River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-03-08
The News Condensed.
tnPcHan; Intelligence From All Parts
FIFTIETB coHCRRss.


WEDNESDAY. Feb. 20 The bill for the
compulsory education of Indian children
was p sse in the Senate Il makes it
the aaty OF the -crstary OF the Interior to
establish an industrial boarding school on
every Indian reservation upon which there
msy be located i've hundred or more adult
~ dlanS The bali also passed to establish a
Natlonal art commission A resc at:on VS.
repor. ed Teques.ing the President 70 neCo-
oate treaty with China containing pro-
vision that no Chinese labOrers shall enter
the Unite'l States ~ the House bills were
passed aa'hOrizing the Secret ny Of the
treasury 10 purchase bonds with the sur
pus revenue. and div ding the State OF
Minnesota into two collection dls.r.c $, snd
making s. Paul port of entry AMI s. Vim
cent SUPPORT Eulogies ON tire late Seth
{ Mohatt. OF Michigan. were delivered
THURSDAY March LIN the Senate the
resolution directing the PRECEDENT to ne
Eotiate treaties TO cut of all Chinese i'm
Ia grafton was passed bill was intro
dueed TO rev We the q ode of General Of the
army. The credentials Of Mr. Wilson, of
lows, and Mr. WalthalI, OF Mississ ppi. for
new term. were presented Adjourned 10
the 9TH In the House the bill prob bi ing
the transm ssion through the malls of news
papers containing lottery advertisements
was reported adversely. A joint resolution
was adopted authorizing the President to
arrange conf renee to BE- held in WISH
ington In 1889 to encour lge reciproc Il
commercial relations between the I'm ted
Bates and thu republics of Central and
South America and the empire OF Brazil
FRIDAY March 2 The Senate was not
IN session. In the House a bill creating
the office OF assistant supe rintendent OF the
railway mail service, with hfiy-four oh eff
c erkS was favorably reported A memo
ria was presented from the ST. Paul Cham
Der OF Commerce calling for stringent
measures TO prevent the emigration of
Anarchists, Nihilisis and criminals OF every
kind 10 this country. At the evening ses-
sion twenty five pension ILLS were d. ssed
SATURDAY, March There was no SEES
sion OF tie Sen5te. In the House numerous
petitions, memorials and resolutions were
presented praying for the passage of the
pending bill TO project the manufacture
and sale OF pure lard Henry c. Seymour,
of Mic sigan. successor to the late Seth c.
Aonatt, appeared and took the o. of OF
rcs, In the contested election case from
the Tenth Illinois district the Committee
on Elect ons decided in favor of General
Post RePl, the sitting member
MONDAY. March 5-Among the Ietitions
and memorials presented to the Senate
ana referred were the following; For
the al clifton of all licenses and taxes on
commercial travellers; for the repeal OF in
ternal revenue taxes on alcoholic liquors
aud for prohibltory amendment TO the
constitution; and for the pass ge of the
Ter-diem Serv "opens on bill In the
House bills were intro iuced to define trusts
and TO prohibit trusts from carry ng on in
ter-StRte commerce; for the 6onstruc;ion
OF a ship nal round Niagara Falls in n w
York; for the better protection of the North
ern and Northwestern fronsier; to antici-
rate the payment of interest on the bonded
debt