The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-05-25
fHTlETR G~Qaah@SS,
.Atstssct Of tho Proceedings of tne
Senato and House.

eHd OF Lake Superior and ascertain, il
possible, the probable cost OF the con.
defamation aud purchase oi this point as
n reservation to be used in the preserya-
ton OF the harbors at the head OF the
lake.
In the senate the report OF the commit
tee on privileges and elections in the mat
ter ol Senator Turpie Of Indiana was
adopted aud the o0u1mittee discharged
from further consideration OF the memo.
rials and remOnstrances on the subject.
The house bill TO limit the hours of let
ter carriers passed the senate. 1t provides
that hereafter eight hours shall constitute
a day'swork Tor letter carriers.
Senator Allison presented an amendment
on the river and haIbor bill providing for
an expenditure oil $l50,000 an that por-
ton Of the Missouri lying between the
Omaha u Council Bluffs bridge and a
point five miles above in the river. 1t also
provided for The expenditure OF $3.50, 900
at and opposite Sioux City, Iowa.
In the senate Mr.. Davis reported favor
ably from the committee on pensions n
bill to grant a pension to Ellen st. Cyr,
widow Of Lieut.. Abner St. Cyr, who was
killed in a tornado at ST. Cloud some
years ago. A similar bill has passed the
house.
AAa AhANNA "OENlf bpOh0 hEllAl6G Llb
Mills bill,
The house passed the senate bill to al.
low the Washington & Idaho road right OF
way through the Cpur d. Alene Indian res.
ervation in Idaho.
SENATE
The following bills were passed: Bill in
PRODUCED Feb.1Gby ST: ,dtnr Sabin, author.
king the construction OF a bridge across
the Missouri river at or near Forest City,
OAK, By the Forest City & WateTtown
Railway Company; authorizing the con-
strueTion OF railroad bridge across the
Red River OF the North by the Da.
kota & Pacific Railroad Company: au,
thorIzing the construction OF n railroad,
wagon and foot passenger bridge across
the Mississippi river AT or near Muscatine.
Iowa; also, one across the Mississippi
river at or near Clinton, Iowa.
After morning business the Senate took
up the Vest resolution providing for a sc.
lect committee to examine the questions
touching meat and meat products Of the
United States. Alter a long discussion by
Senators Vest, Henderson, Cullom
and Plumb. the resolution was extended
so as to make the investigation embrace
the trunk line association, the central
traffic association, and other agencies Of
transportation, and was then adopted.
HOUSE.
In the House today, absolutely nothing
was done outside OF tariff discussion.
SENATE.
The senate passed two house bills, re-
lating to tresspass upon indian and other
reserve lands, that win 60 far toward pros
tecting the reservations from the eneroaeh.
ments oil white persons who have betet0-
fore looked upon these lands as their
natural tramping ground.
The proposition made by Senator
Spooner TO attach tho direct tax bill as an
amendment to the sundry civil appropria.
tion bill is being considered by the senate
committee on appropriations, and viii
probably be adopted.
HOUSE.
This was a great day in the house, tariff
Debate being lifted from the rnt Of monot-
ony in which il had run SO long. Three OF
the principal members spoke, AND each
voiced the sentiments Of his party or fac.
ton with great power-Randal for the
protectionist Democrats, Mckinley OF
Ohio for the Republicans and Breckin-
ridge OF Kentucky for the Democratic ma
ioritv. No other business WAS transacted.
SENATE.
The senate has decided to devote its at.
tention TO the calendns, which has grown
to include several s=ndred measures,
many OF which are Of a general
character. Then the bills establ ishing
a. apartment OF labor admitting to
statehood North Dakota, Montana and
Washington. will be taken up. probably in
the order named. Considerable time will
be devoted to consideration oithe fisheries
treaty. and within q week MIR. Allison will
call up The Indian appropriation bill.
HOUSE.
The house has set aside Tor = week or 10
days the tariff bin, SO as to give consider
alton to the appropriation bills. Of which
there are four on the calendar, IN this or.
der Diplomatic, District 81 Columbia
POSSIBILITIES and legislative, executive n iu-
dicial. The Legislative bin is to come up
first. as It generally requires a week for de-
bate ia the HouCI and sometimes l0daysor
two weeks are given it. There will bea eau
Gus OF the majority members in d few days
and their action may change the turn Of
ofscc. Ehonld an agreement he reached
whereby the Mills proposition to vote
directly on the republican and then on the
democratic tariff bin without debate be
accepted, the tariff nay come up and be
disposed Of in D day at any date.
SENATE.
The senate COMMITTEES on the judiciary
further considered tle nomination ut Mel.
willie w. Fuller to be chief justice. A mem
Der ii the committee is authority Tor the
statement that Mr.. Fuller will probably
be confirmed ne an early day
Mr.. Manderson from the COMMITTEES on
military affairs, reported (avorRbly a bill
to mike an annual appropriation 81 5000
600 IOr the equipment and maintenance Of
tho militin IN the United States, instead Of
S4O0, GOO rs now.
The SENATE passed the following senate
bills: To Perpetuate Sault Ste. Marie.
Mich, a port OF delivery. with privileges
OF inland transportation IN bond. DE,
claring that certain water reserve lands
in WISCONSIN are and have been subject to
the provisions Of .the railroad right Of
way sctft Of the Sa-9f March, 1876.
The senate passed q bill appropriating
$4,000 Tor n.skine the wees end Of the
Smithsonian building Ere proof, Mr., MOI
srill explained that 4 citizen pi the United
States long a resident abroad, proposed
to give to the Smithsonian institutlon q
vary large collection u Arnor from tho
middle ages. The condition Of the preseu.
tation was that Tho Smithsonian inatitn'
tipn would furnish q fire proof building Tor
The projection 81 the arEor.
HOUSE.
The house passed the diplomatic ana
consular appropriation bill which II 81
most Identified with last years bill. The
District u Colasnbia appropriation bill al
SO passed the HOUSE.
Mr.. Strablo offered n Joint RESOLUTION