Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-05-28
SENATE AND HOUSE.
What Our National Representatives
and Senators Are Doing.
Measures which Are Suggested-Bills
IntrOduced-WOrk Of the Com.
.s... mittees-MinOr Notes
and Items.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 17.-In the house
the senate amendments to the Indian appro-
priation bill was non .concurred in. The bill
passed extending until Dec. 81, 1885, the
duration of the court Of commissioners or
Alabama claims. The bill to change the east
ern and northern judicial districts of Texas,
and to attach part of the Indian territory
to those districts passed.
Consent was given to the construction or
o dam across the Mississippi at st. Cloud,
Minn., and providing for the appointment or
two additional associate justices of the su-
preme court of Dakota. ..
WASHINGTON CITY, May 19.-In the sen
ate bills were introduced to forfeit unearned
lands granted to the Atlantic & Pacific Rail.
way company and to the Northern Pacific
road, and increasing pensions to soldiers who
lost an arm or a leg in service. petition
was submitted from the merchants exchange
of Nashville, protesting against the consol-
idation of that customs office with Memphis.
The resolution recently offered by Morgan,
for an investigation into the recent failures
of national banks, led to prolonged debate,
and was referred to the committee on
finance.
In the house of representatives bills were
introduced authorizing the redemption at par
of outstanding bonds with the surplus funds
in the treasury and to allow rebate of 10
per cent. on all goods imported in vessels of
American register. A motion by Mr.. Hurd
to suspend the rules and pass bill to abolish
discriminating duties on works of art was lost
by SO to 179. The diplomatic, army, and
District of Columbia appropriation bills were
passed. A motion to take up the senate
bankruptcy bill on June 10, was defeated.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 20.-The senate
passed the agricultural appropriation bill,
with clauses setting aside $50, 600 to sink
artesian wells on the plains and $4,000 to
encourage silk culture. Bills were also
passed to bridge the Missouri river from
Douglas county, Nebraska, and for the con-
struction of a public building at Detroit at
a cost of $780, O00 A resolution was offered
asking by what authority commissioners had
examined sections of the Northern Pacific
road constructed subsequent to the time
specified by law, .-
In the house of representatives Rosecrans
offered resolution for an inquiry by the ju-
dietary committee into the facts Of the sur
vey of public lands belonging to San Fran
cisco. Hewitt made statement that pub
lished letter on the tariff bill to Henry o.
Oliver, Jr., bearing his signature, was fab
rication by a Pittsburg journalist. The In
diana contested seat case OF English VS..
Peelle was debated for some time, without
action.
WASHINGTON City, May 21.-The senate
passed thirteen bills for the erection of pub
lie building, the amount appropriated being
SLAP, 500. Bills were passed to authorize
the bridging of the Mississippi at Sibley,
No., and at some point between st. Paul and
Natchez; to bridge the Missouri at Rulo and
White Cloud, Kan, and at the mouth of the
Dacotah, and to bridge the Illinois between
it's mouth and PEORIA.
The house of representatives adopted res
olution confirming the right of Peelle to the
contested seat for Indiana, by vote of 121
to H.. Springer moved a reconsideration,
but motion by Converse to adjourn was
carried by 119 to 49, amid applause on the
Democratic side, English was accompanied
by his father, from Indianapolis.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 22.-The senate
sent to the foot of the calendar the
bill prohibiting the mailing of newspa-
pers containing lottery advertisements. Bills
were passed to permit the bridging of the
Mississippi at st. Paul, to provide for holding
terms of court at Ell Paso, Tex, and to ap-
propriate $25,000 to compensate ihe officers
and men of the government steamer J. Don
Cameron for damages incurred by her loss
in the Missouri river seven years ago. The
labor statistics bill was debated until the
hour of adjournment.
The house of representatives reconsidered
its action giving the contested seat to Peelle
and voted to seat William English, who ap-
peared and took the oath of Office Horr
made the charge that the father of the newly
admitted member had abused the privileges
of the house by attempting to in
fuence votes in the case. A debate ensued,
and a resolution was adopted that the
charge be investigated by select committee
Of seven members. Bills were passed author
iking the construction of bridges across the
Missouri at Rulo and Decatur, Neb. The
speaker presented draft of bill by the sec.
retary of the treasury to permit the exporta-
tion of spirits to adjacent foreign territory,
with drawback for internal revenue taxes
paid thereon. ..-l. BE- -..... --s..-.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 23-In the senate,
Harrison made favorable report on the bill
providing that the legislature of Dakota
shall consist Of forty-four members of the
council and twenty-eight members of the
house. A bill was passed to establish in the
interior department a bureau of labor,
at an expense not exceeding $4,000
Der - dIluLQ. Ii . q Q0DaG6 on Uil6
bill to provide for protecting the inter-
ests of the United States in respect to incum-
brances, Beck said that under the letter of
the act the president could pay off the Union
Pacific railroad mortgage. Slater stated
that on the moturity of the Union and Gem
trail Pacific martgages, in 1885, these roads
would owe the government $lSS, 900, 900. The
pension appropriation bill was passed. '-''"
In the house of representatives, Weller de-
MED that he had been solicited by William
II. English to absent himself on the occasion
of the unseating of Mr.. Peelle. and he ex-
pressed the hope that the Investigating CONF
mittee would inquire into the matter. Kel-
logg called for an inquiry into his alleged
connection with the star route frauds, and
the matter was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee. A bill was passed appropriating
$1,000 to pay certain quartermaster claims,
one-half of which is due to citizens of Tennes-
see. In committee of the whole, favorable
recommendation was made ON the bill to re-
tire Henry j. Hunt as major general. At
the evening session forty-two pension bills
were passed., including one giving $50 per
fo tba wild Of Or5