The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-02-18
WORK OF CONGRESS.

Are Doing at the National Capitol.
 THE senate on the 9th was in secret session most of the time on the AnglO-American arbi- rration treaty. The bill rearranging the judicial district of Texas was passed over the presi- dents veto by vote of 57 to l. Senator Catiery (La.) being tho member that cast the negative vote. Senator Pettigrew (S. D. sought to have the bill relative to the timber culture laws recalled from the president to correct an error, but his resolution went over. .... The house de- voted nearly the whole day to District of Co., lumbia business and eight bills of more or less local importance were passed The conference report on the immigration bill was presented and notice given that it would be called up the next day Mir. Gillett (Mass.) introduced bill making 1t 0 misdemeanor to conduct pool sell ing lotteries, etc., by means of telegraph, tele- phone and other means of transmitting mes- sages.
 THE senate on the 9th spent most of the day in executive session on the arbitration treaty, Senator Morgan (Ala.) holding tho floor nearly channel of the South pass by closing the creyasse in Pass rOutre in the Mississippi river. 1.-The house agreed to the final conference re- port on the immigration bill and passed two bills to pension the ''remarried widow' of John II. Patton, Of the Seventh Illinois, and also the "remarried widow" of Mai Albert B. Soule of the Twenty Third Maine volunteers. Both the UlllS uuu Uccu pECNiOuSiy NCtoCu " Iuc pfcnl- dent The senate amendments to bill giving the settlers on 15,0O0 acres of swamp lands in Mississippi preference right of entry for one year was agreed to. A bill was also passed to prevent the fraudulent use of the word copy right" on books and other publications.
 SENATOR MORGAN (Ala) announced in the senate on the 10th his withdrawal of the Nicara- qua canal bill. The agricultural appropriation bill was taken up and, after an amendment by SepatOr ThurStnn (Nahl n aDpropriuta KS OOO for continuing the beet sugar experiments was agreed to, the bill passed. It appropriates S3, ,2S, 800 The house bill was passed extending the time for complying with the requirements of the act forfeiting railroad lands. It applies to laads along the Northern Pacific route. Sem ator Tillman (S.C) called up the bill limiting the effect of the federal laws on the liquor trafic so as te give each state absolute control of the subject It caused 8 lively debate, which was cut off by the time arriving for the senators to participate with the house in counting the electoral vote In the house the electoral vote was formally counted by the joint session of the house and senate, Vice President Steven son presiding and Speaker Reed sitting at his side. There was Q round of applause both on the floor and in the galleries, when the an- nouncement was made us follows: For presi- dent-Mckinley, 27l; Bryan, l76 For vice president Hobart, 27l; Sewall 149; Watson, 27 The house passed the senate bill relating to the carrying Of obscene matter by express compa- nies and it has gone to the president for sigma ture.
 THE senate on the II tn passed the greate part of the day in debating the Anglo-Ameri- can arbitration treaty Senator Turpie Und) speaking in favor of and Senator Morgan (Ala.) in opposition to it's ratification. The diplo- matic and consular appropriation bill was passed and the 17th was fixed for a final vote on tho conference report on the immigration bill Bills fixing the time and place for federal trials in Oklahoma territory and providing for the re- tirement of enlisted men of the army and navy after go years continuous service at three- quarters pay were also passed. The house passed the Qualifications bill and made some headway with the post ofhce appropriation bill But the major portion of the day was consumed in political debate on the financial question which was presented by provision in a bill providing for funding the debt of the territories
 THB Indian appropriation bill was reported to the senate on the l2th. A resolution was passed requesting Secretary Oiney 10 use his influence iu Detterlng the condition of Sylvester ScovCl the newspaper correspondent hnprls- Oned iE Cuba. Senator Morgan (Ala,} offered resolution for the abTogatiou of the Clayton buiwer treaty with England. A Dill was passed authorizing the appointment of an ad- ditional judge of the United States court in the Indian territory The rest of the day passed tn discussing the Anglo American arbitration treaty ... The house debated the post office ap propriation bill and afterwards passed 1t It carries s95, ,4257i4.