The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-16
THE. DAY IN CONGRESS.

| WAsHrSGry,sS, AAsc. t5.--The senate raet at
10 O'Clock tfEs morning. Mcsaan gave no
tice that he S9uid rsl mp tEs Dciph resolu-
tion respecting tie abridtlnelat of the
rights of saHrage to-morrex. The first
bill orr the .;ittsiidar was cne enlarging tho
rights Of homesteaders on ;ab,ic lands. II
WAS passed. Il rr,vides sLss when parties
settled opposite nnsu, vtyed lands and
therefore were oEii'sed r. lake np loss than
16o acres, they may eatead their holdings
not to exceed 100 aares. The hid subject.
ing oleomarg iriiie tS the operation ef stnte
laws. the Paddock pte food bill and the
Conger pure ara hal having come no in
their order, they we're laid aside and the
senate proceeded 10 the consideration of
the election bill ard Colquitt. Wilson. CT
Maryland, and Vance spoke at
some Length against the bill.
At the close of Nance,s syeech the vice-pres
ideut announced the question to he on
Gray's amendment 20 strike ont the house.
to-honse clause. A vote was not raached,
however. Butler spoke in support Of an
amendnsan he had suggested severa! days
ago providing that supervisors, canvassers
and other election officers be regarded rs
ministerial and not judicial officers. Hos
opposed the amendment and long dehat |
ansued. Before it ended the senate We
into executive session and soon aciouru /
Mckinley, from the ways and means O
mittee. reported and the house adopts fhs
resolution calling On the secretary Of 3ia
treasury for the names of the ban Z Nj
which public money is deposited. the rsr 5 el
for making the deposits and the r.t yusx
interest, if any, given in return for : !ns T.
nf pnhfio fs,u uIc. MI for iur a.,
the authority by which ana the Ia III.
which such deposits were mad .f,sin IS,
speaker stated that the pending ernan
was the motion made by sa end
OF Oregon, to suspend the tussusn,
pass the bin for tie arising
from Indian dspredssiar han, Iar. .
advocacv of the measure Nv IL &. Savers.
ham, Townsend, of Colorv, 9upon II nv
Mills and Perkins. and critic~. 4 was saree.t
Holman and Kilgore, ths ,notis hs Eili pro-
to and the bill was passed. tasee judges
vides for the apposntment o. r5!ud!cMta ali
TO constitute court To the Indians
claims for property taken
without just cause. kesi to suspend
.Spinola of New York, mC appropriatjnG
the rules and pass n hil 4 usnnu ment 4,
500 OQ0 for the erection o. &xt Feft Green
the victims of prison shir ksn. while add
Brooklyn. Allen, OF Mict lpsss.n Of the men
ing his praise to the pat hcs, opposed the
whom it is designed 70 h
bill. he present vas NO
Sweeney. of Iowa. said 6yiatioas OK this
time for making apir pa who urged the
character. The geut.e,l kere the very ones
passage OF this measnn trd there wculd be
who. day after dLy. ieels ksnry. Cannon, of
deficiency in the trf dfnt0rmed that the
Illinois, said he was Aieportsd favofabiy
library committee hst s. There was an
thirty monument bi Sthe expenditures Of
aaf ius ko3 inCPen ~ &fR6, l6hi md a.A;-
the government Of q &nnes Of $50 OOO, OOQ.
mated decrease IN res between giving relief
Congress must choos dttiag m0numents. J.
to the living and ersA and Kerr, OF Iowa.
II. Taylor, of On ls members with the fact
twittad the NcV YGr Ia erected 4 monument
thst their city Lad Il i14nvertheisas aaksd oou-
to Gen. Grant. ont ISN'T 70 the victims ct
Rress for . moan $oia's motion was lost,
prison shipe. Sy,i b;nley. Of Ohio, rep 1s$el
los e ninety. Nc n, extsnding the bonded
the Flower ree0sui t. bns withdrew it.
period to July T. -