Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-02-22

Ibe vote Oy VA.
on the direct tax b..
Saturday. The mouon to recy.-
rejected-yeas 8. nays 4e. The co,n,
ence report now goes to the house for its
!. Inc senate proceeded to the considera-
!9, tion o. y, the sundry civil appropriation
M OIL Inc senate amendment to pay Mrs
waite $e,745, the balance of one years
salary OF the late Chief Justice Waite
gave rise to debate. 1t .was finally agreed
to-yeas ~, nays 16.
.d me neo amendment appropropriating
$4o,Voo each for statues Of Gen. Phillip
| u: sheridan and Gen. John A. Loean in
MMash1ngton was agreed to, and MIR.
Dame! gave notice that after all the
commlttee amendments were disposed
OF, he would offer similar amend. mt
cock. ''' A'"A
Without completing the bill, the sen-
ate at 3 p. m. adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Ths house
passed most OF the day discussing a reso-
luton giving. instructions to the house
con1erees on the territorial bill.
Nr. Springer. Of Illinois, ealIed up the
conference report on the senate bill for
the ADMISSION of the state OF South
"a! disagreement, was agreed to.
The senate amendments were non.
concurred in to the legislative, executive
and Judiciary appropriation bin and
Messrs: Forney, Randall and Cannon
were appointed conferees.
The bill to divide q portion of tho
Sioux reservation in Dakota in separate
reservations and to secure relinuuish.
ment OF the Indian titles to the remain.
DER was called up and two amendments
having been rejected, the bill was passed.
Mr.. Sayers. of Texas, reported, hack
the fort1tication appropriation bill with |
senate amendments. Referred To tha
committee Of the whole.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-In the house
MI. Mills reported. back the Mills tariff
OIL with senate amendments and by di.
rectlon of the speaker it was referred to
the committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Mills also reported q resolution.
winch he will ask to have considered
:sInesday, declaring the senate substituta
unconstitutional. Mr.. Mckinley reserved
the right to file minority report.
.A1r. Reed raised point Of order against
the resolution. The speaker said the res
olutlon would remain upon the Speakers
table, with the point Of order reserved
against it.
f.+ WASHINGTON, Feb. 1g:-In the house
on motion of Mr.. Hatch of Missouri, the
substitute for the bill regulating tho sale
OF compound lard, which was presented
last july, was taken from the house cal
endar and referred to the committee of
the whole.
The bill to provide for the better pro-
lection Of the fur seals and salmon fisher
les IN Alaska. was called ND by Mr..
Dunn, who explained its provisions.
The bill! was reported back to the com
mlttee for amendment.
Mr. Crisp called up the Sullivan FELTON,
California election case. Filibustering
tactics were Immediately begun BY the
kepublieans, and without action the
house at 4:45 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Pursuant to |
agreement, the floor was accorded for |
one hour to the committee on printing,
several joint resolutions We're passed. !
The house then went into coulnnittee Of !
the whole On the postoffioe appropriation
Dill. Its consideration was INTERRUPTED !
by the conference report on the direct |
tax bill. When this report came up !
dilatory motions were made and it was !
withdrawn and will be called up again
at an early day. The house then re-.
sumed consideration Of the postot1ice ap. |
preparation bill. Pending discussion a |
recess was taken at 8 o'clock until .:20 |
p. N.
At the evening session the fir; b..
called up was one appropr;ating $1to,us' |
for the erection of a monument :a 3.r,
Greene, Brooklyn, to the memory o: 1.t
victims OF the prison ships. Mr.. kileor,
OF Texas, raised the point Of order nf NJ. !
quorum against this measure and il ,c;,.
Withdrawn. =. Other measures wre
brought up, but Mr.. Campbell, of N:a /
York, declared none should be csnsi.,.
cred before the monument bill. an.
raised the same point against each. 4,
II O'Clock the house ad journed viz, ~,
any business.