Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-26

Espito ONE Of the M eek.
INTERESTING NEWS coMp1LAYloN.
CONGRESSIONAL.
! Eeconsi session.

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REINSTATEMENT WAS presented In the Senate on
i. tho nth from citizens Of Orangebnrg County,
|s1 sC., declaring that they had been prevented
ssarom exercising tha right Of suffrage last
a2nonth. and pet,tioning tho Senate 10 make an
s3nveatigat on OF pffairs therA. rho Tariff bill
n sNas further considered 4 "A bill was introduced
~ abolish spoolal taxes on distined 80 rita at
i the places whore tho goods are delivered by
q the carrier 10 tho vende0 ~. In the House q
resolution Was adopted providing that o recess
& b taken from December 81 10 january. Bills
were Introduced to grant pena!ons <f aia i
U Aonth 70 soldiers and sailors Of the late war
who had reached the 40 os nifty years; TO en-.
d Ahle the people TO choose their own post mas,
q tara; to divide tho 2r6At Sioux ressrYNt on
sSin Dakota Into smaller reservations. "A
Joint resolution WAS introdnc d proposing an
amendment 10 the constttution defining polyg-
#nmy and making 1t unlawful at any place in the
sanrtsdiction Of the United States or OF any
State. S.S ss =, s5 81
@SS In the Senate the Tariff bill was further dis
gseuased on the 18th Bills were introduced for
tho roOrgan cation and increased efnciency OF
the navy, for the establishment OF q pure
Hood division OF tho Department OF Agricu.t nre,
md to remove the political d sab Titles OF Har-
riet 81 Rob ,nscn, Of Middlesex County, Mass,
\ end to declare her q citixen OF tho United
States with all the rights and powers OF cit
I, 1eanshtn including the privilege OF voting or
B bdinR voted for. In the Houss the Military
4 ACADEMY Dill appropriRtlng o000.OO was re-
ported, and the General Aprrol ration bill,
varying nearly al ,OoN COO was passed. A bill
Was Also passed to Increase tho pension OF
sJAcob Rogers, one hundred ana i've years old
THE House btli incorporating the Am erican
historical Association was passed In the Sem
sto on the 10Th The remainder OF the
session was occupied In dis. usstng the Tariff
bill A resolution was introduced that the
Goyefnment OF the United States viii .ook
with d,sapprova1 upon any connection OF any
Il European Government with tho construction
!. or control or any ship canal across the Isthmus
bf Darien Or across Central America. ~. IN
the House smother blu to prevent the corrupt
nse OF money at elections was introduced
1t was announced that the Territorial bulls
would not baScalled mp for consideration until
January 10 The River and Hsrbor bin was
aoonsiderod. 5E II ss5 Z sS S&s {s5
TIN Senate discussed the Ta1in bill on tho
I Nth, and all the private pension bills on tho
4 calendar ninety In number) wore passed, also
The bin opening abandoned military reserva-
i Mons in Nevada. a bill was introduced TO pay
- soldiers OF the late war who Wero p~sr
NOTED while serving their terms Of on Sssment
sths bounty they would hav, been entitled to
H kad they rot been promoted. a resolnt on
4 Nas offered for the appointment OF select
eomnittee Of thrteen TO INQUIRE into the state
%of suffrage throughout the United States Z. y.
sssln the House the time was occupied IN consid-
4 Dring the RiVee2 and Hsrbor bull.