| Show CONGRESS GOES SLOW HOUSE AND SENATE DOINO DOING VERY LITTLE WORN WORK favorable report in the on the bill to appoint a commission on pacific roads debts washington march 19 the meion me ion of the senate today was brief ond and uneventful A largo number 0 of alls were introduced trod u ced and t abo be first report of tho the session was mas received A smile went ent around the chamber short hon sir mr stewart siewart a a resident of coarson city navi nev where tile contest occurred yesterday day offered vi a bill tor for tile tho relief of one on corbett it proved to be a private pension bill ono one of the th measures measure introduced by mr gallinger proposed propos an amendment to tho the constitution prohibiting legislation in behalf of any religious rell fous denomination mr of indiana g ravo notice n 0 alce of a speech on tuesday of on hie hao election action of senators notora Sc by alution spatial popular vole tae and ami introducing a re resolution apropo ing ln on an a amend moat to tho the constitution for tho the tiff i the first report of tho the Rt reunion diw an presented resented by mr me gear of iowa the iho comp camp committee cittee on facine railroads and was waa favorable to lh the bill for or un an adjustment of tho the pacific railroad debts by it a controls ion clon of the secretary of tho the interior secretary of the ho treasury mid and attorney general mr bit gear asked that tho the bill bo be mado made tho the unfinished business of I 1 the he senate with A proviso that it should not list bo be taken up for il a month there was an liow cor from mr mar cochrell of missouri and earr after con elder ablo rable discussion tho the bill went to tho the calendar there tharo was waa objection also to mr geada resolution calling on antho tho at al torney hornc y general for information asi 88 to tile tho foreclosure proceedings against tho the po pa cefic roads A resolution by mr ivin lodge of 0 mas basof hii etta mas had narried to tho the committee on forell rollone to in quire vili whether elber the islands of st croix st jaha and st thomas thomaa of tit the west t indian could bo be purchased by the iho unit united agrout states and it if not v helhor ghether there Is probability a 0 their sale to other powers poser at 1 the senate went want into executive I 1 Bo salon lo 10 and at 1 9 2 P m adjourned until tomor to morroy rov fifteen minute house session washington march IR T alio house vas sas in Fes cession sion today foi for vonly aften minutes and that time was waa consumed in the read inar of at the journal our nal the fraller ies were failed in anticipation loi 0 of f tho the opening of the s tariff tie rie bate Z a a bu but t mr ME henderon of lona announced that the waya and means meana committee would not bo be ready to report until tomorrow and accordingly b on his Is motion tho the house adjourned at 11 12 13 35 |
