Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-04-10
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Record Of Proceedings in the Fifty
First Congress.
Bills of Importance Introduced and
Passed and Others Under Considera-
tIon-A Complete Summary of
General Interest.

WASHINGTON, April LIN the Senate
yesterday the dependent pension bill
was taken up and passed BY vote Of ~
TO ID. A petition was presented provid-
ing for measures to prevent the sending
of obscene literature and pictures
through the mails.
WASHINGTON. April 2.-Tbe Senate
committee on pensions reported favora-
bly, yesterday the bill granting a PEN
sion Of 500 a month to the widow Of the
late General Hartranft bin was in
troduced regulating the manufacture,
sale and Importation Of lager-beer
WAsHINGroN, April 3. In the Senate
yesterday Mr.. Edmunds reported sub
stitute for Mr.. Shermans antitrust bill,
entitled: "A bin TO protect trade and
commerce against unlawful restraint
and monopolies The rest Of the day
was devoted to the Montana Senatorial
contest. Mr. Hoar presented the major
ity report favoring the admission Of the
Republican claimants and Mr.. Gray
spoke for the minority, which recon-
mended the admission Of the Democrat.
ic contestants
WASHINGTON, April 4-The Senate
spent most Of the session yesterday in
debating the Chinese enumeration bill.
which finally went over. The Montana
Senatorial contest was discussed and
laid over without action. A bill was in
troduced TO regulate the compensation
and per diem Of laborers employed by
the Government. Adjourned to the 5th.
WAsHINGroS, April I'm the Senate
on Saturday bills were passed for the
inspection Of meats for export; TO pro
vide for townsite entries in Oklahoma;
appropriating $3.50, 900 for an Indian in
dustrial school at Flandreau. s. D.; APP
propriating 100000 for an additional
fre-proof building for the National Mu-
SCUM; to give preference TO honorably
discharged soldiers in appointment
to civil Office. for an assistant
general superintendent and chief clerk
Of the railway mail service at salaries
Of $4,000 and s., 600; giving a >pen-
sion of 500 a month TO the widow OF
General Hartranft. Senator ingalls, i'm
troduced bill to establish a depart
ment of banking, where the banking
business Of the people can be done at
cost Mr.. Blair offered an omnibus pen
sion bill, a bill limiting to $40 acres
the amount OF public domain to be held
by any person or corporation and meas
ure to settle railway troubles by arbitra-
ton.
HOUSE.
WAsHISGToN, April In the House
yesterday the army appropriation bill
was passed; also a resolution for infor-
nation as TO duties imposed by foreign
countries on hreadstuHs. Bills were
introduced TO give military and PEN
stonable status to the officers, enlisted
men, their wives children and depend
ent parents of all military organizations
OF the loyal States during the late war;
20 prescribe proof Of naturalization to
be furnished with entries Of public
land
WAsHIN6roN, April In the House
yesterday bills were introduced to estab-
Ilsh National banking code; providing
that pensions granted to the dependent
relatives OF deceased soldiers shall take
effect from tue date Of the soldiers
death. Bills were passed limiting 20
six years the time within which suits
may he brought against accounting
officers and their bondsmen. Senate bill
creating the Offices Of surveyors-gen-
eral in North and South Dakota; admit
ting free Of duty articles from Mexico
to the St Louis exposition in 1890, and
the Notifications appropriation bill ia,
52i.67sl
WASHINGTON, April Sin the House
yesterday the bill for the admission OF
Idaho as State was discussed. bill
was introduced TO repeal the act making
fractional silver coin legal tender for
only $40, and increasing the limit to $50.
WASHINGTON. April I'm the House
yesterday a concurrent resolution was
presented requesting the President to
invite arbitration with foreign govern
ments to settle disputes or differences
The bill for the admission Of Idaho was
passed by yeas 1919. nays I, the Demo
Gratis refusing TO vote and the Speaker
counting quorum.
WAsHINGToN. April 5.-In the House
yesterday Joint resolution WAS intro
duced providing for the election Of
Senators by the qualified voters of the
States. Favorable reports were made
Oh the ollls 10 prevent the enlistment
Of aliens in the navy; to investi-
gate the liquor traffic; granting a
pension of 500 per month to the
widow OF General Fitzpatrick; pro-
vlding that all publications purporting
10 be issued periodically and to sub
scribers, but which are merely books,
shall pay postage as third-class matter
At the evening session thirty private
pension bills were passed.
WASHINGTON. April Tn the House
on Saturday bills were passed providing
for retaining four dollars from each
months pay Of enlisted men during the
first year of enlistment to be forfeited
unless there is an honest and faithful
service; increasing to eleven the mem
bership OF the board OF managers of the
National homes for disabled volunteer
soldiers.
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