The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-09
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.


SENATE.
Mr.. Cullom's resolution, as to the Canadian
Pacific railway, went over till Monday with.
out action.
Thesenate then proceeded to the considera.
ton ofthe fisheries treaty in open executive
session. and was addressed by Mr. Salisbury
in favor Of its ratification.
Mr.. Sherman gave notice that as soon az
the sundry civil appropriation bill shall have
been disposed OF. he would insist on getting
the fisheries treaty out of the way.
Democratic senator's, he said. had not CD.
posed the open executive session from any
apprehension that the public discussion Of
the treaty would injure the administration
or the democratic party. On the contrary
they believed that a full understanding of It
would commend it to the favorable Judgment
of the country as a wise and Just settlement
of a controversy which had at times threat
ened the harmony and peace of the whole
country.
Mr.. Maston, OF Indiana, asked consent that
the order assigning q night session for the
consideration OF private pension bills be SO
modified as to admit of the consideration of
general pension legislation, but Objection
was made.
Mr.. Townshend. of Illinois, from the CON-
mittee on military affairs reported back the
army appropriation bill with senate amend.
ments, and it was referred to the committee
of the whole.
whole, on the private calendar.
SENATE.
The senate bill setting apart a tract OF
land for a cemetery for the order of Odd Eel.
lows at Central City, Col and the senate bill
appropriating 500, 900 for the public build
ing at Muskegon Mich.
NJ Dr1,,.
up the senate bill to encourage the holding
of a national industrial exposition OF the
arts mechanics and products of the colored
race throughout the United States in 1888
and 1889.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill, the pend
ing question being on the paragraphs relat-
ing to the new library building in Washing
ton. Among other amendments reported by
the committee on appropriations and agreed
to the following: Increasing the appropria-
ton for the education of children in Alaska
from $25 900 to $4,000, and making the
itom read: "For industrial education" In.
sorting an item of $40, 744 for new hospital
building at Rock Island arsenal Inserting
an item of $25, 900 for repairs of dykes and
embaakments of the water power pool at the
Rock Island arsenal.
The senate bill for the erection of public
building at Allentown, Pa, having been laid
asked unanimous consent for it's immediate
consideration, but demand for the regular
order operated as an objection.
The house then proceeded to the further con-
sideration of the bill providing for the erec-
ton of postoffice buildings, but the hour ex.
pired without any action being taken.
The house then went into committee of tho
whole tho uonnra a nnrOnri0tiOp hil1o ouI
clash instantly occurred between the various
bills on the calendar. The general deficiency
bill was first reached, and after some debate
was taken up.
In the senate the sundry civil service bill
was taken up and several amendments pro-
posed by the committee were adopted.
Senator Bowen offered an amendment to
the bill heretofore introduced, appropriating
$3.50, 900 for the construction of reservoirs
in the Arid regions for the purposes of irriga-
ton and addressed the senate on the subject
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Struble, of Iowa, the
senate bill was passed for the erection of a
public building at Sioux City, Iowa, at q
cost Of $15O,OOO
A conference was ordered on the senate
amendments to the navy appropriation bill
Mr.. Bacon, of New York, from the commit
Tee Oh uduuIdCUuFofS, submitted report
which was ordered printed.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency appropriation bill.
After much controversy an arrangement
was arrived at under which the general de-
bate on the bill with the exception of the
French spoliation claimss ection) was limited
to one hour. The bill was then read by par.
agraphs for amendments.
SENATE.
The senate adopted Mr. Hoar's resolution
for select committee to investigate the
commercial and business relations between
United States and Canada.
While the sundry civil bill was up, Mr.
Plumb offered an amendment providing that
supplies the result of prison labor shall not
be purchased for use at the national soldiers
home. Rejected without division.
Mr.. Frye, from the select committee on the
Pacific railroads, reported the Union Pacific
claims growing out of the issue of bonds to
secure payment of all indebtedness.
The public building combination has met
with signal defeat in both houses. The
conference report upon the bill for the public
building at Omaha, in which the house con-
| ferees yielded to the senate, was rejected by
the house by a majority of eleven. The atti-
| tude of the house was the more significant
| from the fact that the vote was regarded as
| q test upon O number of similar pending
| measures.
| The house passed the important Holman
bill, which was supported by Representa-
| tives Lind and Nelson of Minnesota, relative
| to any excess there may be in lands granted
| to railroads IN the indemnity limits after the
grants shall be adjusted. In the progress of
the adjustment of land grants, especially
| in Minnesota, it is discovered that there will
| be within indemnity limits large excess be-
yond the amount to which the railroad
companies will be entitled which can be re-
| stored to the public domain and be subject
to presumption and homestead entry.
SENATE.
| by members of the house to put upon the
| free list books printed exclusively in any for
eign language.
The attempt to secure the passage of an
appropriation to send another agent to Eng
| land to search for the assets of the late Con-
| federate states failed in the senate.
The senate passed the house bill to extend
| for five years from June, 1887, the provis-
ions of an act to provide for the muster and
pay of certain officers and enlisted men of
| the volunteer forces.
Mr.. Evarts, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported back the senate joint res
| olution authorizing the president to take
l Hcd5uIc5 W ODtStIu luucuulCy pTOMpUly lOr
the INJURIES losses and damages suffered by
the Venezuelan Steamship Company of New
| York by the wrongful seizure and detention
OF the company's three steamers in 1871.
The house bill to authorize the Winona &
Southwestern Railway company to build a
bridge across tho Mississippi at Winona,
Mimi, passed the senate today.
| HOUSE.
| The house non-concurred in the senate
amendments to the army bill for gun factory
at Watervliet (N W arsenal and appropri-
ating 5000, 900 for the manufacture or pur-
chase of steel for cannon. In the discussion
much hostility to the so-called domineering
tendency of the senate was shown.
| The Republicans of the house and q consider
able number of Democrats have voted in
favor of Townsend's resolution to facilitate
the transaction of business. The plan is that
for the remainder of the session objections
| from individual members shall not be suf-
| Aciont IN provont tho conu;daro%;on ~