Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-08-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
a Summary Of Weeks Work in ths
senate aud House.


senate aud House.
WAsHISGToS. Aug. 14-ln the Senate
Wednesday a resolution offered by SEN
ator Quay Pa providing for the con.
sideration at this session Of no legisla-
tive business but the tariff bill, general
appropriation, public building and
public land bills, pensions and Sen
ate or concurrent resolutions; that
consideration OF all other bills shall
be postponed until the next session.
and that the vote on the tariff bill shall
be taken August 80, at . p. NJ, was re-
ferred to the committee on rules, as
was also an amendment by Senator
Hoar Mass. making the resolution
include the election bill. The con-
ference report on the Indian APP
preparation bill was agreed TO. The
House bill for additional clerks in the
pension Office was amended in several
particulars and agreed 70. The com
mlttee on education and labor reported
favorably the Blair resolution propos-
ing a prohibitory amendment TO the
constitution. Further debate on the
tariff bill ensued,
on Thursday the Joint resolution ap-
propriating for the relief OF restitution
in Oklahoma the unexpended balance
of the appropriation made last April for
the relief Of the district overfloweG by
the Mississippi river was passed.
Senator Vests Mo- amendment to the
tariff BILL reducing the duty on tin
plate from 2-lo to l cent pound, was
jected-yeas %: nays 80. Senator's
Davis Mimi. and Plumb Kan. Repub-
licans, voted with the Democrats. Sena-
tor Plumb offered an amendment maxi
ing the duty on tin plate centa pound,
and providing for bounty of l cent
pound. No action was taken.
WASHINGTON, Aug lG.-The Senate
on Friday laid aside the tariff bill for
the present and began consideration of
the river and harbor appropriation bill.
Several amendments we're made, but no
definite action was taken.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. - The river
and harbor bill was passed on Saturday.
The conference report on the House
bill TO establish National military
park at the battleheld.of Chickamauga
was agreed to.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l4.-In the House
Wednesday the conference report on
the fertilization appropriation bill was
agreed TO. The House, by a vote of 29
to o.. refused TO order TO q third read
ing the Senate joint resolution permit
ting AFOREMENTIONED Henry C. Cor
bin, United States army to accept a
position in the Worlds Columbian Com
mission.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA favorable
report was made to the House on the
Senate resolution regarding the trans
ferral OF General Grants remains to the
Arlington National Cemetery The bill
for the relief of Nat Mckay was taken
up but no quorum being present the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-In the House
Friday she conference report on the In
dian appropriation bin was agreed to.
The resolution for the relief OF destitute
settlers in Oklahoma was also agreed to.
A resolution was introduced By
Mr.. Cooper Ind providing for the ap-
pointment of a committee TO investi-
kabc anu rep port at bbt uCkb session OF
| Congress whether reductions NAV be-
made land to what EXTENT in the num-
Der and salaries of officers and employees
" the Government and also to what
extent reductions may be made in the
various departments. A vote WAS then
taken on the passage of the Mckay bill
which showed no quorum present At
the evening session los private pension
bills were passed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S-In the House
Saturday the conference report on the
bill 20 establish a National park at the
battlefield of Chickamauga was agreed
to- The Nat Mckay relief bill was
taken up and passed, as was also the
bill denying the use of the mails TO lot
terry companies.