Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-17
SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Fifty-First Congress and What
It Is Doing.
A Daily Summary Of Proceedings Con-
tanning All the Important Work Done
bY the Nations Lawmakers
Up to Date.
SENATE

SENATE
WAsHINGTOS, July In the Senate
yesterday an attempt TO get the tariff
bill up for consideration was defeated
By a vote of % to 20. The conference
report on the silver bill was presented,
and the election bill was received from
the House.
WAsHINGToS, July 9.-The confer
ence report on the silver bill was dis
cassed n the Senate yesterday. Petit
tions were presented from many States
praying for an acknowledgement Of
Almighty God and the Christian relig
ion in the constitution of the United
States Memorial exercises were held
n respect to the memory Of the late
Representative S. 5. Cox, OF New York.
WAsHrNGroN, July TO- In the SEN
ate yesterday the sundry civil appro-
priation bill 1881. PAL $50 was reported
and the silver bill was further discussed.
The presiding officer Senator Ingalls)
announced his signature 70 the bill for
the admission of Wyoming as State.
WASHINGTON, July IA resolution
was introduced in the Senate yesterday
calling for an international conference
10 establish uniform standard be-
tween gold and silver. The bill to es-
Eablish United States land court was
discussed.
WAsHISGToS, July H. in the Sen
ate Saturday the shipping bills we're
passed the tonnage subsidy measure by
a vote Of % TO 10 and that FOR postal
81 bsidy by vote Of Is to ~. The tariff
bill was taken up and was made the
regular order for to-day
HOUSE.
WAsHINGroS, July 5. I'm the House
yesterday i bill vas n troduced appro-
priating s., 600, 600 70 establish in
dustrial training schools The bill
for the establishment of Indian in
dustrial schools in California, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and North and South
Dakota was fayorablY reported
WAsHiNGroN, July 9. In tue House
yesterday the Senate amendments 10
the House bill for the admission Of the
State Of Wyoming we're toncurred in.
The Mississippi contested election cases
were decided In favor Of Messrs. Catch
ings and Hooker, Democrats A bill
was introduced 70 establish public
schools In New Mexico and me bin
giving army nurses a pension 81 sl3
month was favorably reported
WASHINGTON, July 10. A resolution
was adopted in the House yesterday
calling for information on the ncgotia-
tons between Great Britain and TIE
United States on the Behring sea ques-
ton. A favorable report was made on
the bill appropriating $50, 1000 for a pub
tic building at Wausau. Wis
WAsHINGroN, July lin the House
yesterday the Journal was approved,
after long discussion, by vote Of los
to ST. The conference reports on the
diplomatic and consular and the agri-
culturall appropriations bills were
adopted and the land grant forfeiture
bill was further considered A concur
rent resolution was introduced provid-
ing that the President Of the Senate
and the Speaker Of the House be author
lied 20 close che present session of the
Ftfty-frst Congress by adjourning their
respective houses the 3lst day Of July,
1890 At : ?. N.
WAsHSGroN, July Il. In the House
yesterday the conference report on the
silver bill was presented, and favor
able report was made on bill to revive
the rank Of aforementioned Of the
army.
wAsHiSGroN, July H. The House on
Saturday took the conference report
on the silver bill, and after an ex-
tended debate agreed 70 1t by vote Of
l22 yeas to 30 nays. All the votes in
the negative were cast by Democrats
Three Democrats voted in the aftirma-
tive They we're. Anderson CIV Va,
Lewis Miss and Sweeney la. The
measure viii be sent to the President
to-day, and he is expected TO sign it at
once.