The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-05-24
FlFTlETh CONGRESS.
Abstract Of the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.

AOStfdCt OF inc PfOC0OOln0S OF uto
Senate and House.
SENATE.
Senator Edmunds reported favorably
the house bill fixing u term OF the United
States district court at Duluth. The bill
was amended, however, by striking out all
after the enacting clause and inserting the
senate bill, which reads as follows:
That hereafter and until otherwise pro-
vided by law there shall be held annually
on the second Monday in Sep
tember a term OF court in the city
OF Duluth in said district, said term to
be in addition to the terms now
required to be held at the cities of St.
Paul and Winona in said district, and n
grand and petit jury may be summoned to
serve at said term OF court hereby estab'
lished.
This cuts out the provision for separate
terms OF district and circuit court at each
OF these places, and makes no change in
the time OF holding court at Winona or
st. Paul, us did the house bill.
Senator Sabin offered in the senate to.
day an amendment to the bill to encour.
some attention to Indian education IN the
West and to advance the cause OF eduea-
tion among the Indians.
In the senate Mr.. Spooner presented q
petition from citizens OF Stockholm. Wis,
asking an appropriation OF SIS, 200 for
the repair of the pier at that place. 1t is
represented that the water in the lake was
higher than ever this spring and that the
pier was partly carried away by the wind
and ice. The money is needed this year
to repair it ii it is not to be swept entirely
away.
The senate in secret session decided not
to open the doors when the fishery treaty
is under consideration. nor to admit even
official reporters. This is II jection of
both the Hoar and Riddleberger res olu.
tions.
Mr.. Hatch. OF Missouri, spoke eloquent
ly upon the industry OF agriculture.
Representative Matson of Indiana, the
chairman OF the house committee on in
valid pensions, reported from the commit
tee a bill extending the time for filing
claims for arrears OF pensions so us to
give the benefit OF them to all claimants
who file their claims after the expiration
OF the time limit or who may yet file
claims before the passage OF this bill. If
the bill should be enacted the cost to the
government will be $3.50, 100000.
SENATOR SpOOUeF O1leTeu dH aIHeHufneHu
authorizing the secretary OF war to make
a survey Of Minnesota Point at the west
end OF Lake Superior and to ascertain. il
possible. the probable cost OF the con-
demnation and purchase OF this point as
a reservation to be used in the preserva.
ton OF the harbors at the head OF the
lake.
In the senate the report of the commit
tee on privileges and elections in the mat
ter OF Senator Turpie OF Indiana was
adopted and the committee discharged
from further consideration OF the memo.
rials and remonstrances on the subject.
The house bill to limit the hours of let
ter carriers passed the senate. 1t provides
that hereafter eight hours shall constitute
a days work for letter carriers.
Senator Allison presented an amendment
on the river and har Dor bill providing for
an expenditure OF $3.50, 900 an that Dor
tion of the Missouri lying between the
Omaha & Council Bluffs bridge and IL
point five miles above in the river. 1t also
provided for the expenditure Of 81 80, 600
at and opposite Sioux City, Iowa.
In the senate Mr.. Davis reported favor
ably from the committee on pensions n
bill to grant a pension to Ellen st. Cyr.
widow OF Lieut.. Abner st. Cyr. who was
killed in tornado at St. Cloud some
years ago. A similar bill has passed the
house.
Mr. Butterworth, spoke against the
Mills bill.
The house passed the senate bill to al.
low the Washington & Idaho road right OF
way through the Ceur d Alene Indian res.
ervation in Idaho.
SENATE.
The following bills were passed: Bill in
troduced Feb. 16 by Senator Sabin, author.
izing the construction OF a bridge across
the Missouri river at or near Forest City,
Dak., by the Forest City & Watertown
Railway Company; authorizing the con-
struciion OF u railroad bridge across the
Red River OF the North by the Da
kota Il Pacific Railroad Company: au
thorizing the construction OF q railroad.
wagon and foot passenger bridge across
the Mississippi river at or near Muscatine,
Iowa; also, one across the Mississippi
river at or near Clinton, Iowa.
After morning business the Senate took
up the Vest resolution providing for Sc
lect committee to examine the questions
touching meat and meat products OF the
United States. After a long discussion by
Senator's Vest, Manderson, Cullom
and Plumb, the resolution was extended
so as to make the investigation embrace
the trunk line association. the central
traffic association, and other agencies o
transportation, and was then adopted.
In the House today, absolutely nothing
was done outside Of tariff discussion.
SENATE.
The senate passed two house bills, re
iating to tresspass upon Indian and Other
reserve lands, that will go far toward pro
tecting the reservations from the encroach
ments OF white persons who have hereto
fore looked upon these lands as theiI
natural tramping ground.
The proposition made by Senator
Spooner to attach the direct tax bill as al
amendment to the sundry civil appropria
ton bill is being considered by the senate
committee on appropriations, and viii
probably be adopted.
This was great day in the house, tarif
debate being lifted from the rut OF monot
ony in which it had run SO long. Three o
the principal members spoke, and eacl
voiced the sentiments OF his party or fac
tion with great power-Rnndall for tn,
protectionist Democrats, Nc Kinley O
Ohio for the Republicans and Breckin
ridge oil Kentucky Tor the Democratic ma
jority. No other business was transacted
SENATE.
The senate has decided to devote it's at
tention to the calendar. which has grown
to include several hundred measures
many OF which are OF genera
character. Then the bills establ ishin,
department. of labor admitting t.
statehood North Dakota, Montana ant
Washington, will be taken up. probably il
the order named. Considerable time vii
be devoted to consideration the fisheriel
treaty, and within a week Mr.. Allison vii
call up the Indian appropriation bill.
The house has set aside for week or II
days the tariff bill, SO as to give consider
alton to the appropriation bills. OF which
there are four on the calendar, IN this or
der: Diplomatic, District OF Columbia
postoffice and legislative. executive and iu
| dicial. The legislative bin is to come NJ
first, as it generally requires week for de
bate in the House, and sometimes 10 days o.
two weeks are given it. There will be n eau
Gus OF the majority members in few day
| and their action may change the turn O
Office. Should an agreement be reached
Il i l.