The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-04-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Resume of the Proceedings
OF Congress During the
Past Week.
SENATE.

Senator Mitchell presented large nnmbe,
OF memorials from commercial organizations
IN washington, Oregon and California pro.
testing against any legislation which nullines
or aoridges the provisions OF the Chinese ex-
clusion act.
By request Senator Ingnls introduced
Dill providing for system OF banking by the
United States proposed by the Wage Work
ers alliance. 1t provides for the est ablish-
ment Oh an executive department of banking
with secretary at it's head. The banking
for the people shall be done free of cost, ex-
cepC such merely nominal fees as nre neces-
sary TO pay expenses. Branches shall be es-
tablished at postoffices throughout the coun-
try.
HOUSE.
By party vote-7 to 5-the house COM
mlttee on the election of president and vice
president and representa- tives in congress
authorized a favorable report, with amend
ments, and on the McComas bill to prevent
gerrymandering of congressional districts.
The bill also provides that representatives to
the tity-second congress shall be elected
rom the districts composed of the same
territory and having the same boundaries az
those from which the representatives in the
Flty-tirst congress were elected.
SENATE.
The senate committee ordered q favorable
report on the bill to correct the description
OF the land given to South Dakota for the
erection OF an insane hospital. The building
is not on the land described in the original
act.
Mr.. Evarts presented resolutions of the
New York Chamber OF commerce protesting
against the pending bill for q census emu
meration of the Chinese.
The senate considered further the Montana
election cases. Mr.. Vance spoke in favor of
the minority report, declaring Clark and
Maginnis, the democratic claimants, entitled
to their seats. He knew, he said, that the
fat had gone forth. He knew that the Re-
publican claimants were to be seated. But
in the wise regulation of the moral world
there was compensation for all things Re-
publican senator's would be sicker over the
thing before they were done with it than he
was.
favorable report has been ordered on the
bill granting pension of $50 per month to
Mrs. Della 7. S. Parnell, daughter of the late
Admiral Charles Stewart and mother OF
Charles Stewart Parnell.
The house committee on public lands re-
ported favorably Pickler's bill giving the
city of Aberdeen, s. D., the disputed quarter
ed SO as not to invalidate the rights OF claim.
ants for the land or prevent any other per-
son from acquiring title pending decision
in the interior department.
SENATE.
The antitrust bill was taken up in the
| senate. Mr.. Sherman said that while the bill
was not all that he wanted. he believed that
it was the best that could be got and he
would therefore vote for it as it stood. 1t
was passed.
The secretary of the interior transmitted
to the Senate letter of Commissioner of
Pensions Raum, recommending the increase
OF the number OF pension agents by two, in
view OF the increase of the work in the hands
ofagents, both present and prospective.
HOUSE.
The house passed, after O short skirmish,
the bill reported by Representative Hall,
from the committee ON public lands, restor-
| ing the public domain lands withdrawn for
reservoir purposes on the head waters of the
Mississippi and st. Croix rivers in Minnesota
and the Chippewa and Wisconsin rivers in
| Wisconsin.
The bill to prevent the enlistment OF aliens
In the naval service of the United States was
passed. The bill further provides that aliens
now in the service shall not be permitted to
re-enllst at the expiration of their present
| term.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Comstock was
passed granting to the Duluth & Winnipeg
right of way across the Wmnebigoshish, Cass
lake, White Oak point and Red Lake reserva-
tions in Minnesota. The secretary ofthe inte-
rior is directed to fix the compensation to be
paid the Indians for this right
Representative Comstocks bill granting to
the settlers of the second ten-mie limits of
the Northern Pacific road and who lost their
lands and time by the action of the interior
| department. the right to transfer their entries
Fsonf l4G Prs15s md So beet to entry,
was passed in the house. Mr.. Comstock ex-
planned the bill briefly as granting the settlers
on other public lands the right to apply the
time spent on Northern Pacific lands in good
faith as time declared by law necessary in
making final proof and retaining their rights
as preemptors and homesteaders.
| SENATE.