Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1894 — DOINGS OF CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

MEASURES CONSIDERED AND ACTED UPON. At the Nation's Capital —What Is Betas Done by the Senate and House —Old MJitters Disposed Of and New Ones Considered. The Senate and House. The event of Interest in the House Thursday was a cablegram of congratulation from the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies to the House of Representatives on the ODe hundred and eighteenth anniversary of American Independence and the reception of the tariff bill. This letter event excited Democratic applause, and the bill was laid upon the Sueaker’s table A joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to continue the employment of mechanics and laborers In uavy yards who have been discharged on account of the failure of Congress to pass the noce-sary appropriation bills was passed after some tart remarks from Messrs. Cannon and Reed. Tbe bill to subject to State taxation national bank notes and United States Treasury notes consumed the entire afternoon, and no conclusion had been reached when the House adjourned at 5:15 o’clock. The Senate hold a short session Friday and adjourned at t:35 p. m. until Monday, without having transacted any business of Importance. Tbe bill for the State taxation of greenbacks occupied the attention of the House all day, and It was passed by a large majority. The only point of interest in the day’s proceedings was the taking of tne tariff bill from the Speaker’s table and its reference to tbe Committee on Ways and Means, but this was unattended by any excitement or remarks. Several unimportant bills were passed. The House took a recess until 8 o'clock, the evening session being devoted to private pension bills. In the Senate Monday Mr. Peffer offered a resolution providing: 1. That all public functions ought to be exercised through public agents. 2. That all interstate railroads ought to be brought under one control. 3. That all coal beds ought to be owned and worked by the Government 4. That all money used by the people ought to be supplied only by the Government of the United States, and that the rate of Interest ought to be uniform in all States. 5. That ail revenues of the Government ought to be raised by taxes on real estate. The resolution went over without action or comment. Tbe navy appropriation bill was passed, as was also k House bill to amend the law relative to mining claims. Mr. Blackburn announced the death of Representative Marcus G Lisle, of Kentucky, and after the adoption Of the customary resolutions the Senate adjourned. Monday was District of Columbia day In the House, and a bill to provide for an immediate revision and equalization of real estate values in the District was taken up for consideration Most of the afternoon was spent on this bill, which was finally passed. In the Senate the railroad strike was discussed and the postofflee appropriation bill was passed. The House passed a bill opening the Uncompahgre and Uintah Indian reservations in Utah, allotting lands in severalty to the Indians and restoring abogit 3.000.000 acres to the public domain. Most of tho day was devoted to debate on a bill extending tbe act of 1890, declaring lands granted to railroads not then constructed forfeited to the government. so as to forfeit the lands of rallways whose roads were not completed within tho time specified in the land grants. It excluded from the operation of the act, however, lands acquired in good faith by purchase from railways, confirming such titles The bill Involves about 54,000,000 acres. It was not disposed of. Tho title of Mr. Enloe to his seat as representative from the Eighth Tennessee, which was contested by R F. Thrasher, was confirmed without opposition. tho Committee on Elections being unanimous in the opinion that Mr. Thrasher had no ground for contest.