Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1886 — CONGRESSIONAL. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL.

The Work of the Senate and Hone*of Representatives. The Senate passed the postoffice appropriation bill on the 4th inst., with an amendment giving SBOO,OOO for transportation of foreign mails by American steamships. Mr. Hoar read a letter from Mr. Tompkins, Secretary of the committee of the Ohio House that investigated the Payne affair, to the effect that in the copies of the report printed for the Senate there appeared an interpolated paragraph reflecting on the majority of the committee. The letter was referred to the proper committee, and the report was ordered printed in correct form. In the House the Weaver-Camp-bell election contest from the Sixth lowa District was taken np, the majority report in favor of Weaver, the sitting member, bein'* adopted. The bill to grant right of way through the Fort Seldon military reservation to the Bio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad Company passed the Senate on the sth inst. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Z. M. Zullck to be Governor of Arizona, and rejected that of Charles PoUard for Associate Justice of the Supremo Court of Montana. The nomination of R. 8. Dement, to be Surveyor General of Utah, adversely reported from the Public Lands Committee,. was recommitted. In the House of Representatives an adverse report was made on the Senate bill providing for a commission on the subject of the liauor traffic. A bill was favorably reported to the Senate on the 6th inst. to apply to letter carriers the provisions of the section of the Revised Statutes - making eight hours a work. The President nominated James H. McLeary, of Texas,. to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Montana. The river and harbor bill passed the House by forty-one majority, after a struggle through several weeks. It appropriates about $15,000,OCO. The House Judiciary Committee reported adversely a joint resolution contemplating a constitutional amendment providing for female suffrage. Congress did nothing of importance on tho 7th Inst. The Senate was not In session, and the Honse devoted the day to the private calendar. Fifty-five bills granting pensions were • passed. The House of Representatives passed a bill t on the 6th inst,, authorizing the Kansas Cityand Gulf Road to lay its tracks through the Indian Territory. Tho military academy bill was passed. It appropriates $297,805 for the maintenance of the schools at Annapolis and West Point. The Congressional Printer notified the • House that his presses would have to stop unless an extra appropriation of $200,000 was made before the 25th of the month. Members of tho Bouse were taken by surprise on receiving vetoes of two private pension bills, in which tho - President had taken time to discover grave faults. The Nennte was not in socßion.