The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL.
weekly Resume Of the Proceedings oFthe Senate
and House,.
Monday Ian. 2l.

Monday Jan. 81.
SENATE.--In the senate to-day Sena-
| tor Davis presented q petition from Hon.
Pat Cudmore and 274 other citizens of Fart
bault, Mimi, praying for negotiations look
ing to the purchase of Cuba; also resolution
| of the chamber of commerce, st. Paul, pray
| ing for the passage of on act to prevent
| dumpage into the Mississippi river so as to
| obstruct navigation. The resolution also asks
| for increased appropriation for the upper
| Mississippi river to the end that the engineer
corps may not be crippled in it's labors and
| thwarted for lack OF adequate means to
| carry on it's work. Senator Davis also pre-
sented petitions from 346 citizens of Mime
| sofa asking for the passage of II national
| Sunday rest law. Similar petitions were pre-
| scented from citizens of Rushford, Mimi, and
| from Westminster Presbyterian church of
| MinneapOlis;a lsC from the Evangelical preach
| ers' meeting of Minneapolis He also pre-
| scented resolutions adopted by the Turnverein
| Germana of st. Paul protesting against the
| bill providing for n Sunday rest law. In the
| house similar petitions from Minnesota were
! presented by Messrs, Nelson and Rice.
HoUsE.-As the consideration of the tariff
| bill in the senate draws to aClose speculation
! is rife as to how the measure will be treated
| when it reaches the house. So far there is
| nothing like formal conference on either
| side upon the subject although the members
| of the ways and means committee lndlvlduai-
| ly have been thoughtiuly considering the
matter. Chairman Mills remarked in a sar-
| castle tone that ii the house did not refer the
senate bill to the committee on appropriate
| tions, or to the committee on war claims, or
| to some committee other than that on ways
and means and decided to place the rrspon-
| sibilty for its treatment upon himself, he
i would get his committee together and deter
| mine what was best to be done.
Tuesday, Jan. %.
SENATE-The tariff bill after various
| amendments, passed the senate by strictly
party vote-32 republicans voting for it and
| 30 democrats againStit.
Among the new bills introduced were these:
By Mr. Lane-To amend chapter 142 of
the laws OF 1887 being an act for the better
| preservation of game.
By Mr. Davenport-To amend section J,
chapter 81 of the General Laws OF 1876 pro-
| viding for the adoption o. children
BY Mr.. Farcy-To amend section l ofchap-
ter 80 of the General Laws of 1879, provid-
ing tor a state bounty for the destruction OF
| wolves.
BY Mr.. Cox To provide bounties for the
destruction of gophers and blackbirds.
HoUsE.-The House to-day discussed the
river and harbor bill without action On
motion of Mr.. Cutcheon, of Michigan, the
appropriation for continuing the i'm
prOvement at Portage Lake, Mich. was
increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. SnOwden. of Pennsylvania, and Mr..
| Cneaule Oh lnulaud, began nllhuSleTlng TO
prevent consideration of the bill. The fill
clustering having continued some time the
ilibustererS became weary and allowed the
consideration of the bill to be resumed.
Wednesday Jan. 2S.
| SENATE.-Mr. SpOOner presented to the
senate to-day the petition Of Lewis II. Schill-
ing, who claims that he was wrOngfully i'm
prisOned by the Mexican authorities, wounded
and beaten and robbed OF his money and
goods in the early part of 1886. He made
application to the state department. for re-
dress, which Secretary Bayard denied him,
partly on the ground that he had sworn he
was not a citizen of the United States He
now applies to congress for relief
| The prospects OF the consideration by
the senate of the territorial admission bills
seem little brighter today, and consider
able portion of the day was spent by the
friends of the measure in consultation over
the changes which are considered in the bill.
A meeting of Dakota people, attended by
Senator-elect Moody. Delegate Clifford, Del
egate-elect Matthews, Chief Justice Trip and
Justice Spencer, was held in Senator Davis
! committee room to-day. During their meet
ing the Dakotians ratified q number of
amendments to the council bill which will
| make it more satisfactory.
HOUsE.-The house to-day discussed at
| length, but without action, the sundry civil
appropriation bill. Mr. Landes of Illinois
raised point of order against the clause of
|
} steam presses in the bureau OF engraving
and printing q royalty not exceeding one
cent per thousand impressions. The point
having been Overruled by the chair, Mr..
? Landes moved to strike out the clause. A
, long discussion ensued as to the relative
merits of hand press and steam press work,
, during which Mr.. Butterworth said that the
organization of the hand plate printers HAD
declared war upon the steam machines.
J Thursday Jan, "a,
SENATE.-1t was decided to-day that the
+ senate committee on territories should meet
! tomorrow and give q hearing to the visiting
! Dakotians and others or the proposed
amendment to the omnibus bill.
The senate committee on appropriation
have concluded their work on the consular
and diplomatic bill. AS it came from the
g house it appropriated 81 ,427, 900; hesenate
! committee increased the total to 81. $50, 900.
8 HOUsE,-The senate tariff bill will be pre-
scented to the house at the earliest opportuni-
l ty. Theindications are thatit will be referred
I to the committee on ways and means in &C.
9 cordance without any special contest
The delegation in congress from Missouri,
together with Speaker Carlisle. Mr.. Randall
. and other members of the appropriations
I committee, met today and adopted resolu-
, tions of regret at the death ofRepresentative
Barnes of Missouri. The house and senate
: adjourned as q mark of respect to the de-
e ceased. The body of Mr.. Burnes was taken
n
Having arrived at the conclusion that an
: extraordinary effort is necessary to save the
river and harbor bill. q paper is being circQ-
lated among the members of the house and
very generally signed, requesting the speaker
| to entertain MOTION on the next suspension
day to pass the measure under suspension
: of the rules.
Friday Jan. 25.
~ SENATE.-The senate today took up
the bill to declare unlawful trusts and
d combinations in restrain of trade and produc,
l. ton Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment to come
4 in an additional section. 1t provides that il
q one Qfthe purposes ofsuch combination shall
be to compel any person or partnership, or cor
u pOratiQn, to become party to it. rto cease
from doing any lawful business, or to sell or
! dispose of any lawful business, SUCH person
" partnership or company may sue for and re-
e cover damages also that any purchaser who
g has Ton account of such com bination) to pay
an increased price for the article purchased
> may sue for and recover damages from any
: party to the combinatio Agreed to. Mr.
1 Eustis called the attention of MF. Sher
l. man lin charge of the bilD to the fact that
the bill did not seem to apply TO exist
Ii ing trusts: and he offered an amendment pro
s viding las an additional section) that any
g person who, ninety days after the enactment
y of the law, shall act as manager, officer, trus
;" tee or agent of any such combination, shall
J; be liable to the penalties provided in the bill
, HoUsE.-Before the tariff bill went to the
J. house from the senate this afternoon, there
4 vas endorsed on it, in compliance with q mo
y tiop of Mr.. Allison, adopted by the senate
t the statement that the Senate adheres to lit
+. appointments and requests conference This
q is an unusual bHt NOT an unprecedented course
" to pursue, and is adapted for the purpos.
e Of eXpediting the consideration al thl