The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-05-31
FIFTlETn CONGRESS,
Abetract Of the Proceedlngs OF tho
Senate and House.

Abetract Of the Proceedings OF tho
Senate and House.
The senate decided by a vote OF 20 to
81 not to consider the fisheries treaty in
open session. The division was upon
| strict party lines, except In the case OF
Senator Hale, who voted with the demo.
Gratis adversely to the Riddle berger res olu.
ton. No time has yet been fixed for the
taking up OF the treaty.
HOUSE.
In the house Mr.. McShane reported from
the Indian committee Mr.. Tooles bill to
provide Tor the sale OF certain lands pat
eI.ted to the Flathead tribe OF Indians,
These lands are located in the Bitter Root
valley, Mont.
SENATE.
The Senate commit tee on agriculture
has ordered favorable report on the
Hatch bill to enlarge the duties OF the de.
partment OF agriculture, and make it an
executive department.
The committee on appropriations has
completed the consideration OF the Indian
appropriation bill. 1t has made net re.
duction Of $226, O00 making the total ap.
preparation IS. $4,000.
Il. The best opinion now is that the report
of the senate committee on Mr.. Fullers
| nomina lion will be a favorable one, and
that all the Republicans, with possibly
two exceptions-Ingalls and Edmunds-
will vote with the Democrats to so report
it. Undoubtedly good many Republi-
cans will vote against confirmation.
HOUSE.
MIR. Hudd called up and passed in the
! house to-day the senate bill to allow the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western road
right OF way through the Lac du Flam-
beau reservation in Wisconsin. Mr. Mel.
son introduced bill granting the Duluth
d Winnipeg railroad right OF way through
the Fond du Lac reservation.
The House committee on appropriations
has ordered an unfavorable report on
Representative Outhwaite's bill appropri-
ating 81 ID, 600 to defray the expense Of a
government exhibit at the Cleveland OK.
position next fall.
SENATE.
The senate has confirmed James D.
Jenkins OF Usage, Iowa, to be agent for
the Indians OF the Sisseton agency in d.
kota.
The presiding officer OF the senate an.
nounced as the select committee to ex-
anime into all questions touching the
meat product OF the United States, Sena.
tors Vest. Plumb. Henderson. Cullom and
Coke.
The Spooner bill putting telegraph CON-
panies under the Jurisdiction OF the inter
state commerce commission is likely to
be reported favorably to the senate. I'm.
less the bill is made more radical than
the committee now seem likely to make it,
the Western Union will make no op-
position to it. These people are in.
clined to favor moderate bill
for the reason that if they
were under government regulation they
think it would stop, or at least turn aside
a great deal OF the adverse criticism which
is periodically showered upon them, and
stave off the day OF government telegraph.
Senator Vest introduced the house bill
granting the Duluth. Rainy Lake River &
Southwestern Railway company the right
to construct and maintain pivot draw.
bridge across the Red River OF the North,
between Minnesota and Dakota.
HOUSE.
The house adopted resolution author.
izing the committee on foreign affairs to
inquire into the facts concerned with tho
imprisonment in an English Jail OF John
Curtin Kent. naturaized American citi.
zen. Kent was recently convicted OF a
dynamite conspiracy in London, and sen.
fenced to Imprisonment. The American
consul general at London says the Ameri.
can citizenship OF Kent was shown in the
trial. and the conviction was in direct con.
fiict with the charge OF the court.
Tie postofiice appropriation bill was
passed. During the debate the inefficient
postal service in the west was thoroughly
ventilated. Mr.. Toole OF Montana and
Mr.. VOORHEES, OF Washington Territory
voiced the wishes OF the people OF the ter.
ritores for more efficient mail service
I,o, hnxy o.x.,,-
duet OF First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Stevenson was the subject OF unfavor.
able Republican comment.
SENATE.
The senate finance subcommittee held
its first meeting upon the tariff bill. The
meeting was designed only to bring out the
views of the members. as to the proper
course to pursue in the preparation OF the
bill.
Several hours were spent in secret SEES.
sion ostensibly discussing the motion OF
Senator Sherman to proceed to the consid.
GRAFTON OF the fisheries treaty with open
doors but in reality debating the merits OF
the treaty itself Senator Morgan was
the principal speaker.
The senate considered the house bill
making an appropriation to supply de.
ficiency i'll the appropriation Tor expenses
OF collecting the revenue from customs.
The bill passed with amend ments, tho
principal one striking out the clause re-
pealing the law making permanent an
nual appropriation OF SIS, 500, 600 for such
expenses.
Senator Blair introduced JOINT resolu.
ton providing for the following amend
ment to the constitution: That no state
shall ever make or maintain any law re.
specting an establishment OF religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof. and
that every state shall establish and main.
tain a system of free public schools, but
that no money raised by taxation shall
ever be appropriated. applied or given for
any school, institution, corporation or
person, whereby instruction is given in
any doctrine, tenets, beliefs and cere.
monials or observations peculiar to any
religious sect.
The speaker laid before the House q let
ter from the attorney general asking for a
deficiency appropriation OF $11O 900 for
the present fiscal year for witness and
Jurors fees in the United States and terri
torial courts OF Utah.
The conferees on the part OF the House
on Representative O'Neill's bill crea ting
department of labor, have reached an
agreement by accepting the Senate amend
ments, which were merely formal.
AHuOe NclSOu lieu Ill LILO uOubc duU re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means letter from H. L. Loucks. OF Clear
Lake, OAK, giving reasons. cogently stated
| why farm machinery should be placed on
the free list. He says that American bind
ers cost more and are no better than Can
adam binders.
SENATE.
The Senate committee to investigate the
Jackson, Miss, election riots, after q sus-
pension of three or four weeks, has resum-
ed it's sittings, having secured ak fresh
witnesses from Jackson. The sittings are
continued with closed doors.