The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-02
COMPRESSION. II1is.
General Summary of Important
Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
Matters Of General Interest Gathered
Under the Dome Of the Ma
toms Capitol.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The senate
adopted a resolution to pay Daniel B.
Lucas 81, 900 as the expenses of his con-
test for the seat of Senator Faulkner, of
West Virginia.
On motion of Mr.. Gear, of Iowa, SEN
ate bill authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Mississippi river at Bur
lington was passed.
The resolution to refer the presidents
message on the Pacific railways to COM
mittee of seven senators Changed from
five) was agreed to-yeas, "a; nays, 10. ps
A series of resolutions by Mr.. Chandler
calling for information in connection
with the construction of new naval YES
sells were taken up and adopted with an
amendment by Mr.. Butler, extending the
inquiry to Jan. l, 1890, instead of March
4, 1889. The senate then resumed con-
sideration of the urgency deficiency ap-
preparation bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Among the
petitions and memorials presented and
referred were the following:
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on
appropriations, reported back the house
bill to carry into effect the provisions of
the act of March 3, 1887, in regard to ex-
leges. Calendar.
On motion of Mr. Quay the senate took
from the calendar and passed the bill in
creasing the pension for total deafness to
$50 month from $1S), and allowing a
proportionate rating for partial deafness.
The following bills were passed: Sem
ate bill, to extend the limits of the port
of Portland, Ore, as a port of entry.
Sonofa hill RI orpanH tho act of Tuno IA
1880, as to immediate transportation of
dutiable goods Extending the act to Sc
attic and Tacoma, Washington territory
Granting to the state of California per
cent. of the net proceeds of the cash sales
of public lands in that state. The bill
giving pension of $4,000 year to Mrs.
Mary A. Logan was taken up and passed,
and without debate was passed a bill Civ
ing like pension to the widow Of Gen.
Frank P. Blair. The senate then resumed
consideration of the Blair educational
bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The following
bills were reported from the committee
on public lands and placed on the calen-
dar.
For the judicial determination of the
rights of the United States in lands
granted to Florida for railroad purposes,
under the act of the 9TH of May 1876; to
cancel certain reservations of lands on
account of live oak on the Southern land
district of Louisiana. -
To establish a public park at Pagosa
Springs, Col.
To extend the laws of the United States
over certain unorganized territory south
of Kansas.
Mr.. Hoar, from the committee on priv
ileges and elections, reported proposed
constitutional amendment as to the
meeting of congress, and said he would
ask the senate to take it up and deal
with it.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Among the
bills reported from the committees and
placed on the calendar were the follow
ing:
To provide for warehousing fruit
brandy and for the construction of a
bridge across the St. Croix river.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred were the following:
Stewart: To establish United States
land court, and to provide for the settle
ment of private land claims. Also to
enforce restriction on Chinese immigra-
ton.
Mitchell: To permit miners and min
ing companies to prospect and develop
mining portions of any Indian reservation
on certain terms and conditions.
Mr.. Dawes offered a resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the secretary of
the interior for information as to the
sale of the lands Of the Omaha reserva