The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14
D0fNGS OF CONGRESS

WU6t QUIZ N8GlOu6l Id w Ul6k0TS
Have Been Doing the
Rast Week.
Senator Stockbridge introduced q bill in
the senate appropriating 80. 900 TOR max
ing survey for ship canal from Lake SUI
perior to Lake Michigan. 1t prov ides for the
survey to be made from Little Bay Do Nc
north to Lake Superior. This 10 preliminary
to cutting canal from ona lake to the other
should the plan prove 5easible after an inves-
ttgstion BY the government Enginsers. The
distance 10 about forty miles, and the country
10 Low and fat.
Action was taken which the representatives
from Idaho and Wyoming say ia az good az
that the bills admitting those two terrific
ries a. states will receive their votes
A Republican house caucus was held to con-
slider the new code of rules. which wos COM
pleted by the mmittee ON rules. Each men,
Der present was furnished, in confidence, a copy
moor and proceeded to expSsjn in detail the
scope and purpose OF each of the rules. The
reading OF the new code consumed q great
deal Of time.
there was not much Liquidation in the Sem
ate or House of interest to the Northwest.
Senator Davis introduced large lot of pri-
vate pension bills and petition asking for
law prohibiting gambling in farm pro-
ducts. Senator Casey introduced an i'm
mense petition from the citizens of North
Dakota asking an appropriation for develop
ing irrigation from any and every available
source in that state.
Senator Washburn. from the committee ON
commerce, reported adversely the bill for
high bridge across the Detroit river at De-
troit. The committee were unanimous in
the report, although xome of the members
were at. first inclined to approve it. The
feeling in the committee is that no bridges
shall Be built that will in the least impede
navigation until it has been demonstrated
that tunneling the river is impracticable.
HOUSE.
in the House, Mr. Hall introduced q bill to
authorize the Duluth, Red Wing & Southern
Railroad Company to build a bridge across
the Mississippi river near Red Wing Mr..
Combstock introduced a bill asking an ap-
preparation OF SIC. 900 tor surveying the Red
River of the North above Fergus Fails with
view to ascsrtaining the cost of building
locks and dams to retain the spring foods
in the lakes.
The senate committee on Pacific railroads
continued consideration OF the Prcifc rail-
road funding bill. The committee will meet
again OH Friday next, when it was under
stood the bill will be completed.
HOUSE.
In the House the speaker announced that
the journal clrek had been busy preparing the
new code of rules, and that the journal was
not ready. The uaual contest over the ap-
nrnva1 Of If fho inn nj fhorofnro did not
take place. After the passage ofseveraI bills,
the bill appropriating $4,000 to erect q
statue to Maj Gen. Henry Knot at Thorn
aston, Me-, was reported and debated at
some length some members taking the
ground that the lifted States should not
erect statues except in the District of Colum-
bia. Pending action on the bill the House
adjourned
The Senate committee on territories ORDER
ed a avOrnble report on the bill for admis-
sion of Idaho into the union. The bill is re-
ported substantially as introduced. A ia
vorable report was ordered also on the bill APP
proving, with amendments. the funding act
of Arizona.
Among the bills introduced were these:
By Mr.. Platt-To prohibit the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquor in the District
Of Columbia, By Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa-Pro-
viGing that in ca SEES before the court Of claims,
involving a sum less than 50, 900, where the
decision will affect class of cases or serve rs
a precedent, an appeal may be allowed to the
supreme court without regard to the amount
involved: also bill nppropriating 100000
for public building at Muscatine, Iowa.
HOUSE.
The House committee on Indian affairs
heard arguments on the Senate resolution
providing for the removal of the Apache In
dian prisoners Of war from Mt Vernon Bar-
racks to Fort Sill reservation in the Indian
territory.
Senator Alien reported favorably his bills
for two additional land districts in Washing
ton from the committee on public lands
Senator Squire introduced bill providing
for federal survey of the proposed Lake
Washington and the Puget Sound ship canal
HOUSE.
Mr.. Wickhnm of Ohio introduced in the
house for reference bill providing that the
representatives elected to the fiftv.second
congress shall be returned from the same dis
tricts as similar representatives elected to
the fiGty-tirs congress.
The senate committee on territories has d.
rected Chairman Platt to ,avorably report
the bill for the admission Of Idaho AS a state,
and it will be reported to the senate on Wed.
nesdny.