The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho ProcoodinGs of the First Session.

The Proceedings of the First Session.
The speech OF Senator DAVIS (Minn
supporting the resolution, OF which he II
the author, enunciating the policy OF th'
United States on the Monroe doctrine wa
the event Of tho senate OH the Tth ms
military academy appropriation Dill wa
considered and Senator Villas tWisD OF
fered an amendment increasing the mum
Der Of cadet appointments by two at large
from each state. an aggregate OF w. sen
ator Mitchell (Ore.) reported on .he Della
ware contested election case. recommend
ing that Mr.. DupontGepo be seated. In
the house the agricultural appropriation
bill occupied the time and an amendmen,
was pending when the house adjourned
making mandatory the execution OF the
provision In the bill for the distribution OF
seed. ,...
In the senate on the 18th tho military
academy and the pension bill tSi4200O, OpO'
were passed. Senator PETERS resolution
for an investigation OF the recent bond
issue was discussed. but no acton wal
taken. E. in the ..ousc the agricultural APP
preparation bill ga. 1872 was passed
after making IL mandatory upoi' the sec
rotary OF agriculture TO distribute seeds.
A resolution was adopted directing the
committee on ways and means TO investi-
gate the effect of the difference or ex-
change between gold and silver standard
countries upon the manufacturing indus
tries OF the United States
In the senate on the 18th Senator Car
ter (Mont) offered a resolution to recon-
init the tariff bill to the finance commit
tee for further consideration. The diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill and
about GO private pension bills We're passed
lin the house the army appropriation
bill. carrying 323. .902. was passed; the
conference report to the urgent deficiency
Dill was adopted; and the bill to extend
for five years the time in which the govern
ment can bring suits to annul patents to
public lands under railroad and wagon
road grants was passed.
The resolution for the rec ognilion Of the
belligerent rights Of the Cuban insurgents
and the alternative resolution for the rec
cgnition OF Cuban independence were dis
cussed in the senate on the 10Th, Senators
Cameron. Call, Lodge and Morgan speak
ing In favor OF the resolutions. lin the
house the conference report on the diplo-
matte and consular bill was agro ed to. the
senate amendments to the pension bill
were sent to conference and the indian APP
preparation bill was taken up. The latter
carries sS.630,995. or sl32. 1872 les than the
law for the current year.
The senate was not In session on the 21st
LIN the house the senate amendments to
the military academy appropriation bill
were concurred in. The senate bill to
amend section 1924 OF the revised statutes.
relative to the power Of the secretary of
the treasury to remit or mitigate fines,
penalties and forfeitures was passed; also
the senate bill relating to final proof In tim
Der culture entries Mr.. Colson (Ky) in
troduced a resolution to Investigate Sec
rotary Carlisle's action in declining to &C
ccpt a certain bid for bonds. Adjourned to
the 24th. ...