The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-12
FEFTlETH CONGRESS-.
abstract of the PROCEEDINGS of the
Senate and house.


Senate and house.
SENATE.
Petitions were presented to send United
states troops TO Chicago to protect the
lives and property OF citizens against the
Socialists OF Illinois and Iowa and to pre-.
serve the mineral lands of Montana Tor
citizens Of the United States.
The resolution heretofore offered by MIR.
Eaddieberger to suspend so much OF the
rules as provide for executive sessions uur.
ing the consideration of the fisheries
treaty, was taken up and though discussed
at considerable length mas not disposed oI
buy referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
The rest oi the day was devoted to the
consideration OF the bond bill, upon which
many speeches were made.
HOUSE.
The House went into a committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri. in the
chair, on the cons Iteration OF the bill to
refund to certain States direct taxes paid
by them.
The following bills were passed:
Appropriating S20G 600 for the construc
tion of an arsenal for repair. storage and
distribution OF ordnance and ordnance
stores at Columbia, Tenn.
Providing tor the promotion of officers
of the army alter 20 years continuous
service in one grade.
Senate bill Tor the organization oi an
army board to INQUIRE what is due by the
United States to JOHN r. Read for the use
ol his invention in projectiles.
SENATE.
Mr.. Palmer introduced n bill TO test and
try the science OF spelling and to provide
for estabishin, 100 schools for that pur.
pose (beins the same bill introduced III the
house by Mr. Iawlerl
The bill granting to the Billings, Clark ;
Fork X City railway the right ri way
through the Crow Indian reservation was
taken from the calendar for considerat ton.
provision was inserted that no part OF
the route should touch the Yellowstone
National Park and the bin was passed;
yeas 20 nays -.
The bill for the purchase oiland came up
again and was discussed all day.
HOUSE.
Alter the reading OF the journal an effort
was made by the friends OF the special or
der-the direct tax bil-to make an ar
raugement by which a final vote upon the
measure would be ensured: but Mr.. Brock
enriise, OF Arkansas, objected.
The opponents of the bill then resorted
To fill clustering tactics and the ei.t ire
day was consumed in voting upon dilatorv
questions submitted by the opponents OF
the bill and though the session lasted un.
I'll midnight, no vote was reached.
SENATE.
on motion OF Mr.. Berry the House bill
appropriating So, 900 Tor a public build
ing at Helena, Ark. was passed
The bond bill, upon which so many
hours have been spent and so much paria.
mentary skirmishing indulged in, was
passed.
The fight over the tax bill was coutinu-
ed. In an interval between the votes Mr..
Hatch. OF Missouri, by unanimous consent
introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Interstate commerce
commission be instructed to consider w hat
can be done to prevent the loss OF life and
limb in coupling and uncouplny cars used
in Interstate commerce, and i'll hand
ling the brakes OF such cars and in
what way the growth of the system OF
heating cars from the locomotive or other
single source can be promoted to the end
that such commission may make recon-
mendation in the premises 10 the various
railroads within its jurisdiction and re-
port its doings to congress at an early
date with such suggestions as to legislation
on such subjects as may seem to it neces
sary and expedient. Referred to commit
tee Oh commerce.
The entire day was consumed in roll calls
not an incident OF interest occurring, and
finally, wearied out the house by unaot
nous consent adjourned.
SENATE.
The message from the President with
draft OF the bill for the revocation OF the
withdrawal OF lands for the benefit OF GER
tain railroads was presented and referred
to the committee on public lands.
On motion OF Mr.. Stewart the Senate
bill to authorize the sale to aliens OF GER
tain mineral lands was taken from the
calendar and read, and after some discus
sion was postponed.
Among the pension bills passed was one
giving pension OF S25 Il month to DR..
Mary +. Walker. late assistant surgeon,
L. s. A.; one giving a pension OF 5000 o
year to the widow OF Gen. Chas. p Stone;
one to increase the pension OF the eldest
revolutionary pensioaer on the rolls
Nancy, 50 years OF age, from $S a month
to an amount not fixed, but left to the
secretary of the interior; one giving II
pension Of $50 a month to the widow OF
Rear Admiral Nicholson; one giving a pen
sion OF 800 month to the widow of Gen.
Judson Fitzpatrick; one OF 500 a month
to the widow OF Gen. Robert. Anderson; one
pensioning Il soldiers "fOster mother
one giving pension OF $50 n month to
the widow OF Brig. Gen. Taylor; one OF 500
Uer month to the widow OF Commander
VIM. Gibson, and one of $50 per month to
the widow OF Medical Inspector Denby, OF
the navy.
The house entered upon the fourth day
OF it's contest over the direct tax bill.
Mr.. Oates OF Alabama, in behalf OF the
opponents Of the bill, proposed that they
be allowed two hours for general debate,
leaving the questio OF negotiation as to
the future stages of the bill to be settled
whom those stauas wore ch cd
Mr.. Reed said that he wished the gentle
man to understand dist hctly that the
friends OF the bill were willing to allow any
time for debate that could be desred by q
reasonable man. All they wanted was an
arrangement by which, after debate and
the Offering OF amendments, final vote
could he taken.
Mr.. Oates-Why do you ask us to COM
init ourselves?
Mr.. Reed-Because your conduct is such
that it is necessary you should commit
yourselves.
Mr.. Oates-You ask it before you saw
any such couduct. You want to put us in
n position where you can vote down with
impunity every amendment.
So the effort at a compromise having
failed the usual filibustering motions were
again submitted and continued.
The pleuro. pneumonia bill came up and
was considered at some length and post
poned, and amended SO as to include tuber-
cu!osis and glanders among the diseases to
be extirpated.
The bill TO provide for the admission Of
the state of Dakota into the union and for
the organization OF the territory oi
Lincoln was then taken up, and it took
its place as unfinished business.
SENATE.
y. Not in session,
HOUSE.
The dead lock came by filibustering.
Oates OF Alabama has held the House now
four days, by dilatory otions, in order to
prevent vote on the bill to refund to the
states not in rebellion the direct taxes as.
sessed in | 1862