The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL DoINGS.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Under the call
of states in the house, Mr. Mason intro
duced bill appropriating 100000 for
postoffice at Chicago; Mr.. Barnes, of
Georgia, a bill repeating the cotton tax;
Mr.. Kelly, Of Kansas. a bill to pension
the widows and orphans of those killed
for political purposes since the war; by
Mr.. Creary, of Kentucky, a resolution
to recognize the republic of Brazil.
Mr.. Mckinley, from the Ways and
Means committee, reported, and the
house passed without division, bill
amending the tariff of 1888, so as to i'm
pose duty of so per cent upon silk
ribbons.
A resolution was adopted directing the
civil service commission to investigate
charges of evasion of the law and report
upon the practical working of the system.
The house went into the committee of
the whole on a bill appropriating 81 $780,
500 for United States prisons. After
some discussion the committee rose, re-
ported the bill to the house and it was
passed. The house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-The senate,
after brief debate, passed the direct
tax bill by a vote of ri to Z. This is the
bill which passed the last congress and
was vetoed by President Cleveland. At
2 o'clock consideration of the resolution
Of Senator Chandler, concerning the
Aberdeen, Miss, outrage, was resumed,
and Mr.. George addressed the senate.
The debate was continued at some
length. Mr.. Call offered an amendment
calling for the particulars of the
hanging of President Harrison in
effigy in Indiana and of the hang
ing of President Cleveland in eliigy in
Kansas. No action action was taken ON
the amendments, and the matter went
over. After brief secret session the
senate adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-In the house a
resolution was adopted directing inquiry
as to necessary legislation to enable the
United States to be properly represented
at the national conferenceto be held at
Madrid, with reference to securing prop
erty rights in patents.
A resolution was also adopted calling
on the secretary of war for information
as to the present condition of the govern
ment works at Rock Island arsenal, and
asking his opinion as to the desirability
Of utilizing the works for asgun factory.
Several bills were reported from COM
mittees and ordered printed and recon-
mitted. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the customs ad-
ministrative bill. After u lengthy dis
oussion the committee rose and at 5
O'Clock the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The house con-
CURED in senate amendments to the bill
to change and fix the time of holding
the terms of the United States circuit
and district courts at Austin and
Brownsville, Tex.
The house insisted on its amendments
to the Senate bill for the removal of OBJ.
structiOns from the Missouri river and a
conference was ordered.
Senate bill was reported authorizing
the construction Of bridge across the
Missouri river within one mile north and
one mile south and east of the mouth of
the Kansas river.
The customs administrative bill was
then taken up in committee Cf the whole.
Some further progress was made with
the bill, when the committee rose, and
the house at 1850 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The house
went into committee of the whole of
customs and administrative bill imme-
diately after the journal was read.
After having completed consideration
of the customs administrative bill rose
and reported the bill to the house favor.
ably.
The committee rose and the house
passed the bill-138 to 121-after Strik-
ing out the amendment to the "carton
section adopted Friday, providing that
the section shall not apply to merchan-
disc imported in cartons, ETC., which is
subject to duty equal to or exceeding
20 per cent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Mr. Hoar
presented resolutions adopted by mass
meeting in Boston regarding cruel treat
ment of the negroes in the South. Re-
ferred to committee on privileges and
elections.
A bill WIS reported increasing appro-
priation for site and building at Omaha
to !;2,000.000.
MI. Cameron introduced bill author
izlng the North River Bridge company to
bridge the Hudson river between New
Jersey and the City of New York. The
bridge is to have not less than six rail-
road tracks, and is to be constructed with
a single span between the established
pier lines in either state
A message from the president trans
a ltpciG iiOul Tie secretary or
state concerning the Chinese exclusion
act was read and referred, and after a
short executive session the senate ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The house
passed bills granting to St. Augustine,
Fla, certain lands for park purposes;
providing that in cases of pension claims
of dependent parents it shall be neces-
sary only to show the pension office that
the parents are without other means of
support than manual labor,
The banking and currency committee
reported favorably bill to provide for
issuing TO national banks circulation
equal to the par amount of bonds depos-
tied as security, but not in excess of cap
ital stock paid in. The question of con-
sideration was raised and debated at
some length. The bill then went over
nd