The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-22
FlFTIETn CONGRESS.
Abstract Of tho pfooeedtn1s Of the
Senate and hdu6S:

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Al etysct of tho ptooeedin1s Of the
Senate and hdu6s:
SENATE:
OHIO, Vermont and Montana want IL,
increase OF duty on wool, and their ptti-
lions were presented.
Mr.. Brown of Georgia, spoke on hiss
resolution iavoring repeal OF internal
revenue duties. -
The naturalization bill was considered
at length.
AIr. Dawes said that before the bill for
the admission OF South Dakota as state
was taken up Tor action he would ask the
Senate to pass the house bill for the divis.
ion OF the great Sioux reservation in Da.
kota.
Speaker Carlisle was in his seat,
A bill was passed approptiatine IS. 000
to enable the president to extend to tho
Inhabitants of Tanegaisma, Japan, q suit.
able recognition Of their, humane treat:
ment Of the survivors Of the crew III tbs
American bark 'Cashmere."
The claim OF Hannah Jones, for cotton
DESTROYED at Mobile during the war, and
which belonged to he deceased husband.
who was British subject. was discussed
at length and then laid aside.
SENATE: -
The House bill! to provide for a collection
OF customs at st. Paul was placed on file.
Mr.. Frye offered resolution, which was
laid over, requesting the President to
transmit copies OF the minutes and daily
protocols Of the meetings OF tho fishery
commission.
Mr.. Teller then proceeded to address the
Senate on the subject OF the Presidents
message.
Tho rest OF the day WAS spent in eulogie
over the death OF Mr.. Muffatt.
Mr.. White. OF New York, offered a reso.
luton requesting the postmaster general
to inform the House what instructions,
il any. by circula I. letter or otherwise, have
been given to subordinates with regard to
mail matter received from Canada, which
is intended to prohibit all citizens from
using the United States mails on the same
terms with citizens Of the Dominion OF
Canada. Referred.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole for consideration of Senate
amendments to the urgent deficiency bill.
Among the petitions presented was one
| from Chicago for the construction Of d
canal around the Niagara falls.
Senator Butler offered bill for the ad:
mission Of Utah as state.
The rest OF the day was spent in the dis.
cussion OF the bill for preventing underval.
| uation in the collection of duties.
Mr.. Mansur of Missouri, from the CON-
mittee on territories, reported the bill to
| annex portion of Idaho to Washington
| and Montana.
| On the recommentlatio of the commit
tee on appropriations IN amendment was
| adopted appropriating $9S7, 600 to REIN.
bursc the state OF Texas for OK penses incur.
red in repelling invasion and suppressing
! Indian hostilities.
Mr.. Boutelle, OF Maine, moved to con.
! cur in tho Senate amendment striking ont
the clause appropriatinc 100000 for the
| purpose OF lansthening the Brooklyn navy
yard dry docks. Lost.
The Indian appccpria ton bill reported
! to the House appropriates S., 253,
which H. $96, GA less than the appropria:
ton for the current year:
! Not in session.
Several private pension bills were
| passed.
The resolution requesting the postmas-
! ter general to return to the use OF the terra
! Gotta colored cent stamps was reported
adversely.
| Tie regular order being demanded, Mr..
| O'Neil, OF Missouri from the committee on
labor called up the resolution assigning
March 20 and Fl, April Is and May 1G for
consideration OF Ia Dor bills. He said that
1,,l> S~o Il
seven minutes during the entire second ses.
sioa OF the preceding congress, and
labor bills had been throttled.
| After some discussion the resolution went
over. Mr.. Taulbee OF Kentucky asked
| leave to offer for reference a resolution for
| the appointment OF II commission OF eev:
en- members to inquire into, the con:
! dition Of the civil service in all depart
| mcnts and branches of the government,
and whether the civ il service act has been
at all times since it's passage observed and
| carried out, and what beneficial results,
| il any, have Injured to the civil service OF
| the government by reason OF said act.
SENATE
Mr.. Bowen introduced bill to est ablish
q park in Colorado to be known as the
Royal Arch park.
The senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton OF the bills on the calendar in their
| regular order.
| The bill to reimburse the depositors of
| the Freedmen's bank went over without
| action.
The following bills werep passed: Authoriz-
| ing the appointment ola superintendent OF
Indian schools. and prescribing his duties.
! 10 authorize the sale Of timber on the
| Mcnominee Indian reservation in Wiscon.
sin: Granting the right OF way to the
Duluth and Manitoba railway company
across the Fort Pembina military rescrva.
| tion in Dakota. To settle and adjust the
claims OF any state for expenses incurred
| by it i" defense OF the United States dur.
ing the war OF the rebellion.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee or civil
service and retrcnchmcnt. reported q bill
! providing that wherever persons who are
not loyal to the Union during the war
shall he appointed 10 Office in the civil ser.
! vice. those who were not dishonorable dis
charged from the military or naval service
OF the confederate states and who re suf
ierlng from wounds or disabilities result
ing from such service. shall be preferred to
al to the United States during the war
HOUSE.
Mr.. Anderson. OF Iowa, offered q reso|u
tion Tor the appointment OF q special com.
mittee OF tivs members to investigate the
railroad strikes and to report what le.is.
]ation is necessary to prevent such oh.
struction to commerce and disturbance
OF public peace.
Mr.. Macdonald, OF Minnesota, introduc.
ed q bill instructins the committee on ways
and means to report bill placing all arti'
cles or products that are protected by Il
trust or monopolistic company on the free
list, or US noarly so as the financial re.
quircments of the government will permit.
Bills were also introduced providing for
bounty on wheat. corn. -four and oats
exported from the United States an j to
create boards OF arbitration for settling
controversies between officers and EN-.
! ployes OF railway companies engaged in in
| terstate commerce.
The bill authorizing the issue of frac.
tional silver certificate passed. Yeas. 17S,
nays, 81 and also the bill disseminating
the coinage OF So and 81 gold pieces.
| Portrait OF Prof. Swing.