Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-27
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
4 Daily Record of Transactions in
Senate and House.
Sllls OF Importance introduced and
Passed and Others Under ConsIdera-
hon-A Complete Summary or
General Interest.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March IS-In the Sem
ate yesterday bills were introduced 70
insure preference to veterans Of the
late war in employment on public
works, and TO prevent desertion from
the army by retaining from the pay OF
each enlisted man four dollars month.
A resolution was introduced 70 consider
the depressed circumstances Of the ag-
Ticnltural population OF the country and
enact such Legislation as is practicable
for the relief of the same.
WASHINGTON. March l9.-The urgen-
cy deficiency bill was passed in the SEN
ate yesterday. A bill was introduced 20
amend the Interstate commerce ac..
and Senator Hawley Conn spoke in
opposition to the Blair educational bill.
The following bills for public buildings
passed: Spokane Falls, Wash. 500 600;
Waila Walla, Wash, $50, 600; Saginaw,
Mich, $3.50, 900; Sioux Falls, S. D., $780,
GOO; Tacoma, Wash, 500, 600; Dead
wood, S. d., $500, 600; Seattle, Wash,
800, 600.
WAsHINGToN, March 2O-ln the Sem
ate yesterday Vice President Morton oc-
cupied the chair. Mr. Voorhees, spoke
on his resolution as to the cause Of agri-
cultural depression, and Messrs. Evarts
ana Call spoke in favor OF the Blair
educational bill A bin 10 increase the
pension of a soldier Of the war of 1872
Isaac y. Daily. 9s years old from IS to
$50 a month was passed
WAsnINGToN. March 21-Tbe Blair
educational bill was defeated in the
Senate yesterday by vote OF - to 81
Bills were introduced 10 provide new
artificial limbs for disabled soldiers
every three years instead OF every FIVE
years; extending the jurisdiction OF cir
cult and district courts to the great lakes
and connecting water.
WAsHINGroS, March % In the Sen
ate yesterday numerous petitions and
memorials were presented for a law
against the employment Of aliens on
Government work; some for the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver, and
one from Nebraska against the ex.
tension of time for the payment OF the
Pacific railroad debts to the Govern
ment On motion of Senator Sherman
20. the bill to declare unlawful trusts
and combinations in restraint of trade
and production was taken up for consid-
lawn anu " a. 0ANtNNNtA a lFlE III
WAsmNGToN, March p. Senator
Blair reintrodueed in the Senate on
Saturday his educational bill, modified
70 that the appropriation demanded is
$50, 600, 600. 4 bill appropriating $780,
coo for a public building at Ashland,
Wis, was reported favorably Alto
gether there we're fifty bills passed.
most Of them private pension bills
HOUSE
WASHINGTON. March Is In the
House yesterday bills we're passed au-
thorizing a census enumeration Of the
Chinese population of the United
States; creating the offices of assistant
general superintendent and chief clerk
Of the railway mail service A bin was
introduced providing that members of
the House shall be elected by districts
70 be fixed by Congress upon publica-
tion Of the census returns.
WAsulNGroN. March ta-ln the
House yesterday the pension bin (s9s
81, 46il was reported, also the fortifca-
tions bill 4,b2L67s a resolution was
adopted for an estimate as TO the
amount OF money which will be required
for the payment of arrearages in
case the limitation OF the arrears act
Is repealed. Mr.. Conger tIa.l presented
the resolution of the Iowa General As
sembly in favor Of bll requiring the
producers 81 compound ard to label
their articles
WASHING March 20 In the House
yesterday the Maryland contested case
OF Mudd against Compton was discussed,
but no action was taken. Tho report OF
the committee on the worlds fair was
presented
WASHINGTON March al-In the
House yesterday bill was introduced
granting pensions to persons who sup
ported dependent fathers and mothers.
and Who, under existing laws, would
have been entitled 70 pensions. The
bilt for public building at Burlington,
la. MAS passed BY a vote OF $50 to las
Sydney Z. Mudd Rep was declared
the la@fully elected Representative
from the Fifth Maryland district there
BY anseAt!!ng Barnes Compton.
WAsHISGToN. March %. In the
House yesterday the pension appro-
pfiation bin vas passed; also the bill
for the retirement of General Ere
mont with the rank OF Major
General, and appropriating SIS, 900
FOR the use Of the people driven from
their homes by the floods now pre-
vailing in Arkansas. Mississippi and
Louisiana. The Conger bill defining
and taxing compound lard was reported
fsvorahly. At the evening session Sf-
teen private pension bills were passed.
WASHINGTON, March -. In the House
on Saturday bin was passed repeating
the timber-culture act and petitions
were presented against the imposition
of duty upon hides. opposing tax on
compound lard, and against material
change in the immigration and naturali-
zation laws, Resolutions OF respect to
the memory Of t. J Cay. late member
from Louisiana, were adopted
one Killed in a wreck