The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-03-07
EpitOme of the Week,
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FiFTIETH CONGRESS.

Second Session.
TUESDAY. Feb. 9-A bill for the relief
If William r. Wheaton and Charles H.
Chamberlain. Of California, vetoed by the
President was passed over the veto in the
Senate. The Army Appropriation bill was
passed; also bill granting the widow
Of General Fitzpatrick o pension OF s75 q
month. An amendment was added to the
Deficiency bill enabling the President to of
Ter a reward for the detection and convic-
tion of the persons who unlawfully carried
away and destroyed the poll-books and bal
lot-box of Plummerville. Ark, on the day Of
the last election In that State. In the House
the Senate amendments to the bill for the
opening and settlement of portion OF the
Sioux reservation in Dakota were con-
Cured in A bill was introduced providing
for the admission OF the Territories of Ari-
iona, Idaho and Wyoming as States; also q
bill providing for the admission of New Mex
leo. The conference report on the Pension
Appropriation bi was agreed to and the
Deficiency hill was passed. The evening
session was devoted principally to speeches
on the Indian policy of the Government.
WEDNESDAY. Feb. 27-The Senate passed
nearly the entire day in discussing the con.
ference report on the bill amending the
Inter State Commerce act. The conference
reports on the Agricultural Appropriation
bill and the Sioux City Ial Bridge bill were
agreed to. Two bills for the formation and
admission OF the States OF Idaho and Wyonl.
Ing were favorably reported In the House
the Naturalization bill was reported with q
new section which requires that hereafter
all persons naturalized shall be registered
In the State Department at Washington.
The Indian Appropriation bill was passed
bill was introduced prohibiting any COM
mon carrier from engaging in the mining ol
manufacturing business, and any mining OF
manufacturing concern from engaging in
business as common carriers
THURSDAY. Feb 2S The Senate cleared
up lot of pending legislation by the
passage Of a long list of bills, among them
being the Post office Appropriation bill.
Conference reports on the Army and Forti-
fications appropriation bills were agreed to-
and a conference was ordered on the Naval
Appropriation bill. In the House bills
were passed for the protection OF Alaska
salmon fisheries and for public build
ing ut Kalamazoo, Mich, and conference re-
ports on the Sioux City tIowal Bridge bill
and the bills for the relief of Mexican wal
veterans and to divide the Sioux reservation
In Dakota were agreed to.
FRIDAY, March 1.-The conference report
on the bill to divide a portion OF the Sioux
reservation in Dakota into separate reser-
vations was agreed to in the Senate; also
the &C inference report on the hill for relici
Of ct rtain volunteer and regular soldiers OF
the late war and the war with Mexico. AL
the pension bills on the calendar fifty-tw
were passed In the House the joint res.
olution was passed to promote commercial
union with Canada bill was passed fol
the sale Of portion Of the Fort Dodge res
srvation to the State of Kansas for the pur-
pose Of State Soldiers Home. The con-
ference report on the bin providing that
public lands adapted to agricultural pur-
poses shall hereafter be disposed Of only
under the provisions of the Homestead law
was agreed to. At the evening session thir.
ky-fiv0 uensiOn bills wera uassed