The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-06-14
FlFTlETn CONGRESS.
Abstract OF the Proceedings OF the
Senate and house.

senate and house.
SENATE.
The senate passed. among Others. the
following bills
Senate bill to authorize the Paris, Choc-
taw L Little Rock Railroad company to
construct and operate railway, tele-
graph and telephone line through the In
dian Territory.
House bill to protect lands belonging to
Indians from unlawful grazing, with
amendments.
The senate bill authorizing the president
to place on the retired list, with the grade
of major, Maj. Gen. William w. Averill.
HOUSE.
In tho house Mr.. Mills moved that the
rules be suspended and evening sessions
ordered for the consideration Of certain
bills but as he would not consent to an
amendment setting apart certain sessions
for the considerations Of pension bills,
the Republicans refused to vote. As no
quorum could be secured. Mr.. Mills with
drew his resolution.
The house committee on public buildings
decided unanimously to recommend that
the house pass the Allentown (Pa.) pub
lie building bill over the presidents veto.
The committee report will contain no re-
Election upor the presidents course, but
will hold that the committee has better
facilities than the executive for ascertain
ing the needs OF the town where it is pro.
posed to erect q building
SENATE.
The senate passed the day in cons idering
the diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill, An amendment was adopted
transferring the ministers resident in Bel
gium. the Netherlands. Sweden, Norway
and Venezuela to the grade OF ENJOYS en-
traordinary and ministers plenipotentiary
without change OF salary. Senator Chand-
Ter introduced bill to amend the fishery
retaliation act" by striking out the words
''in his discretion" and by also striking
out the reference to ''other products OF the
dominion" than fish. This would alb
soiutely deny Canadian vessels the right of
entry whenever the president is satisfied
that the right OF Americans in dominion
ports are abridged, are whenever they are
subjected to annoyance, and would also
forbid the importation OF Canadian fresh
or salt fish. Senator Quay has been au.
thorized to report favorably his bill grant
ing pensions to soldiers and sailors con-
fined in confederate prisons.
HOUSE.
Tie feature in the house was the excite
ment caused by the leaving OF red ban.
danua handkerchief in the press gallery.
Mr.. Springer took the chair. After debate
two sections of the lumber clause
we're rejected, and the clerk turned the
first page OF the bill. The next lumber
paragraph Was read. Mr.. Blaine of
Pennsylvan moved that it be rejected.
His motion was rejected. A motion to
strike out slaves of wood was also
lost. The committee then rose. A mes
sage from the president vetoing the Bar
Harbor, Me-, public building bill and the
bill for purchasing additional ground for
the public building at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
was announced.
Considerable hustle was caused on the
republican side when the presiding officer
presented message from the president,
returning without approval a bill pension
ing a widow, on the ground that
the death of the husband tor
which the pension was aliowed)
had nothing to do with military service.
but was the result of suicide. Senator
Blair remarked that these messages were
uniformly unjust and ineomprehensible,
and lie should oppose the usual course OF
referring this to the committee on pen
sions.
An insignificant tariff debate took up the
time Of the house to day. A quiet commo-
ton was caused by the announcement OF
the renopinatlon OF the president. Con-
SlUSratiOn OIL Tie tar1Il Dill was reSuIueu III
committee OF the whole.
The house passed the following bills:
Senate bill to provide for two additional
associate justices for the supreme court OF
Dakota; house bill to authorize the con-
.truetion of n bridge across the Missouri
river at Omaha, Neb.
SENATE.
The fisheries treaty came up. and Sena.
Tor Morgan said he proposed to make the
speech he made in executive session.
Senator Sherman made the point OF order
that the senator from Alabama vas not
discussing the question before the Senate,
but the resolutions, which could only be
discussed by luminous consent. The pre-
siding officer Sustained the point of order,
but said he had no means OF enforcing the
rule. Mr. Morgan treated the ruling with
indifference and for an hour and a hall pro-
ceeded with the reading Of printed slips OF
his speech in secret session, alter which
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Tn the House the tariff bill. free lumber.
free ti4h, dispatches from st. Louis. cheers
for Thurman and waving the red ban
dana. with now and then fired from the
Republican side, Have you heard from
oregon?n occupied the attention oil the
statesmen.
The senate enjoyed a holiday to discuss
the political situation.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Nelson moved non. concurrence in
the senate amendment to his bill provid-
ing for the holding OF another term OF the
United States court in the district OF Min
nesota. The senate amendment provides
that IL term OF court shall be held on the
second Monday IN September OF each year
in Duluth.
An amendment to the Mills bill, offered
bv Mr.. Grosvenor OF Ohio, to exclude bulk
salt from tine free list admitting only dali
nv and table salt, was rejected. Mr.. Bayne
OF Pennsylvania offered an amendment to
insert rice. cleaned and unclaimed, ia the
free list Rejected The four lines relat.
ing to fax were read, and Mr.. Browne oil