The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-11
WORK OF CONGRESS,
Proceedings Of Both Branches,
of the National Legisla-
ture.
Tuesday December 2,

Tuesday December 2.
Among the various communications and,
petltlons presented and referred were numer-
Gus petitions for the amendment Of the tariff
Dill by providing for the rebate on manu- act
ured tobacco, and one from an old lady in
Vermont los years of age-with photograph.
misunderstanding TOR pension.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Simmons Conn. )from the committee
on patents called up for consideration the
copyright bill. Mr.. Payson, of Illinois rails
ed the question of consideration The house
decided-yeas. 1872; nays, TITO consider
the Dill. A motion to reconsider, a motion
TO- adjourn, motion lay on the table and !,
question was ordered-yeas, LOG; nays 70.
The house then adjourned, leaving the bill
| as unfinished business.
Wednesday December 3.
SENATE.
| Mr. Cullom introduced q bill to reduce let
| ter portage to l cent
MI Hawley, from the committee on mill
cary al1alrs, reported, and asked to have put
upon it's passage, joint resolution author
| 1z1ng the secretary of war to issue arms and
| ammunition to the States of North and
South Dakota. Mr.. Henderson moved to-
amend 1T by also including the State of Ne
| hraska. Mr.. Voorhees, said that if tho nron-
1ocd to the starving Indians it would be
more consistent with Christian civilization.
| A1ter further debate by Messrs Dawes and
| voorhees, Mr.. Pierce said: 1 am nearer
70 the Indians than Gen. Miles is.
l have no doubt but that in some If tho
{ agencies there are Indians who comnla;n Of
insufficient food But do question yery
much whether Gen. Miles made the Statement
attributed to him in the newspapers. II the
! seHator rom Indiana were starving and had
| winchester rifle, venture to say that he
| could get barrel of -four without any
| trouble.
The pending business was the further con-
| e'deratlon of the copyright bill. Mr. ST.
monds of Connecticut, in charge of the bill,
stated that the friends of the measure we're
Wiling to have vote taken Immediately but
expressed his readiness to yield any time.
that its opponents might desire A vote was
| then taken and resulted yeas 139; nays 95;.
| so the bill was passed.
Thursday December 4.
Among the bills introduced and referred.
| was one by Mr.. Paddock for q permanent
| tariff commissions also one by Mr.. Stewart
Tor the free and unlimited use of silver as.
money.
| HOUSE.
The unfinished business was the bill for the
punishment of every guardian, conserv ator
| curator, committee, tutor or other iudiary
| agent Tor the administration of the pensions
OF ward.
The previous question was ordered-yeae.
ll3, nays 92-and the bill was passed. The
! house went into committee of the whole
on the pension appropriation bill.
| Friday December 5.
Mr.. Stanford introduced bill to provide
| the government with means sufficient to
supply the national want of sound circu-
lating medium, and asked that it lie on the
table, stating that he would hereafter sub
! nit some remarks upon it.
The election bill was then taken I'D and
discussed. Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution,
| which went over till tomorrow, calling on
| the attorney general for a statement Of the
names. places of residence and dates of ap-
now in Office in each judicial district in the
| several states
Representative Hans brough today intro
duced bill in the house, making it punish
able by imprisonment for not more than
| two years and by a fine of not more than
$500 to sell, exchange, give, barter or dis
| pose Of any firearms or ammunition of any
| kind to any Indian.
On motion of Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri an
amendment was adopted, providing that no
agent or attorney shall demand, receive. or
\
for increase of pension on account ofincrease.
of disability.
Saturday Decem Der, 6.
| SENATE.
Senator Gray finished his speech in opposi-
ton to the election bill
Mr.. Hoar asked unanimous consent to-
have a reprint of the bill-the sections in
the original bill and in the senate substitute
to be in parallel columns. The motion gave
rise to long discussion, in which numerous
| and somewhat variant eXplana tons were
given by Republican members OF the commit
| tee on privileges %ld elections to the action
of the majority on the domiciliary provision
OF the bill.
| The house amendment to the senate joint
resolution for the issue of arms to the state
| of North and South Dakota, Wyoming and
Nebraska was concurred in by the senate.
1t extends it's provisions to the state OF Mon
| tana.
On motion of Mr.. Perkins of Kansas the
senate bill was passed by the house with IN.
| important amendments ppropriating $780,
| 900 for the purchase OF additional rations
Tor the Sioux Indians.
| Monday De cember 8.
| SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Mr. Casey offered a
| resolution in the senate, which was referred
| to the committee on agriculture, calling on
| the secretary OF agriculture Tor statement
OF the progress made in the investigation
| for irrigation purposes.
| Bills were introduced in both houses to-
| day to incorporate the national conserva-
| tory of music with headquarters in the Dis
trict of Columbia with Jeanette NJ. Thur
Der and G. NJ. Depew among the lncorpora-
| tors.
The senate adopted resolution calling
on the secretary OF the treasury for state
ment of moneys paid to John l. Davenport
Of New York as chief supervisor Of cleo
| tons in each year since 1871, and state
ment of claims OF Davenports that have
| been rejected at the treasury.
| HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON, Dec 10.-The house passed
| the bill providing for a rebate on tobacco
| in stock equal to the reduction made in the
| internal revenue tax by the last tariff bill
| Mr.. Mckinley merely stated that the bill
| was similar to the provisions OF the tariff
bill, section go which had been omitted in
| the enrolling Of that measure, and on the
| declaration of Mr.. Mills Of Texas that it.
was "all right" no opposition was made to
| its passage. The house also adopted the
| resolution declaring that nothing in the,
| tariff act should be construed to impair the
provisions of the Hawaiian treaty.