Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-03-12
HE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Immediately
after the reading of the journal, the con-
tested election case of Featherstone VS..
Cate from Arkansas, was taken up, and
the contestee, Mr.. Cate. took the floor in
his own behalf After considerable dis
cussion Mr.. Springer moved to recommit
the case, with instructions to send sub
committee to Arkansas to investigate
the election in the disputed district.
The motion was defeated 1873 to 146.
Featherstone was then seated by vote
of 145 to 1876 and the oath of Office was
administered to him. The house then,
at 5:15, adjourned
WASHINGTON. March Elm the house
petitions were presented by the Womans'
Industrial league for representation on
the worlds fair commission, and from
railway mail employees asking for in
crease of salary. The house then, in
committee of the whole, proceeded to
the consideration of public building bills.
| A number of the bills were disposed of
and the house, at o'clock, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March SIN the house
the resolution declaring Mr.. Clark, of
Alabama, entitled to his seat was
adopted, and several measures on the
private calendar were disposed af. Sem
ate bill referring to the court 81 claims
the claim of W. E. Woodbridge, for the
use of inventions of projectiles for rifled
cannon, was defeated, Ill to 1913. The
house then went into committee of the
whole ON the private calendar.
The bill directing the secretary of the
treasury to pay $4,000 to Albert H.
Emory, of Connecticut, in settlement of
his claim for the use of the testing ma
chine invented by him, was taken up,
and after discussion, but without action
on the bill, the house at o'clock took
recess till o'clock, the night session to
be for consideration of private pension
bills.
WASHINGTON, March s.-The house
bill providing for the compulsory at
tendance of witnesses before registers
and receivers of land Offices and then
went into committee of the whole upon
public building measures.
The speaker laid before the house
letter from the secretary of the treasury,
returning the house joint resolution to
| determine the necessity and cost of a
| light house and life saving station in the
| Detroit river below Belle Island park.
The secretary in his letter declines to
| recommend an appropriation for this
purpose at the present time.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The house
| concurred in the senate resolution pro-
| viding for an investigation by joint
committee of the senate and house COM
| mittees on immigration into the work
ings of the federal and state laws relative
| to immigration from foreign countries
| The resolution was amended so as to di-
| rect the joint committee to investigate
| the effect on American workingmen,
which is likely to follow the purchase of
! American industries by foreign capital
| lists, etc.
| Senate bills were passed for the ascer-
| tainment of the amounts due to the Pot
tawattomie Indians of Michigan and In
diana, and for the taking of the census
| in Alaska.
The senate bill to prevent the intro
| duction of contagious diseases from one
state to another was passed. A number
of bridge bills were also passed, among
them the following: Across the Mis-
| souri, river at Pierre, S. D.; over the Mis-
sissippi river at South St. Paul, Mimi,
| and at Lyons, Iowa; over the Red river
betMeen Minnesota and Dakota; across
| the Minnesota river, in Hennepin county.
The house then, in committee of the
| whole, took up the Oklahoma territory
bill; but, without making much prog
ress, the committee rose, and the house,
| at 5:15, adjourned.