The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-22
FlFTIETn CONGRESS.
Abstract Of the Proceedings OF the
Senate and Nou3e.

Mr.. Hale called up in the senate the
resolution offered by him for the appoint
ment OF special committee to examine
Tally into the present condition OF the civil
service in all branches OF the government.
Mir. Corkrell offered an amendment extend
ing the inquiry OF the instances of pernici-
Gus partisan activity OF republican off,
cials since the executive order OF President
Hayes OF June. 1S77-particularly in the
presidential elections of 1880 and 1884.
The amendment was defeated by strict
party vote-yeas "a, nays 29-and tho
original resolution was adopted.
HOUSE.
The secretary OF the treasury sent to the
house letter from the acting secretary OF
war asking that an appropriation OF
So, 600 be made for the purchase OF certain
lands near Fort Meade. OAK, on which
springs are located. for the purpose OF Oh.
. tanning a supply OF water for the military
post at that~point.
Bills for the erection OF an armory gun
factory and to provide for the public de.
lenses were reported.
SENATE.
Ohio, Vermont and Montana want an
increase of duty on wool, and their DE IT,
tiOns were presented.
Mr.. Brown of Georgia, spoke on his
resolution favoring a repeal OF internal
revenue duties.
The undervaluation bill was considered
at length.
Mr.. Dawes said that before the bill for
the admission OF South Dakota as state
was taken up for action he would ask the
Senate to pass the house bill for the divis.
ion of the great Sioux reservation in Da-
kota.
HOUSE.
Speaker Carlisle was in his seat.
bill was passed appropriating IS, 900
to enable the president to extend to the
inhabitants OF Tanegaisma, Japan, a suit
able recognition OF their humane treat
Elent OF the survivors of the crew OF the
American bark Cashmere"
The claim OF Hannah JONES' for cotton
Destroyed at Mobile during the war, and
which belonged to he deceased husband.
who was p British subject. was discussed
at length and then laid aside.
The House bill! to provide for collection
OF customs at st. Paul was placed on file.
Mr.. Frye offered resolution, which was
laid over, requesting the President to
transmit copies OF the minutes and daily
protocols of the meetings OF the fishery
commission.
Mr.. Teller then proceeded to address the
Senate on the subject OF the Presidents
message.
The rest OF the day was spent in eulogie
over the death OF Mr.. Muffatt,
HOUSE.
Mr.. White, OF New York, offered q reso.
luton requesting the postmaster general
to inform the House what instructions,
if any. by circular, letter or otherwise, have
been given to subordinates with regard to
mail matter received from Canada, which
is intended to prohibit all citizens from
using the United States mails on the same
terms with citizens of the Dominion OF
Canada. Referred.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole for consideration of Senate
amendments to the urgent deficiency bill.
Among the petitions presented was one
from Chicago for the construction of a
canal around the Niagara falls.
Senator Butler offered bill for the ad.
mission OF Utah as state.
The rest OF the day was spent in the dis.
cussion of the bill for preventing underv al.
uation in the collection OF duties.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Mansur of Missouri, from the COM
mittee on territories. reported the bill to
annex portion of Idaho to Washington
and Montana.
On the recommendation OF the commit
tee on appropriations an amendment was
adopted appropriating S9S7, 900 to reim.
burse the state OF Texas for expenses incur
red i'll repelling invasion and suppressing
Indian hostilities.
Mr.. Boutelle, OF Maine, moved to con.
cur in the Senate amendment striking out
the clause appropriating 500, 900 for the
purpose OF engthening the Brooklyn navy
yard dry docks. Lost.
The Indian appropriation bill reported
to the House appropriates S5, 1872, ,253,
which is $96, GA less than the appropria-
tion for tho current year.
SENATE.
Not in session