Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-09-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Work of the National Law Makers
in Senate and House.
Important Measures Passed and Others
Under Consideration In Both branches ,
OF Congress - A Daily SUM
mary of Events.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-In the Senate
yesterday sixteen bridge bills were
passed, also bills to create an auditor Of
railway accounts and for the relief Of
certain officers and enlisted men Of the
First Kansas Colored Volunteers. The
railroad land-foffeiture bin was further
discussed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-Tbe confer
ence report on the land grant forfeiture
bill, which will restore nearly 10, 600, 900
acres to the public domain, was agreed to
in the Senate yesterday. Bills were
passed to repeal the tinber-culture act, to
grant the rightof way through the public
lands for irrigation purposes, and the
House bill to prevent the sending Of
lottery advertisements, accounts Of
drawings and similar matter through
the mails.
WAsHINGroN. Sept ls-The Senate
yesterday passed eighty private pension
bills and considered an amendment to
the bankruptcy bin which provides for
voluntary bankruptcy only, but no ac-
ton was taken.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-Mr. Voorhees,
introduced bill in the Senate yester-
day TO retire the circulation of the Ma
tional banks, to issue legal tender notes
in lien thereof and to reduce the in
terest-bearing debt Bills were passed
to revive the grade Of Lieutenant-Gen.
eral in the army OF the United States;
allowing Si2 a month to women who for
six months rendered service in any
regimental, camp or general hospital,
and who are unable to earn their sup
port. Resolutions relative to the death
of the late representative Laird, of
Nebraska, were presented.
WAsHlNGToN, Sept 20.-In the Sem
ate yesterday bills were passed TO dis
continue the coinage of the So and 81
gold pieces and the Scent nickel piece,
and for the protection of trees and other
growth on the public domain from de-
struction by fire. A joint resolution was
introduced for the immediate increase
of silver money by the purchase and
coinage of 10000, 900 ounces of silver
within the next thirty days.
WASHINGTON. Sept. ~. A bill was
passed in the Senate on Saturday ex-
tending the privileges Of the free de-
livery OF mail to towns having a popu-
lation Of 5000, or gross postal revenue
ofS5,OoO, also eighty.fve private pen
sion bills,
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. lG.--In the House
yesterday Mr.. Mckinley reported the
tariff bill with Senate amendments,
with the recommendation that the
amendments be non-concurred in. The
measure was discussed, but no action
was taken. Mr.. Enloe TENN intro
duced a resolution denouncing the re-
cent attack OF Mr. Kennedy (O.) on the
Senate in general and Senator Quay in,
particular
WAsnINGToS. Sept. l7-Bills were
introduced In the House yesterday for
the erection of a United states mint at
Omaha, Neb., and for the erection Of
statue in The city of Washington to the
memory Of John Ericsson at cost of
$50 900. The Enloc resolution diSclaim-
ing sympathy with Congressman Ken
nedy's attack on the senate and Sena-
tor Quay was referred to the judiciary
committee
WAsmSGToN, Sept. lS-In the House
yesterday the Largs ton-Yenable con-
tested election case from Virginia was
discussed, but no decision was reached.
A joint resolution was introduced pro-
viding for the election of mem bers to
the next Congress from the same dis.
tricts ir Ohio in which the representa-
tives Of the Fifty-tirst Congress we're
elected
WAsmNGToN. sept. i9.--In the House
yesterday lack OF quorum prevented
business The doors were locked to
prevent members leaving during roll
call. and Messrs. kilgore and Grain
CTex.1, Cummings ~. I'D ana Coleman
tLa.l, broke open the doors and went
out Air. Walkar (Nass,l introduced
resolution pro- Idiag hat any member
who Is in the ball Of the House and fails
to vote when the yeas ANA nays are
called shat, he fined $40, TO be deducted
from his pay, and that the speaker shall
not entertain motion FER change or re-
mission ol the fine
WAsnN0roN. sept 2A Ia the House
yesterday the apseuea ota quorum pre-
vented hasincss. At tho evening ses-
sion seventy-tAo private pension bills
were passed
NAsHyGroN, Sept - In the House
Saturday no business WAS done owing
to the absence 81 quorum
Apostles Of tile hand League.