Connecticut western news., 1891-02-25
THE NEWS OF CONGRESS.
Proceedings P of the Week in Senate an

Proceedings of the Week in Senate and House.
 WASHINGTON, Feb l7-In the senate the credentials of Senators Jones, of Nevada, and Mitchell, of Oregon, were presented and filed. The conference report on the fortification bill was agreed to. Mir. Mo Cornell addressed the senate in advocacy of his bill directing proceedings of con- demnation to be commenced against the Union and Central Pacific railroads. The bill was referred. The house joint resolu- tlon to correct an error of punctuation in the tariff act of 1890 (relating to twine) was passed The senate then proceeded to the consideration of the diplomatic and con- sular appropriation bill. After general committee amendments had been agreed to, the senate on motion of MT. Edmunds, went into executive session. In executive session an amendment to the diplomatic
 bill was agreed to for the establishment of telegraphic communication to the Ha- waiian islands.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-In the senate the credentials of w. A. Peffer as senator-elect from Kansas were presented and filed.
 MT. Stanford's government land loan
 bill was reported back adversely, with a recommendation that it's consideration be indefinitely postponed. The diplomatic and consular appropriation bill was then considered, and a long debate ensued oa the amendment increasing the salary of the minister to Portugal from 6, 900 to $1O,OO0. The amendment was finally ruled
 out.
 The Hawaiian cable amendment came
 before the senate on motion to reconsider
 the vote by which it was passed, but the
 motion was defeated. The diplomatic bill
 was then passed and the copyright bill
 taken up, but the senate adjourned with out taking action on it.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-In the house a resolution was reported for the impeach-
 ment of Alexander Boarman, United States
 district judge for the western district of
 Louisiana The resolution was ordered
 printed and recommitted. The conference report on the Qualifications bill was agreed to. -. .- s. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-In the senate a number of pension bills were passed, in. cluding the house bill to increase the pen sion of the widow of Gen. Custer to $1OO per month. The copyright bill was con- sidered, and the Sherman amendment to admit copyrighted books, etc., printed in foreign countries on payment of tariff duties was agreed to, as was also an amendment by MT. Frye requiring maps
 dramatic and musical compositions, en- cravings, cuts, prints, photographs, chromos or Autographs to be printed from plates executed in the United States, and an amendment by MT. Ingalls, exemptinp newspapers and periodicals from prohibi. tion of importation. The bill was then passed-yeas 36; nays, IA. The senate bill for the erection of a new custom house in New York city was passed.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-In the house Mr. Payson Qlls. was elected speaker pro tenn. | in the absence of the speaker, who is de tained at home by sickness Conferences were ordered on the District of Columbia
 and Military academy appropriation bills after which the Indian appropriation bill was considered and passed, and the post, office appropriation bill carried into com. mittee of the whole, but without disposina of it the house adjourned.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-In the house Mr. Cannon Qlls.) reported from the commit, tee on rules a resolution for the immediate
 consideration of business reported by the
 committee on the judiciary, the first bill to be taken up to be the bill for the relief of the supreme court with senate amend
 ments and next the bill to fix the the sal.
 aries of United States district judges. The Democrats antagonized this resolution,
 and on the avowal of MT. Cannon that hia intention was to cut off debate after the
 previous question had been ordered, the Democrats under the lead of Mr. McMilliu (Tenn.) resorted to dilatory tactics and I several times left the chamber in body.