The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
General Summary Of Important
Proceedings in the Senate
and House.
Matters Of General Interest Gathered
Under the Dome Of the Ma
tons Capitol.


tons Capitol.
In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-On motion OF
Mr.. Hoar, in consideration of the fact
that the day was legal holiday, the
morning business was dispensed with and
the presiding officer (Mr. Ingalls), rising,
said: .-
On the 18th of September, 1856, George
Washington being then nearly at the
close of his second term, delivered the
following address.
He then read the address, which was
listened to with profound silence and re-
spectful attention. The reading occupied
little less than an hour, and at its con-
clusion, at O'Clock, the senate adj
journed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The bill pro-
viding for the protection OF Submarine
cables was called up shortly after the
senate assembled in the morning, and
was passed.
A bill providing for an International
maritime conference was taken up and
passed.
The bill providing that the laws of the
United States be extended over the tract
of country known as "No Mans Land"
was also passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. M.-The Nicaragua
canal bill was taken up and discussed for
an hour, after which the dependednt
pension bill came up and Mr.. Henderson
addressed the senate in it's advocacy. He
said the soldiers simply demanded that
their disabled and enfeebled comrades
should be taken from pauper homes and
almshouses, and should be furnished
xrysf1 fa
vote on the bill, the senate proceeded to
executive business, and soon adjourned
till Monday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-After the pre-
sentation of a number of petitions and
bills the senate, on motion of Mr. Ed
munds, resumed consideration of the
Nicaragua canal bill. After an hours
debate the bill was passed by vote of 80
to Is.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 S.-Among the
bills reported from committees and
placed on the calendar was the following:
Providing for the investment of certain
funds in the treasury, with an amend
ment striking out the provision to allow
national banks to issue circulation to the
amount of their bonds
Mr.. Paddock addressed the senate on
the subject of inefficient postal service
in the Western states. He denounced
the manageme MT of the postofice depart
ment for the last three years as failure,
probably more conspicuous failure than
any of the other shortcomings of the
present administration.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the bill granting pensions to ex-
soldiers and sailors who are incapacitated
from the performance of manual labor.
The bill went over without action. -
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The house was
called to order by Mr.. Clark, its clerk,
who announced the forced absence of the
speaker. S. S. Cox, of New York, was
unanimo usly elected speakeBpro TEN.
Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey, offered q
preamble and resolution reciting that it
is stated that the British government has
made claim to a considerable portion of
the territory Of Venezuela, calling atten-
ton to the Monroe doctrine and calling
upon the president for information in his
possession in regard to the case, includ-
ing such correspondence as is proper to
be laid before the house. Referred to the
committee on foreign affairs.
The bill appropriating $l50,000 for a
public building at Duluth was passed
after long debate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. A-An motion of
Mr.. Norwood, of Georgia, the Senate bill
was passed to carry into effect the inter-
national convention of March IA, 1884,
for the protection of submarine cables.
Mr.. Lynch, of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on invalid pensions, reported
favorably the senate bill to increase the
pensions for deafness. Calendar.
A number of private bills were pre-
sented and the house went into commit
tee of the whole on the private calendar.
After having passed upon thirteen of
the thirty-three claims contained in the
bill, the committee rose.
Mr.. Springer reported adversely, from
the committee on territories, the bills for
the admission of North and South Dakota
as separate states, and Mr.. Baker, of
New York, presented minority reports on
the same measure. Tho house then adj
jonrned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Among the
bills introduced were the following:
Thomas, of Wisconsin: A bill to author
iae construction of bridge across the
Missouri river in Monona county, Iowa,
and in Burt county, Nebraska, and to
make the same u post route.
Rice: A bill to authorize the secretary
Of the interior to procure and submit to
congress a proposal for the sale to the
United States of part of the Crow In
dian reservation in Montana; also a bill
to provide for the payment of claims for
Indian depredations, examined, allowed
and reported to the congressman under
provision of the act of March 8, 1885,
and for final disposition of all other In
dian depreciation claims. Delegate Gift
ford presented petition of ex-UIion
soldiers, of jamestown, OAK, for the
passage of service ension bill.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 28.-On
motion of Mr.. Eustis the senate bill
for the purchase Of site and the erec-
ton of a building for the postoffce,
United States court and other govern
ment uses in New Orleans (not to exceed
in cost 81, zoe, 000) was taken from the
calendar and passed.
In the consideration morning hour the
house resumed in committee of the whole
the consideration of the bill for the
organization of the territory of Okla
homa. ~
The senate joint resolution in relation
to the claim Of John B. Read against the
United States, for the alleged use of pro
jectiles for rifled ordnance, was taken
from the calendar and passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-The following
appropriations for public buildings were
agreed to in the house: Four hundred
thousand dollars for Omaha; $25, 200 for
Bar Harbor, Me-; $1,500,000 to purchase
site for appraisers building in New
York; $3.50, 600 for Bay City, Mich. $780,
900 for Milwaukee.
Won by Minneapolis Man.