The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26
FIF1IETn CONGRESS.

tlt1IeJn CONGRESS,
Abstraot OF tho PROCEEDINGS 81 the
Senate and House.
Senator Stewart has introduced bill
granting pension Of So. 900 year to the
widow OF Chief Justice Waite.
adopted, instrncting the select committee
on the operations OF the civil service to in
quire and report whether there has been
within two years any fraud or maladmin.
istration in the New York custom house
in regard to the importation OF sugar.
Conference reports on the bills to divide
the Great Sioux reservation into separate
smaller reservations, AMI to ratiiy and
confirm the agreement with the Gros
Ventres and other bands OF the Blackieet
agreed to. '''''
At the close OF Mr.. Stewards remarks on
the silver question tho Senate resumed
consideration Of the bill for the admission
Of the State OF South Dakota and for tho
examination oi tho Territory OF North
Dakota.
Mr.. spooner addressed tho Senate in ia.
vor OF the bill. Abiding to the remark In
Mr.. Buffers speech last week to the effect
that the precedent sought to be establish.
ed would Justify 100, 900 socialists getting
together in a corner OF q territory and
demanding admission as a state, he ask.
ed what was the objection to their peti.
tioning for admission? What harm had
petilionins ever done? They had the in.
herent right to get into the Union az
that they had the inherent right to
yet out OF the Crion. He did not believe
that south Dakota would be admitted by
this Congress but he thought he might
safely prophssy that before long there
would be elected a Congress that would
recognize her rights and gladly welcome
her into tho Union OF states.
Tho motion in the House to euspend tho
rules and pass the river and harbor bill
was deteated-yeaa. 1874; nays, 1O2.
Mr.. wilkins, OF Ohio. moved to suspend
the rules and pass the following resolution:
Resolved. BY the House OF Representa-.
tivcs, that it is the sense OF this house
that section 2 Of the act making appropri.
ations for sundry civil expenses OF the
government for tho year ending June 80.
~ and Tor other purposes, approved
the secretary OF the treasury may at anv
time apply the surplus money in the treas
ury, now otherwise appropriated, or 80
much thereof as he may consider proper
to the purchase or redemption OF United
States bonds: provided that the bonds so
purchased or redeemed shall constitute no
part OF the sinking fund but shall be re.
deemed and cancelled, was intended to be
q permanent provision OF law, and the
Same is hereby declared to have been since
it's enactment, and t." be now. in the opin-
ION OF the House, in full force and effect.
Mr.. Weaver, OF Iowa, declared that this
resolution meant nothing more than the
defeat and burial of the house surplus
resolution with the Beck silver amendment.
lie appealed to the ways and means com.
mittee not to allow it to be buried and il
they did he appealed before God to the
country to visit retributive justice upon
them.
The resolution was finally adopted
yeas, 1873; nays, 81. Adjourned.
Mr.: Mcdonald introduced bill declar.
ing all Interstate pools or eombina tions
limiting or controlling the production sale
Or price Of any article OF trade OF com.
MERGE to be unlawful and a criminal con.
spiracy. lie also presented q petition Of
citizens OF Goodhue county. Mimi, asking
| Tor the passage OF the per diem pension bill.
SENATE.
Mr.. Stewart offered q resolution (which
was agreed toy calling on the secretary o
the treasury for statement of the
| amounts OF United States money deposit.
| ed in national banks, and whether the
banks are allowed to use the money with.
cut the payment of interest.
Senator Cullom introduced q bill pro.
vid;ng that in all cases where it shall ap.
| pear that parties have paid $3.50 an acre
Tor lands reduced in price to S1.25 per acre
by the act OF June Is. 1880, the secretary
| OF the interior shall be authorized to repay
to such parties tho excess price OF Sill
per acre for such lands.
On motion OF Mr.. Plumb, the bill to for.
lett certain lands heretofore granted for
| the purpose OF aiding in the construction
OF railroads was taken up for considera-
ton. A number OF amendments were
offered and ordered printed.
The Senate then resumed consideration
| OF the bill for the admission Of tho state OF
South Dakota. and the organization OF the
Territory OF North Dakota, and was nd.
bill. The senator from Wisconsin (Mr
Spooner) had waved yesterday that en-
sanguined garment known as 1.-The bloody
| Shirt and scattered it's ruddy remain,
around the chamber. He had spoken o.
secession, and said that there was no dit.
ference between states trying to break ouI
| Of the union and states trying to break
into it. But what did that senator say O.
states neither in nor out OF the union
which claimed to exist as state in spite
OF the laws and in defiance OF congress? II
any southern com immunity had undertaken
| what the people OF Dakota had done, there
would have been an outcry Immediately
only exceeded by that in regard to Fl
| Sumpter.
A resolution was reported and adopted
asking the postmaster general for inform
alton concerning the rates Of postage or
seeds, and whether Canadians are given
i same business.
HOUSE.
A bill was reported for the location OF q
| branch soldiers home in Grant county,
| Ind.
Bills were reported for tho erection o.
public buildings ut Sioux City. Iowa, New
Orleana La, Brownville, Tex. Hot
Wis. '' '' ~ ''
The bill to create boards of arbitration
! for settling controversies between common
carriers and their employees, was reported
as was the bill prohibiting theimportatior
| of convict made goods.
| Mr.. Mills OF Texas, then moved that thu
House so into committee Of the whole fol
| the consideration of the tariff bill. No op
position was made to the motion and II
was carried without division. And then
Mr.. Mills made tho leading speech on the
subject followed by Mr.. Kelly, OF Pennsyl
vania.
| SENATE.
Mr.. Evarts, from the committee or
foreign relations reported back adverse
| ly) Mr. Riddleberger's resolution to sus'
| pend the rules as to executive sessions dur
ing the consideration of the fisheries treaty
The Senate then resumed consideration oil
the Senate bill to forfeit certain landt
heretofore granted for the purpose OF aid.
! ing in the construction of railroads. Nc
progress was made with the bill, and the
Senate resumed the consideration OF the
bill for the admission Of South Dakota
as state, and the organization OF the
territory Of North Dakota. Mr.. Sherman
addressed the senate.
After long speech, Mr.. Sherman was
replied to by Mr.. Vcst. the discussion hav'
ing involved the Hayes. Tilden contest o.
1876.