The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-02-14
The HOuSe.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Mr. Frank B.
Posey, took the oath as representative
from the First congressional district of
Indiana, he having been elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF A. p. Hovey. The consideration of
the conference report on the Nicaragua
port was agreed upon by a vote of III
yeas to 60 nays. At o'clock the house
took recess until 1870.
At the evening session Mr.. Peel, of
Arkansas, called up the house bill to di-
vide portion of the reservation of the
Sioux nation of Indians, in Dakota, into
separate reservations and to secure the
REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title to the
remainder.
Several amendments were proposed
and adopted and the previous question
was ordered and the bill laid aside until
morning.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Senate bill pro-
viding that public lands subject to pri-
vate entry shall be disposed of according
to the provisions of the homestead laws
only was taken up, and the following
amendments to it adopted: By Mr.. Hol-
man, striking out the words which ex-
| empt Missouri from the provisions of the
bill; repeating the communication clause
of the homestead law. By Mr.. Turner,
of Kansas, allowing persons who have
| abandoned or relinquished their home
stead entries to make another entry.
| The bill as amended was then passed.
The house then went into committee
| of the whole on the army appropriation
bill, and pending discussion adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The house,
| after the morning hour, took up the
army appropriation bill. An amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase Of muskets was adopted. The
committee then rose and the bill was
| passed.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was then taken up for consideration and
passed. and the house at o'clock took a
recess till 7:30 p. m.
At the night session thirty-eight pri-
vate pension bills were passed, and at 10
p. m. adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-The house
passed the senate bill establishing life
/ saving station near the mouth of St.
Georges river, Meme; senate bill grant
ing Randolph county, Illinois, title to
certain lands: bills granting ". II. Rob
| ertson and Edward l.. Hedden, late col
|
and $3.O73, respectively: senate bill
| granting right of way through Fort
! Custer reservation, Montana, to the Big
Horn Southern railroad: senate bill au-
thorizing the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi river at La Crosse.
Wis. The postottice appropriation bill
| was then taken up.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The house in
sisted on the amendment to the direct
| tax bill and conference was ordered.
Senate bill was passed for the copst,uc-
ton of a bridge across the Missouri
| river at I.eavenworth, Kan. The Small
Elliott election contest case was then
taken up and discussed, but no action
was taken before adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-In the house
the senate bill to enable the president to
| protect the interests of the United States
in Panama was referred to the committee
on foreign affairs, and leave granted to
the committee to report to the house at
any time. The house resumed the con-
| sideration of the Small Elliott contested
election case, pending debate on which
| adjournment was taken.