The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-07-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Resume of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.

BENATEs
Senator Davis was before the committee
on commerce OF the senate to urge that his
bill for the Improvement of Hay lake chan
mel and for finishing the lock at the Sault,
or some equiv alent measure, be incorpoRat-
ed into the general river and harbor bill.
Senator Washburn presented a resolution
by Washinton camp No. 1 OF the Patriotic
Order of the Sons OF America, deprecating
the use OF the American flag for selfish ends.
such as for advertising purposes and the
like. The resolutions favor national legisla-
ton to prevent this.
Representative Laws introduced bill pro.
viding for appointments by the president
q commission, consisting of five persons, to
have an impartial and thorough investiga-
tion of social vices in all it's phases, In rela-
ton to labor and wages, marriage and d.
vorce and the general welfare of the people.
The report based on the investigation
made or irrigation in the Dakotas will soon
he made. 1t will recommend an appropria-
ton OF $3.50, 900 or the artesian investiga-
ton and experimental work, and the
allotment for the Dakotas of $4,000
The report will further show that in the
Dakotas the commission examined a number
OF wells, the pressure per square inch, the
use OF the wells, and, if for irrigation, the
number o acres served. The area in the Da-
k0tas examined by the agents embraces
ABOUT 14I ,uuO square miles.
SENATE.
Mr.. Morgan introduced a bill (which was
referred to the committee on public lands)
providing that no person shall enter any o
the public lands O the United States in W.
oming under the homestead or other laws
who is a higamist or polygamist, or who
teaches, eounsels, ai@s or encourages Others
to enter into bigamy or polygamy, or who is
mem Der OF any association that teaches
polygamy.
conference was ordered on the agricuI-
tural appropriation bill, and Messrs. Plumb,
Farwell and Call were appointed con erees
on the part of the senate. The considera-
ton of the bill for the admission of Idaho as
state was resumed, and Mr. Vance ad-
dressed the senate in opposition to it.
At the close of Mr.. Vance 8 speech, the bill
was passed without division.
The house bill to confirm the title to GER
tain lands in Sault Ste. Marie was reported
and passed.
The house resumed the consideration of the
federal election bill, the pending amendment
being that offered by Mr.. Lehlbach, of New
Jersey, providing that the chefsupervisor OF
election for each judicial district of the Unit
ed States shall take such action as is requs-
lite to secure such supervision in every cod
gressional district is provided by the laws of
the United States. The amendment was
lost, yeas 1872, nays 1873. Pending the discus
sion, the House adj ourned.
SENATE.
Mr. Plumb, from the committee on public
lands. reported the senate bill to provide for
the delivery Of land patents to their rightfui
owners and asked Tor it's immediate consid-
Grafton.
Statements were made by Mressrs. Plumb
Paddock and Berry. to the effect that there
E0 lon rnnf oY1t. tod
titled to them had not applied that
been permitted to have lists made OF them;
that they had then communicated with the
persons entitled to them, mott wing them
that they conld get their patents on pay
memt o. certain fee lin one case $25 was
then made SOY, that this was an act OF col
fusion between the assistant commissioner
(whO was then the assistant secretary of the
interior, acting as commissioner and this
law firm, and the bill was designed to frus-
trate that job. The bill was then passed
HOUSE.
The house resumed the consideration of the
federal election bill.
The conferrees on the silver bill met and
spent an hour in discussing the differences
between the two houses. The house
con errees brought to the meeting a CODY
of the bill as it passed that body, and this
formed the basis of whatever discussion took
place. great portion OF the time, one oil
the conferrees said, was spent in general
talk upon the ub;ect, with no definite prop.
osition be ore them. The conference is said
to have been salts actory in it's tone and
tendency to the members.