Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-12-27

The fr..l-se.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-TGn hundred
and sixty-four bills were introduced in
the house during the day under the cali
Among the measures We're the following:
BY Dir. Observation-Disclosures the
secretary of the interior to negotiate will,
the Turtle mountain band Of Chippewa
Indians for the ceSsion of their resarya-
ton and for their removal to the White
Earth reservation: to amend and correct
section II Of the omnibus bill. with ref
ercnce to the prc-emption law: to.ratify
and confirm all agreement with the Man
dan indians as to partial cessinn to tht
Bertiloid reservation: TO reimburse the
State OF North Dakota for expenses iOi
the constitutional convention; for the re-
lief of Col. Lounsberry; granting the
right Of way to the jamestown and
Northern Railway company through the
Devils lake reservation; granting right
Of way TO the Dnlutii and Manitoba rail
road: to snbdiride the judicial dissricta
oi North Dakota; to create the Office OF
surveyor general: to establish q customs
district embracing North and Solltl ! Da-
k0ta. with d port Of entry II ioer:t,ina,
and u port of entry III Sioux Falls: joint
resolution Of tile North Dakota ]egisla-
tnre praying for the amendment Of the
homestead and presumption laws: peti-
tlons Of various &. Il. E. posts aski1 Z
pension legislation: a petition OF citizens
asking government aid toward the de-
vclopment Of the artesian well basin.
BY Mr.. GifOrd--!a bill authorizing the
resu.yey Of public land in the state of
South Dakota: to authorize t'ie secretary
of the interior to survey and mark the
boundary line between the states Of
North and South Dakota: granting TO the
state OF South Dakota 5 per cent Of the
net proceeds Of the sales; Of public lands
III that state: appropriating 500, 600 each
for public buildings at Tankton, Sioux
Falls and Mitchell: opening to settlement
q portion Of the Fort Randall military
reservation in South Dakcta:s providing
for resurvev and development for irri
CATION purposes Of the artesian basin ul,-
derlying the state of South Dakota and
making an appropriation therefor
BY Mr. Pickler--To ,io,,ate personal
property III South Dakota L,lonGing +,
the United States tn the STATE: granting
to the state . PER cent IA public land
sold; an irrigation bill sim liar to that in.
troduced by Senator Moody in the Sell
ate: pubi,c buildings at \ uerdecn, Pierre
Huron and Wat HrtoHn. in South Ia
kota.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 20,-Tlle senate
concurred in the house. resolution for z
holiday recess FROM Saturday next unit
Jan. g.
An adverse report was made on Mr
Btair's joint resolution for a constitu
tional amendment conferring on the Dis
trict of Columbia representation in the
two houses and il the electoral coll, ge
On Mr.. Bla;r's request the JOINT resoiu
ton was placed on the caendar.
Mr. Chandler called up his resolution
In regard 10 organization among naval
officers to Influence congressional legis
lation, which was passed after heated
debate.
" AsHiSGTON, Dec. 2l.-The house has
agreed to resolution creating the fol
lowing committees: A standing com
mittee on expenditure in the department
of agri culture to consist OF seven mem
bers. A select committee on irrigation
Of the arid lands, 10 consist OF clever
members. A select committee on inm
grafton and naturalization to consist c
seven members.
A number Of biIls We're introduced and
referred.