The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
In the Senate,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Mr. Sherman,
from the committee on foreign relations,
reported the bill to amend acts relating
to Chinese immigration. Calendar.
The bill providing for o national art
commission to pass upon the works OF
art to be purchased by the government
was taken up and passed.
The bill regarding compulsory educa-
ton of Indian children was then taken
up and after considerable debate was
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Spooner the honue
amendments to the bills for public build
ings in Milwaukee and Omaha were nor-
concurred in. s4a 4ss<s
WASHINGTON, March Among the
bills introduced and referred was one by
Mr.. Palmer to revive the grade of gen.
eral of the army. The resolution re-
ported by Mr.. Sherman from the COM
mittec on foreign relations, requesting
the president to negotiate treaty with
the emperor of China containing pro-
vision that no Chinese laborers shall
enter the United States, was taken up
and finally passed. After short consid-
Grafton of the pension bill the senate ad-
journed till Monday. -.
WASHINGTON, March SIN the senate
Mr.. Reagan reported adversely from the
committee on post oiEces and postroads
the Edmunds and Callonl postal tele-
graph bills. and reports favorably an
original bill to regulate interstate com.
raerce carried on by telegraph, and to
subject telegraph companies to the SUI
poryision of the interstate commerce
commission.
Mr. Culiom insisted that this bill
should be referred 10 the interstate COM
merce commission. ........ r..... ...,
4 sharp conflict between the two COM
mittees followed and the matter finally
went over without action.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The senate
adopted, without debate, the change of
the rules by which treaty msy be made
public or considered in open session
whenever desired by a majority of the
senate.
The senate at o'clock resumed con-
sideration Of the dependent pension bill.
Senator ingalls, made scathing speech
in which he denounced the Democratic
party as aiming for the confederate vote
in their opposition to the bill. He was
replied to by Blackburn, of Kentucky.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The following
appropriations for public buildings were
agreed to in the house: Four hundred
thousand dollars for Omaha; S25, 900 for
Bar Harbor, Me-; 81, 500 900 to purchase
site for appraisers building in New
York; $3.50, 600 for Bay City, Mich. $400, !.
600 for Milwaukee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Mr. Holman,
of Indiana, from the committee on pub.
lie lands, reported bill to secure to act
ual settlers the public lands adapted to
agriculture and to protect the forests on
the public domain. Ordered printed and
recommitted.
The house then went into committee of
the whole for the consideration OF the
bill authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to buy bonds with the surplus rev.
enue.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The commit
tee on postoffices and post roads reported
adversely bill prohibiting the transmits
sion through the mails of newspapers
containing lottery advertisements.
House calendar, the invitation of the
French republic for the United States to
take part in the international exhibition
to be held in Paris in 1892 was accepted
and the amendment which appropriates
$23, 900 to carry out its provisions was
agreed to in committee Of the whole.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The house
adopted q resolution providing for even
ing sessions every Friday for considera-
ton of pensions and partial disability
bills.
Then at 1:30 the house went into COM
mittee Of the whole on the private cal
endar.
The committee resumed the considera-
ton of the Omnibus bill, which pro-
vides for the payment of odd claims for
supplies used for the army during the
war, was passed.
The house in the evening passed
twenty five pension bills.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Mr. Laird,
Of Nebraska, from the committee on mil
itary affairs, reported the bill authoriz-
ing the construction and repair of the
roads from the entrance of the preside at
San Francisco to the national cemetery.
House calendar.
The house then resumed, as the special
order, the consideration of the Pacific
railroad telegraph bill. After much dis
cussion the bill was passed.
On motion of Mr. Randall bill was
passed relieving certain volunteer and
regular soldiers in the late war and the
war with Mexico from the charge Of de-
sertion. ..-
WASHINGTON, March 8.-Mr. Thomas
Qll) introduced bill prohibiting the use
of portraits or representation Of females
for advertising purposes without eonsen Mt
in writing. ...-..
The house then resumed the consider
alton of the contested election case of
After much discussion Davidson, the sit
ting member, was declared entitled to