OCR Text |
Show CONGRESSIONAL. Wahhington, S. (.Jglesby )tVsenfed a inemorial asking tho npnointment of a dolgnlion, jiartly of women, to visit and d' vio means of improving the condition of Die Indians; referred. Davis called tip tho resolution asking ask-ing the Secretary of tho Treasury to report tho amount uf defalcation by the various disbursing ullieera nf the government; referred. At the cxpiralinn of the morning hnur tbn.Senat't reM lined consideration considera-tion of hi 1 1 on lie; caloud.ir. The House bill, providing for the i I as-signment of Territorial judges, was 1 recommitted. Tho Senate bill for the incorporation incorpora-tion of railroads in tho Territories was re.nl, and Stewart explained its : provisions, saying tho object was to enable the people of the Territories to build niilronds with their own ."money without applying to Congress or Territorial Ter-ritorial legislatures for a clmrtcr. It granted no public lands except for depots and Lho right of way. Wright moved to recommit the bill for the incorporation of TerritOT rtjil railroads t tho Committee on railroads, and pending the discussion on tho nation the Senate went into executive session aud boon adjourned j 110U81;. ( i Piatt reported a bill giving tho Secretary of the Treasury discretion-a discretion-a ry power to defer or proceed with, operations on public works authorized, author-ized, but not yet commenced; referred re-ferred on a point of order tu theCoin-mitlon theCoin-mitlon of the Whole. . Killinger reported iu reference to Ute alleged violation ol tho eight hour law o:i the New York post-office, post-office, that the-lw is observed with Government employes but in contract work is in no way eujbrcul. At the "uggesfion of .Cox, who bejinved the In iv is not being enforced anywhere oil G.','vnin)rnl ,Voi ;s, tho teslimonv was md-ml Luiph't, Woodward reported a bill prohibiting prohibit-ing tho ollicors of Government from rccoiving anything from the United States beyond tho salaries find actual necessary traveling expenses when on business. Dawes offered an amendment prohibiting pro-hibiting such officers from using tho labor of employes of tho United Slates for private purposes. The morning hour expired and the bill went ovur. Tlio currency bill was resumed, and after several speeches tho House adjourned ad-journed till ovening for discussion on the bill, speeches to be limited to fifteen minutes. At tho evening session, only a fow members who had speeches already madc.wero present.. Adjourned. |