The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
General Summary Of Important
. Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
Matters Of General Interest Gathered
Under the Dome Of the Ma
tons Capitol.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Among the
executive communications presented and
referred was one from the president,
with draft of q bill to accept and ratify
an agreement with the ShCshone and
Bannock Indians for the surrender Of
part of the Fort Hall reservation in Idaho
for town site; and for a right of way
to the Utah s. Northern Railway COM
pany; and one HisI the secretary of the
interior, with susss0oricals?f legislation
for the proper disposal UHSOc;--hlic tim
Der lands. The alien land bll.etp Ten
up, discussed and laid aside. A Dr. Ap-
propriating 81 200, 900 for a public build
ing at Kansas City was passed In con-
nection with it Mr.. Vest stated that the
reports of the postoffice department
showed the astonishing fact that the
mail matter distributed from Kansas
City exceeded that of any ether city in
the United States, not even excepting
the great city of New York.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Mr Edmunds,
from the committee on foreign relations,
reported bill to incorporate the Mari
time Canal company of Nicaragua and
said lie would he would move to take it
up early next week. Placed on the cal
endar.
Among other bills reported from COM
mittees and placed on the calendar were
the following:
To divide portion of the Sioux Indian
reservation in Dakota into a separate
reservation, and to secure the relinquish-
ment of the Indian title to the remain
der.
. To provide for the sale of the site of
Fort Omaha, Neb., and for the purchase
of new site.
On motion of Mr.. Allison the senate
agreed to adjourn until Monday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia petition was
presented for the forfeiture of the Mar
quette, Superior g. Ontonagon railway
land grant in Michigan.
Also an address of the constitutional
convection of Dakota favoring the divis-
ion of the territory and the admission of
the southern portion as state.
The following bills were introduced
and referred: To increase the pensions of
those who have lost limb or two limbs
or both eyes; to pay 1871 for the pas
sage of Gen. Lafayette and his family
from France to the United States as the
guests of the nation in 1924; to grant
service pensions in the army and navy.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
SlucTdGlOu VI Guo DldlE euuCAtlOudl OIL,
and.was addressed by Mr.. Plumb in OPP
position to it. At the conclusion of his
speech the bill was laid aside and the
resolution in regard to inefficiency of the
postal service was taken up. The reso-
luton was laid over and the senate ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Among the bills
reported from committees and placed on
the circular was one to authorize the sale
to aliens of certain mineral lands.
Mr.. Blackburn offered a resolution de-
claring it not in order Except by unan-
imous conset) for the committee on ap-
preparations to report to the senate for
consideration or action any general ap-
preparations without having had it under
consideration for ten days or more. Re-
ferred to the committee on rules.
The resolution for an inquiry into the
causes of the inefficient mail service was
taken up and discussed.