The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-24
FIF1lETn CONGRESS,
Abotfaot 6f the Proceedings II the
Senate and House.


SENATE:
Senator Edmunds reported iavorabjv
the hotise bill fixin. term OF the United
States district court at Duluth. The bill
was amended. however, by striking out all
alter the ehactins clause and inserting the
senate bill, which reads al follows:
That hereafter and until otherwise pro.
vided by law there shall be held annually
on tho second Monday in Sep.
tembef q term Of court in the city
o. Duluth in said district. said term to
be in addition. to the terms now
feq1ireu to be held at the cities OF St.
Paul and Wihona in said district, and a
grand and petit jury may be Summoned to
1ished.
This cuts out the provision Tor separate
terms OF district and circuit court ut each
OF theeo places, and makes no change in
the time OF holding court at Winona or
1t: Paul. az did the house bill.
Senator Sabin offered in the senate to.
day an amendment to the bill to encout.
age the schools which have been pivint
some attention to Indian education IN the
West and to advance the cause of etlucn.
ton among the Indians.
IN the senate Mr.. Spooner presented q
petition from citizens OF Stockholm, Wis.
asking an appropriation of 5000 for
the repair. OF the pier at that place. It is
represented that the water in the lake was
higher than ever this spring and that tho
pier was partly carried away by the wind
ana Ice. The money il needed this year
to repair it il it is not to be swept entirely
away.
The senate in secret session decided not
to open the doors when the fishery treaty
/ IL under consideration nor to admit even
official reporters. This is q rejection of
/ hath In Il.
tions.
Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri, spoke eloquent.
~ upon the industry of agriculture.
| Representative Matson of Indiana, the
chairman Of the house committee on in.
valid pensions, reported from the commit
tee bill extending the time for filing
claims Tor arrears of pensions so us to
give the benefit OF them to all claimants
| who hle their claims after the expiration
ol the time limit, or who may yet file
CLAIMS before the passage OF this BILL If
the bill should be enacted the cost to the
government will be s25o.ooo,oO0.
Senator Spooner offered an amendment
authorizing the secretary OF war to make
a survey Of Minnesota Point at the west
| end OF Lake Superior and to ascertain, il
| possible, the probable cost Of the con.
domination and purchase OF this point rs
a reservation to be used in the prcserva.
ton OF the harbors at the head OF the
| lake.
| In the senate the report of the commit
tee on privileges and elections in the mat
ter oil Senator Turpie Of Indiana was
adopted and the committee DISCHARGED
from further consideration OF the memo.
! rails and remonstrances on the subject
| The house bill to limit the hours OF let
| ter carriers passed the senate. 1t provides
that hereafter eight hours shalt constitute
q days work for letter carriers.
| Senator Allison presented an amendment
on the river and har Dor bill providing for
ton OF the Missouri lying between the
Omaha & Council Bluffs bridge and a
point five miles above in the river. 1t also
provided for the expenditure OF $3.50, 900
at and opposite Sioux City, Iowa.
In the senate Mr.. Davis reported favor.
ably from the committee on pensions n
bill to grant a pension to Ellen St. Cyr.
widow OF Lieut.. Abner St. Cyr, who was
killed in a tornado at st. Cloud some
years ago. A similar bill has passed the
house..
Mr.. Butterworth, spoke against tho
Mills bill.
| The house passed the senate bill to al.
low the Washington & Idaho road right of
way through the C9ur d. Alene Indian res
ervation in Idaho.
The following bills were passed.: Bill in.
PRODUCED Feb. is by Senator Sabn, author.
izing the construction of bridge across
| the Missouri river at or near Forest Citv.
/ hu% 1,o e. WA
Railway Company; authorizing the con-
struction OF railroad bridge across the
Red River OF the North by the Da.
kota & Pacific Railroad Company: au.
thorizing the construction of a railroad,
wagon and foot passenger bridge across
the Mississippi river at or near Muscatine,
Iowa; also, one across the Mississippi
| river at or near Clinton, Iowa.
| After morning business the Senate took
up the Vest resolution providing Tor a sc.
lect committee to examine the questions
touching meat and meat products of the
United States. After a long discussion by
Senators Vest, Henderson. Cullom
and Plumb the resolution was extended
so as to make the investigation embrace
tho trunk line association, the central
traffic association. and other agencies Of
transportation. and was then adopted.
! HOUSE.
In the House today, absolutely nothing
was done outside Of tariff discussion.
| SENATE.
The senate passed two house bills, re-.
| Ia ting to tresspass upon Indian and other
reserve lands, that viii 90 far toward pro.
tecting the reservations from the encroach.
ments oil white persons who have hereto.
lore looked upon these lands as their
natural tramping ground.
The proposition made by Senator
Spooner to attach the direct tax bill 10 an
amendment to the sundry civil appropria.
ton bill is being considered by the senate
committee on appropriations, and will
probably be adopted:
This was great day in the house, tariff
debate being lifted from the rut OF monot-
| ony in which it had run so long. Three OF
the principal members spoke, and each
voiced the sentiments OF his party or fac.
ton with great power-Ran for the
protectionist Democrats. Mckinley OF
| ridge OF Kentucky for the Democratic ma
jority. No other business was transacted.
! SENATE.
The senate has decided to devote its at.
tention to the calendar, which has grown
to include several hundred measures,
many OF which are of general
character. Then the bills est, bl ishing
a department OF labor admitting to
statehood North Dakota, Montana and
Washington. will be taken up. probably in
the order named. Considerable time will
DO devoted to consideration Of the fisheries
| treaty, and within a week Mr.. Allison will
call up the Indian appropriation bill.
| HOUSE.
The house has set aside for a week or 10
days the tariff bill, SO rs to give consider
alton to the appropriation bills. OF which
there are four on the calendar, IN this or.
der: DIPLOMATIC District OF Columbia,
postoftice and legislative. executive and ju~
dicial. The legislative bill is to come up
first. as it generally requires a week for de-
bate in the House. and sometimes 10 days or
two weeks are given it. There will be u eau.
Gus OF the majority members in a few days
and their action may change the turn OF
Office. ShOul6 an a0rpoment he ran hod