The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-16

rior department. In relation to the lands
along tho line OF tho Wisconsin
Central. claiming that il it was
done the road would got 100000
acres more than it was entitled to. From
the w. c. T. q. of Minnesota, favoring the
removal OF tho internal revenue tax on
liquor. From tho Duluth board OF trade,
favoring naval reserve; also, ono from
the naval board OF trade OF Winona, in
dorsing tho action OF tho Dubuque river
convention, and asking consideration
from congress for tho recommendation OF
that body.
The speaker announced tho appointment
OF the folio wing special committee to in.
vestigate tho labor troubles in Pennsyl.
vania: Messrs. Tiiman OF South Carolina,
Stone OF Missouri, Chipman of Michigan,
Anderson OF Kansas and Parker OF New
York.
Mr.. Tillman, OF South Carolina, from
the committee on tho military affairs, re-
ported the bill for the purchase OF certain
swords from the widow OF Gen. Jas. Shields.
Senator Sawyer, from the committee on
commerce. reported adversely tho bill al.
lowing the Duluth. Superior & Wisconsin
railroad right OF way for q bridge across
the st. Louis river from Connor's Pointto
Rice's Point. Tho report gave tho pro-
posed bridge great deal OF q roast.
Senator Plumb introduced bill appro.
priating 100000 for public building at
Emporia, Kan.
The bill granting tho right OF way
through tho Indian reservation to the
Billings & CIark's Fork Railroad company
was reported favorably to the senate.
Mr.. Vest, frRm the committee ON public
buildings, stated in the senate in reply to
question from Mr.. Edmunds az to the az.
gregate amount Of the bills for that pur.
pose now before that committee, that he
was unable to furnish the iniSrma ton;
but that the tariff bill and the Blair bill
compared with the estimates for public
buildings. The committee on public build.
ings and grounds hoped to report a gener.
al bill on tho subject and get rid OF all log.
rolling. Mr.. Vest gave expression to his
ideas rs to tho value OF tho
publications OF the government print.
ing office. He said he had a room in
Washington in which there was several
hundred volumes OF public documents,
bound in calf at the expense of tho govern.
ment. which books he could not give away,
trade off or sell. The money paid Tor
these publications might as we'll DO thrown
into tho Potomac river.
Mr.. Hoar introduced bill to extend
the Jurisdiction of circuit and dis.
trict courts OF the United States
to the great lakes and their
ton to al crimes and ofienses now punish.
able by law which may be committed up.
on the great lakes or any OF their ad join-
ing waters, on board OF any vessels belong.
ing, in whole or in part, to
the United States or any citizen
thereof. with like force and
effect as though such crimes were commit
ted upon the high seas. The bill provides
that the trial OF all such crimes and offons.
be held in the district where the offender is
found. or into which he may first be
brought.
Tho house passed q bill to discontinue
the coinage OF three-cent pieces.
The house passed bills providing that
such portions OF the consular reports
as refer to agricultural matters
shall be transmitted to the commissioner
OF agriculture for embodiment in his re.
ports. ard amending tho laws regulating
The house discussed the bill re-
curing subsidized railroads to main.
tain and operate separate telegraph
lines. Mr.. Dockery OF Missouri said tho
simple proposition in the bill was to com.
pei the Union and Central Pacific compa.
MES to construct the telegraph lines re-
CURED by their charters, instead OF con.
tracing with the Western Union and Civ.
ing corporation monopoly OF telegraph
franchises west OF the Mississippi river.
SENATE.
Not in session.
HOUSE.
The bin granting right OF way through
the Indian territory to the Choctaw Coal
and Railroad Company was passed.
MI. Anderson, OF Illinois, from the post.
office COMMITTEES, reported favorably Mr..
Perkins resolution directing the postmas.
ter-seneral to inquire into and inform tho
House OF the cause and foundation for the
grievances complained OF in Kansas
newspaper regarding the Western mail Scr.
vice.