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SOLONS AT WASHINGTON. WHAT, THEY ARE DOING. FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY- Agnosis of the Work Done in Both Agores of Congress—New Bills and Resolutions Introduced—Echoes from the SuHonsl Capital. Wasmorox City, Deg. 18—The creden tials of John H.Mitchell as senator from Oregon were presented in the senate Thurs day, prom and he wad strorn ix, Hoar reported only the bill to fx a day for the meet of presidential electors, aid to provide 16 counting the electoral vot. The resolut on of Butler for an investigation into the recent action of Dakota was discussed for a short trio and Lid over, Dills, ware intro ize the secretary of war to contract with 2uced as follows: By Cameron, to author American steel manufacturers for the con struction of Leary modern ordnance to be du ivered_ yearly, in specifica quantity,and i sles to authorize the secretary of the navy to establish a giin factory at the, Washing ton City navy yard, Toller, to provide for Feo use of silver certificates upon the deposit of kindard silver. Thesennta than took up the presidents succession bill and the same after discussion, after which it went into executive session, referred a Jarsa number of appointments ‘and upon “reopen ing the doors, adjourned,’ im mesclation providing for the’ the hours, after an ineffectual attempt , ton by the by Dibble of South Carolloa to introduce a People,of a second viee president, which it ‘Tucker of Virginia, objected to, the ravis h, the roles again came up and was‘ de sted by Long of Massachusetts, BreAstoo and Phelps of New Jersey, Kelley and Ran ao] of Pennsylvania, Morrison of Ulinsis, sed Burroughs of Michisman. The debate was’ closed, and pending an amendment ofered by Springer of Dincis the house ad journed — : As passed by the senate, the presidential succession bill provides that when there is a Facaney in the offices of both the president and vice president of the United Stats, the cabinet officers shall succeed to the cresi denty in the following order; Secretary of State, secretary of the treasury, ceretary of, war, attorney general, postmaster gen eral, wy secretary of the navy, senre of the interior. The “ cabinet oficer they acting an president is to held offer until the dimbuity of the President or vice president is removed, or until a new president 35 elected to succeed int at the end of the term of the ‘president or vice president whom he successs. ‘The ‘Bill also authorizes the acting president to call an extra fusion of congress within twenty days from the time he assumes, the guises of his office, should the regular meet ing of congress not Scour within that time ?Wasnixeros Ors, De 32m the senate Friday @ petition was presented from Maine protesting against any division of Panadian fish fre of duty; the bil granting A pension to Mrs Gen. Grant was passed. Hampton introduced a bill waking it up law as for congressmen to solicit, or recom mend appointments to office unress asked for frae by the appointing power, when said ot ca shall be given in writing. The Da' ete resolution was debated, and Vesa argues against the constitution ality of the motion of the territory. He offered a resolution ignoring the Dakota s memorial as an art al paper. “With refers gave to precedent, Minnesota, Michigan and ‘Kanes were instanced as states that had taken action similar to that of Dakots, Tha wachter eng overct 2 p. m. and the pre pared joint putes for the senate and house were confidend, and they were finally agreed to. Beck introduced a resolution inpaiting whether the law regarding the siping fund for the extinguishment of the the public deot was being carried out, Uni galls introduced a bil to prohibit then lawful indlocurs of public lands, and then the state adjourned until Monday. Toe bone up and passed the re port of the com on files. With tayo or thre amendments,but refused to prohibit’ regislation on appropriation-bills’ The only Feu and ney vote taken was on a proposi tion to strike out of the report. the clause’ distributing the appropriation -bills, and it was defeated—vows 70, nays 226. The report passed than Without discussion The regula tion for a holiday _recess. was passed after amending it to takb the recess begins on Atonday, Dec. 91, and ends Jan. 5. The bill granting a pension to Mrs. Gan. Grant was taken up. End. passed, Price of Wisconsin alone voting In the negative. “Washinton City, “Dec. 21—Saturday * the house held a short session. The speaker sainted Reed of Tlinois, Snyder of West Veginis, Fisher of Michigan, McRea of Aokanns, Holmes of Iowa, Perkins of Eunses and Allen of Massachusetts the com mittee on’ enrolled bills “Morison reported a resolution creating committees on the elect ion of president and vice président, on re form in the i) service, on ship-building” and ship-owning interests and on the alco holie Jignor’ taffic, adapted .An attempt was maade to consider the presidential suc cession bill, but failed, and an effort to call ‘the States for introduction of bills was also futile. _Hammond of Georgis, however, in troduced a bill for the withdrawal from warehouses without payment of a tax of al coho) and nether spirits for use in the manu sectors of chemicals, and Brownne of In iana, a bill increasing the pensions of Mex ican war veterans, and granting “arteare of pensions “to” persons pensioned “by spécial* ae _ Wasarreton City, Dec. §.—Tha_most important bill introduced in the senate Mon day was cue by Cullom, providing for the establishment of the postal telegraph system and the purclass of ‘existing lines of tele graph. Other bills were as follows: Van Wyck, to organize Indian territory as the territory of Oklahoma, to allot lands in sevoralty to the Indians, and open the ra masinder for settlement; Logos, to pension Prisoners of war who were confined in rebel prisons, Coke, to establish a national live stock highway. Among the resolutions in troduced was ona “by West, indorsing the action of Secretary Bayard, ‘in the Beilay” incident, and” ” denying the right of any foreign government to ob ject to an American eftizeh as a minister to this government because of his religious be lief or that of his family, . Plumb ‘hoped the incident would tend to the’ abolishment of the whole diplomatic system, which, he said, was wele asin this age Harrison of fered « restlution ensuring an investigation into the charts that under the last adminis tration the granting of pensions was made, dependent upon the politics of the appl iant; Harrison wanted immediate consid eration, and Cockstall objected. A resolut ion by Hoar was adopted, authorizing an investigation into the charge of fraud in the New York custom house, Butler's restilution relating to the territory of Dakota was referred to the committes on territories. Bills were favorably reported amending the law against bigamy and po lygamy and to establish a uniform banks rupt system. . . Book called up his resolution relating to the Baking fund and made 4 apes characli ng the administration's phsitition on the silver question .The house concurrent resdlutio ad. Journ for holiday recess from Dec. 21 to Jan. 5 was passed and the situate went into executive sassion and wen the doors re opened adjourned, ‘The house did nothing fromsembly to adjournment but introduces bills, hundreds being sent to the clerk. Among them were the following: To pension Mexican veter ans; for the relief of Fitz John Porter; to amend the civil service not so that the sev eral states shall be properly represented in the offices and that an appointing officer may degicnate a man for examination, who may be appointed if found competent; au thorizing the president to mature officers of the “army in certain cases who have been premissed or cashiered; to amend the Chi nese restriction act; to inspand the colnege of shoe silver dollar (Sait of Connecticut) ; to suspend the virus of lands granted to rail ways Until, congress otherwise directs, my proposing a Constitutional amendment: pro hibiting epaciad legislation .(Springes; to organize the territory of Okdehoma; to Blot * lands in sdveralty to Indians, increasing the pension of soldiers' widows to ¢12 per month and providing that the fact of enlist ment shall be evidents of good health ab thet”tieas, proposing A ‘constitutional amendment for the election by the people of United States cendtors (Townshend aL. Daois); granting pensions to thirty-days soldiers of the Inta “war, proposing a con stitution améndient prohibiting polyg amy. (Yboimas’ of Tinois); repealing, the timber culture, preemption and desert land 3 acts, also forteskins the lands granted to certain southern roads and the Norther Pacific, also putting bus ber on the fret list, also preparing a consti tutional amendment , empowering the presi dent to veto items in general appropriation ( Bills Payson of Ilinois); by request— grant ing lands to aid in the establishment of an endowment for savings, by witch, thrift may be promoted, and citizens assisted to preserve themselves from the economic im potence and dependency involved in their lack of the material “fact is necessary to Make available their‘ personal’ productive capabilities,(Neece of Illinois); to Saint thy disposal of pubs lands to actual settlers (Holman); repealing’ the limitation on the time for applying for pensions (Lowry of, Indians);for the establishiment of a postal telegraph, for free coinage of the silver dellar, and for the issue of certifi cates on deposits of silver dollars, instruct ing the secretary of the treaseury to pay the interest bearing debt with the treasury site plus (Weaver); for the Creation of a depart ment of agriculture; appropriating S4000, 600 to improve the Missicippi river, mak ing eight hours a lawful day2s work (Law Jer). ; : The roll was called down to Maine by 5 pm, and it was agreat to continue the fall when the binsoneets again Jan. 5, 1885, and the hours adjourned, ; in Three Important Riis, Waseisatow Crry, Dec. 2].—Tt is and that Morphy of tows, sill offer three im portant bills the first opportunity uo ap., propriates £ 1,600,000. to begin the construc: ‘Monet the Heanopin cancel ~A second pro hibits the employment of convict labor on public works; or the letting of contracts to the employers of convict labor. The third bill is of very great importance to all appli cants for pensions. This bill makes the fact of I wan's enlistment presumptive evidence that he was physically sound ,how he en tered the away. To used to be customery for the pension office to require an applicant to prove that his disability did not exist be fore his enlistment, Som Nominations Ins act Tray. Wasarydon Cary, Dec. S1.ibis stated upon the authority of Senator Voorhees that the Indiana nominations of United States District Attorney Lamb, United States Marshal Hawkins, Tnternal Revenue Col lectors Tenderson, and Hunter, and Post master Wadaworth, of LaPorte, wil not be confirmed. All are charged with offensive partisanship,” and the proof is so complete, in the opinion of Senator Voorhees, that the nominations will bhave to be withdrawn. There are also personal charges Against At, Lamb , Oficial Appointments, Washinotox City, Dec. 2%.The pension office has established a sex board of medical examiiers at Robinson, Crawford county, Divisis, consisting of HG, Ribbie and Columbus Barlow, Docuwerats,and Z. L Firebaugh, Republican. Gen Black has also appointed T. J. Fritts, of Pana, to succred die of the present . Republican members of the board at that place, aes The secret of the treasury ap pointed Tough Hteatey, of Indiana, to be in spector of hulls of steam reasts for the dis trict of Louisville, Ky. Randall Will Let The Tarif Alona. Wasmixcros Ory, Deg 22 Ur Randall authorizes the statement that he is opposed to the agitation of the tissues then this sesagn, ane mu not anounce any tari bill duress drivan “to do so against wn- Wise and extravagant measures by others. ‘age in Chicaca., CHICAGO, Dec 23. Rugens: Prussias, an attorney, “was, an important ”witness In a swindling case Using tried Before Judge Shephard Yueslay. When about to Put sworn the defendant's attorneys, objected, and demanded to. may, if the Milnes bel ieved in the—existence of a God Mr Frussing would not affirm that this was the case; but said he was willing to “take the oath, and it would. be binding’ ob. his con science,‘ Judge..Shepard decided the mat ter by allowing Frusing to be sworn, He or as of the Spinida, thag that framers of the constitution of 157) intended to remove the disability of atheists so that thay might take the oath. He “would decide, the ques tion in that way, he said, so that the de fendants might take it to the Higher court. Istan Brontier. Boxnos, Bec. 18—Much excitement has been caused by a dispatch received early Fre day morning, dated at Maruchak, via Tebe ran, stating that another hitch had.ack between tha, Russian and English commis sioners engaged in demarcating the Fusso+ Afghan frontier... The, dispatch adds that ‘Bee bitely arose from a teas to whether 2) shuld have Mara- Chak; and that therences butwern the respective, commissioners, arte so great that, as operations have’ ceased,‘ putes instruc ons from ‘both Benilon, 8 Fight Gver a Strike, finn., Dec 13—Tro lundred the Burlington Western rail road. grade‘'near this city. struck Friday afternoon a waves being ‘reduced to ‘mien refused to weath out, LAEKE follows, several men be iig eeveraly injured. The polins were called sutto qcell that row, and a squad will be sent to Lic scans of the hattls Saturday morn ing to protest the reborers, from further troublers, anticipated_ * Ey mo More. ‘Deg “S41 Abijah Jay, one of the oldest Members of the policy force of Fuss by died Monday night 4 ‘Harper hospital. He was well known as, over the cagnity of the SQijah ™ of the De troit oatics court sketches Bellevue Items. (BeRome Leader, Dec. 22.) Teo Leader especially wishes the happy (2) family of editors In this county w merry Christ ioes. . W. Chase, the superintendant of the Du buque division of the C., St. ¢ St Paul railroad, 88 in the city one day last week. While La [Bs chnited Joxiy Exhlich and deeply sympathiz #d With the Wttle unfortunate. Before leaving her he kindly mady there,presenb of n4manty: duties geld place. Even railroad magnates have Rvarts, = “4 + “Arion E. Potter, eldest son of Captain ds. B. Potter, of his city, was united in marriage to Bliss Ligzie Smith, at the residence of the brida‘a tammer, in Chicago, lest Tuesday. ‘The happy young couple arrived in this city on Tues Svening’s train, and were given a royal recep tion at a tennil mansion the same evening, when one hundred and Aftr invited gaceta wate present representing the triends of the family, the wealth, intelligence, such heat society of de sity, he tendered their heartiest, sonsratula- Hichs to the newly wedded pair. Both are ex cellent young people and have a promising fa ure before ‘them. May they live long and | Prosper. : no pigg of the Sabula Gezella ig saw called | the *Preston Independant,” and another page | {the Milas’ Reporter, o* three distinct local pa~ Periners. It looks as though Lambert was Spreading out oastmansty. The Leader would advise Brothers Schurt, Hahne, Evang, Cur rent, Holl, and old Gingand of the Dutch Calf to get together and quarantine against this new torrossistic plague. If something is dot spec ily dons to check it a wild carser, it is likely increase its wonderful powers of absorption an G1 like a big sposge, it takes up every desirable prop of newspaper darypnegs [pit in the journal istic atmosphere. = Let it absorb, Najsh; s mushroom paper in liike a soap bubbe, it snom bursts with too great, 0 inside Wied presatre. ' —Gendaroes in Paris have captured | O members of a cang organized toawin' die men on a lance scale. '
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