The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-05-06
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS

FORTY NINTH CONGRESS
SENATE, April 96-The bill relative to the
bonds required of brewers was amended to
require renewal of bonds at least once in
four years and in that shape was passed.
The Interstate commerce bill was taken
up and Senator Van Wyck spoke strongly
the bill and the debate was continued un-
til adjournment.
HOUSE, April 26-Mr. Dunn asked leave
to set apart the 18th of May to consider the
bill requiring the Northe RI Pacific to pay
the cost of surveying its lands This being
Monday, was bill day aud half dozen bills
were introduced, having bearing on the
existing labor troubles. Mr. Springer in
troduced new bill for the admission Of
Dakota as state After the call of states
for the introduction of bills the river and
harbor bill was debated the remainder of
the session.
SENATE, April 27-The majority and
minority reports of the committee ap.
pointed by the Ohio legislature to investi-
gate the means employed to secure the
election of Senator Payne was laid before
the Senate. Senator Payne made quite an
elaborate review of the reports, DENYING
most emphatically that he had used i'm
proper means to secure the election apd
moved that the reports go to the committee
on privileges and elections which prevailed.
a bill appropriating $780, 900 to enlarge the
White house passed. Bills were passed
authorizing the construction of railroad
bridges over the Missouri at Chamberlain.
u. L., and also over the st. Croix at some
point between saltwater and Prescott.
HOUSE, April 27-Aside from the airing
OF personal quarrels the business of the
house was the debate on the river and har-
Dor bill An effort to strike out the appro-
Prlatlon to improve the Muskingum river
IN Ohio elected long debate but the
movement did not succeed.
SENATE, April 2S-On motion of Mr.. Nc
MILAN, bills were passed authorizing the
construction of bridges as follows:
Across the Mississippi river at or near
kelthburg, i'll. across the Mississippi riv-
or from Winona, Mimi, to the Opposite
shore in Wisconsin,: across the Yellow
ri river at Pierre, Oak. across the Missis-
sippi river from Red Wing, Mimi, to the
opposite shore in Wisconsin. The most
office appropriation bill was discussed at
Length an amendment appropriating $780,
G 9ee tor carrying South, Central American,
point under consideration. No vote was
reached on the amendment.
House, April ga bill was passed
authorizing the improvement of the Miss
issippi river at Little Falls, MINI The
rlver and harbor appropriation bill was
deoated until adjournment. Among other
information MIR. Hepburn of iowa said there
was no navigation on the Missouri river of
consequence aud Only ten steamers had
passed Council Bluffs in five years.
SENATE, April 29-The entire session was
DEVOTED to considering the appropriation
OF 100000 for conveying foreign mails, but
the Senate adjourned before a vote was
reached.
HOUSE, April 29-The river and harbor
bill was again under consideration and
Mr.. Regan attempted to strike out the an
Proprauon Tor reservoirs in Minnesota,
put failed. The Northwestern appropria-
tlons were agreed to as follows: fmprov-
ing the ked River of the North in Minneso-
"a, ana the money heretofore appropriated
for, locks and dams is hereby made availa-
bic for dredging said river, according to
the plan of the chief of engineers recom-
mended on the 18th of March, 1884. nro-
vlded that not exceeding $4,000 shalt be
E19s expended on the Goose rapids. The
yellowstone river between Glendive and
the mouth, Montana, $4,000; harbor at
duluth and enlarging the basin be-
tween Minnesota and Rice's point.
$oO,uO: harbor at Agate bay, $9O. 600; har-
Dor at Lake City, $4,000; Improving St.
Croix river, Wisconsin and Minnesota,
V,SUO; continuing operations upon reser-
vo1rs Ut the head waters Of the Mississippi