The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-25
DOINGS OF CON GRESS
Whatour National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.


Mr.. Ingalls, presented petition from cit
liens of Missouri, asking for the passage of
the federal election bills. Many petitions
were presented for and against the passage
oil the compound lard bill. The calendar was
then taken up and n number of bills of no
great Importance were passed. The hour as
signed to the calendar having elaDsed, the
con erence report on the railroad land for
FIXTURE bill was taken up and Mr.. Morgan
continued his argument IN opposition to it,
HOUSE.
During the roll call n message was received
rom the senate, announcing the passage of
the tariff bill with amendments and by the
direction of the speaker it was referred to
the committee on ways and means. The
previous question was ordered-yeas 113,
nays 34-The clerk noting a quorum, and
the question required on the approval of the
journal On the approval of the journal the
quorum disappeared and a cali of the house
was ordered, but no quorum could be found
and so the house adjourned.
SENATE.
The senate proceeded to the consideration
of bridge bills and passed the following
among others: House bill to construct n
wagon bridge across the Mississippi river at
Hastings, Mimi: house bill to amend the
act OF July l, 1888, authorizing the con-
structiOn of a bridge across the Red River
OF the North.
HOUSE.
In the house Mr. Mckinley of Ohio. from
the committee on ways and means, re ported
back the tariff till with senate amendments,
with the recommendation that the amend
nients be non-concurred in. Referred to
committee of the whole.
SENATE.
BY strict party vote the Senate passed
the Railroad land ior cit bill.
The anti-lottery bill went through the
senate without dissenting voice. Nothing
was said against it. No amendments were
offered, and it was read and passed as it
came from the house. The president will
sign it, and the lottery will receive the most
crushing blow that it has ever encountered.
The senate proceeded to the consideration
o! the house bill to repeal the timber culture
law and after being slightly amended was
passed.
A compromise on sugar and binding Irvine
and an early agreement in conference on the
tariff bill is the programme mapped out by
the Republican leaders.
Representative Lind received a telegram
from owners OF -four mills in his district ask
ing him to use his efforts to secure change
in the tariff bill to allow the drawback on
all jute bags brought to this country after
having once been shipped out.
SENATE.
Mr.. Blair addressed the senate on the
| joint resolution proposing an amendment to
| the constitution concerning representation
| on the District of Columbia in the two houses
of congress and in the electoral college.
At the expiration of the hour assigned &c
| calendar the senate resumed consideration
| OF the senate bill to establish United States
land court and to provide for the settlement
! OF private lands claims in the states OF Ne
| vada, Colorado, Wyoming, and in the terri
| tories of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.
Mr.. Plumb offered a resolution to recon-
nit the house bankruptcy bill to the judi
! ciary committee, with instructions to amend
| it so as to provide for a system of voluntary
| bankruptcy only and to report it back SC
amended at the earliest practicable moment.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Haugen called up thu election case
against which Mr.. O'FerralI raised the ques
| tOn OF consideration. During the roll cal
| all the Dem ocratic members deserted the
chamber, leaving but bare dozen present
| to look out for their interests The case
| went over.
| SENATE.
The senate adopted a resolution introduced
! by Mr.. Plumb calling on the secretary OF thu
| treasury tOr information about the payment
! for silver bullion purchased under the new
| silver law
Senator Moody introduced bill to REIN
burse john Harnck and F. T. Evans O
| Sioux City and Richard Dunn of Forest City
! for loss by depredations of Indians in tn,
Black Hills. The Indians captured from then
large number Of cattle and horses, valued
| as $19, 500, ard that amount is now asket
from the government.
HOUSE.
Never before during the present session o
| congress have the Democrats resorted t.
the extreme tactics of fibustering that the,
have INDUCED in the Langston- VenabIe con
! t5st now pending in the mad rush to get on
of the house and break quorum Kilgore
| the Texas fire eater, kicked down q door @
| the house which was fastened during the call
which as always been the case. Will
! Speaker Reed has upset the precedent OF {
| hundred years in counting a visible quorum
the Democrats have broken the precedent o
a hundred years in kicking down the door
and running over doorkeepers dnring cal
OF the house.
The conferrees on the tariff bill held {
session and adopted the reciprocity amend
ment Of the senate. The conferrses are ex
tremey reticent about their deliberations
and the conclusions reached, even the Demo
cratic members maintaining close silence.