Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1884 — NEWS CONDENSED. [ARTICLE]

NEWS CONDENSED.

Concise Record of the Week. DOINGS OF CONGRESS. The military academy appropriation bill was passed by the Senate on the 4th inst., with an amendment providing that any cadet hereafter dismissed for hazing shall not be reappointed. A bill was favorably reported to relieve members of the Flta John Porter courtmartial from their oath of secrecy, and a memorial was preseated from a Grand Army post of Kansas protesting against Porter’s reinstatement. Mr. Sherman introduced a bill granting to newspapers or press associations a copyright on their news for eight hours. Mr. Cockrell reported adversely on the bin to lend tents for the soldiers' reuhion at Chicago, as none were at hand. A bill was passed to punish the counterfeiting of securities of foreign governments. A resolution was adopted instructing the Attorney General to report the awards for damages caused by the erection of dams on the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, with other information on the subject. In the House of Representatives, bills were reported to amend the Chinese immigration act, to prevent the adulteration of teas, and to permanently Improve the' Erie Canal for free traffic. In committee of the whole on the naval appropriation bill, it was agreed that the staff corps shall, after July, be largely reduced by retirements. A bill to extend the limit* of the Yellowstone Park passed the Senate on the Sth inst. Ths Judiciary Committee made a favorable report on the bill providing for the collection oi mhrriage and divorce statistics. A bill was Introduced for a public building at Jackson. Mich. An act was passed to authorize the Postmaster General to lease buildings for Poetoffices of the first, second, and third classes for ten years, at reasonable rates. The House of Representatives adopted a resolution unseating Tranquillino Luna as delegate from New Mexico, and admitting F. A. Manganares, who was promptly sworn in. An adverse report was made on the resolution for the relief of sufferers by the overflow of the Lower Mississippi and by the cyclone in North Carolina, but a favorable report was handed in on a resolution requesting tne Secretary Of War to inform the House whenever relief is needed along the Mississippi. There was a molonged debate on the naval appropriation bill. Mr. Cockrell presented a memorial in th* Senate, on the Sth inst., from the united labor organizations of St. Louis, praying that the wholesale immigration of European mechanics fee restricted. A memorial from tire Senate of New Jersey opposing the Morrison tariff bill, was presented by Mr. Sewell. Bills were iiassed to appropriate $200,0oo;to Col. Albert H. Smery for inventing a machine lor testing iron and steel: to provide for a system of courts In g laces outside the territory of the United Utes, and to appropriate (s.ooo for the impnevsment of the Mississippi delta. In executive session it was agreed to reconsider the vote on the Mexican treaty. The House of Representatives perfected and passed the naval appropriation bill by 259 to 1. The Ways and Means Committee, by a rot* of 7 to (, agreed lo make a favorable report on the Morrison tariff bill on Monday, the loth. Salt, coal, and lumber go en the free list. Bills were passed by tbo Senate on the 7th inst, appropriating (250,000 for the erection of a firsr proof building for the Hall of Records, constituting a majority of the Judges of the Supreme Court a quorum, and to repay S7OO to the heirs of Maurice Glvot, of New Orleans. A favorable report was made on the bill to forfeit lands granted to the Texas Pacific Railroad Company. The House of Representatives voted to recommit the bill to retire Alfred Pleasanton with the rank of Colonel, and a new measure’was introduced to give him a pension of SIOO per month. A bill to pension the widow of Gen. Frank P. Blair was reported. Bills were passed to increase the pension of Ward B. Burnett to sl-00 per month, and to grant relief to Louisa Boddy for injuries at the hands of Modoc Indians. An evening session was held for the consideration of pension bills. The House of Representatives, on the Bth inst., by a vote of 115 to 127, refused to go into committee to consider the bonded whisky bill A favorable report was made on the bill for the erection of public buildings at Akron. Ohio, and X>uluth, Mina. The Senate was not in session.