The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-10
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION
CONGRESSIONAL

CONGHESSlONALu
THE Senate on the 18th considered the bill
granting pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors
who are incapactated for the performance OF
manual labor, and to dependent relatives OF
deceased sold iers and sailors. The bill to in
corporate the Maritime Canal Company OF
Nicaragua was passed. In the House bills
were introduced granting amnesty for all OF
1enseS against the internal-revenue laws COM
mitted prior to February q, 1885, and for the
admission OF the State Of Wyoming. Resolu-
tlons were introduced extending the term OF
office Of the President until the Both of April,
1881 and changing the date OF the meeting OF
Congress, and calling upon the President for
information as to what steps have been taken
TO prevent the continued immigration Of Chi
nese laborers into the United States.
A RESOLUTION was adopted in the Senate on
the 18th ult. to continue the investigation of
last session into alleged election frauds in
Texas bill was introduced authorizing the
issuing to National banks circulating notes to
the amount OF one hundred per cent. Of the par
value OF the bonds deposited with the United
states Treasurer to secure the payment Of cir
culating notes In the House a pet ton of
seven hundred Michigan NJ ners was presented
protesting against reducing the duty on iron
ore In committee Of the whole large num-
DER OF bills for public buildings were agreed to-.
The I'm ted States Senate on the Goth ult
passed the bill for the compulsory education of
Indian children It makes it the duty of the
Secretary OF the Interior to establ sh an indus
trial boarding school on every Indian reserva-
ton upon which there may be located five hun
dred Or more adult Indians. The bill also
passed to establish a National art commission
Aresolutlon was reported requesting the Pres
fdent to negotiate a treaty with China con-
tanning provision that no Chinese laborers
shall enter the United States =, In the House
Oils were passed authoriZ ng the Secretary of
the treasury to purchase bonds with the sur
plus revenue. and dividing the State of Min
nesota into two collect: on districts, and max
ing st. Paul a port of entry and St. Vincent a
support. Eulogies on the late Seth G, Moffatt
OF Michigan, were delivered.
THE resolution directing the President to ne
gotiate treaties to cut off all Chinese immigra-
ton was passed in the Senate on the 1st A
bill was introduced to revive the grade of Gen.
eral OF the army. The credentials OF Mr. Will
son, OF Iowa, and Mr.. Walthall, of Mississippi,
1or new term were presented. Adjourned to
me 9TH. In the House the bill prohibiting
the transm ssion through the mails of news
papers containing lottery advert sements was
reported adversely. A joint resolution was
adopted authorizing the President to arrange a
conference TO be held in Washington in 1889 to
encourage reciprocal commercial relations be-
tween the United States and the republics of
Central and South America and the empire of
Brazil.
THE Senate was not in session on the I'd . In
the House bill creating the office of ass slant
superintendent OF the railway mail SERVICE with
h1ty-four chief clerks was favorably reported.
A memorial was presented from the St Paul
chamber of Commerce calling for stringent
measures to prevent the emigration of An
archlsts, N hilists and criminals of every kind
20 this country. At the evening session twen-
ty-hVe pension bills were passed.