The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL.


Epte0mG at the Proceedings OF n0fn
Houses tho Past Week.
WHEN the house met on the 18th tho speaker
announced as the committee to investigate the
pension offce Messrs. Wheelock GNich) Little
CN " Duncan (O) Lind (Nfinn) Brosius
Pa.) On motion Of Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) the reso-
luten was taken up directing the committee on
manufactures to investigate the so-called
sweating system Of tenement labor. An amend
ment was adopted directing the committee 10
inquire how much increase the Mckinley bill
had caused In the wages OF the worlmen en-
ployed in the industries protected and the reso-
tuition was then agreed to- The bill for the bet
ter control of and 10 promote the safety Of
national banks was considered at some length
and passed. The Indian appropriation bill was
reported and the bill amending the internal
revenue laws by abolishing the minimum pun
ishment passed and the house adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th bill appropriating
SIS, 900, 600 for the improvement OF the Missis-
sippi river was reported and placed on the cal
endar. "A concurrent resolution for a commit
tee to investigate the landing at New York OF
Russian immigrants infected with typhus fever
was passed. Mr.. Henderson reported adverse
ly four bills for the increase of the infantry and
artillery branches Of the service with q substi-
tute The printing bill was then further con-
sidered and finally passed. :. In the house Mr..
Hatch mo moved to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution requesting the committee
on agriculture to report the effect upon Ngrl-
culture Of the present tariff laws lively de
| bate followed, participated in by Messrs Fun
ston (kan }, Doliver and Butler Qa) Lfv.
| ingston (Ga), Simpson (Kan.), Hatch (Mo)
| and others The resolution was adopted with
out division. A bill passed to establish lineal
promotion in the army An attempt was made
to call up and pass the bill to extend the laws
Of Missouri relative to mines and mining over
the Indian territory, but no quorum was Sc
cured and the house adjourned.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th the creden-
tials Of Senator Sherman for his new term (the
| SIXTH were presented and filed. Mr.. Vance re-
ported adversely the bill to provide an income
tax to pay pensions, The urgency deficiency
bill was then taken up and after some debate
| passed. The bills were then passed appropri.
ating $4,000 for constructing military store
house at Omaha and 100000 for public build
| ing at Salt Lake City Pending consideration
of the Idaho contested case the senate went in
| to executive session and soon adjourned . In
| the house Mr.. Brown Qnd.) submitted report
on the Craig-Stewart election case from Penn
| sylvania. The committee reported in favor Of
/ the contestant After fillibustering for five
hours by the opponents of free coinage in order
| to side-track the free coinage bill, the house
finally reached vote on the senate resolution
/ to furnish free transportation to cargo of re-
lief goods to Russian sufferers, defeated it and
| adjourned.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr.. Sher.
man reported the resolution for the return to
| Mexico of tWenty-one battle flags captured dur
| ing the war with that country and it was
passed. After passing a number of public
building bills, among them the bill increasing
the appropriation for the Omaha building to
Il S900,0OO the senate took up the Idaho contested
/ election case but adjourned before disposing Of
| it,. After the introduction of bills in the
house the Indian appropriation bill was taken
| up in committee OF the whole Pending consid-
Grafton lively tilt took place between Messrs.
Watson (Ga,) and Funston QIan.) in regard to
the government loaning its credit to national
banks and not farmers Without disposing OF
the bill the committee rose and the house ad
journed.
WHEN the senate disposed of routine bust
ness on the 18th Mr., Palmer addressed the
senate in favor Of his resolution for the elec
| tion of United States senators by the people
At the close of Senator Palmer's remarks Sen
ator PETER offered resolutions upon the deatl
of Senator Plumb and spoke at some length il
enlogy of his late colleague Senators Perkins
CocSrell, Morrill, Allison, Hale, Daniel Doph anC
Turpie also delivered eulogies and the senat
adjourned. In the house Speaker Crisp calleC
Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.) to the chair and mes
sage was received from the president relating
to the Chiekataw and Choctaw claims. TIL
message was ordered printed. Several protests
| against free coinage were presented, A bill
from the foreign affairs committee for the ex
clusion of the Chinese was reported and re
ferred. The house then considered the Indial
appropriation bill in committee of the Who'll
until adjournment.
WHEN the senate met on the 10Th there wa
light attendance owing to the fact that tn
congressional excursion to Chicago was to star
| at an early hour A motion was carried that a
adjournment it be 10 Tuesday, the 2Sd. d
motion of Mr.. Dolph the bill to continue il
force ten years all existing laws prohibiting an
regulating the coming into this country o
Chinese was taken up and passed. Several bill
on the calendar were passed and o lengthy dis
cussion indulged in on the District of Columbi
bill in regard to highways and the issue of bonds
Adjourned until Tuesday =. The house wa
called to order by the chief clerk who read
note from the speaker designating Mr.. MI
Millin as speaker pro tenn. for the day. o
motion of Mr.. Funston (Kan.) resolution wa
adopted setting aside Saturday, March 49, fo
the delivery of eulogies upon the late Senate
Plumb. A resolution was presented by MI
Bland providing for printing 5000 additions
copies of the majority and minority report o
, the silver bill. Mr. Tracy IN W suggeste
4 that the number be increased to 10000, and, s
amended, the resolution was adopted. Tn
house then went into committee of the whole O
: the private calendar. The first bill was tina
for the relief of A. J. Duncan, which gave ris
to long debate, mainly upon free silver an
the tariff, which only had the effect Of creatin
merriment and consuming time. Withou
action the committee rose and the house aC
iourned until Tuesduy.