The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-05-29
DOlNGS OF CONGRESS
WhatOur National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.

man oHereu q SUBSTITUTE ior the amendment
heretofore offered by him. as TO covering into
the treasury the funds now held for the re-
demption OF the national bank notes. stating
that the substitute was to the same effect,
but in better form, having been prepared in,
the treasury department..
The long debate on the bill win no doubt
give the Republicanssan opportunity to com.
promise and report bill that will be o Re-
publican measure, and which will be salts
factory to the president The silver men
still insist that they will vote the Democrats
for free coinage unless their proposition IL
agreed to.
HOUSE.
The day in the house was devoted mostly
to the committee amendments to the tariff
bill, and as soon as the Tool schedules were
reached the amendments were for the pur-
pose of increasing the tariff above the bill
origin ally reported. There was no question
raised on the Republican side when these in
creases were proposed. The Democrats Cd
posed these amendments from time to time
but were promptly voted down.
SENATE.
Among the bills passed were these: The
senate bill granting to the State of South
Dakota a section of land for an insane asy-
lum. The senate bill to ratify and confirm
an agreement with the Sisseton and Wahpe-
ton bands of Dakota or Sioux Indians, flor
the sale and cession of their reservation at
$3.50 per acre. The senate bill appropriate
ing 500, 900 for public building at Paris,
Ky. The senate bill to provide for the re-
turn of second class mail M after. The senate
bill releasing to Harvard College and to the
University of California the right of The
United States to 40 acres of land flor obser-
vatory purposes) at the Summit of Wilxons
Peak near Pasadena, Cal. The senate bill
granting the buildings and one section Of
land at FIT. Sisseton to the state of South
nnlr TO for thaT nf 4 he Aia IF @hnA
State.
Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, was brought be-
| lore the bar of the House and censured for
| calling Mr.. Bayne. OF Pennsylvania indirect
ly liar and perjurer. scene of tumult
and disorder disgraced the House, origina
ting in the discussion on the tariff.
SENATE.
Mr.. Dolph addressed the senate on the
silver bill. He thought that international
| bimetallism was desirable. So far as he
| knew there was not a member of the senate
| who was not in favor of both gold and silver
| as money. He argued against the free coin
| age of silver as something that would stop
| the coinage of gold, but remarked that what
he said in regard to free coinage did not OF
course, apply to free coinage under an inter-
national agreement establishing ratio be-
tween gold and silver.
The president sent to the senate letter
| from the secretary of state submitting the
plan for preliminary survey for railway
| line to connect the principal cities of the
| American hemisphere in accordance with the
recommendations of the Pan-American con-
| ference. The share of the United States in
the cost of the survey will be $65, 900.
HOUSE.
The house resumed consideration of the tar
| riff bin, the pending amendment being that
offered by Mr.. Funston of Kansas striking
| from the metal schedule the provision that
silver ole and all other ores containing lead,
shall pay duty of one and one-halt cents
per pound on the lead contained therein &C.
cOrding to the sample and assay at the port
OF entry. Representative Carter of Montana
was the hero Of the day from a protection
standpoint.
Senator Davis introduced bill to establish
port of entry at Bernardino, little town
on the northwestern boundry of Minnesota
near Lake of the Woods. If the bill becomes
a law in it's present shape the port will BIZ es
tablished Nov. 1, 1890, a clause to that eff
feet having been put in the bill.
Senator Blair introduced joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the constitution
providing that neither the United States mol
any state shall pass any law authorizing the
esta blshment or maintenance OF any lottery
or the distribution Of prizes by chance Ser
ton 2 OF the resolution provides that con
gress shall have power to enforce this article
BY appropriate legislation.
HOUSE.
| Mr.. Mckinley closed the tariff discussion
| with an argument in support ofA
| schedule oflthe bill Some gentle
other side@lad said that WIZ
s Sesgmp ri or the Majority + -
to make any appropriation to pay tn
Z bounty. Fearing this, the committee hat
provided that the appropriation for TIL
payment of bounties should be a permanen
one.
SENATE.
Mr. Farwell introduced an amendment t.
the bill lor meat inspection authorizing tn
secretary of agriculture, whenever he ma.
deem it eXpedielit, to cause to be made a
such times and places and in such manner O
he thinks proper careful inspection of iv
cattle to be slaughtered in any state or tel
ritory for consumption, or the products O
which are to be sold in any other state or tel
ritory.
Mckinley's tariff bill was adopted in tn
| House by nearly q strict party vote. On
republican aud an independent labor union
list voted with the democratic opponents.
Representative Wilson was notified by tn
secretary of the interior that the revised lis
of questions to be used on making proofs G
settlement on public lands has been approved
The changes have been incorporated into
bill which Mr.. Wilson introduced early in tn
session, and are intended not only to simpl
~ the process OF making proofs, but to say
expense to settlers. The mum Der OF question
is reduced from forty to less than twenty.
SENATE.
Mr.. Daniel took the floor for a speech o.
the silver BILL He claimed that the f1nancis
system of the country was out of joint. TIL
currency was insufficient in volume to main
tain trade and was irrespective of the laws c
trade. Senator Moody will not talk on 81
yer, but is preparing an exhaustive argu
ment on tin, which he will make in the ser
ate when the tariff bill is considered.
1t is the present intention of members c
the senate finance committee to repor
substitute for the Mckinley tariff bi
when their consideration of that measur
shall have been completed. This course
deemed to be better than to report the bi
as it came from the house, wit amendments
-dousE.
The hopss committee on patents decide
by y0Le of six to two to make favorabl
report on the Simonds international copy
4 right bill The bill contains section pro
viding for reciprocity in the matter OF copy
! right between the United States and foreig
! countries.
Mr.. Dunnell, of Minnesota, from the com
mittee on census, reported bill amendator
OF the census act. Passed. Tt prescrIbes
penalty upon any supervisor or enumerato
who shall receive, or any person who sha
any fee or consideration to compensation
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