLON offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, declaring Senator
Ingalls, elected president pro tenn.
The senats bill appropriating $4,000
for public hsilding at Aurora, ILL.,, was
passed.
The house ,All to amend the census law
by providing for the enumeration cf the
Chinese population was read with the sen
ate amend masts.
Senator EMztis objected to the bill as pro
viding penal Etatutes with reference to the
people residing here by reason of treaty
rights. 1t gave just cause for complaints
to foreign governments. If the Chinese ex-
clusion question is to be reopened it
should be in q proper way and not under
the sham and mockery of taking a census.
The matter went over until Monday, and
nfter executive session the senate Ia
journed.
WAsu1NGrn., April 4.-Senate not in ses-
sisn.
House.
WAsH1Nerox, March 29.-The house
went into committee of the whole after
transacting some unimportant business on
the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Morse said the provision appropri-
atiag SlU0,0U Sor canteens at posts showed
that among tie things to be sold at these
canteens were beer and light wines, and n
government beer saloon was to be CON
nected with The library and rending room
He protested against this an outrage
against the temperance and Christian peo-
pie of this coan:ry.
Mr.. Mors4's amendment that no alco.
holic liquors be sold to enlisted men in the
canteen was ldopted-26 to 45-many dem.
ocrats who were opposed to the PROPOSE.
tion voting for it in order that there may
be yea and nny vote in the house.
Pending further motion the committee
rose and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 8 Mr.. Hender-
son, of Iowa, presented the conference re.
port on the urgent deficiency bill and It
was agreed 30. The only amendment re.
naming in dispute was the one appro.
priating $4,000 to enable the secretary of
agriculture 20 locate artesian wells.
Further conference was ordered.
A bill passed depriving tho United
States jndgsa of authority to give an
opinion on tbs question of facts.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on She army appropriation bill.
After unimpSrtant action the committee
rose and rePayted the bill 20 the house.
Th. action of the committee in adopting
an amendment providing that no intoxi.
eating liquors be sold in canteens was re-
versed by this house The bill then passed
Mr.. Springer introduced u joint resolu.
tion to retro n. p. Banks, with the rank
of major -geSMal. Referred.
WASHINGTON, April IA resolution was
adopted dirssting the judiciary committee
to inquire inao the alleged illegal practice
of United States district courts i'll uspend
ing sentences after conviction in criminal
cases, and ~ look into the charge tha,
United StataS district attorneys, marshals
and deputies and United States commits.
sioners have been guilty of NAL admins
tration and cprruption in Office.
1hs senats bill passed creating the office
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Dakota.
The bill passed exempting from the pro
visions of the law requiring steamers to
carry life lines all craft plying in inland
waters of tho United States.
The bill p&ssed authorizing the construc-
tion of a br!G se across the Iowa river al
or near Wapollo, Ia; also the bill trans
ferring from q alena, ILL.,, to Dubuque, Ia,
the office of inspectors of hulls and boilers
The house ahen went into committee OF
the whole lar. Payson, of Illinois, in the
chair, on tl,a fortiGcation appropriation
bill. The bill passed, the amount appro
priated being "a, 52l,67
The NATIONAL geological park bill, pro
viding for park in the District of Colum
bia. passed
Tie naval appropriation bill was re
ported and placed on the calendar
The deathcof Congressman WILDER wa.
then announced and the house ad journed
WASHINGTON, April 9. A bill passed
amending the act to aid vessels wrecked
or disabled sn waters coterminus to tn.
United States and Dominion of Canada
The bill passed authorizing the con
struction of bridge and approaches u,
New York city across the Hudson river.
The Idaho admission bill was taken up
and Mr.. dorsey, of Nebraska, made {
speech in itc favor. He said the only op
position cane from the Mormons. Furthe,
debate was iodulged in by other mem ber.
and the matscr went over till tomorrow
WAsH1SG1g.N, April BIN the house, or