The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-03-20
D0INGS OF CONGRESS
WhatOur National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
SENATE.

the Montana seats In the United States sen.
ate.
The majority report will state that the
House which elected Saunders and Powers
was canVassed by the only official board OF
CanVassers under the territorial law, and
that it was the House recognized by the Sen.
ate' oil whose legitimacy there was no ques-
ton. The committee cannot q O behind these
iaets. The minority, it is said, will report in
iaVor oil referring the whole matter back to
the people and holding a new election.
HOUSE.
The House today consumed the morning
hour discussing the bill providing for
the compulsory attendance of witness
es before resisters and receivers of land Of
fees which was passed
The House, then, in committe eof the whole,
Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, in the chair, resumed
the consideration of public building meas
ures.
In tho senate q number of public building
bills were passed, and the educational bill
was further discussed without action.
Directly after the morning business the cal
endar was taken UP and bill Incorporated
local street railway company was debated
at some length without action.
Senator Pierce introduced bill to author
ize North Dakota to transfer to the state
agricultural college section SO, township 146
range 40, in Cass county, as a site for the in
stitution.
The resolution declaring Mr.. Clark of Ala
bama, entitled to his seat was adopted and
several measures on the private calendar
were disposed of.
When the report of the Threet-C Clark con-
tested case had been agreed to, the House
passed the Senate bill increasing from $50
600 to 100000 the limit OF cost of the
house public building at Ell Paso Tex.
Senate bill referring to the court of claims
he claim of w. E. Woodbridge for the use o
inventions of projectiles for rifed cannon,
was defeated, Ill to 1913. The house then
went into the committee of the whole on the
private calendar.
SENATE.
Resolutions were agreed to instructing the
committee on rules to report rule defining
the extent to which senators shall be- at liber-
ty to revise their remarks tor publication in
the Record; calling on the secretary OF the
interior for statement as to the causes o
Withholding patents for lands within the
limit of the Union Pacific land grant; and for
a copy of the compilation recently made re-
speeding the legal status of Indians and OF
la nds within the Indian territory.
HOUSE.
/ The House concurred in tie Senate resolu-
ton providing for an investigation by Joint
committee of the Senate and House commit
tees on immigration into tho workings of the
| federal and state laws relative to immigra-
ton from foreign countries. The resolution
was amended SO as to direct the joint COM
mittee to investigate the effect on American
workingmen, which is likely to follow the
purchase of American industries by foreign
capitalists.
The Senate bill to prevent the introduction
OF contagious diseases from one state to an
other was passed. A number of bridge bills
| were also passed,
SENATE.
Mr.. Mitchell introduced joint resolution
proposing an amendment to tho constitution
providing for the election ofsenators by votes
+ disqualified electors in the states
Mr.. Daniels introduced bill providing that
national banks secure their circulation by
depositing silver bullion with the secretary OF
the treasury, which shall be coined into dol
lars in the event of the bank becoming in
! solvent.
The ways and means committee have prac
tically agreed upon tariff bill and are ready
i to report it with the exception of that clause
relating to sugar. The difference of opinion
now is as to whether to wi pc out entirely the
, tariff on sugar or make a rs per cent. r"duc
ton.
The Democrats, under the lead of Springer
made hard fight against the consideration
of the Wyoming admission bill, but there were
enough Republicans present to outvote them
and the bill was taken up. The same figh1
viii be made on Idaho, and probably Will
the same result.
Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee made motion tt
discharge the committee on invalid pensions
from iurther consideration of the resolution
to investigate the management of the pen
sion office under Commissioner Tanner, a.
the committee had taken no action. Mr.. En-
Toe thought the matter should be investigat
i L IN
day for shaking the bloody shirt as an ex
cuse for robbing the public treasury ough
to pass. If there has been any robbery ant
corruption, let the light of day be turned OF
and let the men who we're Concerned in it b.
consigned to eternal infamy.
SENATE.
The concurrent resolution for the nvest;ga
tion OF immigrant matters, was laid before thu
Senate to-day with the two house amend
ments extending t he investigation to the pur
chase of American INDUSTRIES by oreigD cap
ital, and to the use Bedloe's island in New
| York harbor as an immigrant depot.
Passed. The resolution to exclude from thu
Record the interpretations made by Mr.. Call il
the report of the discussion with Mr.. Chand
Ter, was agreed to; yeas SO, nays IA. Foul
Democrats voted in the affirmative, viz.
Messrs. Payne, Pugh, Vance and Cockrell.
The educational bill was then taken up, anC
Mr.. George spoke in support of the bill. III
regarded the measure as a generous offe
made by the Northern states to the South
ern states.
HOUSE.
The house to-day passed Senate bill appro
priating So 100 for the removal of sand bar
at the entrance OF the harbor of Milwaukee
Wis. Bills we're also passed granting tn
right of way through the Sisseton AM
Wahpeton Indian reservations; in Dakota, tt
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad
Company; and extending time ofpayment t,
purchasers ofland from the Omaha Indian
in Nebraska.
Along discussion occurred over the proposed
amendment prohibiting the sale of intoxicat
ing liquors in the territory of Oklahoma and
high license amendment; but finally an amend
ment prohibiting the Introduction of intox
icating liquors into the territory until afte
the adjournment of the first session of tn
territorial legislature was adopted by vot
of 70 to At.
SENATE.
A question of Mr.. Eustis' in relation t,
some remarks of Mr. Hoar on The Southern
question precipitated hot POLITICAL debate
which lasted through most of the afternoon
Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Butler had an interest
ing set-to which provoked applause from tn
galleries Mr.. Sherman asked Mr.. Eusti
whether he did not know that tn
fifteenth amendment never would hav
been proposed but for the fact that the law
of the Southern states were depriving tn
negro OF his rights of citizenship. Mr.. Eusti
asserted that all reconstruction measures an
constitutional amendments were adopted b
the Republican party with the single objeC
OF Africanizing the South and maintainin
political supremacy; and this he characteril
ed as the greatest crime ever commits
against civilized communities" Mr.. Shel
man then made a long speech in defense ofrt
construction measures.
HOUSE.
The ways and means committee are sti
working hard trying to get together on TIL
tariff on sugar, and it is now asserted tina
J an agreement will be reached 80 that TIL
, bill may be reported to the house certainl
not later than the first OF April. The hous
/ passed the bill introduced by Representative
!, Comstock granting right of way throug
the Mile Laos Indian reservation to the Lii
! tie Falls, Mile Laos & Lake Superior.
The house passed--160 to 25-the Okla
homa bill, with amendments. 1t is subst
tute for the senate bill on the same subject
The bill fixes the boundaries of the new terri
tory so as to include the Cherokee outlet
4 with provision that no lands which Indian