Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-13
CONGRESS DOWN TO WORK.
Bills at Last Passed by Both Branches, but
Not Many of Them-Drad Tord's Pubic
building An Right Up to Date-0ther
Work Accomplished.

Buildng al Right Up to Date-0ther
Work Accomplished.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 12-Among
the Departmental and other communications
laid before the Senate, to-day, by the Vice
President, were the agreements for the
cession of their lands made with the Sho-
shon and Arapaho Indians of the Wind river
reservation in Wyoming, the Indians of the
Pyramid Lake reservation, andthe kicka-
poo Indians Of Oklahoma Referred TO the
Committee on Indian affairs
Many petitions in favor of the loan of
5000 900 to the Worlds Fair on condition of
It's being closed on Sunday were presented
and referred.
Mr. Dolph. from the Committee on Coast
Defenses, reported 81 bill for the purchase OF
sites for Iortifications; also n bill TO provide
Tor notifications and other sea coast de-
fenSes. TBey were placed on the calendar
Mr.. Berry, member of the committee on
coast detenses, sard he dlssented from the
report OF the latter bill. which carried with
il an appropriation of SIPS coo, 600 extending
over period of II years. In view of the
8 1act that tie revenues of the Government
were hardly sufficient to meet the ordinary
expenditures, and in view of the further
TACT that there was an almost universal de-
mand for relief from excessive taxation, he
had not been willing to report iii favor of a
DllI carrying such very large appropriation.
Hundred Million Appropriations.
Mr. Dolph said to-day that the bill had
been amended in committee, and that as re-
ported it only carried an appropriation OF
slO0 O000OO-SlO 600 03O to be available the first
year, and S9,0O0,000a year for ten years. II
was the most economical proposition in re-
gard TO coast defenses that had ever come
before Congress.
Mr.. Chiffon, another member OF the Com
mlttes on Coast Deienses, said that he con-
CURED with Mr.. Berry in his opinion of the
report. Mr.. Perkins introduced a bill to
remove the statute of limita ion in respect
TO claims under the eight-hour law. Re
ferred.
The Senate then took mp the calendar and
passed the following bills: Appropriatin-
$4,000 for public building at Bladfor! Pa:
to authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Red river OF the North at pray-
ton, y. d.; TO extend the. privileges OF The
transportation of dutiable merchandise
without appraisement to the port of san
dusky O.: establish a life-saving Station at or
near t#e mouth Of Rogue river, Oregon: an
pro7riating S325. 900 for the construction Of
two United States revenue cutters for sery
ice on the Pacific coast.
MT. Morgan offered a resolution calling on
the state Department for information as to
the distribution ana present condition of
the fund paid III under the convention with
Mexico thavlng reference particularly to
the We'll and la Abra claimS). Agreed to.
After short executive session Che Senate
adjourned till tomorrow
The Day in the House.
Speaker Crisp bein- still unable to preside
over tie deliberations of the House, his
duties this morning were again performed
by the Speaker pro TEN. The first business
report from any of the standing committees
was presented by Z. i. Taylor, of Ohio,
from the Committee on Judiciary, il being
bill fixing the time for holding the term
OF circuit and district courts in the North
ern district OF Iowa. Passed.
Mr.. Fellows, of New York introduced a
bill increasing the pensions of those soldiers
w6o lost the use OF eyes and limbs. Re-
ferred.
MIR. Long, of Texas, introduced a bill for
the development and encouragement of
SILK culture in the United States under the
direction Of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Referred
ne house then, upon motion of Mr.
Springer. adjourned till tomorrow.