The sun., 1891-02-26
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Resume Of the Important Measures
COnsined by Congress the Past
Week.
What is Being Done by the Senate and
House of Representatives at
Washington.
Wednesday, Feb. lS.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9-The copyright bill
VAS again taken up in the senate to-day,
he pending question being on the Sher-
nan amendment as offered yesterday by
Mr.. Power to admit copyrighted books,
TIC, printed in .Orelgn countries, on pay
Ment of tariff duties 1t was agreed to
IS to "a.
All the Northwestern senators, with the
exception of Pettigrew and Power, voted in
ihe negative.
Finally the vote was taken on the passage
ot the bill, and the bal was passed-36 to
/ 1.-THE negative votes being those OF Messrs.
Bate, Berry, Call, Carlisle, Casey, Coke,
Daniel, George. Harris, Jones (Ark.), Pet
,Igrew, Pugh, Reagan and Vest.
A conference was asked ON the disagree
ing votes OF the two houses, and Messrs.
PIatt, HiScock and Gray were appointed
conterrees on the part of the senate
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Feb l9.-The house went
into committee OI the whole to-day on the
post office appropriation bill. Mr.. O'Fer-
rail, OF Virginia, submitted an argument
against the shipping bill and touched upon
the silver question. He declared that
Grover Cleveland was deeper down in the
! heart of the Democracy OF the country than
any other living man. Whatever Mr..
| Cleveland's position might be to-day on
the question of silver coinage, when the ma
tional convention spoke III 1892 he would
endorse the principies of their platform.
whatever they might be. Without dispos-
ing of the bill the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
Thursday Feb. 5.
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,l;',,t;a+;1 ~ nietr,,1 or;ii,,e, ,rr, fnd;an
lo'. W.! " N4a ms al ,,t
! to-day as the unfinished business, the pend
! ing question being on Mr.. Edmunds mo-
non 10 strike OUT section ., Whlch PROVIDES Pf0VlaeSS
! tha| no C4dLH DE AHuIaHS Slla4t NC dl!o"Cu
! ny me court on the uliSuppo[tteo c"iln o'
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pos b}i }iot S3 nN9
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w ASHlNGIoN 81 ep l9.--A!lCF TWO ron caiAs
the house to-day succeeded Ill passing the
! senate 0lll tor the rG!ie OF the S50ckorluge
| tribe OF Indians in ;sconsln: Inc acnoh
OF the democrats IN demanding 'he yeas
ana nays On every iliotloh was CoilsloGIeu'
on ooth sides or the mouse as an ohst"Gle 10
the passage ol 'he SUI PlIllT olI4-t"e Co!eCt
being to retain control the appropriation
| olLlS' so as 10 use theIil aS weapons against
Pa''rS9tot;,,o i,, 81 L,.rsos +o-davin.
.roJ33ooj -, 10 Ln,IyH q Mi - re1,eoI that
| ,1art ortba notionoI hanling ort tLat rp
| 66T;ras ,SotioToI Lo,1kS ~ nGrchasc United
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vitbn.1t oo+inn tbe hn11sa tnot raceSs nm.
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sFvATE
w.syrxorox Fab on-Tta senate nro-
A3htS0t4N' ~ ~ t1; lep sc ~ ~;
~ CesHs4 w VIZ III ~ 1aroI,+oo of
a. ca u? oS1sSl ~ tha con,
.T o'aoeS % t tbo Of
Eaty go ,pe pel cent JULIUS ~ INC
~ R1VG00G;Io4' T-oSt ,,oosod +bo hill oor+ond;no
Britain and cause q war betwten that coun.
try and America.
HOUSE
The court bill was taken I'D, the senate
amendment non-concurred inIthe speaker
announcing the vote 166 to O-and confer
ence was ordered.
The house then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the bill fixing the salaries of
United States district Judges. The house
substitute was withdrawn leaving the SEN
ate bill in its original form. providing that
the salaries of district Judges be 5000 per
annum.
Saturday, Feb. 21.
SENATE.
Tho Niooroo,7,o oono1 hill 1roe taken ny, IN
rho Senato +oEdor and aftnr "evoraI Iono do
bataS F1r on6 31a;ne+ tbe measure vote
60 ToS 70 I,e1, ONT on Observation-Disclosures offered hv NJ
S+awort nror;,Iinrr +bat tha cbiaf of ano;'
neors of tbpa ormvsR Raii have snnervision and
nontroI Of the Construction ofthe canal It
vas agTand t0N93 To d Nessps Casey
Davis Pettiprew Plnmh Power stewart
Warren and WOlc0tt Republicans voted
ave. and MeSsrs. Morgan and Pavne, Demo-
Gratis. voted no. The bill then went over
without action.
The president sent to the senate to-day
the nomination of Martin A. Knapp of
New York to be an interstate commerce
Commissioners
HOUSE
+r,,,,,,1+ rroy roised IN tho uo,,se o7-or
,r1,raI,nI of ;"I1r,aI ~ u
a. ooE-oroI nTnndnn+s bod baor do.
senate bill fixing the salaries of United
wasp was passed. 7 " '''' ~ w
The postotfice and deficiency apprOpria-