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Day
28
Month
February
Year
1889
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SENATE. Washington, Feb. 21. - In the Senate yesterday the conference report on the admisBion of North and South Dakota, Montana and Washington as States was agreed to. The Sundry Civil Service Appropriation bill was further considered. AU the correspondence concerning the dismissalof LordSackville West as Minister of Great Britain to the United States was received trom the President; also notice that he had signed the Nicaragua Canal bill. Washington, Feb. 22.- In the Senate yes,-erday the Army Appropriation bill ($24,970,058) was ajrreed to. The grcater portion of the time was occupied in discussing the Sundry Civil Appropriation bilL Washington, Feb. 23.- The Agricultural and Army Appropriation bilis were passed in the Senate yesterday, also the Sundry Clvll bill, with an amendment which declares Tuesday, April 80,1880 (the annivereary of the inauguration of the first President of the United States, George Washington) , a National holiday. A bill was introduced appropriating $250,000 for the purchase of four pneumatic dynamite guns, te be located at the harbor of San Francisco. Washington, Feb. 25.- Consideration of the resolution regarding election outrageo in the South occupied the time of the Senate on Saturday. Washington, Feb. 26.- In the Senate yesterday the Sioux Eeservation bill was passed, the Army Appropriatiou bill was discussed, and resolutions on the death of Representative Burnes iMo. ) were adopted. Several bilis for light-hnuses on lakes Michigan, Eri e and Ontario were passed. Washington, Feb. 27.- A bill for the relief of WiUlam It. Wheaton and Charles H. Chamberlain, of California, vetoed by the President, was passed over the veto in the Senate yesterday. The Axmy Appropriation bil was passed; also a bill granting the widow of General Kilpatrick a pension of $75 a month. An amendment was added to the Deficiency bill enablinsr the President to offer a reward for the detection and conviction of the persons who unlawfully carried away and destroyed the poll-books and ballot-box of Plummerville, Ark., on the day of the last election in that State. HOUSE. Washington, Feb. 31. - In the House yesterday the bill providing for the admission of the four States of Ñorth and South Dakota, Montana and Washington was passed. The conference report on the Direct Tax bill was also passed, and the measure now goes to the President. Bills were also passed for the establishment of a light-house and fog-signal on the breakwaber, Chicago harbor, and one for bridges across the MissisBippi at La Crosse, Wis. ; across the MíesísBippi at Lyons, Ia. Washington, Feb. 22. - In the House yesterday the Post-offlce Appropriation bill was passed. A petition agaiust the Sundayrest bill was presented. ThO conference report on the Legislative, Exeoutive and Judicial Appropriation bill was agreed to. A message was received frora the President vetoing the bill for the relief of settlers on the Des Moines river lands. Washington, Feb. 23. - In the House yesterday the Senate bill to pension the wldow of General Sheridan, with an amendment fixing the pension at $3,500 per annum, and placing General Rosecrans on the retired list of the army with the rank of BrigadierGeneral, were passed. Washington, Feb. 25. -In the House on Saturday the Senate bill opening to settlement the unassigued lands In the Indian ïerritory ceded by the Creeks to the United States wu passed. The Denciency bill was discussed. Eulogistic acUu-esses on the late James N. liurnes, of Missouri, were dellvered and approprlate resolutions were adopted. Washington, Feb. 98.- In the House yesterday the time was wasted in ülibustering over the California contested election case. Washington, Feb. :iT. - In the House yesterday the Henate amendments to the bilí for the opening and settlement of a portion of the Sioux reservation in Dakota were concurred in. A bilí wan introduced providing for the admission of the Territories of Arizona, Idaho and Wyoniing as States; also a bilí providing for the admission of New Mexico. The conference report on the Pension Appropriation bill was agreed to and the Deficiency bill was passed. The eveninsr sossion was devoted principally to speeches on the Iridian policy of the Government. othek NOTSS. Wasiiing-kin, Feb. 31- Up to date allbut flfteen of the eertiticatcs of inembers-eleet of the next House have been received by General Clark, the Clerk of the House. Among those lacking are the certificates of two Itepresentatives from West Virginia and one from Tennessee. Asuming that Evans (liep.) will receives the certifícate from the Tennessee district, the clerk figures the Republicana will have 164 and the Deinocrats 1150 members at the organization if the next House, not counttng the West Virginia members. Should these two seats go to the Democrats it will leave the Iíepublicans a raajonty of three, but the admiasion of the Dakotas, Washington and Montana will increase this majorlty. Washington, Feb. 23.- The President has approved the bill increasing-the pension of Mary A. Bedell, widow of Brigadier-General John Bedel from $30 to $"0 per month, Washington, Feb. 27.- The President has issued the usual proclamation calling an extraordinary session of the Senate to convene on March 4 at 12 o'clock. Washington, Feb. 27.- The President has appointed Brigadier-Geueral Orlando B. Wilcox (retired) GoTernor of the Soldiere' Home at Washington, D. C.,vice General Hunt, deceased. Washington, Feb 27.- The collection of internal revenue for the flrst seven months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1889, aggregated $74,202,596, an increase of $2,001, 42G as compared with the collections for the corresponding period of last year. Washington, Feb. 27. - Two million silver dollars were received at the Treasury Saturday and stored In the great vault. Six cars were required to haul them from the Philadelphia mint. This consignment ñlled the vault, making $80,000,000 now stored in lt. It was expected that the vault would hold 100,000,000 silver dollars, but owing to the size of the boxes in which the dollars are deposited, it was found that the vault feil Bhort of its supposed capacity by $14,000,000.

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