Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-01-29
The House.

passed. The house then adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-In the house
the senate joint resolution appropriatlng
$3.50, 900 for the removal of distractions
from the Missouri river betweeen st.
Joseph and its mouth, was amended by
reducing the appropriation to $50, 900,
and appropriating S15, 900 for the removal
of snags from the Columbia river, Ore
gon. AS amended the joint resolution
passed.
Mr.. Stewart reported bill authorizing
the purchase of two sites for prisons for
the confinement of United States prison
ers, at a cost of S500,0O0 each, and ap-
propriating 100000 for the erection of
workshops.
On motion of Mr. Clunie, of California,
an amendment was adopted providing
for the purchase Of three sites and the
erection of three buildings, two of which
shall be located as follows: One to the
north and another to the south of the
thirty-ninth degree of north latitude and
east of the Rocky mountains, and one to
the west of the Rocky mountains. The
second section provides that the convicts
be employed exclusively in the manufac-
ture of supplies for the government.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the COM
mittee on ways and means, reported back
the customs administrative bill and it
was referred to the committee of the
whole. House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-In the house a
resolution was adopted directing inquiry
as to necessary legislation to enable the
United States to be properly represented
at the national conference TO be held at
Madrid, with reference to securing prop
ertv rights in patents.
A resolution was also adopted calling
on the secretary OF war for information
as to the present condition of the govern
ment works at Rock Island arsenal, and
asking his opinion as to the desirability
of utilizing the works for a gun factory.
Several bills were reported from COM
mittees and ordered printed and recon-
mitted. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the customs adj
ministrative bill. After q lengthy dis
cussion the committee rose and at 5
o'clock the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The house con-
CURED in senate amendments to the bill
to change and fix the time of holding
the terms of the United States circuit
and district courts at Austin and
Brownsville, Tex.
The house insisted on its amendments
to the Senate bill for the removal of OBJ.
structions from the Missouri river and a
conference was ordered.
Senate bill was reported authorizing
the construction of bridge across the
Missouri river within one mile north and
one mile south and east of the mouth of
the Kansas river.
The customs administrative bill was
then taken up in committee of the whole.
Some further progress was made with
the bill, when the committee rose, and
the house at 4:50 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The house
went into committee of the whole of
customs and administrative bill imme-
diately after the journal was read.
After having completed consideration
of the customs administrative bill rose
and reported the bill to the house favor
ably.
The committee rose and the house
passed the bill-13S to 121-after strik-
ing out the amendment to the ''carton
section" adopted Friday, providing that
the section shall not apply to merchan-
subject to duty equal to or exceeding
w pei SCAUs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Mr. Hoar
presented resolutions adopted by mass
meeting in Boston regarding cruel treat
ment of the negroes in the South. Re-
ferred to committee on privileges and
elections.
A bill was reported increasing appro-
priation for site and building at Omaha
to S2,000,000.
Mr.. Cameron introduced bill author
izing the North River Bridge company to
bridge the Hudson river between New
Jersey and the City of New York. The
bridge is to have not less than six rail-
road tracks, and is to be constructed with
single span between the established
pier lines in either state.
A message from the president trans
hitting report from the secretary of
state concerning the Chinese exclusion
act was read and referred, and after a
short executive session the senate adj
journed.