The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-27
FIFTlETH CONGRESS.


pOSeu 10 take nurfleu uctlOH ia the mNtter
of the retaliation bill. All that has been
done is to refer the hill to the committees on
foreign relations. The committees post p0ned
action to await an answer from the president
to the resolution o, Senator Hoar as to the
question OF the fact whether there had been
any recent outragTs committed upon Amari-
can fishermen and whether there had been
any seizures OF American fishing vessel
during the season which has just closed.
HousE.--There is contest in the house be-
tween the appropriations COMMITTEES, which
has in charge the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill, and the
friends OF the Oklahoma bill.
Monday Sept. IL.
SENATE.-The senate, by very scanty
majority of one. settled the Chinese excluaion
bill which has been sent to the president,
Blair's motion to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was passed being de.eatsd-2O to 81.
Mr.. Sherman offered a resolution directing
the committee on foreign relations to in
quire into aud report ut tbs next session of
congress the state of the relations of the
United States with Great Britain and the
Dominion of Canada, with such measures as
are eXpedient to promote friendly commerce
and political interest.
Senator Plumb reported from the commit
tee on public lands bill to provide for the
revocation of the withdrawal oflan1s made
for the benefit of certain railroads in Mime
sofa and Iowa. The secretary is authorized
to make an adjustment OF all land grants
giving all persons interested three months
notice to show cause why the adjustment
should not be made.
HousE.-On motion Of Mr.. Mcmillan, OF
Tennessee, Mr. Cox, of New York. was elected
speaker pro tenn, to act during the absence
of Mr. Carlisle.
The house bill to transfer to the state of
Louisiana the possession of a certain tract
re lon fnp anti yxe rom fod
and passed.
Mr.. Weaver. of Iowa, introduced a bill to
prohibit the deposit of public money in the
national banks except for their continued
disbursement of public funds. Referred
Mr.. Morrill,. of Kansas, offered resolution
calling on the secretary of the interior for in
formation, and directing him to ascertain
whether undue influence has been used to Sc
cure the signature of any of the Indians to
the Sioux treaty. Referred.
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, offered n resolution
calling on the presidents for information as
to whether the rights of American fishermen
have been violated by the Canadian authori-
ties within the past year, and, if SO, whether
he had retalated, as he had authority to do
under the act of March 3. 1887. Referred.
Tuesday Sept.1s.
SENArE-There is no longer any serious
question rs to the position OF the senate
foreign relations committee With respect to
the house retaliation bill. Senator Sherman,
the chairman OF that committee, has declared
himself az irrevocably opposed to the policy
contemplated by that bill and as in favor OF
n policy the ultimate object of which shall
not be retaliation but political as we'll as
commercial union between the United States
and Canada.
Mrs. Foster said she had been into the
mills and workshops of New York and New
England and invited some of the female en-
ployes to come to Washington with her and
tell the committee how they were situated
These were the ladies present. all OF whom
upon examination testified to that their wa
ges in America were immensely greater than
in Europe.
The feature of the House proceedings today
was Mr.. Cannon's political speech. The
speaker pro tenn. hid be ore the House a
communication from the postmaster general
in reference to complaints of Illegal mailing
of the tariff reform advocate at Coiun bus, o.
The postmaster general says no suca illegal
distribution through the mails has occurred,
therefore there is nothing to investigate. The
communication was referred to the postoface
committee.
Housg-The Democrats Of the house, at
their caucus. refused to support the relation
of Oates of Alabama to adjourn Oct. l. and
designedly adjourned the caucus zine die
without taking vote.
The proceedings of the senatesubcommtttee
on the tariff were in refreshing contrast with
the average of the last two months. About
fifteen weil-dressed, fresh-looking ladies made
their appearance at the doors OF the COM
mitee room at IL O'Clock, headed by Mrs. j.
Ellen Foster, president of the Women's Tenn
perapce Union of Iowa, and were introduce
by Senator Allison to his fellow membess as
a delegation who wished to be heard in r.
spect to woman's especial interest in the pro-
tective tariff They were heard.
SIR Barnes, of Georgia. introduced a bill
Offering reward Of LOG, 900 for the discovery
of the true cause of the germ OF yellow fever,
or certain means OF its prevention, destruc.
ton or material modification. Referred.
A conference was ordered on the bill anaend-
ing the in terstate commerce law.
Wednesday. Sept. 10.
SExArE-The senate passed the senate bill
FORGETTING the lands of the Marquette 4 On
tonagon railroad The bill is similar to the
one which passed the house last session
The rights ofsetters and purchasers are very
well guarded The company has formally
given notice to the general land office OF lta
withdrawal of all claim to a land grant op
posite the uuconstructed parts of it's road.
This is understood to be final abandon
rnent OF its claim to over two hundred
thousand acres of land to which the com
pany has heretofore stoutly maintained
rightful title.
The members of the tariff subcommittee Of
changed their purpose to report tariff bill
this session, or that they have ceased worl
upon it. They have some important hearings
for the last Of this week and tbs first OF next
Their bill is nearly complete.
The house bill giving the secretary OF wal
control of navigation in the st. Clair hatf
canal passeI the senate to-day, and will &c
to the president tomorrow. 1t empower
the secretary TO make the same rules and
regulations that he is now empowered tc
make for navigation on the Des Moines rapids
canal. the ST. Mary's falls canal. the Port
land canal and others. The bill provides
penalty of $500 for infractions OF the regu
lations.
HoUsE-Immediately after the reading O
the journal. the House resumed the consider
alton of the conference report On the sundry
civil appropriation bill. And after q long
debate an adjournment followed for want Q
Quorm.
Thursday, Sept. 20.
Srs.rE.-The senate passed the bin ratifs
ing the agreement made with the upper ane
middle bands of Spokane Indians, the CRul
d'Alene. the Pend d 'Oreilles and the Kooten
ais in Washington, Idaho and Montana
This bill really ratifes four separate agree
ments. but as the provisions were almost
identical. and az they consolidated seven o
the above mentioned bands OF Indians, tley
are all put into one bill.
l. 49,
ate com 7aittee carries S4,51S, 1862. 1t cam
from the hose with $3,227,512, Amons
matters added by the senate u $40 TO
Uuited State District Attorney Baxter q
Minnesota for services jn The case OF Beau
lieu ss. SheehAn.
HoUsE-Delnoeratic representatives Of tn
house, notwithstanding the action or the non
ac,:on of the caucus the other night, persist
in the statement that q speedy adjouFnmen
of congress is not only probable but certain
The iiouas refused, 80 to AZ, to agree Il
the conferences report on the sundry civil ap
preparation bill.
The Sorghum Experiment Failure.
The agricultural department sen
out a report of the experiments mad
with sorghum. From the genera
tenor of the report tbs sprghum ex
pertinent may be regarded as q fail
ure. the worst feature of the business
being the variable results obtained
as the results of Dne years work cal