Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-06-04
:IiNGTON CITY.
Bills Passed and Measures Proposed
by Our National Legislators.
English Seated in PeeIe's Placc-A
Bureau of LabOr-AnOther
Pension Bill Proposed
National Banks

WASHINGTON CITY, May 24.-In the house
of representatives a conference committee re-
ported its concurrence in all the senate
| amendments to tho bill to establish a bureau
of animal industry, and the report was
| agreed to- Bills were passed to permit Lieut.
Reynolds, of the navy, to accept a decora-
tion from the nporor OF Austria for saving
eleven lives, and to restore Alfred Hopkins
to the rank of captain III the navy, from
which he had been dismissed for leaving
Pensacola during the yellow fever system.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 26.-In the senate
favorable reports were made on bills for two
additional associate justices for the supreme
court of Dakota; for a commission to run
and mark the boundary line between the In
dian Territory and Texas, and to forfeit the
unearned land grants of the Atlantic q
Pacific road A bill was introduced to
authorize the enlargement of the barracks
at Newport, KY.
In the house of representatives, bills We're
introduced to appropriate $50, 600 for home
for disabled soldiers of the confederate army
at Fredericksburg, Va; to abolish license
taxes on dealers in tobacco; to open overland
communication with Alaska and develop her
commercial resources; to pension all honona!
bly-discharged soldiers of the rebellion at the
age of As years, and for the fining and i'm
prisonment of any National bank official who
shall bring loss Oh the institution by loans
made for his own benefit. Some debate took
place on the majority report in favor of un-
ting Mckinley, from the Eighteenth Ohio
district and admitting Wallace, but no action
was taken.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 27.-In the SEN
ate, on the bill to grant the Cinnabar rail,
road right of way through Yellowstone park,
Logan raised breeze by detailing the en-
croachments made on the park, and by COM
planning that he had been incessantly lobbied
in behalf of this road by an official Of the in
terror department.. Cameron reappeared
upon the floor, after prolonged alb
sence in Europe, and received con.
gratulations. Ingalls, introduced a bill
for the sale of lan1S D.; . 20 the prairie
band of PottawatomieS. Lapham submitted
the majority report on the Danville riot,
claiming that it ',geConcerted by the
Democrats for the 20. Dse of intimidating
the negroes Salisbury presented the minor
ity report on the Co. ian county murders, as
serting that the investigation was originated
to aid the Republicans in the presidential
canvass and perhaps furnish an excuse fo1
rejecting the electoral vote of Mississippi.
The house of representatives passed joint
resolution appropriating an additional $780,.
600 for the relief of sufferers by the overflow
of the Mississippi river and its tributaries.
By vote of 15S to los, the house declared
Mckinley not entitled to the seat for the
Eighteenth Ohio district, and Wallace was
sworn in.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 2S-The senate
took up the Mexican war pension bill, and
struck out the proposed amendment to re-
strict its benefits to those dependent on their
labor or the aid of others. Hoar, with the
avowed purpose of killing the bill, moved to
extend its provisions to all union soldiers in
the late war;
In the house of representatives, bill was
reported to forfeit the unearned land grant
of the Atlantic & Pacific road. The legis.
lative appropriation bill, which reduces the
internal revenue collection districts from
eighty-four to sixty-three, was considered
for the remainder of the day and at the even
ing session.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 29-In the SEN
ate memorial was presented asking an ap-
preparation of S25, COO for the southern expo
sition at Louisville, ON account of govern
ment exhibits. The remainder of the appro-
priation for the Ohio river sufferers was
voted for the relief of citizens along the
lower Mississippi. The District of Columbia
appropriation bill was passed. The senate
adjourned to Monday
In the house of representatives bill were re-
ported to regulate the expectation of imita-
tion butter and cheese and to make 81, ,OOO,O 600
the limit for the cost of the public building
at Louisville The legislative appropriation
bill was amended to provide that there shall
be but forty three internal revenue districts
and sixty-seven custom districts In this
shape it was reported to the house and the
previous question ordered, when an adjourn
ment was taken