The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-27
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
Doipgs at the Capitol and Wash
1ngton Items in General.

After long debate the House passed
tho Apportionment bill without amend
mcnt Yeas, 1877 nays. 49, Tho bill gives
Congrcssmen to tho different States as fol-
lows: Alabama, o; Arkansas. o; California,
Z; Colorado. 2; Connecticut. 4; Delaware,
1; Florida, 2; Georgia. IL /; Idaho,1 Illinois,
%; Montana. 1; Nebraska, q; Nevada, 1 /;
Now Hampshire, 2; New Jersey, 8; New
York, 81; North Carolina, o.; North
Dakota, 4; Ohio, 81; Oregon, 2
Indiana, 10: Iowa. IL; Kansas, 8; Ken
lucky, IL; Louisiana, o; Maine, 4; Mary
land, @; Massachusetts,, IS; Micbigan. IL;
Minnesota, 7; Mississippi, I; Missouri, 10;
Pelnsy lvania, 80; Rhode Island. 2; South
Caroline, 4; South Dakota, 2; Tennessee.
10; Texas, 10; Vermont, 2; Virginia, 10;
Washington, 2; West Virginia, 4; Wisccn-
sin. 10; Wyoming, 1.
The following bills were passed by the
senate: Senate bill appropriating 100000
for public building at Danville, Ill. Senate
bill for the relief OF the First National Bank
OF Newton, Mass, allowing interest at IL
per cent on Judgment against tho United
States for S311 900 from March, 1867, 10 the
time OF payment. House bills for public
buildings at Rome, Ca. S50,000; Reidsyillc.
n. g., $4,000: South Bend, Ind, $4,000,
and Bloomington. ILL.,, s7500O-being an
amendment reducing the amount from $780,
600.
The President sent to the senate the fol-
lowing nominations: The Rev. Edward j.
Vattman OF Ohio and the Rev. Cephas o.
Bateman of Oregon to lie Post Chaplains in
the army; A. T.. Brinsmade attorney for
the northern district of Ohio; +. w. Col.
Inns marshal for the southern district OF
AIississippi; NJ. +. j. Kennard assistant
treasurer Mt Boston. Postmasters-S.. X.
Henry, Elmwood, H.; Robert Robinson.
III Paso, H.; G.. Il. Reed River Falls, Wis;
w. j. Mailman, Sheboygan, Wis; nj. ).
Russell, Tuskcgee, Ala; NJ ID. Todd, Gym
thianu, KY; j. J. Irvine, Bardstown, KY;
j. NJ. Thompson. Sank Centre. Mimi; q.
w. Darling, Wellston, Ohio; Z. II. KIM
ball, Medina, Ohio.
Senator Sherman, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported bill providing
that the Mckinley Tariff act shall not be
held to impede or impair the force OF any
treaty between the United States and any
other government 1t was placed on the
calendar.
In regard to the Worlds Fair Represent
tative Morse OF Massachusetts introduced
for reference the following bill: That no
exhibition or exposition for which appro-
priation is made by Congress shall be opened
sunday. Any violation Of this net shall be
punishable by n tine not less than 800 or
more than $1,000.
Though tho senate threatens TO take no
holiday recess good many OF the senators
are going home for Christmas. Senator Al
lison left for Iowa and Senator ingalls, for
Kansas. The Kansas legislature does not
begin balloting till the latter part OF Janu-
airy, and the senator may como back to
Washington for n time. Senator Pierce will
be IN North Dakota by Jan. 1. The legis-
lature Of that state meets the 9th and he
wants to be on hand. Senator Moody will
get out to South Dakota TO see whether the
Farmers Alliance is really In earnest about
making a combination to beat him. Senator
Teller won't go to Colorado rs long rs sill
Yer legislation is pending. Senator Farwell
has gone TO Chicago.