The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-01
FIFIIE1a CONGRESS.
Abotraot Of the Proceedings OF tbs
Senate and house.

Senate and House,
SENATE.
Senator Paddock reported favorably
from the committee a bin to require that
before final proof shall be submitted by
any person claiming to onter agricultural
lands under the presumption or
homestead laws such persons shall
file with the register OF the proper land
office q notice OF his or her intention
to make such proof, stating therein
the description OF the lands to be entered
and the names OF the witnesses by whom
the necessary facts will DO established.
The hill to incorporate the Washington
Cable Electric Street Railway Company oil
the District u Columbia came up in the
senate. An amendment reported by the
committee having been reached requiring the
rails to be OF American manufacture. The
vote was taken. and the amendment was
adopted, % to II.
Senator Blair introduced bill declar-
ing that any person convicted oil carnally
and unlawfully knowing any female under
the age OF eighteen years shall be punished
by imprisonment for from five to ten gears,
and for the second offensc during his nat.
ural life. A punishment OF from ten
to thirty years is provided for
persons forcibly ravishins any female, and
for the period Of his natural life for any
person who carries out his ends by means
OF potions or drugs. The bill is made ap-
plicable to all places within the jurisdic-
ton OF the United States.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Payson introduced the bill hereto.
fore introduced by Mr.. Wilson OF Iowa for
the relief OF settlers upon the public lands.
1t simply gives the settlers the right to
use the name OF the United States in any
contest against their rights to the lands as
fully and completely as though the United
States itself were pleading its rights to the
lands.
On a motion to take up the Hoar joint
resolutions, quite a long debate ensued,
though little interest was manifested; The
| motion was lost, yeas 129, nays 12S-not
| the necessary wo-thirds in the affirmative
Mr.. Blount OF Georgia has intro.
duced in the house q bill provid.
ing for q Redistribution OF post
masters and O Encouragement OF salaries.
Under it's terms, with the exceptions OF the
cities OF New York and Washington, where
the postmasters salaries are fixed at
$4,000 and $4,000. respectively, post.
masters are to be divided into three
classes according to the revenues OF their
offices.
Among the bills introduced in the house
were the following:
Mr.. Payson, for the protection OF settlers
| on the public lands. Mr.. Simmons oil
North Carolina for the apportionment ion
the basis Of illiteracy) OF $65, 900. OOC
among the states and territories for edu'
cational purposes. Mr.. Jackson, OF Penn
| sylvania, to amend the homestead law sc
as to provide that only so acres can be en-
tered instead OF 160 acres, and to per-
nit only citizens OF the United States to
enter homesteads. MIR. Osborne OF Penn.
l sylvania, for the monthly payment OF pen
sions. Mr.. Clifford to establish an indus.
| trial school at Bismarck Oak. Mr.. Hudd
| OF Wisconsin, ajoint resolution proposing
| a constitutional amendment extending the
presidential term to eight years.
! A bill was introduced for the erection o.
public buildings at Burlington, Iowa. She
boyeau. Green Bay and Manitowoc, Wis.
and Yankton, Oak.
| SENATE.
| Senator Platt introduced bill 30 pro
| vide for the establishment OF an experiment.
al grass and forage plant farm, and for the
conducting OF experiments relating te
grass and forage plants.
Mr.. Hoar from the committee on priv
leges and elections, reported a resolution
| authorizing that committee to continue
| the Investigation ordered last session, into
| the events alleged to have taken place il
| Texas, and set forth in the petition o.
Stephen Hackworth and Others.
Senator Allison introduced a concurrent
resolution OF the legislature OF Iowa urging
the adoption OF an amendment to the re
vised statutes SO that the election OF Unit
ed States senators shall occur on the sec
ond Tuesday after the permanent organi
cation of the legislature.
Senator Sherman presented resolution
OF the Northwestern Laundry Union o
Minneapolis, favoring and heartily endors
| ing the so-called Mitchell anti Chinese bill
Senator Davis presented batch OF bills
placing the names OF soldiers on the pen
sion rolls; among them Charles W. Gore
late private Company X, 7th Minnasots
volunteers.
The judiciary committee OF the house re
ported favorably Joint resolution propos
ing an anti-polygamy amendment to tn
constitution.
Mr.. Nelson's bill giving the North Dako
ia e. Pacific road right to build a bridg
across the Red River OF the North passet
the house.
D. Taylor OF Ohio introduced bill t.
change the common law OF marriage to tn
customs of modern civilization by tn
emancipation OF married women in the Dis
trict OF Columbia and the territories.
Mr.. Wilson of Minnesota, from the com
mittee on commerce, reported a bill pro
yiding for collector of the port of st
Paul. It was referred to the committee G
the whole.
Mr.. Rice presented a petition from tn
millers OF Minneapolis, asking a reduction
of the duty on burlaps. Mr.. Nelson pre-
sented petition in favor OF granting
pension to Pierre Battineau. Mr.. Wilson
presented petition from farmers a
Plainview, Mimi, asking a reduction G
the duty on foreign salt.
Mr.. Newton, from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds, reported favor
ably to the house Mr.. Rice's bill to author
ize the secretary OF the treasury to accep
from the city OF st. Paul the donation 70
q lot OF ground and directing that there b
erected thereon a building for the accom-
mediation of the postoffice Of that city
The committee reduces the amount to b
appropriated for the building from 81
900, 600 to 100000, which amount
deems entirely adequate.
SENATE.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoar, in consideratio
that Feb. 22 was a legal holiday the morr
ing business was dispensed with SO tina
the order of the senate OF the Goth shoul
be Immediately carried out. The gallerie
were well filled but not crowded. Fifty sens
tors were in their seats and MAR
tanned throughout the session att
tudes OF most respectful attention. Tt
, voice OF the president pro tenn, though lov
was distinctly heard to extremities OF til
chamber. He read from manuscript
which lay on his desk, standing with hi
hands clasped behind him, except as the
were released from time to time to tur
the sheets of the address.
The presiding officer Mr.. Ingalls) risin,
said: On the 18th OF September. 179e
George Washington, being then at nearl
the close OF his second presidential tern
delivered the following farewell address
He then read the address. which wa
. listened to in profound silence and Wit
respectful attention. The reading occ,
pied a little less than an hour. and at j,
conclusion at o'clock the Senate adjourn
e ed.
:. HOUSE.
Not in session.
SENATE.
q Senator Spooner reported favorabl
/ from the committee on public building
and grounds, bills for the erection OF pull
lie buildings at Cheyenne, Wy. $50, OOt
and Sioux CITY, Iowa.. $3.50, 600.