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26
Month
February
Year
1886
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J)EB. 17- Sen'atk.- Mr. lloar of MaSsaehu setts, ntroduced a bili in the t-enate providing tor the erecuon of a suitable inocuinent at Washington, I). C., lo tíen. f. S. Cirant. Th ; blii appropnates $2:M,W0 ior the purpose ndicated auu ].rovides íor a comin.islon JÍ tLree ienators and three merab.Ts 01 the house of Representativa to contract for the nionuiueut. KtXerred to the oinmittee on librury....A rcsoluiioa offeied by Mr. iry oi Maiue was agrued to, calliug jn the secretary of state lor a copy of a re.irt luadfl hy Kfi-dprioU JWaiue, Unl'ted States jousul at Berlín, on the shippini; .nterests of Gerinany. A biü amcudin the revised statutes In relauon to trespassers on the ludían huuls was pubscd. Jt proviucs ior the pumshment by a "Ut of not more thau 500 aod imprisonment f not more than one vtar or both of persons olng on ludian lands with the purpose of jccupying the same. 'J he blll Is lutended to meet the case of the so-called "boomers." The tslair educational blll was called up and ttiscussed umii the hour ior cxecutlve sesslon. uutsii- in we nouse Air. i'eters ol Kansas, jn beoalf of the Coniinittee on l'ost-offices and Jrost Koads, called up und the House passed the biil to make ailowances lor e.erk hire to post-masttrs at ürst aüd second-class postamcei cover the cost ol cler.eal labor lu the ïnonuy order business... Mr. Warner of Oliio, on U-half of ibo miimi.' committee, culled up and the House passed tüe bill reducing froai e.ght to n?e cents Üie charge ior money orders uot cseeeuug $,.. Mr. JieKae oí Arkansa9, from the uoininittee on publie lanas, called up and the House passed the blll to protect homcstead settlers witti.n railway liinits. It providea that all sueh settlers restrictcd to lesa tbau ltí() aeres, who make audltional entry under the acts of Maren una July, lsry, shall bc tntitlcd to lisiva tüe lauda COTered by the additional entry patented without any further tost or piool' o. settiemcnt and ciutivat;on. Air (.obooi indiana, on behalf ol the Comuiittee on pubile laud, called up the blll lorïeltlng the Atlautic fc l'acinc land graut. 'lhe bill lorleits only the lands aiijacwiit io the uu eouipleted portions of the road. Mr. MeKae of Arkausas otleied as a substítute the bUl 01 the minonty of the committee forfeitlng the eatire land grant. . . Discussion of tne biu John Poner bill was resumed, and Senator Bmlr oi Netwaslca delivered a carel'ully prepared argument in support of the measure Fejs. IS.- Senate.- Mr. EUmunds, from the committee on judiclary, subnutted to the tenate a majority repon on the subject of redufst8 by the euate for Information from the president and depai tments in relation to oölcers suspended. ine report and resolu tions vrere ordered prlnted la the record Tlie minority -of the i-ommittee, at the requcst ol Mr l'ujfh piAJabama, were g.ven until one eek from Mourtay 10 present a luinoiity ro port. The reporc and rvsolutlous will be called up for consideration on that day. Amoug the buis introduccd was ono by Mr. Bonen of Colorado, to provide a uew basis ior the clrculatlon of uational bank. Ou motion of Mr Maxey oí Tolas, a blll was passed to rant tüe rlyhtof way ror a raliroad and telesraph liue throuh the lands of the Choctaw and (Jhlckasaw natious of indians to the St. Louis de Eiau Francisco railrcad company. Mr. Van Wyck of Nebraska entercd a motiou lor reconsiderut.ou. ïue iilalr edueational blll was theu taken up. Mi. Flumb of Kansas otiered an umenciiui.nt to it, providiüg ihat as to the teiriio.ies uot the seecietary o. the interior but i_j legislaturei of the severai territolies shall have the adrniuistration of the money. Agrecd to. Mr. ingalls o; Kansas made a vigorous speech in opposit.on to the bui, prououncin It an act of gianJ larLeuyoa tne treasury. Mr. Coke Oi 1 exas also spo.ic in oppositiou, aud Mr. Maxey of the same statj deuled that Texas had asked ior it. Mr. Coke said it wuuld result in stiriing up endltss strife bet een uortü and south. A nuinber of ameudments havlng Deen submitted in order that they may be printed, Mr. Evarta ot New York tr.o.i the Hoor. Jie remaikcd that Le was heartilv in .avor of tut; bill, uut would noc speak on it lf the tenate desired to come to a vote. Mr. Blair of New ilampshire said that if Mr. Erarla was ioing to iuiike u speech somebody nouid lic sure to move an adjourninent. Thls retnark wasgreeted witli laagster, in whicti 1 r. tivarta himseli heurtily jo:ned, and the Snate weut lnto executive ses9ion anU sooo aXter adjourned. Hougü.- The speaker auuounced lo the douse the appoiutinent of Mr. Fiudlay oí Uarylao I, us a meniber oí the coiuuiittee on baniuu; and curreney, to flll liie vacaucy eaused by the realgnatlou oí Mr. Curtin oí Pennsyivauia. Mr. Crlsp of Georgia, from the cooianttee on l'acifle railroads, reported a blll amvudlng the i'nciflc raüroad acts bo as to compel these raiiroads tj pay to the L nited Stales the amouuts pald out dv it (or surveymgthK lands to wnlgh they are cntltled. Calendar. In the mornlng Lour the House resuiiit-d the ccng.deratlon oí tuc bill lorfening Atlantic & Hacluc raüroad land grant. 'Ihe bill was niscussed withuut any reduit bclng reached till theoxunatiou ot the monmig honr. balanJe oi the daj was devotecl to the t'itz Johu i'orter bill, the debate on whleh was enllvened by a shaip controversy betwten Mi-.rs. üag" ol Wiaconsln aim Cutcheon of Michigan. The vote was calle.i for and the bill passed bv a vota of 171 yeas to 113 nays. Febkuahy 19.- Sesate.- Mj. Manderson of -Nebragka, ollered a resolutlon, whlch was reftrred u the commlttee on lorelgn relations dnectlng an iuuuiry into the murder ot Capt Crawford, who is gald lo have been slain 'jy Mciican troops in Januar last.. ..Mr Edmunds oí Vcnnont introduceil a bill providln" for shorter i.oins ior letter carriers. . . . A reso lution was asreed to directlng au iunuirv luto the management of the New urleans eub-'trcasury. ... lhe Si-nate cougidered the bill to provide for the allotment oí lands in severalty ;o the indians, but that matter was aid aside fnr thp Tiioi ,t ucaiional biil. Mr. Kvarts of New Voik tpuüc iu advocacy oí the mtasuie. ingjllsof Kansas, opjjosed it, as (lid also liiddlcbcrecr i of Vir„iiiia, W ilsou 01 Marvlnnil, and Harris of leiiuessec. Mr. lloar "üf Mastachuselts 1 advocate.l the rassago of the bill and tlie discusiiou termiuatcd for the day. After an ezecutlve sessiuu the Senate udiourned until 1 uesday the '3d. , House- A Joint itsolutlon was passedbv the Ho ;se, teuderiuï ,he thanks of congress to Josenh irancis for his life long een'ices to huiuauity ;ud bis country iu the construction ot lUe-savlng Jpparatus, and autnorizlng the president to have pn-jjared a gold mdal... Xhe House thcuwcut into committee of the wuule on the eUver ouestion, wheu i;cprescntativu ücott oi l'cnnsylvania , louk occasion to maUc a ruualug speech in de tense ot the linancial policy of ttje administraJon. Mr Ucddesoí Ohio aleo ade a speech i 10 íavor of s ilvcr colua;e. . .The House took a recess until evemng woen 41 pension bilU vere discussed and passed, aad tne House adoarned uuul Tuesday, the -8d.

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