Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
uRoRrAET MEASURES coNsrDEKED
AND ACTED UPON.

AZ the Nations Capitol-What Il Being
Done by the Senate and House = old
! Matters Disposed or and Neu Ones Con-
sidorod.
IE the Senate. on the llth inst, the eredsn-,
hals Of Mr.. Allison for his new term, CON-
msncing March 4. 1891. we're presented, and
ordered 70 be placed on hle. Mr.. Mitchell In
troduced resolution p opposing An amendment
70 the Constellation providing for the election Of
senators By the votes q qualified electors In
the States. Mr.. Morrill, offered resolution
(which was agreed tol directing the Secretary Of
the Interior TO report any information In pos
session Of his department. In relation 10 author
king any lottery company ~ the Indian Terri
Scnn s9r ooveInment Oh the Greek Nsuon.
agreed to) calling on the Secretary Of War for
copies OF correspondence between Meutsnanu
General Sheridan and General Crook in regard.
bill for the appointment OF . surveyor Of Gus
toms for Columbus, Ohio at salary OF q, 500,
with the usual fees and commissions, and to ex7
8sry 70 sest ssy the PrSSssss q pert St ds
bills for public buildings ct the following places
were passed: Cedar Rspids. Iowa; Atchison,
Kan. Alszandria, La.i Lafayette, Ind.
for an increase In the limit Of cost Of
the buildings at Scranton, Pa, Dallas, Tex,
and Springfield, Mo. The measures involve an
the resolution providing for the admission of
Wyoming into the Union as q State. M,
Springer asked to be heard for Q few minute4
before the bill was read but Mr.. Baker obj
jected. Mr.. Springer then said to Mr.. BakeR
that his course would not facilitate the disposi-
tion 6f buHiness, and when the bill was read
raised the question Of consideration and By
other dtlatory motions wasted the most OF the
afternoon. 50 that nothing had been accom-.
plishsd on the bill when the House adjourned. /,
INthe Senate. on the 18th inst, the concur
rent resolution for the investigation Of immi-
grafton matters was laid before the Senate, with
the House amendments extending the inves-
tigetion to the purchase Of American industries
BY foreign capital aud to the use Of Bedloe's
Island IN New York harbor, as an immigration
depot. Mr.. Chandler moved concurrence IN the
House amendments. The motion was agreed
to, and so the concurrent resolution hss passed
both houses. A resolution was then passed de-
dent pro tenn who shall act in that capacity at
any time the presiding officer may be absent and
until further action by the Senate. The Blair
bill was tn, n taken up and resolution adopted
hxing the date for FINAL vote at p. m: March
30. after which the Senate spent the afternoon
In discussing the BILL the debate running into
sectional issues and Senators Hear and George
occupying most OF the time In the House the
Senate bill was passed appropriating %, 100 for
the removal OF sand-bnrs at the entrance Of the
hArbor ct Milwaukee, Wis.,; also . bill granting
Wshpcton indian reseryation IN pasote to % tbs
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad Tho
House spent tie afternoon cons dering bill to
provide Government for the Territory Of
Oklahoma. The proposition to tnssrt q Prohi-
bition clause called forth spirited debate.
The House then adjourned without action.
TEE Senate on the 18th passed bills for public
buildings as follows: Stockton, Cal, eS5 900; /;
Mammoth Hot Springs, in the Yellowstone
National Park, $4,000; Virginia City, New,
$4,000; Hastings, Neb., @150,000; The DAlles,
Ore, $780, 900; salem, Ore, 100000; Saltwater,
Mimi, 800 900 Reno, New, 5000. ALI the
kp;nt in the consideration of the Blair bill.
Tine House passed q bill granting right Of way
through the Indian Territory to the Galena,
Guthrie. q Western Railroad Company. The
House then went into committee Of tho whole
fer the further consideration Of the Oklahoma
bill On motion of Mr.. Holman OF Indiana an
amendment was adopted providing that no
person having fee simple to 100 acres Of land
In any State or Territory shall be entitled 10
enter the land covered by this act. The COM
mitteeJ then rose and reported the bill to the
House. Thesamendment adopted In COMMITTEES
Of the whole, providing that section 2ls9 H. s.
prohibiting the introduction OF intoxicating
liquors into tho Indian Territory shall be In
force In Oklahoma until after the adjournment
was then passed -ls0 to a5. 1t IL : substituts
for the Senate bill on the same subject The
fix the boundaries Of the new Territory
30 as to include the Cherokee outlet, With "a
provis0 that no lands which the Indians occu-
py, under treaty OF law, shall be includod with
ont their consent, except for judicial purposes.
They extend over the new territory the Consti-
tuition and laws of the United States and the
code OF Nebraska. witoout interference with the
local Indian governments acting undet their
treaty rights. The Cherokee outlet is declared
to be public land and open to settlemeht under
the homestead laws, and bona-fde settlers and
occupants are given preference right. The
House then adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 18th inst, among the
bills reported from committees and placed on
the calendar were the following: Appropriat-
ing $4,000 for . public building ct Aurora. III. |;
FOR railroad bridge across the Mississippi
River ct South st. Paul; authorizing the coun.
two bridges across the Mississippi River: to
amend tho act for bridge across Grail Greek,
Michigan City, Ind. !; authorizing the con-
structt0n Of bridge across the st.
Louis River, between Minnesota and Wiscon.
sin. After . briak argument by Senator Teller
on the Blair bill, the Senate took up the reso-
luton OF respect to the memory of ex-Congress-
man Townshend OF Illinois, and after q num-
Der Of addresses adjourned till Monday The
House wont into committee of the whole and
resamed consideration of the Emery bill, which
was finally reported favorabIy after cuttir q
down the amount OF the compensation TO $780,
o0o The committee also reported to the House
IN favor OF the bill authorizing the President to
appoint and retire John @. Fremont as Major
General In the United States army. Arecess
session was devoted to pension bills.