The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-16

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-ISpeciall-
The House, which to-day enters upon
the leventh week of it's labors, was
called to order by Clerk Kerr, who read
communication from the Speaker
designating Mr.. McMillin as, Speaker
pro tom. Speaker Crisp's absence is
in obedience to his physicians advice.
lie suffered from severe headache
yesterday, and thought it advisable to
remain at his hotel to-day. There is
nothing serious in his indisposition, and
he hopes to be able to WELD tho raveI
to morrow.
MIR. Outhwaite, of Ohio, from the
committee on military affairs, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill to
establish lineal promotions in tho army.
After short discussion Opposition
oelng leu by MIR. breckenridge, OF Ken
tucky,l tho motion was agreed to, and
tho bill. was passed IT provides that
all promotions il, tho lines ct artillery
cavalry and infantry, up TO the grade
OF colonel, shall DO by seniority in tho
next lower grade, according to tho
original entry into the regular service
as commissioned officers.
Mr.. Mansur, of Missouri, from tho
committee on territories, moved 10 sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill extend
ing the laws of Missouri relative to
mines and mining over tho Indian Ter
ritory. No quorum voted and tho
House adjourned.
In the Senate tho urgent deficiency
bill was reported and placed on the cal
endar. The amounts named il tho bill
for. continuing the work of the eleventh
census, 100000, and for subsistence of
the Sioux, Sl43,914, arc tho same in
amount as those made by tho bill as it
came from tho House.
Other items Of appropriation in tho
bill, as reported, are as follows: For the
work of division OF farms, homes and
mortgages in the census Office, $50, 900.
to enable the Secretary of interior to
cause lands embraced within the dimin-
ished Fort Berthold Reservation, N. D.
or such portion thereof as may DO neces-
sary, to be surveyed for allotment to
Indians of said reservation, $1,000; for
transportation of silver coin, S5, 900, and
TO enable the Government to BIO prop
erly represented at tho International
ART Exhibition, at Munich, from June
to October 81, 1892, $1,000.
Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana, from the
committee on commerce, reported bill
appropriating $4,000, 900 for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river. 1t
was placed on the calendar. Ten mil
lions OF tho amount is for tho river from
the head Of tho Passes, near the mouth,
to the mouth of the Ohio river mot
more than two millions to be expended
in any year,, and fvo millions is for tho
river from tho mouth OF tho Ohio to the
mouth of the Illinois.
At els consideration OF tho bill pro
viding for public printing and binding
and distribution of public documents
was resumed, tho pending question
being Mr.. Germans amendment to
strike out the section creating the Of
nee OF superintendent of public docu-
ments.
After a long discussion the section
was modified by provision that the
public documents are to be supplied to,
the Senators and Representatives by
the uperintendents of the folding
rooms of tho two Houses. and tho bill
(Which had been considered in com.
mittee OF tho whole) was reported to
the Senate. The bill was passed-yeas
IL, nays u.
After short executive session tho
Senate adjourned.