Thomas County cat., 1890-12-11
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS-
NEW SENATOR'S

NEW SENATOR'S
Senators Carey and Warren, from the new
state of wyoming, were escorted to the vict
presidents desk by Senators Stanford and
Hoar. Lots were cast and Senator Carey VOL
the long term.
NEW MEMBERS.
In the house the following were sworn in
as newly elected members: c. r. Breckin-
ridge, Second Arkansas; Willis Sweet, Idaho;
G. W. Stone. Twenty-seventh Pennsylvania;
and Clarence D. Clark, Wyoming; John 8.
Pindar, from the Twenty fourth New York
district; z. r. HAYES, from the Seventh Iowa
district: Robert Whiteiaw, from the -Four
teenth Missouri dlstnct, and David A. Har-
vey, as delegate from the territory OF Ok
lahoma.
THE MESSAGE.
The annual message of President Harrison
was read in each house, taking an hour and
q half.
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Morrow, of California, from the CON-
mittee on appropriations, reported the PEN
sion appropriation bill, and it was referred
to the committee of the whole.
SEEDS FOR SETTLERS.
Senator Ingalls, introduced bill authoriz-
ing the secretary of agriculture to distribute
seeds to the citizens of Kansas and Nebraska
who have suffered from drought during the
present year.
SUBMARINE CABLE.
Senator Mitchell's resolution was agreed
to, to encourage the formation of a company
to lay a telegraph cable from the Pacific
coast to Hawaii, thence by Samoa and New
leland to Australia.
THE ELECTIONS BILL.
The senate voted Al to 30 to take up the
federal elections bill, and 1t was read.
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.
In the house an international copyright
bill providing for reciprocity in copyrights,
gained position on the calendar as unfinished
business. There was strong effort to de-
feat its advancement.
FOR ONE CENT POSTAGE.
Senator Cullom introduced a bill to re-
duce letter postage to / cent, and it was re-
ferred.
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
Upon the report of the senate committee
on Indian affairs of joint resolution author
izing the issue of arms and ammunition to
citizens of North and South Dakota; and
which Senator Manderson moved to amend
SO as to include Nebraska, discussion arose
in which Senator Voorhees, charged the re-
sponslbility of the present Indian troubles
upon the government, in not providing the
Sioux with enough to eat.
1lerce SAID ne llVeU near the SIOUX
reservation, and that Indians coming into
towE where he lived were sleek and well feed.
THE COPYRIGHT BILL
The copyright bill was passed by the
house; 139 to 95.
PERMANENT TARIFF COMMISSION.
Among petitions before the senate is one
asking for a permanent tariff commission,
such as was proposed by Senator Plumb's
proposed amendment to the tariff bill at the
last session.
TO ARM CITIZENS.
The senate discussed the joint resolution
authorizing the issue of arms to citizens OF
certain states. and after amending 1t so as to
apply to North and South Dakota, Wyoming
and Nebraska, 1t was passed.
FRAUDS on WARDS.
The house passed bill for the punishment
of any guardian or other judiciary agent for
the embezzlement of the pension OF ward.
TALKING.
The senate commenced desultory talk
about the election bill.
MONTANA ADDED.
The honse added Montana to the list of
states for which the senate joint resolution
provided with a distribution of arms.
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.
The house talked about the pension bill:
democrats claiming that the amount 1t car
ned was too small: made SO for the purpose
of throwing a deficiency over to the next
congress.