The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-10

IrOl. r. a. 1aTker, principal vi TUG HiSn
school OF Dubuque, H., has been brought
here en- route to the east. Ho was one of
the party of teachers who visited the Iose-
mite valley. When at the station, on the
return trip Wednesday morning, he shot
himself while suffering from an attack of
intermittent fever.
sENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A Synopsis of Proceedings I'm The Senate and
House of Representatives.
SENATE.-ln the senate on the 2Sth,
Senator Spooner reported ~favorably
from the committee on public buildings
and grounds, public buildings bills as
follows: Canton, O., to cost not more
than 500, 600; Atchison, Kan, $75, 900;
Pueblo, Col, $500, 900; Emporia, Kas.,
S75, 900; Sterling, ILL.,, $40, 900; Jackson,
| Mich, $50, 600. Senator Mitchell offered
an amendment to the sundry civil SER
vice bill to appropriate $50, 600 for addi-
lions to the custom house at Port Town
send, W. Z. Senator Stewart, from the
committee on mines and mining, re-
ported favorably the house bill appro-
priating $40, 900 for the investigation of
the mining dehris question in California.
HoUsE.-In the house on the 2Sth the
committee On banking and currency or
dered a favorable report on the senate
bill to reimburse the depositors Of the
| Freedman's bank, with an amendment
authorizing the commissioner of the in
stitution to pay the expenses incurred
in the settlement of the account. Rep
resentative ConGer, of Iowa, from the
committee on agriculture, reported the
substitute for the Butterworth bill to
regulate the manufacture of compound
lard. In it's report the committee says
the object of the bill is to compel the
| branding of compounds sold. as lard SO
that the purchaser may be advised of
the real nature of the article he pur-
chases. The bill is similar in character
to the oleOmargarine law which has
given almost universal satisfaction. The
Importance of the measure will become
| apparent when it is stated that the an
nual lard product of the United States
is valued at $50. 600. 900.
SENATE.-In the senate on the Both,
resumption was had of the sundry civil
bill and several unimportant amend
ments we're agreed to. Bowen offered
an amendment appropriating $500
for the purpose of investigating the ex-
tent to which the arid region OF the
United States can be redeemed by lrr1-
cation and briefly addressed the senate
in its support. Teller moved to add the
following words to the amendment, and
| the motion was agreed to: ''As as fast as
such sites for reservoirs shall be sur
| veyed, such sites shall be in a state OF
reservation until the president shall
otherwise order" Without acting upon
the amendments the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-In the house on the 30th, the
senate bill was passed for the erection OF
a public building at Sioux City, Iowa, at
o cost of $50, 900. The house then went
into committee of the whole on the de-
fciency appropriation bill. After much
controversy an arrangement was arrived
at, under which general debate on the
bill with the exception of the French
| spoilation section) was limited to n
| hour. The committee rose, leaving the
appropriation bill pending. Tibbles pre-
| sented the conference report on the
| Omaha public building bill, fixing the
appropriation at $500, 900, but before 1t
! couldbe considered the house adjourned.
SENATE.-In the senate on the 31st
Senator Frye from the select committee
on Pacific railroads reported a bill and
accompanying report providing for the
refunding of the Union Pacific and Cen
trail Branch Union Pacific companies
debt. The bill is identical with what is
known as the Cultivate bill reported
unanimously by the Pacific railroad
committee in the house. The bill and
report has the unanimous endorsement
of the select committee. Senator Frye
stated that the committee found much
| greater difficulty in formulating an adj
juStment and settlement with the Cen
trail Pacific than with the Union Pacific
road and was not prepared at present to
make any report touching that road.
The bill was placed on the calendar and
with the report ordered printed. Sena-
tor Hoar's resolution offered on the 24th
instant for q committee to investigate
the effects of the Canadian system of
railways upOn the commerce and car
rying trade of the United States was
agreed to. The senate then took up the
sundry civil appropriation bill, and con-
| sidered the same till the hour of adj
JOurnment.
HoUsE.-In the house on the 31st the
conference report on the Omaha, Neb.,
public building was called up, and after
some discussion the report which pro-
vides a limit of 81, 300, 900 for building
and site and limits the cost of the site
to $500, 600 was rejected and the bill was
again sent to conference. 4 bill for the
revocation of Withdrawals of certain
Iowa and Minnesota railroad lands was
passed. 1t authorizes the secretary of
the interior in adjusting these land
| grants, TO restore the excess of indem-
nifty lands to the public domain. The
| general deficiency bill was then laid
aside and the army appropriation bill
with senate amendments was taken up
in committee of the whole. All the sem
ate amendments were nOn-cOncurred in
with the exception of those relating to
Notifications and ordnance. Mr..
Townshend, chairman of the military
committee, moved Inconvenience in
these amendments. The house spent
most of the day in considering the SEN
ate amendments to the army apprOpri'
alton bill, and adjourned pending dis
cussion on a motion to not concur in
the Hawley heavy ordnance amend
ments to the bill.
SEEATE.-In the senate on the LIST,
bills were passed as follows: House bill
to authorize the Winona & Southwestern
railroad company to build a bridge
across the Mississippi at Winona, MINI.
House bill for improving the mouth of
the Brazos river in Texas. House bill to
protect purchasers of land lying in the
vicinity of Denver, Col, heretofore
withdrawn by the government as lying
within the limits of certain railroad
Grants. House bill for a public building