The Worthington advance., 1888-02-23
FIFTlETn CONGRESS.

tfIIE1h cONfRESS,
Abstract OF the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.
SENATE.
Senator Sabin presented in tho senate tho
resolutions OF the chamber OF commerce OF
st. Paul favoring the constitutional cen.
tennial celebration in 1889, the worlds
exposition in 1892 and the permanent ex.
position for the three Americas. He also
presented a resolution from the Mime.
ap"lis cha mber OF commerce protesting
against legislation annulling all rights OF
transportation OF railroads passing
through Canada.
Senator Allison. OF Iowa, introduced q
resolution OF the Republican clubs OF Cres.
ton. Iowa, favoring measure granting
to each union soldier and sailor who serv.
ed either in the war with Mexico or that OF
the rebellion a pension upon the sole con.
ditlon that said soldier or sailor was hon.
OrAbIy discharged from said service.
The resolution for an inquiry into the
causes OF the inefficient mail service was
taken up and Mr.. Plumb, who had intro
duced it. said that il Mr.. Reaean's argu.
ment in defense OF tho acknowledgements
meant anything it was that that officer
pleaded the baby act-that he was burden.
cd with incompetent Republican clerks.
There was no restraint on the postmaster.
general as to the dismissal of clerks. No
Republican asked to have them retained.
As to the fact that the service was bad,
inexcnsahly bad bad hey ond any previous
record, there was no question at all. The
bill was further discussed by Senators
Platt, Plumb, Reagen, Mauderson and
salisbury. but went over without ac-
tion.
The house committee on commerce re.
ported favorably MIR. Nelson's bill provid.
ing Tor the erection of bridges over the Red
river by the North Dakota & Pacific and
western railroads.
Mr.. Davis OF Massachusetts was in.
structed by the house commerce commit
tee to make q favorable report upon his
bill providing for the establishment OF a
bureau OF health in the interior depart
ment.
The speaker announced the resigna alton
OF Mr.. Cox OF New York from the commit
tee on territories. and the appointment of
Mr.. Taulbee OF Kentucky to fill the va.
cancy-Mr. Taulbee retiring from the com.
mittee on the eleventh census
Mr.. Cox OF New York introduced a bill
Tor the payment OF the claims OF the may
or. aldermen and commonality of New
York city. 1t provides for the pay ment of
$2,292,65 the amount paid by the city
Tor the principal and interest on the bonds
issued to the Union defense committee OF
New York in 1851 and 1862.
The attorney general sent to congress-
request for an appropriation OF
$780, $50 for the payment OF assistant dis
trict attorneys. He asks for the following
among others:
For j. c. Murphy of Dakota, $1,000;
William Graham, district of Northern
Iowa, 81 200; Minnesota: D. w. Lawler
$500; &. c. Randolph. the same fees as the
United States district attorney; western
distric OF Wisconsin,; w. r. Rogers, 81 200:
eastern and western districts, E. E. Chap
in, special attorney in the Fox and Wis.
consin river cases, 50. 400.
SENATE.
The Blair educational bill passed the
senate by 10 majority. the yeas being 80
and nays 20. OF the thirty-nine atiirma-
tive votes twenny. three are Republican and
OF the twenty.nine negative votes twelve.
Both the Minnesota senator's and Senator
Spooner OF Wisconsin,, all ranged in
the oppo sition. There is not much
expectation that it will pass the house,
but il it should, it will be vetoed without
doubt
The provisions OF the bill are as follows:
For eight years after its passage there
shall be annually appropriated from the
treasury the following sums in aid
states, territories. District OF Colum.
bia and Alaska: The first year. ST..
100000; the second. $4,000, 900; the
third, 81 5. 100000; the fourth, $13,OOO,-
COO; the fifth. Sl1. .OOO 600; the sixth, So
600. 900; the seventh, $1,000. 900 and the
eighth, $5,OOO,OO0, making S77,OOO. 600,
besides which there is q special appropria-
ton OF S2,OOO,OO to aid in the erection of
school houses in sparsely settled districts.
territories in the proportion which
the whole number of persons in each who,
being OF the age OF ten years and over, can.
not write. bears to the whole number OF
such persons in the United States. In
st;~tes having separate schools for white
and colored children. the money shall be
paid out in such proportion as such white
and colored children between ten
and twenty.one years old in such
state bear to each other by the Gen.
sus. No state is to receive the ben.
eft OF the act until its governor shall file
with the secretary of the interior q state
ment giving tull statistics OF the school
system, attendance OF white and ccored
children. amount OF money expended,
number Of schools in operation, number
and compensation OF tenchers etc. No
state or territory shall receive in any year
from this fund more money than it has
paid out the previous year from it's own
revenues for common schools. II
to take it's share OF the national
fund, such share is to be distributed
! among the states accepting the benefits ol
the iund. II any state or territory misap-
plies the fund or fails to comply with the
conditions, it loses all subsequent appor.
tionments:: Samples OF all school books
| In use in the common schools of states
| and territories shall be filed with the sec.
retary OF the interior. Any state or terri
| tory accepting the provisions of the act
| at the first session Of it's legislature after
| the passage OF the act shall receive its pro
| rata share OF all previous annual appro.
| priations.
In the absence OF the speaker, Mr.. Cox,
| OF New York, presided over tho House.
| Mr. Robertson, OF Louisiana, from the
committee on military affairs, reported
| the bill for the payment OF $lOO to sol
diers who enlisted under the act Of July
%, 1861, and who were discharged by
reason OF surgeons certificate OF disa bility
or by promotion before the expiration o
two years and who have not received $1O(
bounty. Committee Of the whole.
On motion Of Mr.. Dorsey, of Nebraska
the bill was passed providing that Nebras
ka shall constitute an entire judicial dis
trict to be known as the district OF Ne
braska.
! Mr.. Randall, OF Pennsylvania, from tn
committee on appropriations. reported {
resolution for the appointment OF a spe
cial committee OF five members to investi
gate and report to tho House what con
tracts have been made for the construc
tion OF the new library building, and tn
amount expended hereunder; the cause .
the delay in the progress of the work, ant
what persons have been employed ant
paid from the appropriations for tho pur
chase OF the site and construction of tn,
building. Adopted.
| SENATE.
| Bills reported from committees and
| placed on the calendar: For the relief O
volunteers OF the 4th Iowa infantry; givin,
to the city of Grand Forks, Oak, th'