Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1892 — DOINGS OF CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

MEASURES CONSIDERED AND ACTED UPON. At the Nation’s Capital—What Is Being. Done by the Senate and Bouse—Old Matters Disposed Of and New Ones Con* siderod. The Senate and Bouse. In tho Senate, the 24th, .after the introauction of several bills, the session was taken up by consideration of the Idaho election case and the readlnn of President Harrison’s special message concerning the World's Fair. In the House the Indian appropriation bill still' continues to be the subject of monotonous consideration. The debate is generally of the most uninterest-' ing kind, and it is only when tho Indian agents come in for denunciation by some of the friends of the red man that the debate occasionally assumes a lively character. i The time of the House was entirely consumed, the 25th,' by consideration of the, Craig-Stewart election case from Idaho. This question was not settled. It also occupied the attention of the Senate for a while. j In the Senate, also, the report on the rainfall experiments called for by Mr. Rher- 1 man’s resolution was presented and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Mr. Hale’s resolution of Jan. 19, calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for- copies of reciprocity agreements under the last tariff act, was taken up, and Mr. Vest moved the following amendment: And that the Secretary of State also Inform the Senate whether any steps havo been taken by our authorities to negotiate a reciprocal commercial treaty with Mexico- and if so, what has been done and with what results. Also, that the Secretary Inform the Senate —if negotiations have been inaugurated for the purpose aforesaid, and have been unsuccessful—what has been the cause of failure. Debate was in progress when adjournment was had.'In the Senate, the 2Gth, after several bills were reported and placed on the calendar, the Idaho election case was again taken up. Mr. Claggett, the contestant, was presented to the Senate by Mr. Stewart and recognized by the presiding officer as entitled to address the Senate for two hours. After he had spoken about two hours but without finishing his speech, Mr. Claggett yielded the floor, and the case went over without acdlon. After a short executive session the Senate adjourned till the 29th. In the House, Andrew Stewart, of the Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania District, was unseated and Alexander K. Craig, his Democratic contestant, declared the regularly elected Representative. Nothing else of importance was accomplished. In the House, on the 29th. on motion of Mr. Loud, of California, a bill was passed setting apart a tract of land for the use of tho Lick Observatory, University of California A resolution was also passed authorizing the joint Committee on Immigration to investigate the operation of the immigration laws, the importation of contract labor, and to Inquire particularly into the Immigration of persons affected with typhus fever into tho port of New York. The House Committee on Rules avreed to report a resolution making the silver bill the order of business for three days, beginning March 22. Nt> date was fixed for moasures concerning the tariff.