Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-04
Epit0me of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION
CONGRESSIONAL,

A bill was introduced in tho Senate on the
Goth for the admission OF Montana as a State
A bill was reported declaring it to be the sense
OF the Senate that the new States should DO
admitted into the Union only on the basis of
equality with the existing States. Petitions
were presented from the Iowa Patrons of Hus-
bandry asking that agricultural products be
equally protected with manufactured articles;
that foreign immigration DO restricted
80 as to keep out all paupers and
Grim nails, and for the protection Of wool and
cotton goods. The House bill to provide
for the purchase OF United States
bonds by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury was further considered 49,. In tho House
bills we're introduced for permanent board
OF arbitration between tho United States and
Great Britain and France; to eqalize tho sala-
ries of postmasters at Presidential post
offices; for the organization OF the Territory
OF Alaska; to amend the Naturalization law
SO as to require would-be citizens to make
oath that they are not polygam:sts. Anarchists
or Communists, and to amend tho Interstate
Commerce law so as to prevent u railroad
from br nging into a State articles which the
roads within the same State are not permitted
to transport.
IN the Senate a bill was introduced on the 21th
to establish the boundary line be tween Northern
Minnesota and the Canadian provinces. A bill
was reported favorably granting 500 per an
mum to each State for each soldier or sailor
WIZ IS III luUlLe OF u SOlQ1CrS' homo MAN.
tanned by the State The bill to give prefer
ence to disabled Confederate soldiers as be-
tween men who had been disloyal in appoint
ments to civil office was discussed %. In the
House bills were reported to provide for
ascertanlng the feasibility of constructing
gun ana lakes waterway; to adjust the claims
or States for expenses incurred in defense of
the United States; for the election OF Senator s
by the legal voters of the States: to amend the
Civ!l-Service act, and fixing the salaries OF the
Judges of the United States courts. The M l.
ltary Academy Appropriation bill was passed
The Senate met on the 2Sth and immed ate
~ proceeded to the nall Of the House of Repre-
sentatlves to attend the funeral of Chief-J
Waite. The business Of the House was then
SUSPENDED, anu its officers carried III the bier
and placed it on the space in front of the
Clerks desk. The burial service of the
Episcopal church WAS read by Bishop Paret
AT the conclusion Of the services the casket was
borne from the chamber and the ceremon' es
were closed The funeral train started for To-
ledo, o., at two o'clock.
BILLS were passed in the Senate on the Goth
providing additional regulations for home
Stead ana presumption entries of public lands;
appropriating S250, 900 for a public building at
Sioux City, Ia: to extend the southern and
western boundaries of Kansas; in aid of the
Centennial and Memorial association of VAL
ley Forge and to secure the Washington head
quarters mansion and grounds occupied by the
Continental army OF Hts; appropriating So
Ooo for the completion of the monument
to Mary the mother of Washington, at
Fredericksburg, Va. Bills were introduced
for public building at Lansing, Mich, $780,
OUO); to establish courts for the Indians and to
extend the protection OF the laws of the States
and Territories over all Ind ans: authorizing
and recting the President to make procla-
nation prohibiting the importations of prod
ucts OF foreign States in certain cases In
the House bill was reported to prohibit aliens
from acquiring title to owning lands within
the United States. The Indian Appropriation
bill was considered.
The Senate was not in session on the 3Oth
ult... In the House the House bill granting
pension of $4,000 per annum to Mary S. Logan,
and the Senate bill increasing to $4,000 year
the rens.on of Appolina Blair were passed. At
the evening session twenty-four pension bills
were passed.