Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-03-01
The House.

w ARLINGTON, req. ES. Inc nOllo9 OF
q vote Of yeas 80, nays l43, refused to
consider the Mills resolution touching
the constitutional rights of the senate to
amend the Mills bill by means Of . SUBJ
stitute dealing with tho entire subject Of
taxation. Twenty.ei8ht. Defaotfats
voted in the negative, then reported
from the committee on rules = rcsolu-
ton providing Tor the meeting Of the
house at 10 O'Clock: that from 10 o'clock
until II o'clock business shalt be trans
acted by unanimous consent, shall not
be received at any other time except to
concur or non-concur In senate amend
ments to house bills or to pass senate
bills when presented from the speakers
table. Adopted.
pension the widow Of Gen. Sheridan
of tho pension "a, 800 per annuna.
The bill to retire Gen. Rosencrans was
taken up and passed after heated discus
sion.
The deficiency appropriation bill was
considered, but without action, and at
o'clock the house took a recess until
7:30 p. m.
The house at its evening session passed
forty private pension bills, and at 10;
O'clock adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.--The house met
at 10'o'clock a. M, but no business was
transacted until an hour later, when Mr..
Peel, Of Arkansas, called up the senate
bill, which was passed, to rstify and
confirm the agreement with the Greek,
Indians for opening up unassigned lands
in the Indian territory for SETTLEMENT.
Senate amendments to tho house bill
for taking the eleventh census we're con-
Cured in. The deficiency appropriation
bill was then taken up In committee Of
the whole.
WASHINGTON, Feb. notwithstanding
was the order Of the day in the house. It
was begun 40 soon as the journal was
read, by Mr.. Bland, Of Missouri, who
raised the point OF no quorum. He with
drew his point to permit c. F. Booher,
Of Missouri, TO qualify as the successor OF
the late Mr.. Burnes. ~
Mr. Peel also made q conference re-
port on the bill granting right Of way
through the Indian Territory 70 the st.
Louis and San Francisco Railrosd com.
pany. Agreed to- St-
The senate amendments we're non
concurred in to the agricultural aPpro-
priation bill.
Mr.: Crisp then called up the contested
California case, and Sayers, Of Texas, in
the interest Of the deficisncy sppropria-
ton bill raised the 9uestionof ronsider-
alton. The house decided to consider
the election case. Filibustering was re-
sorted to and continued until adjourn
ment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--Senate amend
ments to the bill for the opening to set
Element of portion Of the Sioux reser-
Walton were non-conc,lrred in ard con-
feroncs ordered.
The house concurred in the senate
amendment to the bill authorizing the
president to appoint William English a.
lieutenant in the army.
Mr.. Randall reported the sundry civil
bill. The recommendations OF the COM
mittee on appropriations were agreed to
and a conference ordered.
The house then went into committee
Of the whole on the deficiency appno-
priation bill, passed it and took up the
Indian appropriation bill. Incidental
to the Indian hill . prolonged debate
took place on political outsages; 10 the
south and bitter attack on speaker
Carlisle was made BY Mr.. Kennedy OF
Ohio. Great excitement and confusion
prevailed. Pending discussion the house
recessed until 8 o'clock. . -
At the evening session an amendment
Mas offered appropriating II ,912, 900 for
payment to the Seminole band Of In
dams for the Land in the Indian Territory
ceded by that band to the United States.
Pending vote the house at 1880 adj
journed.
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