The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-15
FlFTIE11 CONGRESS.
Abstract of the Proceedings OF the
Senate and HOUSE,

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jc. and is in no sense to be applicable to
the Central Pacific. In his report Chair.
man Cultivate says that the most
important question to DO consid.
cred Immediately is how to secure re.
payment Of the peoples money. The re.
port quotes the unanimous opinion OF
the Pacific railroad commissioners and OF
the president that under no circumstances
can q settlement OF the debt CT the Union
Pacific be expected at maturity.
The committee ON commerce has agreed
to report favorably Mr.. Rice's bill in rela-
ton to the duty onlumber.s .
The bill for pensioning prisoners of war
was reported and referred to the commit
tee OF the whole.
In discussing the erection OF public
building at Sedalia, No., MIR. Bland took
occasion to inveigh against the protective
tariff and against the extravaganza system
which the house had inaugurated in the
passing OF bills for the erection of public
buildings.
The bill providing for the opening OF the
house without division or opposition.
SENATE.
The president sent message to the SEN
ate. in which he quotes The senate resolu.
ton requesting him to negotiate treaty
with the emperor ofChina containing pro.
vision that no Chinese laborer shall enter
the United States. and says that negotia-
tons have been in progress for some time.
The president expresses the hope and ex.
pectation that an acceptable treaty will
soon be concluded.
The G. A. r. Pension bill was passed by
q vote OF a. to 16, as follows:
Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Blodgett, Bowen,
Brown, Cameron, Chace, Frye, George,
German, Hale, Hompton, Hawley, His.
cock. Hoar, Payne, Plat, Riddleber-
ger, Sawyer, Sherman, Spooner, Stewart,
Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Dolph,
Farwel], Faulkner, Ingalls,, Kenna. McPher.
sor, Henderson, Mitchell. Paddock, Palm.
Walthall, Wilson Qowa).
Bate. Beck, Berry, Blackburn, Cockrell.
Colquitt. Daniel. Eustis, Gibson, Harris,
Pasco. Reagan, Salisbury, Vance, Wilson,
(Md).
Tho Indian reservation bill passed the
house. The principal amendments to the
bill are increasing the annual interest fund
to be distributed among the Indians from
$75. to $50, 900, and the permanent
fund from 81, 500, 900 to $3,OOO,OOO. By
the Montana bill about II. OOO,O acres
are opened: By the Dakota Sioux
bill 100000 acres are opened
and by the MINES ota Chippowa bill
300, 900 acres are opened. The house in
two days has passed bills opening over
settlement. The Northwest has reason to
rejoice over this great acquisition.
Cockrell, from the select committee ap-
pointed last session to inquire into the
methods and business o. the executive
departments, presented report,
with two bills; one to continue the
work OF making q classified abridgement OF
letters patent, and the other to provide
Tor the disposition OF useless papers in the
executive departments. The comm ittee
finds much in certain places to command
and very much in others to condemn as
unnecessary. ridiculous and farcical cir
cumlocution.
The secretary Of the interior transmitted
to tho house, in compliance with resolu.
tons thereof, a statement showing the
amounts received as fees by United States
district attorneys, marshals and assistant
attorneys for the year 1856, 1856 and
1887.
Mr.. Payson, from the committee on pub.
ported the bill to quiet the title OF the set.
tiers on the Des Moines river lands.
The claim OF James Devine OF Madelia.
Minn., was favorably reported from the
committee on war claims. This is one OF
Mr.. Lind's cases which he has pushed VIC.
orously.
The omnibus war claims bill passed the
house. Some debate took place over an
amendment, which was adopted, appro.
priating $50. 900 for the relief of the Prot.
estant Episcopal theological seminary
and high school OF Virginia, whose proper.
ty was damaged during the war.
Mr.. Dawes two bills providing penalties
ior trespassing on Indian lands and for
cutting timber on Indian reservations were
passed without discussion.
The house had under consideration the
bill to allot lands in severalty to the unit
ed Miami and Peoria tribes in Indian Ter.
ritory, and long discussion ensued.
SENATE.
The president made the folio wing n omina-
tions: Register OF land offices, H. H.
Dickman, at Crookston, MIMI; Robert l..
Tidwick, at Des Moines, Iowa; David J.
Wilcox. receiver OF public moneys. at Wal
10 Walla, WASH; Michael c. Sanf1ey OF
Kentucky, associate justice OF the supreme
court Of Wyoming; William NJ. Purcell,
United States attorney for Dakota. Con.
su]s: Frederick W. L. Butterfield of New
York, at Client; James 3. Coffin, of Massa-
chusetts, at St. Helena; A. J. Jones. OF ILL
nois, at Barragvilla.
In a speech Mr.. Colquitt said that the
presidents mess 20 had made q profound
impression at home and abroad and had
received the hearty Endorsement OF wise
and judicious men everywhere.
The Huntington bill, providing for the
settlement OF the Central Pacific Railroad
company's debt was introduced in both
houses OF congress.
The senate has confirmed Charles s.
Cary OF New York solicitor of the treasury.
and Rev. John T. Dolphin of MINES ota
post chaplain.
Among the bills and resolutions intro
duced were the following: Directing the
committee on agriculture to inquire in.
to the expediency OF prohibiting the sale
OF compound for pure lard. For the for.
fixture OF the Hastings & Dakota railroad
land grant in Minnesota. Relating to tar
if and internal taxation (the Randall
billy. Providing for n commission to in
vestigate trusts and for the repeal OF the
protective tariff ON all industries belong
ing to trusts.
Mr.. Bayne OF Pennsylvania rising in the
house to a question OF privileges, offered a
preamble and resolution reciting that it
was stated that the majority OF the com.
mittee on ways and means had not only
refused oral hearings to producers, manu-.
facturers and workingmen, but had denied
to them birthright to have their petit.
tions read, and directing the committee on
rules to inquire into the matter. Mr..
Breckenridge OF Kentucky raised a point OF
order against the resolution that it was
not privileged, and the speaker pro tenn
sustained the point.
A senate joint resolution for Investigate
ing the practicability demonstrating reser.
voirs for the storage OF waters in the arid
regions OF the United States was adopted.
The house committee ON appropriations
has accepted a number OF the amendments
made by the senate to the urgent deficiency
appropria ton bill.
A bloody tragedy was recently enacted
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