The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Proceedings of Both Branches
of the National Legisla-
ture.
Tuesday December 2.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Among the various communication and
petitions presented and referred were numer-
Gus petitions Tor the amendment OF the tariff
bill 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 for 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 bill. motion to reconsider, n m otion
TO adjourn, a motion lay on the table and
other motions were defeated The previous
question was orderedl-yeas, log; nays. %.
The house then adjourned leaving the bill
as unfinished business
Wednesday December 9,
SENATE.
Mr.. CuIlom introduced bill to reduce let
ter portage to ! cent.
Mr.. Hawley, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported, and asked to have put
upon it's passage, joint resolution author
iZng 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 the prop
ostlon were one to issue loo, 900 rations Of
'ocd to the starving Indians it would be
more consistent with Christian civilization
After further debate by Messrs. Dawes and
voorhees,, Mr.. Pierce said: l am nearer
TO the Indians than Gen. Miles is
| have no doubt but that in some of the
agencies there are Indians who complain of
insufficient food. But do question very
much whether Gen. Miles made the statement
attributed TO him in the newspapers. II the
senator from Indiana were starving and had
Winchester rife, venture to say that he
could get a barrel of -four without any
trouble.
The pending business was the further con-
sideration of the copyright bill Mr.. ST.
monds of Connecticut, in charge of the BILL
stated that the friends OF the measure were
willing to have a vote taken Immediately but
expressed his readiness to yield any time
that its opponents might desire. vote was
then taken and resulted yeas 1879; nays 90;
so the bill was passed.
Thursday December 4.
SENATE.
Among the bills introduced and referred
was one by Mr.. Paddock for a permanent
tariff commission; also one by Mr.. Stewart
for the free and unlimited use of silver as
money.
The unfinished business was the bill for the
punishment OF every guardian, CONSERVATION,
curator, committee, tutor or other judiary
agent Tor the administration of the pensions
OF a ward
The previous question was ordered-yeas,
113, nays 92-and the bill was passed. The
house went into committee of the whole,
on the pension appropriation bill.
Friday December 5.
SENATE.
Mr. Stanford introduced a bill to provide
the government with means sufficient to
supply the national want of a 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 up and
discussed. Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution,
which went over till tomorrow, calling on
the attorney general for statement of the
names. places of residence and dates of ap-
pointment each OF supervisors of election
now in office in each judicial district in the
several states
HOUSE.
Representative Hans brough to-day intro
duced a bill in the house, making it punish
able by Imprisonment for not more than
two years and by 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
pe ttIlOWeu any cOm peHbuIlOn III any claim
for increase ofpension on account ofincrease
of disa bilIty.
Saturday December, g..
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
riao N q 1onp diacusainn in which numerous
and somewhat variant explanations were
given by Republican members of the commit
tee on privileges and elections to the action
of the majority on the domieiliary 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.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Perkins of Kansas the
senate bill was passed by the house with I'M
important amendments appropriating $780,.
900 for the purchase OF additional rations
for the Sioux Indians.
Monday December 8.
SENATE.
WAsH1NGToN, Dec.10.-Mr. Casey offered
resolution in the senate, which was referred
to the committee on agriculture, calling on
the secretary of agriculture for a 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 M. Thur
Der and c. NJ. Depew among the incorpora-
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 a state
| ment of claims of Davenport's 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 80 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
| ,royic;opc oftba Ea uoiiop froofu