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22
Month
March
Year
1888
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SENATE. ■Washington, March 15.- Petitions were received in the Senate yesterday f or an incjrease of duty on wool, for protection of the wool and woolen industries, again6t the formation of trust and combinations, nd that the tax on tobaooo anil spirits be tetalned until the war debt is puid. Mr. Brown (Ga.) spoke in advocacy of his resolution declaring it the imperative duty of CongTCfB to repeal th internal-revenue laws. The presiding offlcer annonnced the ielect committee on civil service as follows: Senators Hale, Manderscn, Chace, Spooner, Blackburn, Daniels and Blo;ipett Washington, March KV- In the Senate festerday a bül was introdnced providing a nniform law covering tbe arrest and extradition of crimináis who escape to another State or Territory. Bills were reported for the formation and admission of the State of Washington and North Dakota; to prolect the navisration of the Illinois river by extendlng the system of beacon ligbts, and to authorize the construction of railroad, wagon and foot-passenger brides at Clinton and Muscatine, Ia Mr. Teller (Col.) ipoke on the President's message, whlch, he sald, was an attaok, not on a detective tariff, notto remedy inconsistencies, but to destroy the protective system. Eulogies on the Ufe and character of the late Mr. Moftatt, of Michigan, were delivered. Washington, March 17.- Bills were introduced yeBterday in the Benate, for th admission of Utah as a State; authorizing the President to appoint and retire John C. Fremont as a Major-GeneraL, and to provid a method for the settlement by arbitration of the controversies between Inter-State railroads and their employés. The bill to prevent fraudnlent undervaluation by importers was piësed. Adjournd to the 19th. WisniNOTOM, March 20.- In the Senate yesterday fifty-nve bilis were paesed, the most important belng: Anthorizing tha appointment ol a superintendent of Indian ichools and preecribing his duties; to tuthorize the sale of tiraber on the Menomonee Inaian reservaten in Wisconsin; to cttle and adjunt the claims of any State for expenses incurreü by it in defense oL the United States uring tüe war of the rebellion; appropriating f100,000 for the erection in Washington of a monument to the negro oldtea and sailors who trnve their livea Eor the jweservation of tlv Ciovernment; for the relief of soldiers and sailors who enlisted or served under nsiumed names, nd to pension voluuteer female nurses dnring the war at twenty-tive dollars a Binnth. Washington, March 21.- Bills were reported in the Senate yesterday to encour&ge the holding of a National industrial exposltion of the colored ri ee in the United States ín 1888-0, and providing that pensions be rated according to the rank held t the date of discharge. The Finance Committee made a favorable report on the bill to wipe out the charges againet the Senate tor the loan of 1836. It amounts to be,ween $20,000,000 and $30,000,000. THE HOUSE. Washington, March ir.- In the House yesterday, Speaker Carliele resumed his post of duty. The Committee on Elections in the Washington (Illinois) contestad, csse unanimonsly reported in favor of General Post, tbe sittlng membr. A bilí was passed flxing the charges for passports at one dollar. Washington, March IC- In the Honse Uie time was occupied in considering the Benate amendinents to the Urgent Defici?ncy bilL The resolution of Mr. Thomas (UL)respecting the use of the portraita of Mra Cleveland or others for advertieing parposes without their consent was adversely reported. Washington. March 17. - Bille were reported yesterday in the House to annex a portion of Idaho to Washington and Montan, the Indian Appropriation bill, and the bill reducing the rate of postage on eed, bulbs, plante and soions to one cent for eaeh two ounces were reported. An adverse report was made on the joint resohition to discontinue the green two-cent postage stamp and return to the terracotta oo-lored stamps. At the evening seslion thirty-five pension-billB were passed. Waé-hintgon, March 1ÍI. - In the House Saturday bilis were passed increasing to J50 per month the pensions to the widows of Bear Admiral Welles and Rear Admiral Wyuian. Mr. Neill callea np the resolution ipsigning March 20 for the consideration of labor bilis, claimine that tsuch bilis had been throUled, and the resolution was dopte ei Washington, Harch 1Í0. - Bills were introdneed in the House yesterday to appoint special committee to examine into the iondition of the civil service in all the de.lartments and branches of the Government; '.q place all articles of products that are protected by a trust or monopolistic company on the free list; providing for a bounty on wheat, corn, tiour and oat-meal exported f rora the United States; tö créate boards of arbitration for eettling controversics between officers and employés of rallroad companies. Bills were passed to discontinnü the coinage of the one-dollar and three-dollar gold piece, and to authorize the issue of fractional silver oertificates. The meafure direct the Secretary of the U"reasury to issue silver oertificates of the denominations of twentyflve, fifteen and ten cent in such form and lesión as he may determine, Buch certifiatee to be received, redecmed, paid and reissued in the saine manner as eilver cerUficateê of tbe lareer denomination. Washinoïon, March 21. - In the House yesterday bilis were introduced to protct tree labor and the industries in whioh it is employed frora the injurious effects of convict labor; to establisb a department of labor, and to próvido for the issue of legalbender Treasury notes in lieu of notes estimated t be lost or destroyed. A bilí was paBsed creating a port of delivtry at Grand li'ipids, Midi. , OTHER NOTES. Wasi&ngtojí, March 15.- The Socretary oí the Treaüiuy Ibas transmitted to the Honse estimates for collecting the customs revenwes for the fiscal year endiug June 30, 1889, aggregating 86,896,20a cOf thie amount !fO,'J19,(ilS is for salfliies. Washington, March 17. - Senator Palmer, 5n hiB report to accompany the VleuroPneumonja bilí, saysthat contagiouB cattle diseases, expecially pluuro pnenmonia, bave not only caused a direct loss to the country of $r0, 000,000, but their interfercnce w ith Inter-State commerce and the reBtrictlons they Uave brought upon our export trade in live cattle have occasioned a loss of many r.iillions more. ■ WA8BtNGTN, Maroh 21.- The President ïjas nominated Strother M. btockslager, of Indiana, to be CommiBBioner of the General Ind Office, and ThomaB J. Anderson, of íowa, to be Assls,tant Commissioner of the General Land Office. John Walker, 74 yearB old and tired of life, shot hiinself to death in Uichmond,

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