The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-19
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
rwpourANr MEASURES Considered
AND ACTED UPON.


priat ng s5c0, 900 for public building at salt
Lake City, Utah, was passed. Mr. Hisgins
spoke In SUPP ort OF he Blair bill. and MI
Jones OF Arkan sas spo in OPT osi ION tlers 70
Publ; building bills por the TIA WASH
ingtonl were repo tod IA dplacei on the calendar
IA folloAs: Tacoma slOJ,0JJ: seattle. elOo, vJJ
Spo ane Falls S.0lO0; Walla Malia. s31Oo
In the Hou on motion OF Mr. oven o.
In i,ra the pouse concur. cd IN rs
S.nats resol ton provioins at the cen
ate Comu.it co IN Immigr ttion ana tns
House Committee on immigration ana Natural
ization shall Jointly investigate the workings OF
the various laws OF the United States and the
several States relative TO emigration. reso-
luton was reported from the COMMITTEES Cd
Elections providing for general investigation
bya subcommittee OF the contest od-elect1on
case from the Second Arkasas District, IL
which district the contestant, Clayton wac
killed. Mr.. Breckenridge, the Democratic
member from that district. novel &C
amend the resolution so as 20 take ~
ali matters connected With the killing and the
circumstances relating thereto. saying ht
desired 10 thorough investigation made
into the whole matter. The resolution Viii
this amendment was adopted The House then
took up the Oklahoma bill and spent the alter
noon in it's consideration. The following bills
were taken up and passed The House blu 20
amend the act TO construct a bridge across Trail
Greek a. Michigan City. Ind. ; the House bill 10
construct a bridge across the Mississippi River
at South ST. Paul, Mimi the SENATE bill TO
prevent the introduction OF contagious dis Asses
IRON one State 10 another.
IL the Senate on The 18th inst the cieden-
tials OF Mr.. Allison for bis new tenn, COM
men,ing March A. 1891, were pres en- ed, and
ordered 10 be placed Els. Mr.. Mitchell in.
troduced ret olution oposing AN amendment
10 the Constitution prov ding for the ele:tion OF
Senator's by tlfe votes OF qualifed electors I'D
the States Mr.. Mofrl offered retolutioL
(which agreed tO) .difeci g the Secretary OF
the interior 10 report AT yintofmatiCn IN pos
ssh OF h 9 depart mt n In relation o author
t n9s any los,sry company n 'n ceeeS Nation
Mr. Dawes offered resolution (which wac
agreed to- chilling on the Secretary OF War Tor
copies OF correspondence between Lieutenant
General Sheridan and General Crook in regard.
TO the Apache Indians in 1886. The House
| bill Tor the appointment OF surveyor u Gus
toms Tor Columbus Ohio, at a salary OF u 800,
with the usual fees and commissions, ana TO ex-
tend TO that city the privileges OF n port OF de
livery, was taken up and passed. In the House
bills for public buildings at the following places
We're passed Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Atchison,
| Kan; Alexandria, La. Lafayette. Ind
| Baton Rouge, La aud Fremont, Neb. Also
| for increase in the limit OF cost OF
| the buildings ut Scranton, Pa, Dallas, Tex,
and Springfield, Mo. The measures involve al
| eAp1.diture of III S45. 900 Mr.. Baker called VI
the resolution providing for the u mission OF
| Wyoming into the Union as a STATE. Mr..
| Springer asked TO be heard for few minutes
| d, fore the bill was read, but Mr.. Bake OBJ
| lected. NJ Springer thsn said to Mr. Baker
ma his course would not facilitate the sposi.
| tiOn II business, ami when tine Till Was read
| ruis III the quest on OF cons derlliol ana by
| other diatory mo, ions wssttd the most OF the
alterBoo /, so that 10 hing had been accom-
PHI vie q o. tue Iii vile Il LIle Hodse au GU med.
IN the Senate. on the 18th inst. the concur
rent resolution for the investigation of immi-
| grafton matters was laid before the Senate With
| the House amendments extending the inves
tigation to the purchase OF American industries
| bv foreign capital aud TO the use OF Bedloes
lsland IN New York harbor, as an inl1nigl IN ion
| depot. Mr.. Chandler moved concurrence in the
House amendments. The mo ion was agreed
10, and SO the con current resolution has pass al
! both houses. resolution was then passed de-
claring the right OF the Senate TO elect Presi-
Gent pro tenn who shall act in that capHc w AZ
| any time the presiding officer may be ahsen and
| Ill further ac ion 10y the Senate. Toe Blaii
| il was IN n taitn up ard r. solution adopted
| TX ny the date Tor final vote ~ p IN; March
| -, after v hich the > nats spent the afttmoOn
J Ia discussing lbe bill, the debate running into
sectional issu q and e1atof q III ar and Geor-e
| occupying most o the time In lie House the
Senate bill vas pass appropriations 5000 for
the rsiI val Of sand bars NJ tie ut auce OF the
harDor at Milwaukee. Wis also "A bill grlntii G
| the right of way through In Siss ton and
| Wahl eton Indinn reservation IN Dakota TO the
| G icago Milwaukee and ST Paul Ia lroad The
| 10 spent tie afternoon con dorlng bill tc,
| provide Cove nment for The Territory of
| Oklahoma. The proposition 10 It's rt Prohi-
| biz on clause cale1 forth spirited d bate.
The House then adjourned without action.
THE Senate on the 18th pissed bills for public
buildings as follows: Stock Oh. Cal. ss5, 600 :.
Mammoth Hot Springs. in the Yellowstone
National Park, $1,000 virsn City, New,
S75.0OO HastiI g., Neb., S150.OUO; The allies
ore 10000; salem, Ore, $40 ZOO; saltwater,
Nil n. 500 600; Reno. New, $50 o. All the
regoing were ~ na'e bills. The rnt on was
u n IN the consideration OF tn BLAIR bill.
Inc House passed II bill granting right Of way
through the Indian Territory 10 the Galrna
Guthrie a Western Railroad Company. The.
House then went into committee II the who
for the further consideration Of the oklahoma
bill On motion OF Mr. Holman OF Indian n
amendment was adopted pioyiiiI that
person having "A fee simple TO JG) of land
in any state or Territory shall he entitled to
enter the land covered by this act. The COM
mitteei then rose and reported the bill 70 the
House. The. amendment adopted in committee
of the whole, providing that section 2l39 r. s.
prohibiting the introduction of intoxicating
liquors into the Indian Territory shall be in
force in Oklahoma until after the adjournment
OF the first session OF the Legislative Assembly
WAS agreed to-yeas, 1874 nays, 1903. The bill
was then pas sed-l60 TO 25 IL is a sui stitute
for the Senate bill on the same subject. The
bill contains provisions which in substance
fN the boundaries OF the new Territory
b as TO include the Cherokee outlet. with "a
proviso that no lands which the Indians occu-
py under treaty Of law, snail be included with
out their consent, except for judicial purposes.
They extend over the new territory the Consti-
tuition and laws of the United States and the
code OF Nebraska. witoOut interference with the
local Indian governments acting undei their
treaty rights The Cherokee outlet il declared
u be public land and open to settlemt hit under
the homestead laws, aud bona de settlers aud
occupants are given n preference right. The
House then adjourned.
II the Sena,e, on the 1ith inst, among the
bills reported from committees and placed on.
ing $1,000 for public building at Aurora, ILL.,
for n railroad bridge across the Mississippi
River ut sotvh st. raul authorizing the coun-
ties OF Hennepin and Dakota. Mimi. To build.
two ridges across the Mississippi River; to,
amend the act fer bridge across Grail Creek,
Michigan City. Ind. authorizing the con-
struction of bridge ncross tie St
Louis hiver between Minnesota aud Wiscon-
sin. After brief argument by Senator Teller
on the Blair bill, the senate took up the roso-
luton OF respect TO the m mory OF ex- Congress-.
man Townshend OF Illn j.. and after "a num-.
bsr Of addresses ndoumtd till Monday The
House went into committee OF the whole aud
res-med consid ration of the Emery bill, which
was finally reported favorhbiy Rfer cutlIi 9
down the amount OF the compensation 10 SJJ,-
900 The commiitse also repo. "a tO tue Ho use
Ia fnv'r Of the bill nptnOrfzing he President 70
appoint and retire OH &. tremons ms Ma or
&C. oral in che United States army A recess
was then taken until . Oclock an tho evenisg
soss on va devoted ID pension Nil :.
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