The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-03-07
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
WORK OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

Our National Lawmakers and What They
Are Doing for the Good of the Country
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed
and Acted On.
AMONG the measures passed by the Senate on
the 26th ult. was the House bill TO pay S32, 675
to the heirs OF John H. Newman, late of Missis-
sippi, on account of captured cotton. The Sem
ate, by vote OF 45 to s, passed over the Presi-
dents veto the bill to reimburse VIM r. Wheat
on and Chss. II. Chamberlain formerly officers
OF the California land office for clerk hire paid
by them. Senator Hoar offered an amendment
to the deficiency bill authorizing the President
to offer reward of $25 oOJ for the conviction of
the Arkansas ballot-box thieves. The Senate
agreed to the House amendment to the bill
grantin9'a pension of 800 month to the widow
OF Gen. Fitzpatrick 1t reduces the rate to S75
Inc army appropriation bill was passed with
amendments. Considerable time was wasted
in flibustering in the House, after which the
sundry civil bill was reported The com
mittee recommendations relative to the
senate Manner amendments PTS We're agreed to-
Ryan were appointed conferrees. The House
non concurred in the Senate amendments to the
bill to open to settlement a part of the Sioux
Reservation in Dakota, and has ordered q con-
ference. The House then agreed to the confer
ence report on the pension appropriation bill
and passed the deficiency bill. Amendments to
the latter measure were adopted directing the
Attorney General to report to the Fifty-first
Congress the legal status of the 2 per cent.
claims OF Illinois and Indiana, and striking out
the appropriation of zoo for the benefit of
Col Lamont. This action was taken at the re-
quest of Col. Lamont. The House then went
into committee of the whole on the Indian ap-
preparation bill, but made no progress on the
measure up to the hour of adjournment.
SENATOR STEWART Chairman of the Commit
tee on Mines and Mining on the 9th ult made
report to the Senate on the resolution autho-
rizing the committee to investigate the subject
foreign Cnnita1 in
the Territories. The amount of capital in ested
in mines in the Territories by aliens, as near
as could be ascertainsd, is $50, 5J3, $40 and
the dividends paid thereon a. 1877 $780, The COM
mittee recommends that the alien land act be
SO modified as to permit foreign capital to be
used in the development of mines in the Terri
tories Mr.. Platt. from the Committee on Ter
rltories, reported two bills for the formation
and admission of the States of Idaho and
Wyoming. The conference reports the agri-
cultural appropriation bill anu the Sioux City
UoWa)brldge bill was agreed to- The House passed
the last of the general appropriation bills-the
Indian bill The Senate amendment appropri-
at1ng Sl, 1872 GOD to pay the seminole Indians for
the lands in the indian Territory ceded to the
United States was agreed to- The lands acquired
-, OBJ, 900 acres-are made open to settlement
under the homestead law. Other amendments
were adopted directing the comnliss .oners ar-
thorized to treat with the Cherokee Indians for a
REIMBURSEMENT Of their title to the Cherokee out
let to treat with the Prairie band of PottaWato-
mics and Kickapoo Indians of Kansas Tor
sale OF portion of their reservation, and au-
thorizing the President to establish two laud
offices upon the lands open to settlement by this
act. Representative Oates reported back the
naturalization bill with new section. This Sec
tion creates in the State Department at Wash
ington registration division the registration
OF all persons hereafter naturalized and makes
such registration essential to the validity of
such naturalizations. the Fort Worth (Iex)
public-building bill was passed, with an amend
ment limiting the cost to $780, also the bill for
the relief of the widow of Col. Arno Voss.
THE Senate cleared up lot of pending legis-
lation on the 28th ult. by the passage OF long
list of bills. Among them were bills authoriz-
ing the construction of bridges at Leavenworth
Kan; near Columbana, ILL.,; near St
Cha les, Mo-; near Lyons, Iowa; and
were q number of measures giving right
OF way through Indian reservations in the
Northwest to various railroad companies. The
Senate confirmed the nominations of I. Carlos
JeWett, OF Minnesota, to be Commissioner of
Alaska at Sitka William S. Rosecran5, 10 be
Brigadier General, to be retired; w. F. Smith,
to be Major OF the Engineer orps, to be RETIRED
b. Cheesbrough kentand; Alvin j. Kilt, Good
land. Michigan-Mary L. Thompson, Will
iamston; Mary While, East Tawas. Mis-
ate passed the postotfice appropriation bill,
with amendments, limiting the amount TO be
paid for rent of bird class Offices to 300 year
and for fuel and lights 10 500. Conference
ports on the army and fortifcation appropria-
tion bfls were agreed to, and conference was
ordered on the naval appropriation BILL The
Senate, after long debate, tabled Mr.. Sherman's
motion to agree to the House amendment to the
bill to amend the interstate commerce act
latlng to the transportation OF petroleum in
tank cars. On motion of Mr.. Cullom the Senate
insisted on its disagreement to the two House
amendments, and O. further conference
ordered. Tie House ordered g. conference on
the naval bill, after voting to non-concur in the
Senate amendments, and agreed to the confer
ence reports on the army and fortificatiOn bills.
The House passed the bills for the protection of
Alaska salmon fisheries and tor q public build
ing at AalamaZOo, Mich. (apprOprlatlng $50, 000l,
and also agreed to the conference reports on the
Sioux City lowa) bridge bill and the bills for
the relief OF Mexican war veterans, and to divide
the Sioux reservation in Dakota.
The Committee OH Public Buildings was au-
thorized by the Senate on the 1st inst. to con-
ttnue it's Investigation of the Supervising Archi-
tects office The Committee Oh Mines was au-
thoriZed to continue it's Investigation ON timber
cutting on public lands, and the Committee on
the improvement of the Mississippi River was
also directed TO continue it's inquiry. The
Senate agreed to the conference reports on the
bills to divide the Sioux Reservation in Da-
kota and for the relief of the Mexican war
veterans All the pension bills on the Senate
calendar fifty -two-were passed. Among them
was one giving Il pension of $50 O. month to the
widow OF Gen. Hunt. The Des Mones Iowa)
river land bill was called up i'll the House and
an unsuccessful effort was made to pass IL
the Presidents veto. joint resolution to pro-
mote commercial union with Canada was passed.
The conference report on the bill providing that
public lands adapted to agricultural purposes
shall hereafter be disposed of only under the
provisions of the homestead law agreed to.
The bill further provides that redemption set
tiers whose claims have been heretofore ill.,
itiated and still subsisting, may change
their filings and entry to q homestead to be
considered under that law. The right of loca-
lion of soldiers certificates is left as under ex-
listing law. The House passed thirty-f five PEN
sion bills at it's evening session. The bill in
creasing the limit of cost for the Winona (Minn.)
public building to $4,000 was passed by both
houses.