Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-12-31
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sENA 1rhs presid ent pro tom. a. ~
bounced a ths oIlowing ON ments to1
Claims. Mr spooner ~ chairman il Is placs
Sof MT. Iike, deceased, and Mr.. Cheney III
place OF Nj. 6poonsr; Districtuf Columbia,
Mr.. Cheney il place i'll M. Pike; civil SER
vice, Mr. ilians ~ piece oi Mr.. Pike;
! epidemic disc are, MI. eaaeney ID place oi
sfppi river. Mr.. w illiana III place 81 Mr.;
Pike, transpo rtation routes TO the sea board
y Mr.. Williams ia place OF Mr.. Manderson. RS
signed. j9 AZ :.s5
HOUSE. The Weaver resolution calling
on the secretary 81 the treasury for infor-
nation as to The issue 81 treasury notes
and the cancellation oi 1i and $2notes,
was adopted. : 81 SIS b III lS
. SENArE.--A bill appointing ia mes B. An.
gel! OF Michigan member 81 the board Of
regents Of tho Smi thaorian institution
passed. Mr.. Ingalls, offered d resolution
discharging the commit tee on pensions from
further consideration of the billintroduceei
by him last session to remove the limitation
OF payment OF arrears OF pension. s
The first and only speech thus far deliv.
cred upon the interstnteepInnerre bill was
delivered by Senator Wilson Of Iowa. He
undertook a detailed analysis OF the meas
TIRE, but his explanatio as to the long
and short haul viii hardly suit those who
have so severely criticised that feature OF
bill. Mr.. Wilsonwns very severe his com
ments upon the management OF the rail.
road companies, especially in Iowa. As
to the fourth section, which makes provis.
ion for the long and short haul, Mr.. VIII.
son maintains that the implication in the
substi tute which has been SO sharply con,
demned is avoided in the conference bill.
He insists that the section is /. wholesome
one, and that it does NOT deserve the cur.
rent criticisms. ~*. i |?.trE 's5ts & NJ
1t might be set down as one OF the things
irrarocably settled upon that the public
demand, which had induced the reporting
Of the present bill, would not cease until
justice was entrenched in the transports.
ton system OF the country. As an illus
tration oi the injustice ri the present sys-
tenn, he stated that on the 10th Of the pres
ent month corn was selling in west
s'ru Iowa, where it had been n good crop
at Ito % cents q bushel in Chicago at
36 cents a bushe!, and in Southeastern
Iowa, where the crop has been failure, at
40 to AZ cents, so that Western Iowa corn
was being sold in Chicago at to 6 cents a
bushel less than in Eastern Iowa Congress
HIS debated this subject for ten years
Now let it act. s4% :.S
Senator Salisbury introduced bill pro-
viding: -
After an alien shall have, lived in the
United States for three years. he NAV pre-.
sent his petition for admission to citizen
ship. This petioion shall be accompanied
by the affidavit Of g. citizen stating that
the petitioner has lived three years
within the state in which the APP
pication is made, and that during
that timo he has behaved az man
OF good moral character. Upon the pre-
ssnta ton OF the petition the court Shall
grant certificate stating the facts, where
upon the petitioner shall he subject to all
the duties of citizenship, and have all the
rights thereof, except that he shall not be
entitled to vote until two years have
elapsed from the issuance OF his certificate
Minor children OF foreign born citizens
shall have the rights OF citizenship provid-
ed they shall have lived three years within
the United States. No person shall be ad-
mtted to citizenship who cannot speak
the English language. f-... = : ..
lHousE.-Mr. Morrison reported back the
concurrent resolution for holiday re-
cess from Dec. 20 to Jan. 4. Agreed to-.
The senate amendment to the bill for
the relief OF the survivors OF the
concurred in. The Indian mil.
itary academy, diplomatic and consu.
lar and pension appropriation bills were
reported. Mr.. Weaver called up the presi-
DENTS veto OF the bill granting a pension
to Simmons A. II. Harden, but the house re-
i,lsed-yeas, lO1; nays, lotto consider the
pension BILL Mr.. ODonnell, from the COM
n1ttee On ventilation and acoustics, re-
ported " resolution directing the daily
cleaning OF the veutilating pipes leading to
the hall of the house. In its report the COM
mttee speaks OF the habit ofexpectorating
as lowering the dignity oil this august assem-
blagc and being injurious to health. Itsays
shat members spit in the brass ventilators
instead OF the cuspidors. The resolution
was adopted. The military appropriation
bi, was taken up. On motion Of Mr..
ing that when any officer, travelling on
duty, travels on railroad on which Unit
en States troops are entitled to be trans
ported free OF charge, he shall be allowed
only four cents IL mile az q subsistence
fund. The bill passed. The senate amend.
mcnts to the urgent deficiency bill were con.
Cured in, aud the house adjourned.
SENATE Senator Conger reported IA
vorahly fer Senator Mcmillan, from the
committee on commerce, the bill allowing
str uct ~ bridge over tho Missouri river at
Pierre or some other point in Hughes coun-
ty. Oak.
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution directing
the com mittee on com merce to report III
the river and harbor bill as to each public
work Tor which an appropriation is made,
wherein lie the facts which render such APP
prouriation advisable and OF national i'm
portanee and the condition Of the work il
begun. Adopted.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Dawes
on the second day Of the session. instruct
ing the comm ittee on finance to inquire in
to and report what specific reductions can
be made in the customs duties and internal
taxes that will reduce taxes to the neces'
snry and eoono mical expenses 81 the govern.
nent with out impairing the prosperity o.
bone industries or the compensation Of
home labor, was adopted. .%if$ 5. +
HousE-Mr. Warner (Ohio), from the
committee on postofiices and post roads,
reported bill requiring all land grant rail.
road companies to construct, maintain
and operate telegraph lines. 5$. 4. Nh,
The bill granting to the ST. Paul, Min.
neapolis & Manitoba Railroad company
the right al way through Indian reserva,
lions in Northern Montana and North
western Dakota passed. a bill was re
ported requiring al! land grant railroad
companies to construct ana operate teie'
graph lines. 5 M y. 81 Ass. Z IA 3 IS
Both houses adjourned to Jan. q.
Over $50 members Of the house took thei,
departure before the hour ot adiournmen'
arrived. s.zaE :jG Il. sz<
45s5 dissatisfied ..i5 H #ss
For WEAKNESS comes Of having, s
When happiness means pursuit,
And love grows dwarfah and stinted,
And bears bnt ! little fruit, .S.