The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-31
A Resume Of the Proceedings
of Congress During the
& Past Week.
SENATE.

@a HOUSE.
Hermann of Oregon offered an amendment
to the Northern Pacific forfeiture bill, the
only amendment which was adopted, pro-
viding that the settlers who had gone on the
railroad lands intending to purch ase in good
faith from the railroad company, should be
allowedlto acquire from the government 500
acres of land SO purchased at 81. 25 per acre.
The bill ID senate bill with house substi-
tute, forfeiting land granted to aid in the
.co-terminous with the portion of any such
road not now completed.
SENATE.
8a The consideration of the sundry civil an.
preparation bill was resumed-the pending
question being, the amendment repeating
the irrigation provision in the like bill of
Oct. 2, lSSS-excepting that reservoir and
canal sites heretofore located or selected
snail remain segregated and reserved from
entry or settlement
MT Reagan continued his argument
against the amendment and in favor of the
irrigation scheme initiated by the act of
1888. After further discussion by Messrs.
Plumb, Cockrell, Teller and Stewart the
question ives put and the amendment was
agreed to.
HOUSE.
The original package bill was then taken
up r. b Taylor, in advocating the measure,
said that never had such blow been given
to state sovereignty and state rights as had
been given by the ascert ainment that under
the constitution of the United States, the cit
liens OF a foreign state might take into an
other state any property that was subiec +
OF commerce and there sell it without liabil-
ity OF taxation or the burden of taxation.
MT. ulbertson, OF Texas, said the effect Of
the senate bill would be to transfer a power
vested exclusive in congress to the states,
and the states themselves would execute q
power which they had parted with when the
constitution was adopted.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa. said that no de-
cision rendered by the supreme court since
that court had decided that human soul
was proper article of merchandise had SO.
excited the feelings of the country as the
original package decision.
Tending the discussion the House adjourn
ed.
The sen ate disposed of the sundry civil APP
preparation bill, after which the tariff bill
was taken up as unfinished business.
1he irrigation bill was reported to the SEN
ate and all the amendments agreed in COM
mlttee of the whole were agreed to in bulk,
except those as to the irrigation survey,
which were reserved for special vote.
HOUSE.
Representative Henders on of Iowa, from
the committee on appropriations, reported
to the house the general deficiency appropri-
alton bill, to be acted upon mutually by the
house. The bill makes total appropriations
OF $5,l4O,44O. 1t contains several items OF
interest to the Northwest, but the amounts
are generally small.
Senator Davis presented petitions from
Grand Army posts in Minnesota asking that
pensions be allowed to soldiers from the
date of disability =
The bill for public building at Fergus
Hnd NV rod he
ton from $3.50, 900 to SIS, 900 was fayorar
bly, reported to the senate.
HOUSE.
The house committee on public lands took
favorable action on bills TO r the sale of lands
IN Wisconsin, the proceeds to be granted to
thetown Of Pelican in that state
A bill was introduced by Representative
Comstock providing for uniform system of
grain grading. 1t is similar to the bill intro
duced some time ago by Senator Paddock in
tLe senate.
Both houses adjourned out of respect to
the memory OF the late Representative ak
er OF Missouri who died Saturday.
SENATE.
When the Indian appropriation bill was
under consideration Senators Pettigrew
and Power locked horns on the removal of
the Northern Cheyennes. There is provis.
ion in the bill for a commission to see about
their removal, and it provides that they
may Us Cdkeu W OOuGu DdkOGa, montana or 4
Wyoming. Pettigrew wanted South Dako-
to stricken out, Power objected. Pettigrew
said they had %, 900. Indians in South Da-
kota now, and he did not want any more.
Powers argument was that they had to go
somewhere. 1t was finally decided to strike
out the names of all states and have the
commission decide where the Indians should
go.
The house committee on rules has decided
that Pension Commissioner Raum shall be
investigated, and will report = resolution
providing for the appointment of q commit
tee. 1t is said that the Republican mem bers
believe there is nothing in the case, but the
clamor that is being raised demands it. It
may be that some of the disreputable meth
DDS employed by the pension sharks will be
brought out which would be good thing
for the whole country, and the old soldiers
especially.
The house then proceeded to vote on the
house substitute for the senate original
package bill The following is the house
~
That whenever any article of commerce is
imported into any state. from any other state
territory or foreign nation, and there held or
offered for sale, the same shall then be subject
to the law OF such state. Provided that no dis
crlmination shall be made in any state in fa-
vor. OF its citizens against those of other
states or territories in respect to the sale Z
of any article of commerce. nor in iavor of
it's own products, against those OF ight chnr-
acter produced in other states or territories.
Nor shall the transportation of commerce,
through any state be INSTRUCTED, except BY
the enforcement of health laws OF such state.
The bill was passed--113 to 81.
SENATE.
Among the amendments reported BY the
committee on Indian appropriations and
agreed to were the following:
Inserting an item of $3.50, 900 to nav the
Chippewa Indians of Minnesota the award
for damages sustained by them on account
OF the building of dams and reservoirs on
Lake Wlnnebago shish, Cass lake and Leech