The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-07-12
The House.

WASHINGTON, July 8. - Resolutions
were adopted authorizing the commission
to select site for the statute of Benja-
min Franklin, given to the United States
by Stilson Hutchins. The naval commit
tee presented favorable report provid-
ing for an assistant secretary of the navy.
Mr.. Holman moved q suspension of the
morning hour and the house resolved it.
self into a committee of the whole for
consideration of the bill authorizing the
secretary Of the treasury to pay to Flor
ida certain claims presented by that
state. The Florida claims bill was r.
ported after an hours discussion by the
committee of the whole without having
come to a resolution thereon. The land
forfeiture bill was taken up and read.
A message from the president was re-
ceived vetoing bills granting pensions to
Mary Ann Dougherty and Polly A:
Smith, and the bill for the relief of
Joseph T. Morton, on the ground of
fraud. The senate adjourned till Mon
day.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Crisp, of Geor-
gia, occupied the chair. The pension
vetoes were read and the same referred to
the pension committee. Hatch presented
the conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill, and on disagreement
with the senate amendment, appropriate
ing SO, 600 for sugar cane experiments,
further conference was ordered. The
regular order was now demanded by
Mills, and an aye ind n ay vote ordered
on the land forfeiture bill, as unfinished
business. The bill was passed by vote
of 1T to &.
The tariff discussion was resumed.
Thirty-five per cent. ad valorem ON wood
struck from the bill. Lead ore received
considerable discussion; on the Republi-
can side mainly. Dubois, of Idaho, said
every man in the territory, irrespective
Of politics, was averse to having the duty
lessened on lead.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-several PEN
sions vetoed by the president were read
and referred to the pension committee.
The regular morning hour was dispensed
with by unanimous consent, and on mo-
ton Of Mills one hour was given to the
military committee for the consideration
OF army bills. The bill to provide for the
sale of the site at Fort Omaha, Neb., and
for the construction of suitable buildings
thereon not to exceed $500, 900 was read
in committee of the whole and was after
wards passed in the house.
WASHINGTON, July 9.--Call of states
and resolutions followed.
Adams, of Illinois, presented resolu-
ton relating to the sugar and Standard
Oil trusts, representing the impractical
bility in the present congress of making
certain provision for governing these
trusts. The resolution was referred to
sion in committee of the whole was re-
sumed. The sugar schedule was then
tax en- up.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-Immediately
after the reading of the journal the house
went into committee of the whole (Mr.
Springer of Illinois, in the chair on the
tariff bill, the pending amendment being
that offered by Mr.. Nutting of New
York, restoring the existing rate of duty
% starch.
On motion Of Mr.. McMillin, of Tennes-
see, the duty on rice -four and rice meal
was fixed at Is per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Vandever of California, moved to
increase the duty on raisins from 1 u to
! cents per pound, the present duty.
After considerable debate the amend
ment was rejected by q vote of ~ to II.
The house passed a dozen bills grant
ing railroads right of way through In
dian reservations. Nelson secured the
passage of two Minnesota bills. One
grants the Moorhead, Leech Lake
and Northern railroad through
the White Earth reservation.
Another bill grants the Duluth and
Winnipeg right of way through Fond du
Lac Indian reservation. Clifford secured
the passage of bill granting the Yank-
ton, Bismarck and Northwestern railroad
right of way through the great Sioux
reservation.