Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1888 — THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS.

The Senate, on the 9 th, adopted a Joint resolution accepting an invitation to participate in an international exhibition at Brussels, and appropriating *80,0.0 ior the purpose. The bill to admit Dakota aa a State waa discussed. Two unimportant bills were passed. Tbe House filibustered. The Benate, on tbe 10 th, considered tbe bill to admit Dakota as a State. The Honse filibustered. Tbe session oontinned all night. In the Senate, on the 11th, Mr Morrill spoke ~ on the subject oI the President’s message. Tne bill to admit Dakota as a State was considered, The following bills were passed: House bill to purchase of the widow and ohildren of the late Sen. James Shields certain swords at a coat not exoeedlng $10,000; for tbe erection ot a moument to the memory of Gen. Joseph Warren, who fell at Bunker Hill;appreprlatlng f 130.000 fora public building at Eort Worth, Tex.; increasing the limit of cost for the public building at Detroit to 1160,000; authorizing tbe construction of railroad bridges across the Snake river aud tbe Clearwater river by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company; appropriating 110,000 for a monument to Brigadie -general Wra. Lee Davidson, who fell in tbe battle of Owens Ford, n February, 1781; authorizing tbe construction of a bridge acrosi the Tennessee river at Chattanooga; making appropriations for the support of the Military Acsdemy for the fiscal year ending Jnne 30, 1889, with but one important amendment. The Honse filibustered. In tbe Benate, on the 12th, Mr. Coke spoke on the subject of tbe President’s message. Mr, Torpie spoke in opposition to the majority of the committee admitting South Dakota as a State. He said tbe people of Dakota bad noright to establish a division of it. Mr. Collom spoke in favor of the majority report; The House voted to adjourn the Legislative day of Wedneiday, April 4, by ayes 148, nays 138 and the deadlock was broken. The direct tax bill goes over until December. Without trans*cting any business, the House adjourned until the 19tb. On the 13tb, after the reading of the journal' In tbe House, a number of bills were reported, including the postoffice appropriation bi'.l. A number of conference reports were also made and agreed to. The remainder of the day was spent in diseasing a bill to pay 1706 for the ure of certain property In Memphis occupied by U. 8. troops in IW4. No action was taken on tbe bill and the debate developed nothing of Interest In the Senate, on the, 16tb, a bill was introduced granting an annual pension of ft, ooo to tbe widow of Chief Justice Waite. Conference reports on a number of measures were agreed to. The bill providing for the investment of certain lands in the treasury was taken up and Mr. Farwell, of Illinois, delivered a lengthy address on the financial question, followed in the tame line by Mr. Reagan of Texas, and by Mr. Stewar and Mr. Spoon. In the Honse, Mr. Blanchard moved to euep -nd the rales and pnt the river and harbor bill upon its passage, which was lost by ayes 184, nays 102 -not two-thirds. Mr. Wilkins (O.) moved to suspend the rules and adopt the following: Resolved by the House of Representatives, That it is the sense of this House that section 2 of the act making appropriations for sundry and for other purposes, anpreved March 3, 1881, which is as follows: “That the Seeretary of tbe Treasury may at any time apply tbe surplus money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated or so much thereof as he may consider proper tn the purchase of U S. bonds; provided that the bonds so purchased or redeemed shall coo*tttute no part of the sinking fund but thall be redeemed a-.d cancelled,” was intended to be a parmanent provision of law, and tbe same is hereby decla-ed to have been since its enactment and to be now, In the opinion of the Heuse, in full force and effect. Mr. Weaver (la.) declared that this resolution meant nothing more that the defeat and burial sf the House surplus resolution with tbe Beck sliver amendment. He appealed to tbe ways and means committee not to allow it to be buried, and. if they did, be appealed before God to the conutry to visit retributive justice upon them. The resolution was finally adopted—yeas, 138, nays 64. Adjourned.