The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-01-11
CONGRESS.


tice that when the rules were dis.
posed of he would call up his bill
providing for the counting Of the
electoral vote.
In the House Mr.. Townshend Of
fered a resolution requesting the
President to furnish any informa.
tion in his possession relating to the
exclusion of American hog products
from Germany and France. Also a
constitutional amendment providing
for the election of Senators by the
people.
Mr.. Calkins introduced q bill pro-
hibiting imports from those foreign
countries which unJustly discrimi.
nate against the products of the Uni.
ted States. Mr.. Browne, OF Indi.
ana, introduced a measure to the
same effect.
Mr.. Wood Is the father Of a meas.
IRE the purport of which IS to limit
the jurisdiction of United States
courts. and protect innocent purchas.
ers of patent rights.
Mr.. Murphy springs the temper.
ance question by introducing resO-
luton declaring that Congress has no
legal or constitutional power to pro.
hibit the sale Of malt or alcoholic
liquors.
A bill to establish national fund
for the education Of the people was
presented by Mr.. Ryan. Also one
declaring the equal rights to citi.
zens without regard to race or color.
Calamity" Weller, of Iowa,
brings up the bill formerly presented
by Gen. Weaver to allow soldiers
and sailors of the late war sum suf.
ficient to bring their pay while in
the service up to the coin standard.
He also takes the field against banks,
in IA measure providing tina: they
shall every four months pay a tax
of one per cent upon their average
deposits for the preceding four
months.
Milo White looks after the inter-
ests of the first district in hill ap.
propriating 100000 for the erection
of government building at Winona.
Mr.. Nelson presented bills prOvid-
ing for the opening of the White
Lake Indian reservation, and to es-
tablish the northern judicial dis.
trict of Minnesota.
Mr.. Strait presented joint resolu
tions OF the Minnesota legislature
asking immediate adjustment Of
lsl d grants to the State. and that
Big Stone Lake. Lake Traverse, and
the BOiX de Sious river may be EN-.
braced IN the reservoir system.
Senator Hale introduced Il resolu.
ton inquring into the cost of the
vessels constituting the navy.
The Senate occupied considera-
bic portion of the time in discussing
the report of the committee on rules.
In the House on Tuesday Mr..
Beach proposed several amendments
to the constitution. |, Uniform
laws on the subject of marriage and
divorce. 2, Giving the President
power to veto one or more items in
an appropriation bill. 3. Creating
statute Of limitations in claims
against the United States. 4. The
credit of the money and property Of
the United States not to be loaned
or given to private corporations. 6,
Prohibiting the granting of exclu.
sive privileges, and forbidding legis-
lation on appropriation bills.
On Wednesday considerable time
was occupied in the House in decid.
ing to which committee the report
of the Mississippi River Commission
should be referred. 1t was sent to
the river and harbor committee, and
tie friends Of the improvement are
disappointed.
The Fitz John Porter bill was
presented and referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
A bill was presented to appropri.
ate Sl30. 200 to assist in erecting the
Bartholdi statue in New Yorb har.
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