The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-12-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
Weekly Resume Of the Proceedings Of the Senate
and House.



SESATE.-The tariff bill was taken up and
discussed for awhile Mr. Vance offered an
amendment removing from all the internal
revenue statutes all provisions fixing mini
mum of penalty, and leaving the matter to
the discretion of the court. The amendment
was rejected by party vote-yeas II, nays
Is.
HousE-Delegate Clifford Of Dakota came
to the front with q bill to amend the ac1
providing for negotiations with the Indians
lTpon this subject. the amendments are few.
The first amends the fifteenth section of the
act by striking out all that portion of the
act detailing the method by which the con-
sent of the Indians shall be obtained and in
sertng the following: That upon the pas
sage and approval OF this act all title and Az
terest oil the Indians receiving rations
and annuities on each reservation to the
lands described in each OF the other seperate
reservation so created shall be released
and extinguished and this act shall confirm
and ratity in the Indians entitled to receive
rations at each of said seperate reservations
respectively TO their separate and exclusive
benefit all the title and interest of every
name of nature secured therein to the differ
ent bands of the Sioux nation by said treaty
of April 20, 1883. This change does away
with the necessity of securing the consent Of
the house and will allow the opening of the
reservation by proclamation OF the president
Immediately upon the passage OF the act.
The concessions asked by the Indians are
granted.
Thursday Dee. q.
SExATE-ln the senate today the discus
sion of the tariff bill was continued. COM
munication from the secretary of state. with
a certified copy OF the final ascertainment of
presidential electors in Kansas, was pre-
scented The presiding officer asked the
opinion of the Senate (this being an entirely
IL, f,h n
made of the papers were referred to the COM
mittee on privileges and elections.
Horsg-fhe house went into committee of
the whole OH the direct tax bill Mr.. Caswell
explained:
The simple purpose of the bill was to re-
fund to the states and individuals who paid
the tax thar portion of the direct tax which
Was collected The bill carried SIS, 221 ,632.
This did not include the Il per cent commits
sion allowed the states or parties who paid
the tax The amount To be Cancelled now
uncolected aas s. .a62, 4Ol.
Fxisay. Dec. =.
SrSArE.-Cnon the motion to adjourn the
senate from Yesterday, several Repu bhcan
members voted win the Democrats. and thus
formed an affirmative majority on the prop
osjtiou In view of the protest made against
the adoption of the motion by the members
of the finance committee IN charge OF the
tariff bill. tits sGte mas peen neiu ny soihe W
be significant of the measure before the SEN
ate, and some concern has been expressed by
friends of the bill. To repeater TO- day Sem
ator Pumh who vas one OF those who ypted
for at;ournmeut said the vote had no sig
nifcance. aud could not be SO construed when
the facts were known.
h,oUsE-The house COMMITTEES On the mer-
chant marine and fisheries has determined to
take SON action relative to the alleged pep
petration OF outrages upon the persons OF
females anu the restraint OF liberty said 10
exist in AI;.sk,i. which has been brought
before the pubic Of late by publications in
in newspapers and by sse olution introduced
the senate by Senator Dn~ss. At meet
ing to-day the committee deter Inined to call
before it the persons making the state
ments concerning tbs condition of affairs
said to exist in Alaska ar9 emamlne them
upon the subject.