The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-29
FIFTlE1n CONGRESS.
Abotvact Of tho Proceedings OF the
Senate and Houoas
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senate and Houoas
SENATE. 4
Mr.. Bowen introduced a bill to establish
z park in Colorado to bo known as the
Royal Arch park.
The senate then proceeded to tho 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 were passed: Authoriz.
ing the appointment ola superintendent of
Indian schools, and prescribing his duties.
To authorize the sale OF timber on tho
Menominee Indian reservation In Wiscon.
sin. Gr:.ntin. the right OF way to the
Duluth and Manitoba railway company
across the Fort Pembina ilitary reserva.
ton in Dakota. To settle and adjust the
claims OF any state for expenses incurred
by it ir defense OF the United States dur.
ing the war Of the rebellion.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Macdonald. OF Minnesota, introduc.
ed bill instructing the committee on ways
and means to report n bill placing all arti.
cles or products that are protected by 4
trust or monopolistic company on the free
| list, or as nearly so as the financial re.
quircnents OF the government will permit.
Mr.. Anderson. OF Iowa, offered u resolu,
tion Tor the appointment OF a special com.
mittee OF TVS members to investigate the
railroad strikes and to report what lesis-
| lation Is necessary to prevent such oh.
struction to commerce and disturbance
OF public peace.
The Blair bill which seeks to discrimi-
| nate in favor OF wounded ex.rebel soldiers
over other southern ex.soldiers or civil.
| inns in appointments to Office came up.
Mr.. Hale said it was very clear to him
that the same discrimination now made
by statute for the loyal soldier was to be
made, under this bill, for the disloyal sol.
would be that he had served and been
| wounded Or disabled in the army OF the
| confederacy; and that was to place
| him above the man who had
been disabled in the Mexican war Tor
the whole republic. It is made merit by
this bill that the applicant for Office has
served in the confederate army and had
there been disabled.
MIR. Spooner thought that the appoint.
ments OF confederate leaders, under the
present administration, were sufficiently
potential in influence to take ample care
Of wounded confederate soldiers without
the Intervention Of congress.
Mr.. Hoar said that the difficulty with
the proposition was that because it was IL
country. it was all equal merit to have
suffered in the cause OF the confederacy
That is precisely what the bill is. The
proposition is that in dealing with this
class OF persons we shall say that the fact
that men have rendered services to the
whole country shall not weigh in the scale
against the fact that other men have serv-
ed in the army IF the confederacy and
have been there wounded or incurred dis
ease.
Messrs. Hampton, Riddleberger and
George expressed their appreciate of the
kindly feeling which had prompted the in.
PRODUCTION OF the bill. but disclaimed all
desire on the part OF cx.coniederates for
its passage.
Mr.. O'Neli. of Missouri, introduced a.
bill to protect free labor and the industries
in which 1t is employed from the Injurious
effects OF convict labor, by confining the
sale of goods, wares and merchandise man.
which they are produced.
Mr.. O'Neil!. OF Missouri, from the com.
mittec on labor, reported the bill to es.
tablish 4 department OF labor.
Also the bill to prevent the production
Of convict labor from being furnished to or
for use in any department of the govern.
ment. House calendar.
bill was reported to authorize the
President to confer brevet rank on army
officers Tor gallant services in Indian cam.
paigns.
A bill WAS reported to prevent the en-.
plOyment OF convict and alien labor on
public works.
The bill referring to the court OF claims
Tor adjustment OF the accounts OF laborers,
workmen and mechanics under the eight
I hour law was then taken up.
SENATE.
The senate then proceeded to take up
and act upon the bills on the calendar in
their regular order, passing such as were
not objectionable; among Others the follow
ing: 70 allow soldiers and sailors who
have lost both hands. or the use OF both
hands, a pension OF 500 a month; House
bill to facilitate the prosecution OF works
projected for improvement OF rivers and
harbors. with amendments, on which q
conference committee was ordered, and
Senators Dolph. Fry and West were ap.
! pointed. Granting to the Washington &
Idaho Railroad company the right of way
through the Coeur d Alene Indian rescrva.
| ton.
The other public bills on the calendar
that were passed were the following: House
| bill, to divide the great Sioux Indian res.
| ervation into separate smaller reserva-
tions with substitute being the Senate
bill ito divide i portion OF the rcserva.
ton OF the Sioux nation OF Indians in Da-
kOta Into separate reservations, and to
| secure the REIMBURSEMENT OF the Indian
| title to the remainder"
To provide for the sale OF the site of Fl.
Omaha, Nsb., and for a new site and con-
struction OF suitable buildings thereon.
| Bills were passed to prevent the product
OF convict labor from being furnished to
| or for the use OF any department OF the
government, and from being used in public
| buildings or other public works, and to
prevent the employment OF alien labor on
l,ubhc buildings or other public works and
| in the various departments OF the gov.
| eminent.
The House then went into committee OF
! the whole on the bill to establish a de.
| partment Of labor.
An amendment was adopted striking
out the provision for an assistant com.
| missioner of labor.
Mr.. Randall offered an amendment to
| extend the inquiry to the amount OF ages
| paid in various industries, accompanying
his amendment with the remark that "wo
all stand on the question OF labor"
SENATE.
Among the bills reported from commit
tees and placed on the calendar were the
| following: The House bill to authorize
| the city OF Chicago to erect a crib in Lake
Michigan, for water works purposes.
Mr.. Hale presented the conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill.
Mr. Salisbury then addressed she Senate
ON the subject OF the Presidents annual
| message.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
| sideration of bills on the calendar in their
regular order-to which no objection was
made-and the following bills OF u public
| character we re passed:
To prevent the obstruction of navigable
waters. and to protect public works against
trespass or injury. Providing in certain
cases for the forfeiture OF wagon road
grants in Oregon. To provide for Il com.
mission on the subject OF the alcoho lie
liquor traffic.
House bill authorizing tho President to
arrange y conference between the United
States and the Republics of Mexico. Gen.
trail and South America, Hayti. San Do.
mingo. and the Empire OF Brazil. It
appropriates $4,000 to be disbursed
H..