Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
The World in a Nutshell.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Saonnli saaainn


ON the Goth bill for the relief OF William
r. Wheaton and Charles H. Chamberlain. OF
California, vetoed by the President, was
passed over the veto in the Senate. The ASmy
Appropriation bill was passed; also a bill
granting the widow of General Fitzpatrick
pension of e75 a month. An amendment was
added to the Deficiency bin enabling the Pres
ident to offer a reward fer the detection and
conviction OF the persons who unlawfully car
ried away and destroyed the poilbooks 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 ooncurred
in. bill was introduced providing for the
admission OF the Territories Of Arizona, Idaho
and Wyoming as States; also bill providing
for the admission of New Mexico. The confer
ence report on the Pension Appropriation bill
was agreed to and the Deficiency bill was
passed. The eyening,session was devoted prin-
cpally to speeches on the Indian policy OF the
Government.
NEARLY the entire day in the Senate on the
27th was passed in discussing the conference
report on the bill amending the Inter State
Commerce act. The conference reports on the
Agricultural Appropriation bill and the Sioux
City Ha.) Bridge bill were agreed to. Two bills
for the formation and admission OF the States
OF Idaho and Wyoming were favorably report
ed. i. In the House the Naturalization bill was
reported with a new section which requires
that hereafter all persons naturalized shall be
registered in the State Department at WASH
ington. The Indian Appropriation bill was
passed. A bill was introduced prohibiting any
common carrier from engaging in the mining
or manufacturing business, and any mining or
manufacturing concern from engaging in BUSH
ness as common carriers.
THE Senate cleared up lot OF pending leg
islation on the 2sth ult. by the passage OF a
long list of bills, among them being the Post
office Appropriation bill. Conference reports
on the Army and Fortiications appropriation
bills were agreed to, aud q conference was
ordered on the Naval Appropriation bill -. In
the House bills were passed for the protection
of Alaska salmon fisheries and for q 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 1st the conference re-
port on the bill to divide a portion of the Sioux
reservation in Dakota into separate reserva-
lions was agreed to; also the conference re-
port on the bill for relief OF certain volunteer
ana regular soldiers OF the late war and the
war with Mexico. All the pension bills on the
calendar-hfty-two- passed....In the
House the joint resolution was passed to pro-
mote commercial union with Canada bill
was passed for the sale of portion OF the Fort
Dodge reservation to the State of Kansas for
the purpose Ia State Soldiers Home. The
conference report on the bill providing that
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