The Delta independent., 1890-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6.
SESArE.-Mr. Paddock presented the
protest Of the Farmers Alliance, now in
, session at Ocala, Florida, against the pas
sage of the Conger lard bill:
Mr.. ingalls, called up bill making tw'
of the three District of Columbia commits
sioners quorum. The discussion on this
bill continued until two O'Clock, when the
bill went over without action
The House amendment 10 the Senate
| joint resolution for the issue OF arms to
the States OF North and South Dakota,
| Wyoming and Nebraska was concurred in.
1t extends its provisions TO the State OF
Montana.
I he Senate then resumed consideration
| of the election bill and Mr.. Gray resumed
the floor aud continued his argument
against it.
HousE.-Mr. ONeill called up the Sen
ate joint resolution directing the President
to request the widow of General U.S.Grant
! TO permit the removal OF the remains of
her illustrious husband to'A Arlington Gem
! etery. The morning hour expired without
action on the resolution.
On motion OF MIR. Perkins of Kansas the
Senate bill was passed with unimportant
amendments) appropriating sl0O,CO0 for
! the purchase of additional rations for the
Sioux Indians.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8.
SENATE MIR. Dawes read portions OF
| letter written by MIR. Lea, census Indian
| agent from the Pine Ridge agency, TO the
interior department, going TO show that
\ there is no lack OF food among the Sioux.
He read this to relieve Republican anxiety
and 10 show that Indians are not on the
| war path on account of supplies.
MIR. Voorhees, set up against the testi-
/ mony of the special Indian agent The tes-
I timony of General Miles.
| The discussion was continued on the
| joint resolution heretofore introduced by
hlr. Morgan appropriating SUD for an
| investigation of the outbreak. The reso-
luton was finally referred TO the commit
| tee on Indian affairs.
| The elections bill was then taken up and
discussed By Gray, German, Hoar and
\ Sherman.
HoUsE.-A bill granting certain track
! privileges in Washington TO the Baltimore
| u OHIO Railroad was passed.
On motion of MIR. Millikin, of Maine the
| time was set aside for the consideration of
public building measures which have been
iavorabiy reported by the committee of
| the whole.
MIR. Mckinley reported from the ways
| and means committee, and the House
| passed, the bill providing for n rebate on
| the tobacco in stock equal 10 the reduction
| made in the internal revenue tax in the
| last bill.
TUESDAY, Dec. ..
SESATE.-The Senate resolution present
| ed last session 20 establish "A puuic farm
\ in each county within the Limits of the
republic was reported back adversely from
| the committee on agriculture and was in
! definitely postponed.
Senate hill appropriating so, ,01o for the
| erection in the Smithsonian grounds of a
statue of Robert Dale Owen, oil Indiana.
as the member of Congress who introduced
| the Dill for the organization of the Smith
sontan Institution and whs was Chairman
| OF its trst regents, was reported from the
| library committee and passed.
| MIR. Plumb introduced a bill TO reduce
| the number OF United States bonds to be
required Of national banks and 10 replace
their surrendered notes and to provide for
the free coinage of silver.
Something, he said, ought to be done.
| Congress had on it a responsibility which
| in his Judgment, il could not avoid for
any great period of time, without letting
go by a very great opportunity for helping
the country.
MIR. Quay offered n resolution, which was
| referred TO the committee on finance for
amendment of the tariff bill on the subiec,
| OF cables, cordagc and twinc.
The elections bill was then taken up and
MIR. Barry addressed the Senate in oppo-
sition to it.
HousE.-In the morning hour the House
resumed the consideration Of the resolu-
| tiou looking TO the removal of the remains
| OF General Grant 10 Arlington.
After long debate the resolution was
| defeated, yeas Sl, nays l53.
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| special order to the disposition of public
| building measures previously reported
from committee of the whole. a large
number were passed, among them one fo1
building at Pueblo to cost $50, ,oJO.
| WEDNESDAY, DEc. 10.
| SrSArE.-Mr. Plumb offered a resolution
for the Senate to meet daily ut 10 u. IN
| with n recess from 80 to S. and asked To-,
| its immediate consideration.
MIR. Cockrell-Let II be printed and lie
| over. 1t was SO ordered.
| Among the bills introduced and referred
were tho following: To amend the silver
| act OF last session. To Increase the line
| BY Mr.. Wolcoit-To provide for coinage
| at the branch mint at Denver.
| On motion of Mr.. Aldrich, the House
bill TO authorize the payment of draw back
sion in the tariff biii) was taken up and
passed
The Senate then resumed consideration
| of tho elections bill, and Mr. George spoke
| in opposition TO it. The floor was then
taken by Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa
| The bill was ordered printed with the
Senate substitute in parallel columns.
| HousE.-A bill was passed authorizing
| the Corpus Cnristi and Padre Island Har-
| Dor Company to construct u harbor off the
shore of Padre Island on the coast OF
| Texas.
oamotion of Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois.
| j. w. Hathaway was elected postmaster
| of tho House.
Mr. Mckinley, of Ohio, stated that he
had been directed by the committee ON
| ways anl means TO report q resolution for
| the distribution OF the Presidents annual
message, and upon his motion the House
resolved itself in.o committee of the
| whole. MIR, Allen, of Michigan, in the
| chair, for its consideration.
The message having been referred the
House turned its attention to Indian af.
| fairs.
Tho first bill called NJ was n Senate bill
| for the relief of the Mission Indians In the
State of California, 1t provides for the
| appointment OF n commission whose duty
| 1t shall be to select n reservation for each
band or village of the Mission Indians.
THURSDAY. DEC. IL.
SESArE.--Thc Senate bill approrriatiup
| $4,000 TO provide and equip n steam vessel
| for boarding purposes at Chicago was 10.
| ported by MIR. Gallon and passed.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
| Plumb Tor daily meetings of tho Senate nj
| 10 u. m. aud for rccesscs from 30 10 s
| p. m. was taken up.
A number of Senators spoke against the
| resolution and IL went over. The election
bill came up and MIR. Wilson of Iowa spoke
| in favor of IL,
Housg.-The House went into commit
| toe of tho whole (htr. Burrows, OF Michi
| gan, In tho chair on the fertilization ap
preparation bill.