The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-03
FlF1IE1n CONGRESS-,
Abstract Of tho PROCEEDINGS Of the
Senate and Houoo.

Abstract Of tho Proceedlnes Of the
Senate and Houso.
Tho session OF the senate to-day was
opened with prayer by Rev. DR.. Fl. Pereira
Mrandez rabbi OF the Spanish and Portu-
guese congregation OF New York, who, &C.
cording to the Jewish custom, wore his
has h. IN tfh the
OF the vernment-certainly within the
last hall century-when Jew has offered
prayer in the Senate.
The following bills for q public build
ing at Portsmouth. O., $500. 900.
To amend the laws relating to
mineral lands and mining researches.
TO authorize the city of Chicago to
erect crib in Lake Michigan for water
works purposes. To provide a collector at
tho port OF St. Paul. The Portsmouth,
Chicago and st. Paul bills are House bills.
a pension bill having been passed on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Beck, Mr.. Blair proposed to
celebrate the era OF good feeling when that
senator was found asking for the passage
OF . pension bill.
Mr.: Hale. offered q resolution, which was
adopted, directing the civil service com.
m'seioners to furnish lists OF all persons
certified Tor appointment to the patent
Office from March 4, 1885, to March, 1888,
and lists OF all persons selected and ap
pointed under such certication.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Heard, of Missouri from the com.
mittee on elections, submitted the report
In the contested election case OF Frank
versus Glover, from the Ninth congression-
al district of Missouri, and it was referred
to the House calendar. 1t finds the con.
testee Mr.. Glover, entitled to the seat.
Mr.. Burrows OF Michigan followed in an
eloquent speech on the subjecte, pointing
out what he considered the Objectionable
features OF tho bill in it's present form.
Mr.. Mills. OF Texas, asked unanimous con.
sent that all gentlemen might be allowed
to print in the Record any remarks upon
the subject OF the tariff, but Mr.. Reed, OF
Maine, objected.
At the conclusion OF his speech the com.
mittee rose, and an attempt was made to
have night session. but it was defeated
by the Republicans refusing to VOTE leav.
ing the House without q quorum. The
House then adjourned.
The House bill giving to the city of
Grand Forks, Dak., the right to build two
free bridges across the Red River OF tho
North, was passed.
Mr.. Hopkins, OF New York, objected to
the request from Mr.. Mills that a night
session should be held; and then the house
went into committee Of the whole on the
tariff bill, the floor being accorded to Mr.
McMille len, of Tennessee. During the course
OF his speech there was a running fire OF
questions and answers between the speak
er and Messrs Kelly and Reed. which pro.
voked applause on both sides OF the house.
Mr.. Mitchell offered resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the secretary OF
the treasury for copies OF tho reports OF
Special Agents Beecher and Tingle as to
the alleged smuggling OF Opium from Brit
ish Columbia.
The motion to refer the Presidents mes
sage was taken up and Mr.. VOORHEES, pro.
ceeded to address the Senate thereon.
On motion OF MIR. Frye the conference re-.
port on the joint resolution for a confer
cnce OF the American nations was non-co
CURED in and q new conference was or
dered.
The animal industry bill was laid aside
and the bill to forfeit unearned land grants
was taken up. but went over without &C.
ton and the Senate adjourned.
The House went into committee of tho
whole on the tariff. Mr.. Bynum OF In.
diana said the bill presented did not meet
with his unqualified approval. He believ.
ed that duties on imports should be levied
and collected at all times to meet the cur.
rent, ordinary expenses OF tho government
and that any extraordinary expenses
should be met by a resort to internal tax.
es. Believing this to be correct, he would
maintain the present internal revenue sys.
TEN OF taxation until the last obligation
OF the war was discharged.
Mr.. Dockery. of Missouri said that the
surplus was required in the channels of
h,,e md nd -
der that capital might employ labor, and
said that tho question presented was how
that surplus was to be disposed OF.
The committee then rose.
Mr.. Henderson. of Iowa, from the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported the
bill making an appropriation OF $3.50, $50
to enable tho executive departments to
participate in the Centennial exhibition to
be held in Cincinnati, O., in July, August
and September. Committee OF the whole.
The house then took a recess until 8, the
evening session to be Tor debate only on
the tariff bill.
Mr.. Sherman, from the conference com.
mittee on the House joint resolution &C.
cepting the invitation OF the French repub.
lie to take part in the International ex.
position in Paris in 1889. made a report
which was agreed to. 1t fixes the amount
OF appropriation at $3.50. 900.
The senate then resumed the considera-
ton OF the railroad land forfeiture bill, and
Mr.. Palmer proceeded to argue against all
the amendments as to the lands granted
to the State OF Michigan for railroad pur-
decided to the Lake Superior Ship Canal
Company.
After a speech upon the general land pol.
icy OF the government, by Mr.. Dolph, the
bill was laid aside without action.
The following bills were taken from the
calendar and passed: The senate bill to
authorize the construction of bridge
across the Black river, Arkansas; the
senate bill granting the right OF way. 100
feet in width, to the Kansas City & Pacific
Railway company through the Indian Ter
ritory, the company to pay SIS per mile
per annum for use OF the nation or tribe Of
Indians whose land is taken.
The Senate bill was passed for the relief
OF the Omaha tribe of Indians in Ne
braska.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the tariff. MIR. Buchanan, of
New Jersey, opposed the bill.
Mr.. Hemphill, oil South Carolina, said he
could not conceive system more unjust,
more unreasonable. more unfair and more
unrghteous than the protective system
Mr.. Osborn, OF Pennsylvania, submitted
an argument against the bill, which he
characterized as a blow at the dignity OF
American labor.
Other speakers followed until the day
was spent.
SENATE.
The Senate committee on education and
labor, at it's meeting, ordered favorable
reports on the following: Senator Blair's
bill to restrict the sale of opium in the Dis
trict OF Columbia and the territories; House
bill to establish department flabor: SEN
ate joint resolution proposing an amend.
ment to the constitution for ever prohibiting
the manufacture Importation, expectation,
transportation and sale ofalcoholic liquors
in the United States. Senator Call was
authorized to report as from the commit.
tee his bill OF the last congress to establish
g national college OF dental science in
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