The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-03-14
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho ProceedinRs of tho First Session


Tho ProcoedinRs of tho First Session
Bills were Iassed in the senate on IN.
I'd authorizing the addition OF 900 enlisteu
men to the navy; to prevent the carryirs
of obscene literature and articles designed
for indecent and immoral use from one
state or territory to another, and 10 estap-
lish retired list for the revenue marine
service. Senator AIlison's Qa.) creden
tials for the term beginning March Z. 1887
were presented. In the house the strug
Cling patriots I'm Cuba were eulogized anc
sympathized with In two-hours' debate
and the resolutions by the house foreign
affairs committee favoring the insurgents
were adopted as a substitute for those OF
the senate by u vote Of 1863 to II. The senate
Joint resolution directing the secretary oil
agriculture to purchase and distribute the
seeds authorized by the current law was
adopted.
The senate gave most Of the time on tho
3D. to the agricultural appropriation bill
and passed that measure. carrying 1922,
900, without material amendment. An
other bill passed changes the limitations OF
.fourth-class mail matter 30 as TO free
the postal service from bulky articles here
ltofore sent free by the government depart
ments... The house spent the entire seq
sion In debating the amendment to tho
legislative appropriation bill to abolish
the fee system In the cases OF United
States district attorneys and marshaii
The salaries fixed by the amendment. which
was adopted. range from 900 to 5000.
In the senate on the 4th Senator Sherman
reported back the Cuban resolutions and
moved that the house amendment to thu
senate resolutions be nonconcurred In and
that a conference committee be appointed
The motion was adopted. A bill was passed
pensioniny tho widow of the late United
States Senator Spencer as brigadier gen.
eral at SIS per month. The house spent
nearly the entire day In fixing the salaries
of United States district attorneys. The
request Of the senate for a conference on
tho Cuban resolutions was received but not
acted upon. The conference report on the
army appropriation bill was adopted.
In the United States senate on the
9th the conference report on the Cuban
resolutions was presented and was made
a special order for Monday next A bill
was introduced for a discriminating tariff
OF ten per cent. ad valorem, In addition to
other duties, on all merchandise imported
in vessels not belonging to citizens Of the
United States. In the house the legisla-
tive appropriation bill was further consid-
cred and during the debate Mr.. Hartman
(Mont) attacked President Cleveland's ut
terances in the Carnegie music hall mis-
sionary meeting in New York, in which
he spoke Of corrupt and unsafe states and
undesirable territories" and denied the
right Of the president to thus Insult the
citizens Of any part OF the country, and said
that the greatest need Of the schoolmaster
and missionary was to be found In the
white house.
The United States senate was not in ses-
sion on the 9Th. In the house the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill was passed, as was also q bill
making seven years continued and unex-
planned absence sufficient proof of SOL
dier's death in cases Of application for pen
sions. The post office appropriation bill
was discussed.