Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-20
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS-.
Proceedings in the Senate and
House at Washington.
Bills Introduced and Passed and Resolu-
tions offered and Adopted -
Complete Summary OF Daily
Transactions.


| yesterday petitions were presented from
citizens of Mississippi asking for the
establishment of republican form OF
government in that State and free
| ballot and fair count; from citizens OF
! Georgia for the enforcement of the
| Fifteenth Amendments; from the In
dianapolis Board of Trade asking for
a repeal Of the Interstate com
merce law, Bills were passed APP
propriating $40, 900 for the Marion lind }
branch Of the National Soldiers Home;
$500. coo for a public building at Sioux
! City, Ia, and S200, 600 for public build
ing at Cedar Rapids, la. The nomina-
| ton of Charles Emory Smith, OF Penn
| sylyania, 10 be United States Minister
| to Russia was received from The Presi
/ dent.
| WAsHiNGToN, Feb. l2.- Bills were in
troduced in the Senate yesterday es-
tablishing a public-school system in
| Utah providing for an inspection of
meats for expectation; prohibiting the
| importation Of adulterated articles of
food or drink: to create an agri-
cultural commission to investigate
the present depressed condition
Of the agricultural. interests Of
the country: TO prescribe in part the
manner Of the election of members of
Congress. Bills we're passed appropriate
ing 500, 600 for a public building az
Burlington. Ia. and for the relief of
certain settlers on the public lands
WAsuNGToN. Feb. l3 "A joint reso-
luton congratu!ating the people Of
Brazil on their resumption Of the re-
sponsibilities of self-government was
unanimously agreed TO in the Senate
yesterday. senator Chandler introduced
bill to regulate immigration in the
United States The nomination of
| Thomas J. Morgan as Indian Commits
sioner was confirmed.
WAsHINGroN. Feb. l4-In the Senate
Senator ingalls, Kan introduced petit
tions from the citizens Of Kansas to pre-
vent the selling Of futures on agri-
cultural products Among the bills re-
ported from committees and placed on
the calendar were the following: Two
for the establishment and main
tenance Of industrial schools in
Michigan and south Dakota. On motion
of senator Dolph tOre.l the Senate
bill appropriating $500, 0oo for public
building in Portland Ore, was taken
from the calendar and passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. III Bills were
passed III the senate Yesterday proyid-
ing for an Assistant Secretary OF War
with a salary OF n, 500; for the relief Of
soldiers or sailors who enlisted or served
under assumed names: appropriatng
500, coo for public building at Eau
I Claire, Wis; TO prevent he Introduction
Of contagious diseases from one State
to another: 10 invite international ar
bitration as to differences between ma
tions; providing thai oaths required in
pension or bounty cases may be taken
before any officer authorized to admin
lister oaths for general purposes. A bill
was introduced providing for the pen
sioning. at the rate OF SD month from
March /, 1850. of all women who were
army nurses during She late war.
lIotSE.
WASHINGroN. Feb. lin the House
yesterday the new code of rules was dis
cussed. Mr.. Cannon tHll favoring their
adoption. and concerning the rule per-
hitting the Speaker to count quorum
he said that if the Democrats wanted to
60 to the country as against the prin-
cipie contained in the rule The Repub-
Leans were ready to meet them and let
the people choose Mr.. Mills Tex
said that the proposed code was founded
upon the proposition that the minority
had no rights that the majority was
all-powerful: that il spoke by inspira-
ton and that it, action was impregna-
BILE
WASHINGToN. Feb. En- the House
yesterday the time was occupied in dis
cussiDg the new code Of rules 1t was
decided to take the vote on the rules on
Friday.
WAsHINGroN, Feb. l3.-In the House
yesterday discussion of the new code
of rules was continued. arguments for
and against their adoption being made.
WAsHNGToN. Feb. IA. TN the House
yesterday the Senate Joint resolution was
passed unanimously congratulating the
people of the United States of Brazil on
the adoption of republican form of
government The consideration of the
code Of rules was then proceeded with.
WAsHNGroN Feb. Is. In the House
yesterday the new code of rules was
passed by vote of l61 to 149.
WAsHNoToN. Feb. I'm the House
Saturday bill was passed providing for
the ascertainment in the next census of
the mortgage indebtedness or the coun-
try bin was introduced appropriate
ing $3.50, 900 Tor the purchase of resi-
dence in or near Washington for the
President o. the United States. The
bills to form the Territory Of Oklahoma
and for the admission OF Wyoming as a
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