The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
FRIDAY. MARCH

SENATE.-Senator Plump, presented re
port rom the conference. committee on tn,
forfeiture bill. In presenting it Mr.. PLUMP
Said that the bill was in almost the precisI
shape in which 1t passed the senate with THU
qualification, that the conference bill contains
n provision for the entry OF lands under thu
homestead law only in favor of persons nov
settled on the lands to be forfeited. For TIL,
purpose OF arrangement, the order of thu
sections had been changed. and there was
provision inserted requiring the attorney
general to bring a suit to determine thu
question as to certain lands which had beer
first held by the land office to be the property
OF the Northern Pacific road, and had beer
nfterward to be public land, and which haG
been sold by the Northern Pacific road
With these exceptions the bill was in the pre-
else shape, for all essential purposes as when
it passed the senate, Senator Edmunds in
sisted that the report should be printed be
fore consideration should be given, and il
was informally laid aside.
HoUsE.-The house to-day passed with on
amendment the bill raising the limit of cost
on the Winona public building from $40, 00C
to $3.50, 900. 1t took three DAYS to get this
done, and Mr. Wilson had finally to leave
the matter in the hands of Allen OF Michigan
to secure it's passage, The senate atterward
cohcurred i'll the house amendment
Mr.. Holman presented to the house confer
ence report on the bill for the disposal oil Ger
tain public lands of the United States under
the provisions of the homestead law The
Statement accompanying the report explains
that the bill will only prevent the further
sale OF any pubfl lands of the United States
adapted to agriculture and provides that
these shall be disposed of only under the
homestead law. The bill further provides
that pre-emption settlers whose claims have
been heretofore initiated and are still sub
sisting may change their fling and entry to
a homestead to be considered under that
law. The right of location Of soldiers Ger.
tIticates is left as under existing law. The re-
port was agreed to-veas 143 nays z.
On motion of Mr. Anderson of Iowa the
house passed the joint resolution to promote
commercial union with Canada. This reso-
luton was introduced by Mr.. Hit and was
reported unanimously from the committee
on foreign affairs. 1t provides that when.
ever it shall be duly certified to the president
that the government of Canada has declared
a desire to establish commercial union with
the United States, having uniform revenue
system, like internal taxes to becolected and
like import duties to be imposed on articles
brought into either country from other ma
tons, with no duties upon trade between the
United States and Canada, he shall appoint
a committee to meet those who may be like
wise designated to represent the government
OF Canada, to prepare plan for the assimi-
lation of the import duties and the internal
revenue taxes of the two countries, and an
equitable division otreceipts, in commercial
union; and said commissioners shall report
to the president who shall lay the report he
fore congress.
The vetoed Des Moines river lands bill was
again brOughtu in the house. AmotiOn to
pass it over the veto failed OF the necessary
two thirds the vote standing yeas lat, nays
lO3.
SATURDAY, MARCH ).
sENArE--The President vetoed the direct
tax bill. Mr.. Sherman controversial the
position taken by the president as to the
power OF congress to pass the BILL saying ii
congress had the power to levy the tax, it
also had power to refund it. Mr.. Vest hon
Ored the president for his veto and would
vote to sustain it. Mr.. Morgan differed with
the president in regard to the bill and would
vote for it. Mr. Edmunds said he had
originally opposed the iii, not on the broad
grounds on which the president had put in
his objections. He wCuld vote against it's
passage. The vote was taken and the bill
passed over the Veto-yeas As, nays 5. The
negative votes were given by Senators Blair,
Call, Coke, Edmunds. Jones of Arkansas,
Pasco, Reagen, Salisbury and Vest.
The senate passed the Yellowstone Park
The senate had passed the bill once before
but it went to the house and was amended
to considerable extent, and it was under
stood would be passed by the house ii the
senate would agree to the house amend
ments. These included the amendment in
relation to the Cinnabar & Cark's Fork
railroad. The section prescribing a commits
sioner for the park is stricken out and the
bill is so amended as to meet the views Of
Nv HOW y-I,N hos eCol he
tility to the measure as passed by the Qepate
1t is expected that tho house will paas the
bill SIS reported by the house committee on
public lands
HoUsE.-The house devoted it's attention
to the consideration of conference report on
the land grant forfeiture bill. The house
conference were divided upon the subject oil
an agreement. Mr.. Payson made report
favoring the senate bill, claiming that it was
the only measure which could result in abso-
lutte forfeiture, and thaF IhG Aouse would bet
Ter atcSpt it than to stand out for meas.
ure which could not hope torsuccessful enact
ment. Messrs Stone and Holman reported
q disagreement with the senate committee
and made an appeal to the house to stand
by the measure passed by that body in all Of
it's radical features. The house showed on
apparent desire to take up Mr.. Payson's
view of the case and Stone ofMissouri began
to tilibuster against the ad pti.n 81 Mir
Payson's report. At midnight the house
was voting upon diatory motions to pre-
vent the adoption of the report.
At 1:3O this morning the house took re-
cess until O'Clock this afternoon,
gLQsF or 4HE SESSION, MARCH 4.
5ENAFE.-The direct tax bill was passed by
the senate over the presidents veto, but
very attempt to take 1t up for cansldera
lion In the house was defeated by filihuster
ing tactics,
The understanding that President Harri
son will send in the names OF the members
Of his cabinet to the senate tomorrow and
that they will be confirmed at once. AS to
The length of the session there is diversity
Df opinion, the Chandler and Hoar resolu
lions Of alleged frauds in elections and
Dutrages is still on the calender,
and if passed by the Republi-
rams in pursuance of the caucus &c
ton last month, a delay nay e,.sue which
Eill carry the session fur Into the spring.
Yhe Democrats, under the senate rules, may
6libuster indefinitely, and if the Republicans
IRE to carry out the decree of the caucus it
will have to be by wearing out the Demo
rats. Possibly an announcement of policy
will be made this week.
HoUsE.-In the house to-day Mr.. BIan.
!hGrd Of Louisiana offered the following res.
olrtion: That the seIgeaat-aF arms 81 The
so4s6 take Shenecessary steps to secure forth
with to the members OF the house and to the
nnlies of members of the house free access
through the corridors Of the capitol" The
resolution was based on the refusal of senate
employees to recognize tickets to the senate
galleries, issued to representatives and given
to members OF their families. Mr.. Anderson oil
Kansas moved to amend the resolution by
adding the words: And because of the or
:ogant assumption Of the senate aad the IN,
9lence Gifts employees, tae sergeant-at.arms
directed to open the passages between the
Two chambers" Ruled out on point o.
order A heated discussion ensued, and q
message from the senate announcing the
adoption by that body of q resolution &C
edng to the request of the house las con
tHined in the Blanchard resolution), under
such regulations as the presiding officer vi
The senate might prescribe, did not serve as
much Of o balm FOR the wounded feeling o
pc hohse; and it was unceremoniously lald
% the table,
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