Show LATEST TELEGRAMS a > = = FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS I a a REGULAR SESSION SENATE Washington 9The Presidents message on interoceanic canal was read and referred A communication was received from the secretary of the navy answering an-swering the senate resolution calling for the number of paymasters in the navy and under what circumstances Edward Bellows was dropped from the roll of paymasters Refeired Thurman presented a memorial of I delegates of Indian tribes in Indian Territory remonstrating against the passage of the bill to establish a United States coart in that territory After some discussion about reference refer-ence the bill was not referred Bills were introduced by Kernan giving all religious denominations equal rights and privileges on Indian reservations By Edmunds for n Ouster monument I monu-ment in Washington Baiey submitted the following resolution reso-lution Whereas It has been announced by the public press and there is reason rea-son to believe that a contract has been entered into by and between the I Central Pacific Railroad Company and the Union Pacific Railroad Company Com-pany on one part and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company on the I other part by the terms of which I contract the Pacific Mail Steamship Company in consideration of receiving re-ceiving the eum of 110000 per month from the railway companies binds itself to such rates for freigh and passengers as may be fixed by the railway companies and to collect col-lect tho same from the commercial 1 public and Whereas The effected such contract is directly prejudicial to tho public interest and contrary to the spirit that controlled Congress in chartering charter-ing the Union Pacific Railroad Company Com-pany and in granting to both railway companies large subsidies in money and land therefore Kcsolccd That the committee on judiciary be instructed to investigate and report whether such contract ha3 been made and what legislation is necessary to prevent the execution of the same and protect the public interest in-terest and such committee may report re-port a bill to carry its recommendations recommenda-tions into effect The words find there is reason to believe were stricken out on motion of Edmunds and the resolution was agreed to The calendar was taken up The Senate took up the Porter bill when McDonald spoke but before be had concluded the Senate adjourned He will finish tomorrow HOUSE Washington 9 The bill to establish estab-lish a department of agriculture was referred to the committee of tho whole on public calendar Scales from the Indian committee reported a bill authorizing the President Presi-dent to prescribe suitable police regulations regu-lations for the Indian reservations and the punishment of arson murder rape and burglary on the Indian reservation Calendar A considerable number of bills were reported from the same committee com-mittee for various local purposes Whitthew from the naval committee com-mittee reported a bill authorizing and equipping an Arctic expedition Referred to the committse of the whole Hosteller moved to consider the calendar being the political assessment assess-ment bill Agreed to1l6 to 104 He will call the previous question at 4 pm tamorrow House advocated the bill Adjourned |