The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-09-06
CONGRESSIONAL DOING,
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. oU.-SenatOr Tor
mans defense of the administration wa;
the event in the senate.
Mr.. Reagan introduced bill to plac
imported jute bagging on the free list,
which was referred to the committee on
finance.
MIR. Plumb, from the appropriation
committee. reported back with a. ~
ments the Notifications I'LL, an
the morning.
on the secretary of the interior for infor-
and timber depredations, which went
sumed consideration of the sundry civil
bill. The conference report on the bill
was agreed to.
The house bill was passed appropriate
ing So, 900 for the construction of a rev.
enue cutter for Newberne, N. c., to re-
place the revenue cutter Stevens.
After short secret session the senate
adjourned.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Discussion OF
the presidents retaliation message by
senators George and Cullom was the
feature OF senate proceedings. Mr.. Blair
offered resolution which was referred
to the committee on contingent expenses,
instructing the committee on interstate
commerce to examine d. H. Craig's sys-
tenn of automatic telegraphy, now on eX-
hibition at the capitol The senate then
resumed consideration of the presidents
retaliation message, and after discussion
it went over without action.
The conference report on the bill to pro-
vide for the disposal of the Fort Wallace
military reservations Ii Kansas, was
agreed to and the senate at $40 adj
journed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The passage OF
the fortification bill was the event in tbs
senate.
The house joint resolution extending
the provisions of q former resolution pro-
viding for the expenditures Of the gov
eminent until Sept 10, was reported and
passed.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the Notifications bill, which was
passed
Mr.. Stewart asked unanimous consent
that the bill for the admission of the
state of Washington be taken up on
Monday, and continued until disposed of.
Mr.. Riddlebsrger objected. Mr.. Stewart
gave notice that as that bill is now the
unfinished business" he would, after
O'Clock Monday, insist upon its consider
alton.
The house joint resolution to authorize
the secretary of the interior to certify
lands to the state of Kansas for the ben
eft of agriculture and the mechanic arts,
was passed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The senate has
by unanimous consent taken up the
Chinese bill that passed the house today.
Among the bills passed were house
bills for the establishment of light.
houses, fog signals, etc., at Sandy Hook,
N. Y; at Tanger island, Chesapeake
bay; at the mouth of Otter creek, Lake
Champlain; between Barnegat and
Navesink lights, in New Jersey, and ct
the mouth Of the Great Wicomico river,
in Virginia.
The bill for the admission of Washing
ton territory was then taken up, but was
laid aside on receipt of the bill which
passed the house for the absolute exclu-
sion of the Chinese. This bill was dis
cussed at considerable length, the senate
adjourning pending the discussion.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Further dis
cussion without action on the Chinese
bill continued in the senate.
Mr.. Cullom introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, calling for informa-
ton from the secretary of war about the
Detroit river and ST. Claire Flats canal,
between Michigan and Canada, and as
to jurisdiction over it's waters-whether
in Canada or the United States.
Mr.. Cullom also introduced a bill de-
filming trusts and declaring them unlaw-
full, and had it referred to the finance
committee.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-The house
discussion of the Oklahoma bill was con-
tinued but it went over without action.
A joint resolution to provide Temporal
lily until Sept. 49, for the expenses of the
government covered by appropriations in
the sundry civil and army appropriation
bills was passed.
The Oklahoma bill was then taken ND
in committee of the whole, during the
discussion of which the house adjourned.
The house then in committee of the
whole resumed consideration of the Okla
homa bill, and after discussing and re-
jecting several proposed amendments the
committee rose to allow Mr.. McCrary,
of Kentucky, to report from the commit.
mittee on foreign affairs, q substitute for
the Wilson retaliatcry bill. After re-
pc rting the bill, Mr.. McCrary gave notice
that he would call it up ON Saturday
next. The house again took up the
Oklahoma bill in committee of the
whole and spent the remainder of the
afternoon vainly endeavoring to secure a
quorum to vote on proposed amend
ments.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Discussion Of
the conference report on the sundry civil
bill occupied most of the time of the
house.
The senate amendment providing for
the continuance of work on the congress
sional library was discussed all the after
noon. Mr. Payson, of Illinois, denounced
the library building scheme rs extrava.
CANT 1t could not be finished for less
than SIC, QUO, 900, and might cost $l6, OOO,-
0O0. The house insisted on it's disagree
ment to this amendment and, pending
action on other amendments, at p. m.
took O recess until O'Clock.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Representative
Scott, of Pennsylvania, introduced in the
house without objection q bill supple
to the bill to execute certain
treaty stipulations with the Chinese.
It provides that no Chinaman who shall
hereafter depart from the United States
shall return thereto after the passage of
the act; also that no certificate shall
hereafter be Used to Chinese laborers,
and all those now in force shall be de.
,lared void. All parts of the act which
this is supplemental are repealed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Most of the
time of the house was spent discussing
The retaliation bill, which came up as the
special order at the expiration of the
hour.
Mr.. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, intro
1uced resolution directing the special |
committee investigating the construc.
ion of the new library building to in
luire whether any member of the house |
had sought by improper or corrupt |
means to influence the architect to ac- !
'ept inferior material to re used in the |
of the building
Adjourned for Sig Weeks.
WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. 1.-THE Mani
,oba legislature adjourned till Oct. IL.