The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-14
FIFTlETn CONGRESS.
Abstract Of tho ProceodlngO OF tho
Senate and House.


Abetvact Of tho Proceedlngs OF tho
Senate end House.
Tho senate passed. among Others, Tho
following biis:
Senate bill to authorize the Paris. Choc.
taw Il Little Rock Railroad company to
construct and operate a railway, tele.
graph and telephone line through tho In.
dim Territory.
House bill to protect lands beloneine to
Indians from unlawful grazing, with
amendments.
The senate bill authorizing the president
to place on the retired list, with the grade
81 'najor, Moi. Con. William w. Averil.
HOUSE.
In the house Mr.. Mills moved that the
rules DO suspended and evening sessions
ordered for the consideration of certain
bills, but, 90 he would not consent to an
amendment sotting apart certain sessions
Tor the considerations OF pension biliA,
tho Republicans refused to vote Az no
quorum could DO secured, Ne. Mills with.
drew his resolution.
The house committee on public buildings
decided unanimously to recommend that
the house pass the Allentown (Pa.> Dub.
lie building bill over the presidents veto.
The committees report will contain no re.
Election upon tho presidents course. but
will hold that the committee has better
facilities than tho executive for ascertain.
ing the needs Of the town where it Is pro-
posed to erect building.
SENATE.
Tho senate passed the day in considering
the diplomatic and consular appropriac
ton bill. An amendment was adopted
transferring the ministers resident in Bel
vlum: the Netherlands. Sweden Norway
traori'nary and ministers pienipotentiary
without change OF salary. Senator Chand-
Ter introduced q bill to amend tho fishery
retaliation act" by striking out the words
Gin his discretion" and by also striking
out tho reference to "other products OF the
dominion" than fish. This would alb
solutely deny Canadian vessels the right of
entry Whenever tho president is satisfied
that the right OF Americans in dominion
ports arc abridged. are whenever they are
e"olected to annoyance, and would also
forh'd the importation OF Canadian fresh
or enlt fish. Senator Quay has been an.
thorized to report iavorably his bill grant.
Ing pensions to soldiers and sailors cor.
fined in confederate prisons.
Tie feature in the house was the excite
ment caused by the lea wing OF Il red ban.
danna handkerchief in the press gallery.
two sections OF tho lumber clause
were rejected, and tho clerk turned the
first page OF the bill. The next lumber
paragraph was read. Mr.. Blaine Of
pcnnsylvania moved that it be rejected.
Ills motion was rejected. A motion to
strike ont "staves OF wood was also
lost. The committee then rose. mes,
n 20 ft,nr
Harbor, Me-. public building bill and the
bill Tor purchasing additional ground for
the public building at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
was announced.
Considerable hustle was caused on the
republican side when the presiding officer
presented II message from the president,
returning without approval Il bill pension.
ing widow, on tho ground that
the death OF the husband (for
which tho pension was allowed)
had nothing to do with military service,
but was the result OF suicide, Senator
Blair remarked that these messages were
uniformly unjust and iDcomprehensible,
and he should oppose the usual course OF
referring this to the committee OH pen.
siOns.
An insignificant tariff debate took no tho
tine OF the house TO day. A quiet commo.
ton was caused by the announcement OF
the renoE:inat,on Of tho president. Con.
.idcration OF the tariff bill was resumed in
committee OF the whole.
The house passed tho following bills:
Senate bill to provide for two additional
associate Justices for the supreme court OF
Dakota; house bin to authorize the con-
"truction OF Il bridge across the Missouri
river Mt Omaha, Neb.
SENATE.
The fisheries treaty came up. and Sena.
Tor Morgan said he proposed to make the
speech he made in executive session.
Senator Sherman made the point Of order
that tho senator from Alabama was not
discussing tho question before the Senate,
but the resolutions. which could only DO
discussed by luminous consent The pre-.
siding officer sustained the point of order,
but said he had no means OF enforcing the
rule. Mr.. Morgan treated the ruling with
indifference and for IL hour and half pro-
ceedcd with the reading Of printed slips OF
his speech in secret session, after which
the senate adjourned.
In the House the tariff BILL free lumber.
free fiah, dispatches from St. Louis, cheers
Tor Thurman and waving the red ban.
dana, with now and thon fired from the
Republican side. Have you heard from
Oreron?' occupied the attention Of the
statesmen.
SENATE.
The senate enjoyed q holiday to discuss
the political situation.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Nelson moved non. concurrence in
the senate amendment to his bill provid-
Ing for the holding OF another term of the
United States court in the district OF Min.
nesota. The senate amendment provides
that II term OF court shall be held on the
second Monday IN September OF each year
in Duluth.
An amendment to the Mills bill, offered
by Mr.. Grosvenor OF Ohio, to exclude bulk
salt from the free list, admitting only dal.
ry and table salt, was rejected. Mr.. Bayne
OF Pennsylvania offered an anne dment to
insert rice, cleaned and unclaimed, in the
free list. Rejected. The four lines relat-
ing to flax were read, and Mr.. Browne OF
Indiana moved to strike them out OF the