Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-05-09
CONGRESSIONAL .D0INGS.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The bill proyid-
ing for the purchase OF additional ground
in the city of Indianapolis adjoining the
postoffice site and for the Improvement
of the building thereon and appropriate
ing $3.50, 900 therefor was passed. Also
the bill for the erection of a public build
ing for postofice and government office
at Atchison, Kan. &A
The senate went into executive session,
and when the doors were reopened re-
sumed consideration Of the unearned
land grant forfeiture bilLE E.&
The senate then proceeded to the pas
sage of individual pension bills on the
calendar. The whole number of bills
passed Tin sixty-five minutesl was Jos
~ of them being house bills. Several OF
them were for volunteer nurses, at the
rate of SIS Q month, and one was for the
widow of Gen. Charles p. Stone 10 house
bilD at $50 The following bills were
taken from the calendar and passed. For
public buildings at Fort Dodge, Iowa;
(senate bill, 800, 00W; Sterling, Ills. ;,
(senate bill, $50, 900; Duluth, Mimi,
(house bill, $50, 1000.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The house bill
for the appointment and retirement OF
Gen. Alfred Pleasanton, with the rank Of
colonel, was favorably reported, with an
amendment giving him the rank Of
major.
A bill for the more rigid exclusion Of
Chinese immigration was introduced by
Mr.. Stewart.
The discussion on the unearned land
grant forfeiture bill was then resumed.
WASHINGTON, May S.-Senator Pad
dock introduced bill to amend the act
entitled IAN act for the relief Of certain
settlers on public lands and to provide
for the repayment Of certain fees, pur-
chase money and commission paid on
void entries of public lands.
Mr.. Teller introduced bill authoriz-
ing citizens of Colorado, Nevada and the
territories to fell and remove timber on
public domain for mining and domestic
purposes.
Senator Farwell presented bill grant
ing pensions to the survivors OF Powell 3
battalion of Missouri mounted volun-
teers
In the House.
WASHINGTON, May An the house the
tariff discussion was resumed. Wilson
of Minnesota, spoke in favor Of the bill.
The house passed senate bills for the
establishment of light houses at Goose
Rock, Me-, and Newport News, Va:
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Mr. Dunn, of
Arkansas, from the committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries, reported, and
the house adopted resolution calling on
the secretary Of the treasury for state
ment as to whether there is an order or
regulation of the treasury, the enforce
ment of which would prevent the over
loading OF vessels with freight on the
great lakes, and whether there is any
law in force regulating the quantity Of
freight to be carried by such vessels.
Private business having been dispensed
with, the house went into committee OF
the whole (Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in
the chair on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Caswen, of Wisconsin, criticised
the method of tariff reduction proposed
by the committee on ways and means,
declaring that it did not provide for any
substantial decrease upon articles of gen.
eral consumption.
WASHINGTON, May 5.,-Mr Belmont,
of New York, presented and the house
adopted Ethe conference report on the
joint resolution accepting on behalf Of
the United States the invitation of the
French republic to take part in the inter-
naGlOnal eXn1D1C1On TO De lelQ In Har1S IN
1889. (The commissioner representing
the United States will receive a salary of
100000
The house then went into committee
of the whole (Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in
the chair on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia "a men,
Der of the ways and means committee),
said that the opponents of the bill repre-
sented the issue to be between free trade
and protection. It was rather an effort
of the people to recover the right to tan
themselves. -
WASHINGTON, May S.-A bill was
passed to further provide for an apprais-
er's warehouse at Chicago. lIt provides
for the purchase Of additional land at an
expense of $40, 900 and fixes the imita-
ton of the cost on the building to be
erected on the site finally chosen at $3.50,
U00.)
The preliminary vote on the motion
to suspend the rules to discuss the river
an harbor bill resulted, yeas, 153; nays,
"A; the majority of the opponents of the
bill refraining from voting The half
hour debate was then commenced.
After considerable discussion the river
and harbor bill was passed; yeas, l61,
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