The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-02
.D0INGS OF CON GRESS
Whatour National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Plumb's bankruptcy bill was placed on
the calendar, without action-Mr. Hoar
At ting that he would not ask it's considera
ton at this session, nor al any time when
the senate was not Thought to be ull enough
to enable both its friends and opponents TO
have it fully considered.
senator Pierce hasintroduced aresolution
that the secretnry of the interior shall allow
settlers who have lost their crops by reason
OF drouth additional time in which to make
final payment on their lands and the proofs
to stand without additional action by the
settlers. This will enable settlers to make
proof and leave their claims even without
making the first payment.
HOUSE.
The Republicans are making every effort to
secure quorum of the house. The absence
OF q lew members broke the quorum because
all but three Democrats absented them
selves The house presented n remarkable
;. appearance. Nenrly every Republican seat
| was occupied. while Two Democratic members
Crisp and O'Ferrel-alone remained in the
haii, every chair except these two being va
can't except occasionally when q Repu bIican
would stray over and sit down on the Dem
ocratc side. Holman of Indiana was oc-
! casionally in the house, but for the most of
the day only two Democratic seats were oc
bitter speeches were made on both Sides but
al soon as vote was called, the Dem crat.
would leave the hall in a body, and then re-
turn as soon as the roll was called.
| SENATE
resolution authorizing the select COM
nlttee on relations with Canada to continue
us Investigations during the recess and the
next session was reported from the commit
! lee on contingent expenses and agreed to-
| lad fo
atlon OF executive business, and the doors
We're reopened the senate proceeded to the
consideration of bills on the calendar unob.
! jected to.
The Republicans managed to obtain quo
rum, only one democrat, Mr. O'Ferrall o.
Virginia. being present, when the contested
election cases were brought up. and Lang
ston and Miller were given the seats occupied
BY Venable and Elliott. The regular bust
/ ness was then proceeded with
| SENATE.
Bills OH the calendar, unobected to, were
1aken up for an hour, and the following
among others, was passed: Senate bill to
create q sub-port of entry and delivery at
Neche, N. D. The joint resolution proposing
an amend ment to the constitution of the
United States in relation to the manufacture,
importation, expectation. transportation,
| The senate then resumed consideration Of
the bill to define and regulate decentralization
of the courts of the United States but ad-
| journed without taking vote on it.
HOUSE.
| From the house committee on Indian AT.
| lars bill was reported to pay S6,211;714
| to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation OF
| Indians for title in ee simple to 6,201 .633
acres OF land in the Indian territory, being
land which the Indians in 1865 leased to the
| United States for the especial purpose of
| locating other friendly Indians and freedmen
| theron.
Mr.. O'Ferrall of Virginia, and Mr.. Smith,
OF Arizona. were the only Democrats in the
hall when the house was called to order and
no quorum being present, no business was
done
The Republican conferrees on the tariff
bill held a meeting and discussed at some
! length the differences between the two houses
! on the sugar schedule and the duty on bind
| ing Irvine, these being the most material
points OF difference now existing between the
| twohouses. No conclusion was reached, and
! Senator Power of Montana is one of the
| most pronounced advocates OF free binding
Irvine. He says he has handled Irvine in a
| mercantile way and knows what he is do
| ing. He declares that he. with others, will
| vote against the con erence report If Irvine
| is not free. He will accept no tariff on this
article. Senator Davis said: Il see that
| some of the papers in the Northw said
that Senator's Spooner and Sawyer voted
| against putting binding Irvine on the free
list. This statement is erroneous: both of
the senators voted Eor the senat tie amend.
ment putting this article on the free list.
| HOUSE.
When the resolution came up to expunge
the famous Kennedy speech from the Com
greseional Record Mr.. Kennedy in his own
behalf, made n speech but the resolution was
reported by the decisive vote of 154 yeas o
35 nays.
Senate bills granting pensions of 50. 900
the widows of Gen. Mcclellan and Gen.
Crook were passed by the senate.
SENATE.
Mr. Plumb reported senate joint resolu-
ton authorizing the extension or one year
of the time of payment for land on pre-emp-
ton or homestead claims whenever, by rea-
son of failure of crops. the settler is unable
to make payment within the time prescribed
by law, and it was passed.
Senate bill requiring the United States to
defend the title of homesteaders under the
laws OF the United States in all suits where
the land is claimed to be mineral because of
phosphate deposits was passed.
The senate resumed consideration of the
senate bill to establish United States land
court and to provide for the settlement of
private land claims. Without disposing of
the bill the senate went into executive ses-
sion and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Enloe brought up his resolution. It
recites that it is alleged that the postmaster
of the house, ]. L. Wheat whose duty it is
to let contracts Tor the carrying ofthe mails,
let a contract to one Samuel Culbertson Tor
SIS 900 a year on the condition that gilbert
son shonld pay him (Wheat) $3.50 q month
out OF the money received from the govern
ment for his services, and that Wheat did re-
ceive that sum for five months, and direct
ing the committee on accounts to investi-
gate these charges and such other matters
as pertain to Whites administration of the
postoface OF the house of representatives
Passed.
The conference report on the land forfeit.
ure bill was adopted by the house under
which three million acres at the western end
of the Northern Pacific are forfeited.
Poor Fishing In Michigan.
Detroit Free Press: One day q man at
Murfresboro, KY, was introduced to me as