Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-03-03
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS

SENATE, Feb. 22-Not In session.
House, Feb. 22-Not in session.
SENATE, Feb. 23-The bill was passed ap
propriating s250,0O0 for a monument to
Gen. Grant. The committee on public
lands reported favorably on Van Wyck's
bill to confirm entries on public lands
made under the general land laws OF the
q. 3. The educational bill discussion
Gas usuaD occupied most of the session.
HOUSE, Feb. 23-A long discussion was
had upon the bill annexing the Northern
part of Idaho to Washington Territory, but
no action was taken. The bill authorizing
the executive departments to make an ex-
hibir at New Orleans was defeated. No
other business of general Importance was
transacted.
SENATE, Feb. 2+The bill was passed al
loving national bank to change it's name
and location provided it did not move into
another state or more than thirty miles
from it's original location. The usual edu-
cational bill debate followed until adjourn-
ment.
HOUSE, Feb. a-The bill was passed an
nexing the Northern part Of Idaho to
Washington Territory. The bill aPpropri,,
was discussed but no action taken. The
bill providing for a tax on whisky In half
gallon packages, was passed after long de-
bate which was enlivened by personal
tilt between Brady and Wise Of Virginia.
Adjourned.
SENATE, Feb: 2S-Among the bills intro
duced was one by Mr.. Edmunds providing
for the inspection of meats for expectation,
prohibiting the importation Of adulterated
articles Of food and drink, and authorizing
the president to make proclamation in GER
toir SQnQfQ roQnmp0 N0nS10QrA.
tion of the bill to provide allotments OF
lands in the several territories for Indians.
Mr.. Teller offered an amendment providing
that the president may allow homestead
settlement by citizens 0f the United States
on each alternate quarter section with the
Indians, and for that land so taken by white
people the Indians holding lands under
| treaties should be compensated. The
| amendment was rejected and the bill
passed. The educational bill debate oc-
cupied the remainder of the session.
HOUSE, Feb. 25-The event Of the day was
an exciting debate upon the bill approp-
rating SIS, ,OOO,OOO for pensions. Mr.. Hen
derson of Iowa, made speech in which he
assa,led Commissioner of Pensions Black
claiming that he had exaggerated the
amount expended for pensions in order to
| bring the granting of pensions under law.
| Warner of Ohio, Randall and Morrison de-
Tended the commissioner. The house ad-
| JOuTu0U "lGHOuV TodC0luS NOte VI tuo
| bill.
SENATE, Feb. 26-Mr. Mitchell of Oregon,
made lengthy speech against the Chinese,
and the remainder of the session was de-
voted to discussing the educational bill.
! No business whatever was transacted.
| Adjourned until Monday.
| HOUSE, Feb. 26-Mr. Morrison, from the
committee on rules to whom the matter
had been referred, reported resolutions
authorizing sweeping investigations into
the so called telephone scandal. The investi
CATION is to cover all officials and news
paper as we'll. The resolution led to q
warm debate between the Republicans
| and Democrats, but were adopted unani-
| mously. At an evening session twenty-eigh
pension bills were passed.
SENATE, Feb. 27.-Not in session.
HOUSE, Feb. 27-The entire session was
devoted to a general debate on tho state
| of the Union" This debate consisted
chiefly of discussing the silver question
with little incidental matter thrown In
relative to the Pan n-Electric telephone mat
ter and the connection Of cabinet officer
| Herewith. '