The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-25
WORK OF CONGRESS,
Proceedings Of Both Branches
Of the National Legisla.
ture.
Tuesday December 16,

charges preferred against his conduct as
chief supervisor of elections and protesting IL
Willingness to appear before q senate COM
mlttee to answer the charges.
HOUSE.
Mr.. DunneIl. called up the apportionment
p ~, ana briefly explained it's provisions. The
Dill appeared, he said in respose to the re-
qulrements, of the constitution, and wac
based upon the lth census, which showed
gratifying increase in the population OF the
| United States.
Wednesday December II.
SENATE.
The morning hour having expired, the SEN
ate resumed the consideration OF the election
Dill, Mr.: Dolph continuing Lis speech upon
| the subject
The secretary Of war to-day transmitted
to the senate preliminary of the board on
gun factories and steel forging :or high power
guns, appointed by the president under an act
OF the last session of congress. In letter &C.
companying the report Secretary Proctor
states that it may be advisable to establish
OF no distant day gun factory at
| some point on the Pacific coast of sui icient
| capacity to supply the guns required for the
| armament of that coast.
After long debate the house passed the
| apportion nent bill without amendment
years. 1877, nays, 80.
| Acting Secretary Chandler. of the interior
department., in the absence of Secretary
Noble, has sent to Speaker Reed a copy of
the letter which Indian Commissioner Nor
passage of the Sisseton and Wahpeton In
dian bill. The Indian commissioner in his
| letter des RIDES the destitute condition of
| the Indians at the Sisseton agency, and ex-
plains TINT owing to the act that this bill
was pending last session no appropriation
was made for the maintenance OF the Sisse-
ton indiana. Both the Commissioner and
Secretary Noble urge that something be
done Immediately looking to the passage OF
this bill.
Thursday December 10.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
finance, reported bill providing against
contraction Of the currency, which was
printed and recommitted.
The elections bill was then taken up. and
Mr. Coke addressed the senate in opposition
to it,
The bill was then laid aside, and after
passing few local appropriation bills, the
senate went into executive session.
HOUSE.
The senate bill was passed amending the
interstate commerce act by providing for the
taking Of dispositions for notories public.
A ter considera bic wrangling the house went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Burrows,
of Michigan, in the chair.
Mr.. Farquhar then moved that the house
proceed to the consideration OF the senate
bill to place the American merchant marine
on an equality with that of other nations.
Mr.. Springer made the point Of order that
the motion was not in order; but that the
committee must proceed to the considera-
ton of appropriation bills. The chairman
ruled that the motion was in order for the
reason that the rules gave the committee
authority to decide what measure it would
take up.
Friday December 10.
SENATE.
Mr.. Stanford addressed the senate on the
the conclusion of his speech the bill was re-
ferr,d to the committee on finance. Senate
bill to authorize the construction OF q bridge
across the Red River OF the North at Dray-
ton, N. D. was reported and placed on the,
calendar. Also senate bill approprating
SIS. 900 for public building at Fresno, Cal.
Mr.. Henderson offered n resolution. which
was referred to the committee on Indian af-
fairs. iDstructing that committee to inquire
into the conditian OF Indian tribes in North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and else
where the steps necessary to disarm them,
etc.
The Indications are that the subsidy ton
mage bill will pass the house and the outcome
may be IL bill for mail subsidy merely be-
tween this country and tie South and Gen.
trail America states. Like all such indefinite
measures no reliable estimate of the cost can
b. made.
Saturday December, 20.
SENATE.
Mr.. Washburn presented q memorial of the
St. Paul board of trade asking full expert
ments to ascertain the. feasibility OF irriga-
ton by urtesan wells in North and SOUTH
Dakota.
Mr.. Platt introduced q joint resolution in
the senate appropriating 500, 900 to enable
the president to take action to obtain from
the German government q supply OF the
remedy discovered by DR.. Koch and The
formula Tor its manufacture.
Mr.. Spooner spoke in support OF the Force
bill and ingalls, contributed some peppery
remarks.
A bill was passed by the house to author
ize a tunnel under the waters of the bay OF
New York between Middletown and New
Utrecht.
Mr. Comstock introduced a bill providing
that the little arm OF territory extending
north of the boundary of Minnesota into
Manitoba, near the Lake Of the Woods and
a part OF the old Red Lake Indian reserva-
ton. shall he declared a national park and
improved as such.
The house concurrcd in all the senate
amendments to the urgent deficiency bill ex-
cept the amendment providing for the pay
ment of senate session employees, including
the clerks to senator's. The committee on
appropriations recommended the concur ence
in the amendment, with an amendment
striking out the appropriation for the sen
ate clerks, which virtually made them annu-
al employees.
Monday December 22-
SENATE.
Mr. Higgins spoke in the senate to-day in
support Of the elections bill. Mr. Voor-
hees opposed it. He criticised President
Harrison for that portion OF his message to
congress urging the passage OF the election
bill
The senate passed bill to establish the
record and pension office of the war depart
ment.
The senate adopted the conference report
on the Sioux reservation bill.
HOUSE.
The house devoted the day to the con-
sideratlon of District OF Columbia affairs.
Wounded in General Row
MOUNT VERNON KY, Dec. 22.-At Bushs
Creek, nine miles east of this place. on Fri
day evening, five persons were wounded is
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