The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Resume of the Proceedings
of Congress During the
Past Week.
SENATE.

during this congress in the work of building |
up the navy. This is, in BRIEF that q great |
line battle ships, like the English Ben Bow |
should be constructed at once. Senators |
Chandler and Mcpherson, however, are not |
In accord with the decision reached, and |
majority and minority reports will be pre- |
scented to the senate.
Republican and Democratic senators are |
alike perplexed over the disposition that |
ought TO be made OF the halEsigned Gre |
dentials of four men from Montana who ask |
to become senator's. A delay in the consid- |
eration OF the question has arisen at the
start. 1t was the intention of the commit
tee on privileges and elections to meet ct
once and decide on method of procedure.
Senator Hoar, however, the chairman oil
the committed, has been called away iDy
sickness, and it was said by the commit,
tee clerk that nothing would be done anti
he returns
The time of the house was almost wholly
taken up in discussing proposed Amend
ments to the customs Administrative bill in
of the whole.
tine sItjmmittee OF tue haEEse con- Ia Css
on the worlds fair was in session for an hour
and decided to report to the full committee
that it does not recommend the adoption OF
either Of the resolutions referred to it in the
forms stated, and asked permission to pro-
coed at once to the framing Of bill or bills
embracing the entire subject of an exposition
in 1892, except as to site, to be presented tor
the consideration of the full committee at the
earliest date possible.
SENATE.
The Democrats of the senate, although in a
minority. propose to make a stiff fight on be-
half of Maginnis and Clarke of Montana
They have probably paid closer attention to
the CO Sc than the publicaus, and it is said
that one or two prominent Democrats from
Montana have recently been here loading
them up with ammunition in the shape oil
statements and evidence which may be of use
in the committee rooms
HOUSE.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the customs administration bill,
and after long debate passed the bill-13a
to 121-after striking out the amendment to
the carton section" adopted, providing
that the section shall not apply to merchan
disc imported in cartons, which is subject to
a duty equal to or exceeding 60 per cent.
There was another protracted struggle in
the house committee on the worlds fair out
OF which the New York party came victori
GUS. The battle began as soon as the com
mittee reported to the full committee that
they did not favor either of the propositions
referred to it, and asked permission to frame
q bill providing for fair in 1892 and leaving
the question of its site for future settlement
This was finally adopted, after lively dis
cussion.
SENATE.
The House bill to simplify thelaw respect
ing the collection of customs was ordered
printed and referred to the committee OIL
finance.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Chandler, calling on the att orney general fol-
the report of the United States marshal for
the northern district of Mississippi, concern
ing the maltreatment of Henry J. Faunce,
of Aberdeen. Miss, who cut down the
efigy of Secretary Proctor and was after.
wards whipped and driven out of town
for SO doing, was taken up for consideration,
and Mr.. Walthall addressed the Senate. He
insisted that congress had no jurisdiction
over the subject, but felt warran ted in saying
that affair was simply the wanton con-
duct of fe& persons and that it was dsap-
proved by the community in which it occur
red.
Mr.. Reagan condemned the outrage at
Aberdeen, but denied the right of the gov
eminent to take cogniZance oft Without
action the resolution went over.
HOUSE.
Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky, offered reso-
tuition, which was referred, and congratulate.
ing the people of Brazil in their just and
peaceful assumption of the powers, duties
and responsibilities o. ssEc!l.f;gQvernment as
shown by their assumption of >self-govern-
ment: declaring that United States Nof Bra
iii is recognized by the United States OF
America as free, sovereign an independent
republic, and providing that the president
shall give proper notice of this recognition
to the President of the United States of Bra
I'll.
The House then; n committee ofthe whole,
proceaaed to consider The bill appropriating
81 100000 for the erection Of ttAA three
United States prisons and for the imprison
ment OF the United States prisoners.
SENATE.
The progress that has been made with
Senator Davis bill for the Sault canal and
Hay lake channel has aroused some ami
mostly among the senator's who want i'm.
prov ements made.
1t is the first step in the direction of fight
ing Western projects by Eastern interests
now dominating the committee on COM
merce. The State of Michigan, whose lake
interests demand attention, has no senator
on that committee.
The direct tax bill was taken up in the
senate. Mr.. Vest expressed his opposition
to the bill, as did also Mr. Berry, who asked
for the yeas and nays. Mr. Sherman made
a brief statement of the history of the tax
and said its passage would remove n bone of
contention and repair an injustice. Mr.. Vest
said its passage was foregOne conclusion,
but he stood by his record of opposition,
and especially by President Cleveland's veto
of the same bill He regarded the measure
as utterly indefensible without constitutional
authority and unwarranted by precedent.
Mr.. Vance offered as an amendment a pro-.
position to refund the cotton tax. Rejected
-15 to So Messrs. Blair and Call opposed
the bill. After further debate the bill passed
A to z. The negative votes were Messrs.
Berry, Blair. Call, Coke, Plumb, Vance and
Vest. The bill makes it the duty of the sec
rotary of the treasury to credit to each state
and territory of the United States and the
District of Columbia a sum equal to all col.
lections from them under the direct tax bill
of 1861.
HOUSE,
The Republican caucus had the effect oil
bringing all the Republicans able to attend
into the house. On the first party vote 1852
Republicans voted. This is still four short OF
a quorum, should the Democrats refuse to
vote. An effort will be made to get the four
absentees in before the contested election
cases are decided.
SENATE.
The feature in the senate was the speech
by Mitchell on the silver coinage question.
A communication from the secretary of the
navy was presented to the Senate transmit
ting the "policy" report. and expressing his
belief in the capacity of the country to build
the eight battle ships recommended by the
department..
The Senate adopted resolution calling on
the secretary of the treasury for information
as to debts due by Southern states on Indian
trust funds and on the direct tax of 1861.
Mr. Mitchell addressed the Senate on the
bill for the free coinage ofsilver, in accordance
with previous notice.
HOUSE.
After the house had passed bill relieving
the political disabilities of d. C. Smith OF