Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-02-13
The House,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The house CON
CURED in the senate amendments to the
house bill retiring Gen. VIM. f. Smith
It authorizes his retirement with the
rank of major of engineers.
The conference report on the Nicara
guam canal bill was then taken up and
discussed until o'clock, when the house
took recess until 7:30.
The evening session was devoted tx
the consideration of the District Of Col
umbia
WASHINGTON, Feb. Mr.. Frank B
Posey, took the oath as representative
from the First congressional district Of
Indiana, he having been elected to I'll
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of A. r. Hovey. The consideration 81
the conference report on the Nicaragua
canal was resumed. The conference re
port was agreed upon by o vote Of IT.
yeas to go nays. At 5 o'clock tie house
took recess until 7:80.
At the evening session Mr., Peel, oj
Arkansas, called up the house bill to di
vide portion of the reservation of ths
Sioux nation of Indians, in Dakota, int
separate reservations and to secure the
REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title to ths
remainder.
Several amendments were proposed
and adopted and the previous question
was ordered and the bill laid aside unit
morning.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Senate bill pro
yiding 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 SIC, 900 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 5 o'clock toek 3
recess till 7:80 p. N.
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 bin establishing life
saving station near the mouth of st
Georges river, Meme: senate bill grant
ing Randolph county, Illinois, title tC
certain lands; bills granting w. III. Rob.
ertson and Edward T. Hedden, late col
1ectors at New York, credits Of 81, BAG
and $3 .O73, respectively; senate bill
granting right of way through Fori
Custer reservation, Montana, to the Bic
Horn Southern railroad; senate bill au.
thorizing the construction of a bridge
across the Mississippi river at la Crosse
Wis. The postotsice appropriation bill
was then taken up.
WASHINGTON, Feb IL. The house in
sisted on the amendment to the direci
tax bill and conference was ordered.
Senate bill was passed for the const1uc.
ton of bridge across the Missouri
river at Iseavenworth, Kan. The Small.
Elliott election contest case was then
taken up and discussed, but no action
was taken before adjournment.
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