The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-01-10
WORK OF CONGRESS
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Ihe resolution
of Senator Voorhees, calling upon the
secretary of the interior for information
as to the homestead and other entries
cancelled during this administration was
agreed to. Resolutions were adopted
calling upon the secretary of war and
and the secretary of the navy for lnfor-
nation concerning the services OF the
Nez Perces war of 1877 from Washing
ton territory and Idaho. At the close of
the morning hour the tariff bill was
taken up. No amendments were con-
CURED in. At 5 p. M. the senate adj
journed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. GA resolution
was agreed to calling on the president
for correspondence and information con-
corning occurrences at Hayti.
At the conclusion Of the morning hour
the consideration Of the tariff bill was
resumed.
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich the senate
rules We're so amended as to include
among the persons entitled to the privi-
leges OF the floor the president-elect and
thevice president-eloct.
Mr.. Coke introduced a joint resolution
for the appointment of three engineer
officers to make a careful and critical ex-
animation of the northwest coast of the
Gulf of Mexico excluding the mouth of
the BRACES river for deeper water har-
Dor for naval and commercial vessels.
Referred to the committee on COM
merCe.
After brief executive session the sem
ate at ) o'clock adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I'm the senate
resolutions were agreed to calling on the
president for information as to the Ven
ezuelan wards and what steps had been
taken to collect the monthly quotas of
the Caracas customs receipts. The Pan
was then taken up and discussed at
length.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.--The senate
spent most of the day in secret session
on the resolution of Mr.. Edmunds in ref
erence to the Panama canal. AT the
conclusion of regular morning business
the resolution reported from the commit
tee on foreign relations in reference to
the Panama canal was taken up, and Mr..
Gray rose to make some remarks, but
was interrupted by motion by MIR. Ed
munds, seconded by Mr.. Hoar, that the
subject be considered in secret session,
which was agreed to, and at 1855 the
debate the resolution was adopted by a
cluded at $40, when, by unanimous con-
the date for the vote on the tariff bill
was made Jan. %, instead of Jan. 81.
The senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The senate, at
the conclusion of the morning hour, re-
sumed consideration of the tariff bill.
The senate passed, without amend
ment, the bill which recently passed the
house directing the immediate delivery
of letters bearing a special delivery
stamp, even though the regular postage
on them be lacking or underpaid.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar was
agreed to, calling on the secretary of the
treasury for the report of Special Treas
ury Officer Byrne, made in November,
1889, in regard to the evasion of sugar
duties in New York,
The house joint resolution to loan flags
to the inaugural committee was passed,
and the senate at $50 adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. AFTER presenta-
ton of a memorial of the board of trade
of Philadelphia, which was referred, ask
ing for an appropriation for the estab-
lishment of houses of refuge at Point
| Barrow and East Cape. Siberia, and for
the repair of the steamers Bear and
Thetis. Mr.. Dunn called up the Nicara-
qua canal bill, which was passed by q
vote of 157 yeas to "a nays.
Mr.. Reed called up the resolution abol-
ishing the call of states on suspension
Mondays. a hot discussion followed.