Mower County transcript., 1890-04-30
Epit0me of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
CONGRESSIONAL.


THE worlds fair bill was passed In the Son
ute on the 2lst with IN amendment providing 10,
naval review 1T the harbor OF New York by q
vote OF AZ to l3 Bills were introduced to repeal
all laws for the retirement OF army aud Navy
officers from active service with pay; to per
petuate the National banking SYSTEM and pro
viding for the depositing OF funds OF tho United
States in National banks instend OF treasures
....I In the House bill was passed providing that
soldiers who lost their limbs during the late
war shall be entitled to artificial limbs every
three years The conference report on the bill
TO provide temporary government for tho Ter.
ritory OF Oklahoma was adopted
SENATOR MITCHELL. (Ore.) advocated in the
Senate on the @d an amendment to the consti.
tuition providing for tho election Of United
States Senators by the direct vote Of the peo.
pie. A billwas introduced to prevent the atiul-
teration and misbranding Of drugs and for the
prevention Of poisonous or injurious adultera.
ttons. -. In the House tho Senate amendments
to the worlds fair bill were concurred in by a
vote Of 9S to 81. The legislative appropriation
bill was discussed and tho consular and diplo.
matio appropriation bill was reported.
On the Esd bills were passed in tho Senate to
provide Territorial government for Okla.
homa: to create q customs district in Arizona,
and to give Sl4S59 to South Dakota and 81, ,O76 to
Washington for constitutional convention OK
penses. bill was introduced to give to the
state OF Washington section Of public land
Tor y soldiers home -. In tbs House the time
was occupied in discussing the legislative ap.
preparation bill. The Senate bill providing for
An inspection OF meats for expectation and pro-
hibiting the importation Of adulterated articles
OF food or drink was reported favorably.
BILLS were reported favorably in the Senate
on the Gath for the compulsory education Of In.
dian children; to prevent desertions from the
army and the pension appropriation BILL Bills
were introduced for the free coinage Of silver
and to place Congressional elections under Fed
eral control upon petition Of 100 voters. :. In
the House the bill to prohibit the Transporter
tion OF Intoxicating liquors into any State or
Territory contrary to the law Of such State or
Territory was favorably reported. The legis-
lative appropriation bill was further considered
and long discussion for and against the civil
service system took place.
IN the Senate on the e5th a joint resolution
appropriating $4,000 for the relief Of sufferers
by the floods in Louisiana was passed A bill
was passed making Gladstone, Mich, pert Of
delivery, petitions were presented for the free
coinage OF silver, and the bill authorizing the
sale OF certain lands reserved for the use Of the
Menominee Indians in Wisconsin was favorably
reported. :. In the House u joint resolution ap-
propriatng Sl500O for the relief Of the food
sufferers In Louisiana was passed The Sen
ate antitrust bill was favorably reported A
bill was introduced to establish naval militia
training school ships at the principal seacoast
and lake ports OF the United States At the
evening session thirty private pension bills
were passed,