Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1889 — NATIONAL CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

NATIONAL CONGRESS.

t Among the various memorials and peti titions presented in the Senate Monday were several for the passage of the service pension bill, one (from Iowa) for the se lection of Chicago as the site for the exposition of 1892; one for the admission of ■ Wyoming as a State; one in favor of the Blair educational bill (from the Chicago ,-bdard of trade), for one cent letter post age, and several for the passage of the Sunday rest bill. The House resolution for printing 40,000 copies of the agricul toral report, at a cost of $200,000 passed. Many, bills were reported from committees and placed on the calendar, among them one giving to California 5 per dent, of the proceeds of public land sales in that State, j The new committees were announced. Mr. Mitchell offered a resolution, inquiring t whether Chinese laborers can, under the law, pass through the country; also a resolution calling on the President for all corj respondence with China regarding the 1 exclusion act. The Senate decided to ad journ from Dec. 19 to Jan. 6. The resolution for recess from December 20 to January 6 was referred by the House. The bill appropriating $150,000 to meet the deficiency in the Printing ! Office and $250,000 in the Census Bureau > was passed after Mr. Bland’s amendment, for finding out what farmers are house ; owners and what renters, had been ruled out of order. One year’s salary was appropriated to Mrs. Neal S. Brown, widow of the late reading clerk. A resolution to offer $5,000 reward for the Arrest of Silcott was referred to the Commissioner on Ter ritories, which kills it. Mr. Coleman introduced a bill for a navy yard at New Orleans. A resolution was adopted to investigate the murder of Clayton in Arkansas. In the Senate, Tuesday, Senator Hampton took his seat. The direct tax bill and the treasury relief bill were reported favorably and placed on the calendar. The deficiency bill, appropriating $150,000 for printing and $250,000 for census printing passed. A message from the President recommended that the time of the International Marine Conference beextended till March 1. A resolution was offered asking if naval officers had combined to procure legislation and had used money for that purpose. The Secretary lof the ' Interior was called upon for information regarding the disposition of abandoned military reservations. The House resoln tion to pay members their December salaries on Dec. 20, passed. The Alabama mineral lands bill was briefly discussed and laid over. The refusal of the Pension Office to furnish papers in oases to Congressmen was discussed. Mr. Mitchell offered a resolution calling on the Post master General for estimates of the cost of extending the free-delivery system to towns of 3,000. In the House a few bills were introduced. A motion to call the States for the introduction of bills was beaten by a reference to the committe on rules. In the Senate Wednesday, a resolution passed extending the life of the Marine Conference k to March 1. A resolution was finally referred, providing for stenographic reports of arguments before the I World’s Fair Committee, caused much de- ' bate, the general sentiment being that it would be a waste of money. The resolution called for estimates for extending the free livery postal service to towns of 8,000 was agreed to. Coke called for information regarding the Terry killing. Morgan introduced a resolution recognizing the Brazilian republic. , v

In the House the resolution to adjourn from Dec. 21 to Jan. 6 was agreed to; also to extend the Marine Conference’s time. The Committee on Elections was author ized to sit during the recess. The roll of States was called and over 1,000 bills introduced. A resolution offering $5,000 for Silcott's capture was adopted. Out of respect for the late members—Laird (Neb.), Cox (N. Y.), and Townshend, (HL.)— the House adjourned to Friday. Mr Hoar has introduced a bill to give jurisdiction in certain pension cases to the District Courts of the United States. It provides that whenever any application for a pension, or for an increase of a pension, has not been acted upon within one year from its date, or has been rejected, the applicant may file his petition in the District Court, praying for the allowance of such pension or increase that the District Attorney shall appear for the United States, that the Judge shall proceed to adjudicate the matter, and that] (if the ap plication be allowed) the decree of th court shall be certified to the Commissioner of Pensions, who shall cause the name of the pensioner to be placed on the pension roll. Evidence is to be taken orally or by deposition. p In the Senate, Friday, after the intro duction of several bills, the Morgan resolution for the recognition of the Brazilian Republic was taken up, discussed and finally referred to the committee on for eign affairs. An executive session was held. A bill for the reduction of the Round Valley Indian reservation (California) was referred. Chief c Justice Fuller was thanked for his centennial address. New committees on expenditures in the Department of Agriculture, on irrigation and on immigration and naturalization were authorized. Isaac R. Hall was made the Democratic assistant Doorkeeper. The unexpended balance of SIIO,OOO was made available for immediate use in the Sacramento and Feather rivers. A resolution that Mr. Leedom turn over to Sergeant-at-Arms Holmes money and other assete,aftei some discussion, went over.