The Dickinson press., 1889-02-16
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Senate.

Va "AAs III lily 1lOtlSC
bill to quiet title of settlers on the Des
Moines river lands in Iowa was taken ND
and passed.
The disagreeing conference report on
the South Dakota admission bill was
presented and u new conference ordered.
~ message from the president ON Sa-
moan affairs was read, and after the
passage of a number of private pension
bills the senate at $50 p. III. adjourned.
WAsiilNGT0:>, Feb. 9.--.At the conclu-
! OF the morning business the senate
took up the bill to establish Il United
Stltcs court in indian territory.
-Aftcr some dclatc the senate agreed to
the senate Judiciary committees .ui,sli.
tute for the bill to Establish a united
States court in the Indian territory. ut
= O'Clock the ~foriitications appropriation
bill was taken up.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-At the con-
clusion of the morning business of the
senate Sir. Sherman said that he was in
structcd by the committee on foreign re-
iatlons to move an eXecu i've session,
Accordingly the galleries were cleared
and the doors closed. 1t is supposed
that the matter under discussion is the
question Of the condition of Americans
who have been working on the Panama
canal. During the session it was voted
to appropriate $23U. 900 for tho relief and
protection Of American citizens in
Panama.
When the doors We're opened the naval
appropriation bill was taken up and dis
cussed till adl ournment without action.
A~AS!iNGToN. Feb. 13.-Attle conclu-
sion of the morning business the senate
went into executive session for five min.
utes. Consideration of the naval apprn-
prlation bill was then resumed and with
minor amendments passed.
A message from the president trans
uniting q report from the secretary of
state as to the seal fisheries of Bchriner'
Sea, was presented, read and referred,
The Texas election outrares matter
taken up and discussed without
action.
WAshiNGToN, Fen. f4.-Mr. Hale pre-
sented in the senate the conference re-
port on the diplomatic and consular bill
and it was adopted. He explained that
as agreed to in conference the bill re-
talns the half million appropriation for
the protection of American interests in
Samoa. The 500, 600 appropriation for a
'oallng station at Page Page, he said,
had been transferred to the naval bill,
which passed the senate Tuesday. Other
wise there were no substantial changes
made i'll the bill. On motion of Mr..
Hoar, it was ordered that at five min
utes to the members Of the senate pro-
coed 10 the house and take part in the
count OF the electoral vote. At the time
the senate, headed by its Off
GERS, proceeded to the hall of tile house.
The house bill granting to the st. Paul.
Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway com.
pany right of way through the White
Earth Indian reservation in Minnesota.
was reported and passed.
At 100 the senators proceeded to the
nall OF the house Of representatives to
part Ill the joint session to count the
electoral votes. At 2::25 the senate re-
turned and resumed the consideration of
the resolution in relation to the Texas
outrages, pending which the
senate went into executive session. and
at $3.50 adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Senate bill pro-
viding that public lands subject to pri-
'ate entry shall be disposed of according
to the provisions of the homestead laws
only was taken up, and the following
amendments to it adopted: BY Mr.. Hol-
man, striking out the words which ex-
empt Missouri from the provisions or the
bill; repeating the communication clause
Of the homestead law. BY Mr.. Turner,
If Kansas, allowing persons who have
abandoned or relinquished their home
,tead entries to make another entry.
The bill as amended was then passed.
The house then went into committee
If the whole on the army appropriation
Dill, and pending discussion ad iourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The house,
sfter the morning hour, took up the
.rmy appropriation bill. An AMEND
nent appropriating SEQ. 900 for the pur-
chase OF muskets was adopted. The
committee then rose and the bill was
passed.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was then taken up for consideration and
passed. and the house at . o'clock took a
recess till 1870 p. III.
At the night session thirty-eight pri-
p. IN. adjourned.
WAsH1SGroN. Feb. 9.-The house
passed the senate bill establishing a life
saving station near the mouth of st.
ieorge's river, Meme; senate bill grant
ing Randolph county, Illinois. title to
certain lands: bills granting ~. Ii. Rob
ertson and Edward L.. Hedden. late col
lectors at New York. credits of S2,3l6
and S3.013, respectively: senate bill
granting right of way through Fort
Custer reservation, Montana, to the Big
Horn Southern railroad: senate bill au-
thorizing the construction of a bridge
across the Mississippi river at La Crosse.
Wis. The postotiice appropriation bill
vas then taken up.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The house in
sisted on the amendment to the direct
tax bill and a conference was ordered.
Senate bill was passed for the constluc-
ton of a bridge across the Missouri
river at l.~eavenworth. Kan. The Small
Elliott election contest case was then
taken up and discussed. but no action
was taken before adjournment.
WAsHINGToS, Feb. 13.-In the house
the senate bill to enable the president to
protect the interests of the United States
in Panama was referred to the committee
on foreign affairs. and leave granted to
the committee TO report to the house at
any time. The house resumed the con.
sideration of the SMALL Elliott contested
election case, pending debate on which
adjournment was taken.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE speaker
laid before the house three messages
from the president announcing his dis
approval of private pension bills. Re.
ferred to the committee on invalid pen.
sions.
Mr.. Coates, of Alabama, from the com
mittee on judiciary, reported a bill to
amend the naturalization laws. Ordered
printed and recommitted.
At 1856 legislative business was sus'
pended. At l O'Clock the joint session tc
count the electoral vote was begun. II
lasted until ego, and at its conclusion
the house resumed the consideration OF
the Small Elliott contested election case.
After a stormy discussion lasting unit.
nearly Is O'Clock Elliott. DEM, was de.
clared entitled to a sea- by a vote of las
to 1875. Wilson. of Minnesota, and Rus
sell, Of Massachusetts, voted with the
Republicans