The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Resume of the Proceedings
Of Congress During the
Past Week.


Past Week.
The senate psssed the most OF the day in
discussing the District Of Columbia appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Cockrell offered q resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the superintendent
of the census to furnish to the senate copies
| of the forms, rules and regulations adopted
by him for obtaining statistics a. to farm
mortgages.
Mr. Mitchell made q long speech in favor Of
the election Of senators BY the people.
The house concurred in the senate amend
ments to the worlds fair bill, and spent the
rest of the day in discussing the legislature,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
Mr. Bland, Of Missouri, discussed the none
tary question and spoke in favor Of the I'M
the Window bill az o demonstizing measure.
The house went into committee OF the
whole on the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill. Mr.. Butterworth ex'
planned the provisions of the bill.
SENATE.
Senator Allen introduced q bill to donate
to the State of Washington one-half q section
IOr nome IOruOuOrdDly ulBCuuTkeU bVIVAcTc,
| sailors and members of the state militia dis
abled whilo in service.
Mr.. Blair moved to take from the calendar
and pass the senate bill appropriating $780,
900 for an equestrian statue of Maj. Gen.
John Starke at ManchesterN. II. Mr. Cockrell
opposed it and said that he thought it the
| most useless and most ridiculous OF all the
ridiculous bills for the erection ofmonuments
The bill was lost.
The senate bill providing for an inspection
OF meats for expectation and prohibiting the
| importation Of adulterated articles Of food
! or drink, was acted upon favorably by the
mouse committee on agriculture.
SENATE.
The commerce committee had under con-
| sideration the bill removing the inspection
office of steam vessels and bulls from Gelena,
| iii, to Debuque Iowa. These two states are
| making the same fight against the bill as in
house. These offices are in Inspector Sloan's
| district
The committee on Indian affairs reported
bill instructing the department of the in
terror to locate industrial schools for Indians
| on oil reservations having q population Of
500 adult Indians. This would give schools
| to Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota.
two or three to Montana and three or four
| to Washington.
The committee on Indian affairs instructed
Senator Pettigrew to report favorably the
Sioux bill which appropriates 81, 700, 900
| to redeem the pledges made the Indians ON
the Sioux reservation by the commission
! which last year negotiated for the cession of
bill appropriating $400, 900 for the relief Of
the Flandreau indians.
| HOUSE.
| Men of all parties discussed the bill pre-
pared by the Republican conference commit
tee on silver. The expressions of opinion
were various, though many Northwesterners
were not yet ready to express their opinions
until they had further examined the bill
| The committee on labor authorized .
favorable report on the bill to prevent the
employment Of convict labor upon the con-
struction and repair of any building, house
or other structure belonging to the United
States.
| The committee on the reform in the civil
service investigating the charges against the
civil service commission continued their in
vestigation.
The senate bill constituting Gladstone,
Mich, port Of delivery in the customs dis
trict OF Superior was reported and passed.
The senate resumed consideration of the
railroad land forfeiture BILL
Pending the discussion; the senate, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Gibson, took up and passed the
house joint resolution appropriating $780,
600 to be used by the secretary Of war for
the relief Of destitute persons in the district
overlooked by the Mississippi river and its
tributaries.
| The senate committee on education and
labor received a delegation Of presidents 6.
state agricultural colleges, who presented the
needs of their institutions to the committee
in connection with the consideration of the
| Morrill, educational aid BILL
| HOUSE.
Mr. Cam on, Of Illinois, from the commit
| ffo n mn iofi kAl 60
luton appropriating $4,000 to enable
| the secretary OF war to distribute rations
| for the relief of destitute people in the dis
| trict overlooked by the Mississippi and it's
| tributaries. Mr.. Bland of Missouri, INQUIRED
| where congress found authority to appro-
| pirate money for the relief Of the people of
! the various states.
| Mr.. Cannon replied that he found itin pre-.
cedents and in the starving demands of as
600 persons. The joint resolution was pass
ed, 1879 to "a.
On motion ofMr. Butterworth, of Ohio.
committee of the whole in the legislative a n.
| preparation bill.
| Senator Moody called up the bill to vail
date prs.emption filings to North and South
Dakota, Montana and Washington made
since the passage of the enabling act. and Il
was passed BY the senate. The object Of the
measure il to clear oil pre-em ptton titles from
any shadow Of cloud due to the wording Of
! the enabling act which some ATTORNEYS hold
| repealed tho prs-emption law.
! Senator Pettigrew reported favorably the
bill making appropriations aggrsgatinx
nearly 3, 900 to enable the government to
carry out the agreements made BY the act =,
last year and the commission with Tho SION
Indians in South Dakota. The South Dako-
ia senator had secured the passage OF a reso.
luton by the committee on Indian affa;r.
instructing him to ask immediate action.
HOUSE.
During the consideration of the lerislat;v.
appropriation bill by Carter OF Montana nrs.
of twenty-seven clerks in the general iarS
office. The debate that folio we'd showed ~,
the fact that the business of this departmant
ie from eighteen months to three YEAR h.