The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
Weekly Resume of the Proceedings OF the Senate
and House.
Monday Ian, 90.

IL JueFe Is not II very STRONG HSuG
made against the appOintees, but in the case
of a man whose term would have expired ait
er Harrison s inauguration and whose resig-
nation ut this time there is reason to pre-
sumo was rendered SO as to enable his sue
ressor to serve u full term the nomination
will not be confirmed. The pigeon holes of
the various committees are full oil nominal
tons
HoUsE.-Springer introduced his omnibus
bill, providing for an enabling act for the ad-
mission of the Territories of Arizona, Idaho
and Wyoming as states of the Union.
Delegate Clifford of Dakota introduced a
bill opening to settlement all that portion of
the Fort Randall military reservation in
Dakota lying east OF the Missouri river.
The senate bill was passed by the house in
creasing the pension of soldiers or sailors
who have lost both hands to 500 per
month. The senate passed the army nurses
pension bill 1t allows pension OF $25 a
month to all women nurses during the war
prior to August, 1865, who were approved
by Miss Dix, superintendent OF women nurses
or her authorized agent, orwho was specially
appointed by the surgeon general or other
proper United States authority, who per
formed six months service, or were dsa bled
and honorably discharged.
Postmaster General Dickinson has sent to
Chairman Blount, of the house committee on
pOstOtfices and pOstroads q plan for the
class Offices were competitive examinations
are provided for. The assistant postmas-
tiers are not to receive salaries exceeding so
per cent of the post masters salaries, and in
no cases are they to exceed So, 900 per year
except in the city of New York.
Tuesday. Jan, 90.
SENATE-The senate resumed considera-
ton Of the diplomatic appropriation bill, the
question being on Mr. Gibson's amendment
- L., a. 81, II
Germany. Great Britain and Russia. ambas-
sailors. 1t was agreed to: Yeas 2S nays
"a. Mr.. Davis introduced the bill to increase
the rate of pension for the loss of one hand
or one foot, etc, which has been reported
favorably to the house.
Senator Platt is still trying to make head or
tail out Of the house omnibus bill for the ter
ritories. He is studying it section by section.
The results of his study have been made
known to his associates on the committee and
it is not known when the next meeting will be
held. The Northwestern senator's and the
Dakota people here are very hopeful that
some conclusion may be reached by the
committee and the senate in which
the house can concur. 1t is pretty well
understood that this is not possible unless
the house surrenders the provision making
statehood for South Dakota depend upon
the affirmative vote of North Dakota and
that making it obligatory upon South Da-
kOta to hold constitutional convention,
even after voting in favor of the Sioux Falls
constitution. Some of the Dakota people be-
leve that Springer is so crazy to get his bill
through this congress and take the glory OF
admitting new states from the Republicans
that he will conc EIDE these points, or indeed
ony other that may be asked in conference
committee
HoCSE.-The committee on ways and
means met for the consideration of the SEN
+oo r. 70 10 ,riH Nln
and amendments were referred to the treas
ury department in order to secure compute
tions as to the effect on the revenue of the
proposed charges in the law. There appears
to be q wide opinion between the senate
finance committee in regard to the effect of
the senate amendments.
Hon. Poindexter Dunn, chairman Of the
committee on merchant marine and fisher
les, submitted to the house to day the result
of the committees investigation of the Alas
Ea Commercial company. Accompanying the
report is bill, which the committee will ask
to have passed at this session. The
report finds that the company has faith
fully and scrupulously complied with its con-
tract with the United States The bill which
accompanies the report provides for certain
changes in existing law. The secretary ofthe
treasury is authorized to make q lease for the
seal island one year prior TO the expiration of
the present lease, which expires May l, 1890.
1t provides that only 100 900 skins shall be
taken annually, and for this lease the govern
ment shall receive annually $500 and So
so for each skin taken.
Wednesday Jan. 80.
1t is gathered from the tone of to- days dis
cussion in the senate that there is strong
disposition among a number of senators to
recommit the eXtraditiOn treaty to the com
mittee on foreign relations, the evil effects
Of which, from the standpoint of the admin
istration senators, would be to kill it as far
as this congress is concerned. At any rate
when the senate adjourned no date was fixed
for continuing the consideration ofthe treaty,
and it is somewhat doubtful whether it will
again be considered by the senate as at
present constituted.
The leaders of the Republican party in
both houses have evidently concluded that
an extra session of the Fifty-frst congress is
inevitable. This admission is made by those
| who are the most opposed to an extra ses-
| sion, and who have caused to be presented
| to President Harrison all the arguments
| which they know against. But the drift OF
| events seems to be towards a called session.
| The Republican leaders IN the senate do not
| consider that the stock arguments which
have been presented in favor of an extra ses-
sion, are sufficient to warrant the admins
| tration in assuming the great responsibility
| of the risk of calling one Possibly an excep-
| ton should be made as to the question Of
surplus Mr.. Allison, the probable secretary
| of the treasury in the new administration
| has himself made this exception conspicu'
GUS in the only authorized statement
| which he has made since his visit to Indian
| apoliG and emphasized this point as one which
was pretty certain to make an extra session
| inevitable.
| HousE.-The Oklahoma bill was brought
| to the attention of the house by Mr.. Springer
| of Illinois with q motion to go into commit
| of no yvho1n for ifs consideration Thu
pending amendment was one offered by Mr.
| Payson of Illinois, expressly providing that
the rights of honorably discharged Uniou
soldiers and sailors of the late civil wal
to make homes on the public lands
under existing homestead laws shall
not in any degree be impaired by
the passage OF this bill, but that such rights
shall be open to any settlement under thu
provisions of this bill.
After further debate the amendment wal
agreed that vote should be taken in Thu
house.
On motion of Mr.. Payson of Illinois ar
amendment was adopted providing that nc
entry shall be allowed of any homestead ex
! cept TO actual settlers.
The committee then reported the bill tt
| the house. The first vote was taken on Mr.
| Payson's soldiers homestead amendment
and it was agreed to-yeas LA, nays Ill
Pending further votes the house adjourned
| Thursday JAM 81.
SENATE.-The senate spent four hours NOR
discussing the British extradition treaty
and so modified and amended it that there il
strong probability that it viii be agreed to
In fact, the features to which SO many oh
jections have been raised by the Irish wer
entirely eliminated to-day. The committe
amendment to the fourth clause (relatinl
to crimes against person and property was
voted down. motion was then made tt
strike out the fourth clause entirely. Thi
clause was considered the most important il
the bill. 1t was stricken out by heavy ma
jority, most of the Democratic senator's pres
ent voting in the affirmative. An amend
ment was then ordered striking out of th
first clause the word "manslaughter." Thi
was agreed to by a closer vote, the division
not being on strictly party lines. 1t is no
at all probable that England will be willin,
to accept the treaty in its present form. A
amended it applies only to those guilty c
rape robbery or embezzlement.
HeUsE.-The houpe spent the day debating
the Oklahoma bill.
The house committee on agriculture com
pleted the agricultural appropriation bill
The augmentation amounts to 81 GAG. 030