The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-16
EpitOme Of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Second Session,

Second Session.
On the Goth bill for The relief OF William
Il. Wheaton and Charles Fl. 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 a month. An amendment was
added to the Deficiency bill enabling the Pres
ident to offer reward for the detection and
conviction OF the persons who unlawfully car
ried away and destroyed the poll-boozs and
ballot-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 concurred
in. bill was introduced providing for the
admission OF the Territories of Arizona Idaho
and Wyoming as States; also a bill providing
Tor the admission OF New Mexico. The confer
ence report on the Pension Appropriation bill
was agreed to and the Deficiency bill was
passed. The evening session was devoted prin-
cipally to speeches on the Indian policy OF the
Government.
NEARLY the entire day in the Senate on the
9th was passed in discussing the conference
report on the bill amending the Interstate
Commerce act. The conference reports on the
Agricultural Appropriation bill and the Sioux
City Qa) Bridge bill were agreed to- Two bills
Tor the formation and admission of the States
of Idaho and Wyoming were favorably report
co., In the House the Natural zation bill was
reported with q new section Which requires
that hereafter all persons naturalized shall be
registered in the State Department. at Wash
inSton. The Indian Appropriation bill was
passed. A bill was introduced prob biting any
common carrier from engaging in the mining
or manufacturing business, and any mining or
manufacturing concern from engaging in bust
ness as common carriers.
The Senate cleared up o lot of pending leg
islation on the 2Sth ult. by the passage OF
long list of bills, among them being the Post
office Appropriation bal. Conference reports
on the Army and Fortifications appropriation
bills were agreed to, and conference was
ordered on the Naval Appropriation bill. -. In
the House bills were passed Tor the protection
of Alaska salmon fisheries and for public
building at kalamazoo, Mich. and conference
reports on the Sioux City Qowa) Bridge bill
and the bills for the relief of Mexican war vet
Grams and to divide the Sioux reservation in
Dakota were agreed to.
In the Senate on the list the conference re-
port on the bill to divide portion of the Sioux
reservation in Dakota into separate reserva-
tlons was agreed to; also the conference re-
port on the bill for relief Of certain volunteer
and regular soldiers of the late war and the
war with Mexico. All the pension bills on the
Observation-Disclosures passed. In the
House the joint resolution was passed to pro-
mote commercial union with Canada. A bill
was passed for the sale of portion of the Fort
Dodge reservation to the State of Kansas for
the purpose OF State Soldiers Home. The
conference report on the bill providing that
public lands adapted to agricultural purposes
shall hereafter be disposed of only under the
provisions OF the Homestead law was agreed to.
AT the evening session thirty-five pension bills
were passed. e