Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-24
SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Fifty-First Congress and What
1t Is Doing.
a Daily summary Of Proceedings Con-
tanning Al the Important Work Done
Nv the Nations Law Makers
Up to Date.


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statement Of the status Of the various
appropriation bills The agricultural.
legislative, executive and judicial, MIL
itary academy and the army bills mad
become laws: the District Of Columbia
and the fortifcauon bills were pending
IN conference; the Indian bin woald be
reported at once; the naval, the pen
sion, river and harbor bills were still
Enacted on The sundry civil apprO-
priation bill was discussed; fifty Of the
ia pages we're disposed Of
WAsHINGToN, July l6.-In the Senate
yesterday bill was passed granting to
the State of Washington a section Of
public land for soldiers home The
discussion Of a proposed amendment 70
the sundry civil appropriation bin in
creasing the appropriation for irrigation
surveys from S2OO,OOO to $500, 600 occu-
pied the remainder Of the session.
WASHINGTON July l1-Bills we're
passed in the Senate yesterday extend
ing the time of.payment TO purchasers
Of land Of the Omaha tribe Of Indians
in Nebraska and to establisha National
military park at Chickamauga battle
field. Bills we're introduced To give a
pension Of $1,000 year to Mrs Jessie
Fremont and 20 establish limited pos
tai and telegraph service. 4 resolu-
ton was introduced for information as
10 tho arrest in Havana Of Rev a. J.
Diaz, an American citizen The Indian
appropriation bill (S7 49,. STD was re-
ported
WAsnNGroN July Is The senate
spent the time yesterday discussing the
slndry civil appropriation till, the
pending question being on the amend
ment to add 70 the appropriation Of
$500 coo for topographic surveys q pro-
vision that one-half Of that sum should
be expended west 81 the l0lst meridian,
and that the actof October 1855. reserv-
ing irrigabIe iands, be- repealed. No
action was taken
WAsmNGfoN, July ~ I'm the Senate
yesterday an amendment Is Tho tariff
bill was introduced giving The Presi.
dent power, after one wear. 10 reimpose
the duty on sugar If advisable Tho
sundry civil Appropriation bla was
further discussed, and the amendment
repeating the irrigation provision was
agreed 70,
= = AsmNGToN Juiy a. Tho snndry
civil appropriation bin was passed ii
the Senate on Saturday with amend
ments appropriating s26sbao0 for Ma
iional soldiers homes. sll509o for geo
iogical surveys and Sl5.0o0 O. purchase
ground at indianapolis for intcrment Of
soldiers,
HoU.E.
WAsulNoroy, July Is In the House
yesterday tho lack of quorum pro-
vented any business being transacted
WASHINGTON, July III A bill was in.
troduced in the House yesterday by Mr..
Vandever tCal) granting a pension Of
S., 900 year to tho widow OF General
John c. Fremont, The House went
into committee Of the whole for the con-
sideration Of the bin appropriating
E636, $50 for an additional clerical force
to carry into effect the provisions
OF the dependent-pension act Dur.
ing the debate Mr Cooper
Und.) charged Commissioner OF PEN
sions Baum with corrupt actions,
and said he believed that the Office was
Feeking with corruption in every de-
partment Mr.. Cannon (lll.l said that
q charge on the part Of q member OF
Congress, who frequently did not weigh
his words, cf maladministration against
an executive officer, was not sufficient
to authorize tbe House to order an in
vestigation, II must be specific
charge, for which the Representative
r,nIa bfr,enlf pca ,,r,t Y.3,
WAsHiNGroN, Jul I'm the House
yesterday nc business was transacted
owing to the lack OF a quorum. The
land ant forfeiture bill was discussed,
bQt nj disposed Of
, NAsniXGToS, July IS Hour after
hour the House discussed he land
grant forfeiture bin yesterday. and
finally passed it Just before ad iourn.
ment. Il IS senate bill, with a House
substitute, FORGETTING lands granted to
aid the construction Of railroads oppo-
site 70 and cotermuous with the por.
ton Of any such road not now COM
pleted. and Il il becomes law viii for
felt almost 1000, 0a0 acres OF land
claimed by various aided railroads
WAsmNGroN, July l9-The House
took up the original package bjll yes
terday with the understanding that the
previous question 10 ordered On Mon
day next Mr. L. Il Taylor CO.., adj
vocating the measure. said that no such
blow had been given 70 State sovereign
" and 70 State rights as hy ascertain
ment that ander the constitution the
citizen of a foreign State might take into
another state any property that was
subject OF commerce and sell it with
out liability of taxation. Nh Cnlbert-
son CTeY said the effect Of the senate
bill would be % transfer power vested
exclusively n Congress To the States,
and the States themselves would exc
cute power which they bad parted
with when the constitution vas adopted
Mr.. Adam. lllll SAID that tine unli-
censed original package shop vas the
cause Of ala The present agitation,
Everybody Wa agreed that tie unli-
censed shop suouid Be abolished Mr.
Reed la.l, whose decision i. Judge