The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-08-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
4 Resume of the Proceedings
of Congress During the
Past Week. '"
HOUSE..

The adoption by the house of the confer
ence report on the Indian appropriations bill
n very satisfactory to those who have been
interested in the Chippewa reservation. The
amendment which Senator Davis proposed
and carried through the senate to add $3.50
900 to pay the Indians Tor damage on &C.
count OF the construction OF reservoirs on
the upper mississippi, was part of the bill
as 1t passed.
The consideration VI the river and har-
Dor bill was resumed, the pending question
being on the amendment proposed by Mr..
Frye to the Harlem river item for draw
bridges. The amendment was laid on the
table, with the understanding that the
whole question would be determined by the
conference committee.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Snider of Minnesota submitted the
conference report on the bill to establish a
national park at the battlefield OF Chick a.
manga, and it was agreed to. 1t was also
agreed TO in the senate.
The lottery has received it's death blow
The bill looking to it's suppression, one of
the most stringent and constitutional that
could be drawn, passed the house, and the
mem bers OF congress who we're supposed TO
be lottery supporters did not have the
courage to ask a yea and nay vote on the
measure, and it passed without division.
SENATE.
The tariff bill was debated When the de-
fciency bill was being considered theeamend-
mPnt appropriating $40. 900 to complete the
artesian irrigation survey was read and op-
posed by several. Senator Sanders ot Mon
tana made a vigorous speech i'll avor o it.
Senator Pettigrew advocated the passage
of an amendment to the def cheney bill al
lowing South Dakota $l4, $50 expense in
Cured in holding the constitutional conven-
ton. The amendment passed, also another
one allowing $1O,S54 for North Dakota.
Senator Allen presented as an amendment
to the deficiency bill, clause allowing Wash
ington $6,076.27 as reinforcement for ex-
penses of holding the constitutional conven
ton. The amendment was adopted
HOUSE.
The house passed bill authorizing the
construction o! q tunnel under the Detroit
river at Detroit, Mich.
The senate bill granting leaves OF absence
to per diem employees in the customs ser.
vices, was passed by the house.
The house adopted the ma jority report in
the Chalmers Morgan contested election
case (Mississippi) in favor of Morgan, the
sitting member. Before the vote was taken
Mr.. Chalmers addressed the house on his
own behalf.
Mr. Comstock called on Speaker Reed and
urged the advisability of q day tor the
Indian committee, when the Sisseton and
Wahpeton bill might be considered. The
speaker was good natured and said proba-
bly, next week. He has been saying Next
week" whenever this sub ect was called to
his attention, for about q month.
SENATE.
The senate further considered the tariff
bill. Mr. Plumb withdrew his amendment
to decrease the duty on tin plate, but will
offer it again. Mr. Spooner offered an
amendment providing that after October,
1895, tin plates, lighter in weight than sixty
three pounds per hundred square feet shall
be admitted rec OF duty-unless it shall ap-
pear to the president that the aggregate
quantity of such plates produced in the
United States during any of the five years
preceding has equaled one.third o the GUAM
tity imported and offered for consumption
in that year.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Thomas Of Wisconsin, moved to Law
upon the ia bile the motion made some DAYS
ago by Mr.. Hayes. of Iowa, to reconsider the
motion by which the house passed the Nat
Mckay bill. 1t was agreed to. Yeas, 90
nays, 70. This finally passes the bill.
SENATE.
The result of the debate in the senate ha.
been to intensity the feeling among the sen.
ators who are or and against the considera-
ton of the federal election bill the present
ser Cit is not understood that all the
men Who are supporting tie 9gayS Eresse5rI tion
are against the election bill. but az matter
of expediency and rs the only hope of an ad.
journment before December they insist that
the resolution must pass.
Mr.. Spooner moved to refer the Quay reso-
lutioE tn the committee on rules. MIR. Frye
made an impassioned address to Repu blIcan
senators against IG2t motion and in favor
of an amendment to the ru.as providing for
the adoption of the previous question. Mr..
Hiscock opposed the re erence OF the resolu-
ton as leading to delay, Mr.. Edmunds re,
piled to Mr., Frye's remarks, and declared
his opposition to the muZzling process,
though he favored the consideration o the
electric bill, and thought it more important
that the tariff bill. II it is evil" he said,
"defeat it; il it is good, pass it," While Mr.,
Edmunds was speaking the clock struck II.
and the tariff bill was laid before the senate.
HOUSE.
Chairman Dunnell, of the house census
committee, is at work upon plan for reap
pointment. and as soon as the census office
submits complete figures Of the states bill
will be drafted.
The house passed the senate meat inspec-
ton bill with amendments. The house
amendments to this bill and the agricultural
college bill was concurred in by the senate.
These bills now go to the president for his
signature
SENATE
Immediately after the tariff bill was taken
I'D and Senator Coke began readinga speech,
Republican senator's deserted their seats and
gathered in knots to discuss the situntiop,
What, / anything, will be done is a matter
of mere conjecture but it is evident that an
effort is being made to agree upon an order
of business that can be supported by the
whole Republican vote. con 'erence of Re-
publican senators was held, but it came to
no conclusion in regard to the election bill.
Another conference will be held. Meantime
the Quay resolution will not come up in the
senate.
Mr.. Henderson of Illinois reported the riy.
er and harbor bill to the house, asking non
concurrence in all the senate amendments and
agreeing to the conference requested by the
senate. Mr.. Kerr of Iowa made the point
of order that the amendments must first be
considered in committee of the whole. Mr..
Henderson thereupon withdrew the report.
The house spent the greater part of the
time debating the bill defining lard and con.
tinued the discussion at o night session,
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