The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-03-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
4 Resume of the Proceedings
of Congress During the
Past Week.

sEaAT%
Senator Stanford from the committee on
public buildings and grounds, reported fnv-
orahly the bill appropriating $685. for
public building at Fargo.
Senator Moody introduced bill asking an
appropriation of 500, 900 for q public huild'
ing at Yankton. s. d.
HOUSE.
The House, after O struggle Of ak hou's
md after eight bullota, voted to have the
Worlds Fair held at Chicago the last vote
standing Chicago 157; New York 107; st.
Louis 20; Washington Is
SENATE,
The senate had another animated discus
sion of the charge that Mr.. Call had interpo.
lated remarks in the official report of the
proceedings of the senate, The resolution Of
cred yesterday by Mr. Chandler censuring
Mr., Cali was taken up and Mr.. Shermen
moved it's reference to the committe on privil-
eyes and elections which was agreed to.
The amendments of the house to the senate
bill to amend the act Tor a bridge across the
Mississippi river at Clinton, Iowa, were con-
CURED in by the senate.
HOUSE.
The house passed the bill authorizing the
appointment OF two delegates to the inter
national conference for the protection of in
dustrial property, to be held at Madrid
Spain, April j.
By vote of 129 to "a, the house to-day
refused to strike out the first section of the
house BILL which is a substitute to the sen
ate bill, fixing the boundaries of Oklahoma
territory so as to include the Cherokee Out
let
Representative Clifford to-day presented
memorials from South Dakota legislature
(avoTing the opening of the Fort Randall
military reservation; one favoring the rati-
| Rnafinn nf tho with tho SISaafnO and
Wahpeton Indians, and one in favor Of
making national hospital of the Soldiers
hospital at Hot Springs, Ark.
SENATE.
In the senate Mr.. Chandler presented Pc
| tition from Union county, Ark. representing
| that at the state election there in September
1888, a systematic reign OF terror prevailed
that armed and reckless mohs paraded the
county night and day, terrorizing whites and
shooting and whipping colored voters; that
schools and churches had been demoraliZeC
and ballot boxes carried off; and asking iol
the protection guaranteed by the constitu
| ton.
A senate special committee is trying to fnG
out how newspaper men secure their reports
nf secret sessions, but is meeting with pool
success.
| HOUSE.
By q strict party vote the house com
mittee on territories decided to repor
favorably the bill admitting Idaho. Al
though Delegate Dubois has a letter iron
Springer, in which he guarantees the Idaho
representative his hearty support. he and the
Democrats on the committee will submit {
minority report against not only Idaho bu
Wyoming Springer insists on his omnibu
bill admitting these territories and Arizona
and New Mexico at the same time. His BIZ
provides for enabling acts only, while Il
Idaho and Wyoming bills admit upon til
constitutions already adopted.
SENATE.
Senator Davis says that he believes tina
his bill appropriating $5,00O,00O for tn
500 and Hay Lake channel will pass as sool
as reached in the regular order. But m
matter what may be done in the senate Their
is not the least hope for it passing as a Repa
rate measure in the house. 1t will come il
with the general river and harbor bill, mt
probably be for less sum than that name
in the Davis bill.
Senator Moody of South Dakoa presente
bill which covers the substance oil a memo
rial introduced from that state early in tn
session on the subject of Indian depredatio
claims. The bill represents that the secrt
tary of the interior has approved claims c
this nature to the amount of $623. 14S, an
recommended that congress pay them. Az
eordingly that amount OF money is asked 10
by the bill.