The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-03-29
Congressional DOINGS.
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In the Senak

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Mr. Blair, in
reference to his bill to give preference for
civil service appointments to wounded
ex-soldiers of the Confederacy, as be-
tween men who had been disloyal, said
that several senators, on both sides, had
requested him to have the bill lie over
still further. He therefore asked its
postponement until next Thursday, when
he would ask the senate to dispose of the
pending questionable second reading of
the bill. -
Mr.. Vance denies the correctness of the
statement made yesterday by Mr.. Blair
as to there being 10000 ex-Confederate
soldiers in the state of North Carolina
alone who had lost limbs, and many of
whom were destitute and in almshouses.
There were none of them in almshouses
and none had died there.
The bill providing for an inspection of
meats for expectation and prohibiting
the importation of adulterated articles of
food or drink was then reached. Mr..
Evarts had an amendment to Sfer, al
lowing the inspection of meats at places
of packing. The amendment was offered
and agreed to, and the bill passed.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-Among the
placed on the calendar, were the house
bill for the sale of New York Indian lands
in Kansas, and the senate bill
adversely to permit miners to prospect
and lease the mineral portions of any In-
dian reservation. Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Teller introduced bill to protect
settlers on lands supposed to be within
the limits of railroad gran4s Referred
to the committee ON public lands.
The following bills of public charac-
ter were passed.:
TO prevent the obstruction of naviga-
BILE waters and to protect public works
against trespass or injury.
To authorize the construction Of q
bridge across the Mississippi river, near
Oquawka, Ill.
WASHINGTON, March A.-When the
senate convened the reading of the jour
nal was dispensed with. Senator Ed
munds announced the death of Chief
Justice Waite and moved that as fur
ther mark of respect the senate adjourn
till Monday next. The motion was
agreed to, and the cenate adjourned till
Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Among the
petitions and memorials presented and
referred were several from the Iowa
Patrons of Industry, asking that aeri.
cultural products be equally protected
with manufactured articles, that foreign
immigration be restricted so as to keep
out all paupers and criminals, and that
United States senators be elected by a
direct vote of the people. Also petitions
for the protection of wool and wooden
goods.
Mr.. Allison introduced bill appro-
priating s., 900 to defray the funeral ex-
penses of the late chief justice of the SUI
preme court.
WASHINGTON, March 27-Mr. Palmer
introduced a bill for the purchase of the
Portage lake ship canal. Mr.. Dolph
offered a resolution, that was adopted,
calling on the secretary of the treasury
for information as to the necessity for
Notifications in Puget's Sound, and as to
the practicability of fortifying the en-
trance to the sound. Mr.. Sabin intro
duced bill for the appointment of a
commission to establish the boundary
line between Northern Minnesota and the
Canadian provinces. Referred. After
an executive session the senate adjourned
to meet at l. 80 a. M