Morris tribune., 1889-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL D0INGS.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. SIN the senate
Messrs. Pierce and Casey, senators from
the new state of North Dakota, were
sworn in, Mr.. Hoar's resolution offered
Monday providing a mode for ascertain
ing by lot the classes to which the sena-
tors from the three new states-North
Dakota, South Dakota and Washington
shall be assigned las to their respective
terms of service) was agreed to and the
drawing by lot was proceeded with, re-
sulting as follows:
Mr. Seuires, from the state of Wash
ington, was assigned to the class of sem
ators whose term expires March 3, 1891,
and Mr.. Allen to the class expiring
March, 1898. South Dakota-Senator
Moody, March3, 1891, and Mr.. Pettigrew
March 3, 1895. North Dakota-Senator
Pierce, March 8, 1891, and Mr.. Casey
March 3, 1898.
Among the bills in the period were the
following:
By Mr. Sherman-To delare unlawful
trusts and combinations in restraint of
trade and production; also to make and
alter regulations as to the times places
and manner of holding elections for rep
resentatives in congress.
By Mr.. Morrill-To refund the direct
taxes collected under the act of 1851.
Cullom, of Illinois-Ceding to Califor-
mia, Oregon, Colorado, Nebraska, Wash
ington, Montana, North and South Da-
kota and all of the territories, public
lands in aid of arid and dry lands, pro-
vided that the states shall convey the
lands to bona fide settlers only and that
no more than eighty acres shall be trans
ferred to one settler: provided that any
money received shall be expended on
irrigation or shall be loaned out.
Moody, of South Dakota-Granting to
the state of South Dakota per cent of
the net proceeds from the sale of public
lands.
Pierce, of North Dakota-To re-inl-
burse the state of North Dakota in the
sum of S1o,,tO for the expenses Of the
constitutional convention. -
Spooner. Of Wisconsin The bill intro
duced by hi;n in tn ;.:ST congress to pro-
vide for d L:,.re e!.iG.g'iit enEGr> CH.ent of
the laws OF tie Unite; states relating to
elections at which representatives or
delegates in congress are to be voted for.
Wilson, of Iowa-Subjecting imported
liquors to the provisions of the laws of
the several states; amending the inter-
state commerce law SO as to prohibit the
transportation into a state of any article
the manufacture and sale of which is
prohibited within the state, but not pro-
hibiting its transportation through that
state.
WASHINGTON, Dec. CATER a num-
Der of bills had been introduced and re-
ferred, Mr.. Regain addressed the senate
in advocacy of his bill for the repeal of
the third section of the act of 1885 pro-
viding for the sale of bonds so as to pro-
duce a revenue for the redemption of
legal tender notes.
The president sent the senate large
number OF recess nominations.
Senate at las adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-In, the senate
q number of bills were introduced and
after some discussion as to the proper
reference of several of them, the senate
at 1855 went into executive session and
at 2:15 adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The speaker
laid before the house communication
from from ]. P. Leedom, late sergeant
alarms of the house, announcing that
G. E. Silcott, late cashier of the sergeant
alarms efiee had departed without
settling his accounts, and requesting an
investigation. A committee of seven
was appointed.
The following committees were APP
pointed: .--'.-., 5-..-
Ruies-The speaker, Mckinley, Can
non, Carlisle, Randall.
Acknowledgements, Botthman, Kelly,
McCord, Hansbrough, Hayes, Grimes,
Lee, Kerr. "
Enrolled Bills-Kennedy, Townsend,
Moore, Williams. !
House adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The following
committees were announced by Speaker
Reed:
Ways and Means-McKinley chair
man, Burrows, Bayne, Dingley, Nc
Kinna, Payne, La Toilette, Gear. Car
Isle, Mills, MCMILLAN, Breckenridge, of
Arkansas. and Flower.
On Appropriations-Cannon, chair
man, Butterworth, Mccormick, Hender-
son, Iowa, Peters, Cogswel, Belden,
Morrow, Brewer, of Michigan, Rams
dell, Forney, Sayres, Breckenridge, Ken
lucky, and Dockery.
On Enthusiastically Burrows, e.
B. Taylor, Ohio, Arnold, Morse, Sanford,
Wilson, West Virginia, Bynum, Will
Jams, Illinois, Grimes and Fowler
On Elections-Rowell, Houk, Cooper,
Hangen, Sherman Dalzell, Bergen,
Greenhall, Comstock, Crisp, O'Farrell,
Cultivate. Marsh, Moore, Texas, and
Wykoff, Illinois.
Mileage-Lind, Townsend, Pennsyl-
vania, Williams, Massachusetts,, Clunie,