The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05

HoUsE-Seyeral attempts to consider We
toed pension bills were voted down. Mr..
Reagan made an unwilling effort to bring
up the interstate commerce bill.
SATURDAY.
SENArE-A resolutisn was adopted for the
appointments Of committee Of seven to In
quire into the feasibility Of great national
celebration OF the Tooth anniversary of the
adoption of the constitution and the zO0th
OF the discovery of America, and report at
the next session,
HoUsE-The house refused-102 to l35-to
barber bill, Instead upon its disagreement
to the senate amendments. The bill pro-
hibiting aliens to acquire real estate in the
territories. except for railroad purposes.
MONDAY.
SENATE-1he conference committee on the
sundry civil service bill reported that they,
had been unable to agree, the principle
trouble being over the coast survey and
Yellowstone Park items. A further confer
enee was ordered, The bill for a railroad
bridge across the st. Louis river was passed.
Several minor bills were passed.
HoUsE-A lively debate was sprung over
the motion to agree to the senate amend.
ments to the bill increasing the naval estab-
lfshment. Mr.. Reed arraigning the demo-
Gratis for their efforts to make an economic
showing for use on the stump. The bill was
finally passed as amended by the senate. A
further conference was ordered on the sum
dry civil bill.
TUESDAY.
SENATE-The conference committee on
the deficiency bill submitted its report.
The senate conferres receded from their de.
mand for redemption OF the trade dollar.
The river and harbor bill was passed as was
also the sundry civil bill.
HoUsE-The river and harbor bill passed,
with a red uctIon of about 5000, 900 from esti-
mates of the original bill. The conference
reports on the sundry civel and the def.
cheney bills were agreed to.
The pcstofice inspectors made four arrests
but refuse to divulge the names Of their pris-
oners. The men under arrest, however, are
supposed TO be implicated in the recent Min
neapolis postoffice robbery. Saturday Mr.,
Waldron, cashier of the Chicago Trust and
Savings bank. telepboned to Commissioner
Hoyne's Office inquiring the law regulating
the purchase Or stamps, and stating that
$4,000 worth had been offered at the bank
The inspectors at once began work on the
case. They learned that L. e. Crandan Oh
No. la Wabash avenue had been solicited to
make the purchase and had gone TO the bank
with the matter. A meeting with the per.
son who had possession of the stamps was
arranged and four arrests named followed
as a result. The authorities anticipate max
ing other arrests, and they are very reticent
in regard to the matter
Hon. Geo G. Waters, chairman of the fifth
districtDemocratic committee, was askedto.
day when the congressional convention
| would be held, to which he replied that he
| did not know: in fact he hadn't given the
matter any thought. He would call the
| committee tog ether when he found out wha,
Doran was going to do about the state con-
vention. Chairman Waters doesn't seem te
! be verv much concerned and is not taking 9
very active interest in political matters. /,
| is understood that no.aooraee hove made
| overtures to Hon. John G. Nelson with
veiw of his taking the democratic nomina.
| ton, but it is not known whether he has re-
piled to them or not. The democrats have
an idea that he can draw largely from Knutt
| Nelson's majority.-Ftrgns Falls journal:
Will Workman who has been in Minneap
oils for the past six months, came up las
Saturday, and will remain here for tn,
present. He expects to attend school IL
Michigan this falI.-7ranserff.