The Lamar register., 1892-02-20
Tne F,FTY-sscoND CONGRESS.
rur.n.n.n FrnnuAnr II.

tary Register Of the onIteu c1S' AN
the bilI was indennltely postponed-
srhr calendar was then taken up and
among the bills passed was one appropri.
rtinr 100000 for puoiic oaiuinE AZ
Cheyenne, Wyoming, ,~tr,
After a short executive session tne PRINT
a.. h,Ii ,xas faken up, the question being
~ MIR Coke's amendment 10 increase the
number OF extra copies o. the az ~ uila.H -. a.
r.port from 800, ,000 to too,ooo, which aftcr
some debate was sgreea 70 AHe '.'' "s-
oyer without action -,
I'he bill providing for postolcc pniid-
IT,. In'toyxns aud cities where the postoMce
reseip;s exceed sa,eVo annua4ls ~As AAen
no, and was made the special order Tor
Nj P.aaoes appealed TO the Senate net
q adjourn over I'll Monday as he wanted
70 ~et 10 bis pure food bill as speedily rs
pos.ibie. The Senate was ooduFAie, now
ever, ard adjourned aii Monday
Horsu--The question Of expenditures
came NO under a resolution reported ny the
| comrnittec on accounts 10 appoint water
| y UaIeck an cx-UnioC veteran, 70 the
| position OF assistant door-keeper OF the
| Hopse. A lively dsba te ensued on ine
rssslution. The nz,ority o, the Republ.-
| cans aud Democrats appeared 70 fsror "
but several members objected Anons
| them was Simpson OF Kansas, VINO AItaeN-
| Cd the two oh parties for creating onses
| sneech was TO Kill the resolution
| 'The u1llitary academy Approuriauo1 bill
was taken up and consumed the reHsilneF
| OF the day.
Funny. FEuEuAKI L.
HousH.-The military sosdeEay ei!l wa.
| taken up again and passed n nuHnocr OF
| private bills were acted up0s-
SArrRn,r. FrBEpLEr -
uor-sr.-Hnar, OF Massachusetts, asked
\ unanimous conseut for the passaEc Of
| resolution providing for the lnvr.ilEsuoa
| BY the committee on Manufactures OF t1c
| 30 called sweating system OF toaeacat
| house labor. upon manufactures OF csoih-
| ing and other manufacturcs, and apoa
waEes and price, in such aAnufaetaFes-
| enc btll to promote tho safety and bot
| ter control Of uauuual banks was tAken %
and after . shoEt debate was laid aside
| The House then proceeded to the cousid-
| Grafton Of ; bill % abolish the minimum
| punishment for ylolatloa 81 tec latsrIA,
revenue laws. The principal features os
| the bill directs that no wArrAai saall b
| Issued ii internal rcyenue cases upon al
| aaidavit n Alxiur essrFcs upon infurla
/ ton and belief unlcss b. certain oaei2l
| persons. In every other case n sWorn
/ complaint : TcqalFei a4.cslas 11e las', "
/ b. within the pers1aal know4et<c of TIE
/ onicer.
M1xnlr. FEHnuazT Il
| SrNATz-Mr, MAutcrsoa, fruE the CEN
| raIttee on ulultArT aGairs, rurortct back
| adversely four bills fer The i1crrzsc of tee
| ihfautry azd artillery trsncaes of tae
| array. and reported 10 llsu " taerl biil 10
i orranlse the ARTILLERY Ia iHfEztry branches
/ uf the army aau llcrcaso taclr r11csCucT,
i which was placed ca the ca'eudar. TIE
| urEcacy dchciaucy bll AID the Misslsalpqi
Improvement bi-i were PLACED oa Iho ea!ea-
| A ress.utioa was pas-.l 70 iuvcsti<zt,
| the workings o. the iuluigrzlt lzEs, vita
especial rcfcrcaer % the recent iAndisE
| Of fever infected EassiaHs.
! On motion cf Mr. Gibaon q LClislAuE,
/ Senate 5iI arprgyr.AunE Sio,uuo fer
! dry dock on the E1rurzE1olf rcsErrasida
near ALgiers, L1uisiA-A, iaud limiting tse
eaure cost . t'52,q!tl w=s t-ssa frvz Tie
/ calendar and uas,et
| TIE S-uztc tEen resumed oous!dcratIna
| Of the bfI pr9vldlzE fUr TIC pub.lc pr-a;ia.
aat b!Hting sEd The dstr.sutioz q Fzhl!e
/ documents.
| HousE After sorac formal baslnuss.
/ Mr. Hatch q Missouri bTuGghi tac tAril
/ question % tac froni b. DoTiar tae sas-
| pension of the rules zad the adoption Of
| resolution requesting tao eouuzittca ca
| agriculture 70 rrport the e1set upoa aEEi
| culture OF The pgrseat tariff sAw. AftcF =
| debate ot some lcugth The rcsoi1tloa uas
| adopted.
| Abln 70 establish liaezy Tlronaotlo., in
The zrzay was passed The bin prorl4es
| that AL prca1o;ioas In the several iiaes ai
| ARTILLERY, cavalry and iaf1niry Up 70 tse
I grade OF ccloael, shall b. by scziurity In
/ tie next lower grade aocordiux ~ the
original eBtry into the regular service a
| cuuulssiouct osaccr.
TUEspaT FFrHu,Er .
/ SESaEE.-Ihe vice president Laid before
| the Senate 4 communication frUH the
| treasury department statiaE TIE z1pfupr4-
| Aiton Of g-sa, ,ppJ for printing for that de-
| pGEtmcnt was exhausted, ann asElnz Tia,
a. urEeat dcGcieHcy sppFoprtAi!c1 be lzzlis
| for the oa.Gace ei the hsoAl year. O54
| claims for back pay by senators were re
| terred to the ooutiuEcnt expenses.
/ The urgent deficiency bill for $50, ,0uc
| for The completion OF the eleventh census
| was taken Up Senator Peacr moved .
| Increase the deHcleacy tea for compirt-
| inE the statistics OF farms Ead tzortcaEes
| from $500 70 zoo Mr.. Porers
amendment was voted dSwn aad tie bll
| passed.
Bills were passed ApprepriAtIns ss0,occ
| for military storehoase az Omaha. Ne
| braslEa, and So, 90 for a public builelns
at Salt Lake. The Senate tnea settled
| down 10 = consideration OF the Dgb,ts
C!aRett contested election case.
HoUsE.--ln the House 4 resolution va.
presented calling for a. account Of e1pena
| itures by the treasury for the reception
| and care Of immigrants and ether opera
Tons under the immigration laws. Ths
| report OF the special immigration commits
| sioEers who visited Europe lAst year /,
| also called for a bill was passed 10 ex
| tend the privilege Of transportation With
| out Eppra!semcut 70 the port of Sauduskg.
w AAI AAAeN nAHALesH was LF4ENAEt4s4 Y
| cept 70 lay on the table 4 motion 10 recon
| slider the resolution providing tranapor,a-
| ton OF grain 10 Russia
WEnsEsDAr, FEhRuAR1 II.
| SESATE--SenAtoF Sherman reportea
| back adversely the resolution offered by
| Senator Quay requesting the committee on
| foreign relations 10 inquire whether IL wa.
| practicable 10 acquire certain portions of
| the republic of Mexico, nnd the resolutIo1
| was indefinitely postponed.
| The bill refun1inK 81, ,l2s 20 the King Of
| Samoa which amount he had paid Iu duiies
on wreckage brought 10 the United State
| 70 sell was passed
The Dubois election case was then taken
up.
HousE.-Mr. Enloe of Tennessee. re
| ported and tho House passed a resolutIop
| calling on the postmaster general for I'M
| formation relative to contracts made unde,
| the mail-subsidy law.
Mr.. Geary of California, reportad fror-
| the committee on interstate commerrs
| the bill providing for revenue cutter IN
the coast of California. The House thes
went into committee OF the whole on ne
| In dian bill
Fleets of Great Powers Meet
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