Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1888 — A Day’s Doings in Congress. [ARTICLE]

A Day’s Doings in Congress.

Discussion of the Union Pacific railroad fnnding bill was resumed in the House. Mr. Anderson, of lowa, regarded it as one of the most important propositions ever brought before Congress. He said that the career of the Pacific railroad companies had been criminal, and that they had robbed the Treasury of hundreds of millions of dollars was, he said, conceded everywhere. They had absolutely dominated the entire western portion of the country and extorted over and above what was legitimate in the way of charges and rates an amount greater than that which they had taken directly from the Treasury. Mr. Struble, of lowa, asked unanimous consent for the consideration of the Senate bill for the erection ot a public bolding at Sioux City. Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee, objected. The following bills were passed: Extending the appropriation for a public building at Los Angeles, Cal., from *2l-0,0 0 to S-iO,OOO. Granting right of way to the Rio Grande and Utah Railway Company through the Southern Ute Indian reservation in Colorado. Abolishing the office of United States Surveyor General for the district of Nebraska and lowa. For a celebration at the National Capital in the spring of 1889 in honor of the centennial of the Constitution of the United States, Appropriating 550,900 for the ■establishment and maintenance of an Indian industrial school in Michigan. Ap?ropriating 8175,000 for a public building at ueblo, Col.y appropriating 8200,000 for a public building at Bay City, Mich.; increasing the pension of Mrs. Gen. W. B. Burnett to 8190 per month; to remove the disabilities of those who, having participated in the rebellion, afterward enlisted in tfie army and became disAbled. In the Senate, Mr. Voorhees introduced a bill to authorize the issue of specie certificates redeemable half in gold coiit and half in silver bullion. Bills were reported no follows; "To confer brevet promotion on army officers particular y distinguished by heroic action in Indian warfare; appropriating $20,000 for* the purchase from Mrs. Virginia Lewis Taylor* of the sword which Washington wore on the occasion ofhis tretignlng his commission at Annapolis and at Us public receptions while President,