The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-25
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Proceedings of Both Branches
of the National Legisla-
ture.

Of the National Legisla-
ture.
Tuesday December 10,
SENATE.
Senator Hoar read letter from John |.
Davenport, making a vigorous denial OF the
charges preferred against his conduct as
chief supervisor of elections and protesting
Willingness to appear before senate COM
mlttee to answer the charges.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dunnell. called up the apportionment
bill and briefly ex planned it's provisions. The
bill appeared, he said in respose to the re-
qurements, of the constitution, and was
based upon the 18th census, which showed
gratifying increase in the population of the
United States.
Wednesday December II.
SENATE.
The morning hour having expired, the SEN
BILL Mr. Dolph continuing his speech upon
the subject.
The secretary of war to-day transmitted
to the senate preliminary of the board on
gun factories and steel forging Tor high power
guns, appointed by the president under an act
of the last session of congress. In letter &C
companying the report Secretary Proctor
states that it may be advisable to establish
at no distant day gun factory at
some point on the Pacific coast OF sufficient
capacity to supply the guns required for the
armament of that coast.
HOUSE.
After a long debate the house passed the
apportion ment bill without amendment
years, 1877, nays, 80.
Acting Secretary Chandler. of the interior
department, in the absence of Secretary
Noble, has sent to Speaker Reed copy of
the letter which Indian Commissioner Nor.
gan addressed to the secretary, urging the
passage of the Sisseton and Wahpeton In
dian bill. The Indian commissioner in his
letter des RIDES the destitute condition of
the Indians at the Sisseton agency, and ex-
plains TINT owing to the act that this bill
was pending last session no appropriation
was made for the maintenance OF the Sisse-
ton Indians. Both the Commissioner and
Secretary Noble urge that something be
done Immediately looking to the passage OF
this bill.
Thursday December 10.
SENATE.
MI Sherman, from the committee on
finance, reported bill providing against
contraction of the currency, which was
printed and recommitted.
The elections bill was then taken up. and
Mr.. Coke addressed the senate in opposition
to it.
The bill was then laid aside, and after
passing'a lew local appropriation bills, the
senate went into executive session.
HOUSE.
The senate bill was passed amending the
interstate commerce act by pro viding for the
taking Of dispositions for notories public.
A ter cOnsiderab bic wrangling the house went
into committee OF the whole, Mr.. Burrows,
OF Michigan, in the chair.
Mr.. Farquhar then moved that the house
proceed to the consideration Of the senate
hill to place the American merchant marine
on an equality with that of other nations.
Mr.. Springer made the point Of order that
the motion was not in ORDER but that the
committee must proceed to the considera-
ton of appropriation bills The chairman
ruled that the notion was in order for the
reason that the rules gave the committee
authority to decide what measure it would
take up.
Friday December 1e.
SENATE.
Mr. Stanford addressed he senate on the
bill to increase the circulating medium. At
the conclusion of his speech the bill was re-
ferr4d to the committee on finance Senate
bill to authorize the construction OF q bridge
across the Red River OF the North at Dray-
calendar. Also senate bill appropriating
SIS, 900 for public building at Fresno, Cal
Mr. Henderson offered a resolution, which
was referred to the committee on Indian af-
fairs iDstructing that committee to inquire
into the cOnditian o. Indian tribes in North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and else
where, the steps necessary to disarm them,
etc.
HOUsE
The indications are that the subsidy tom
mage bill will pass the house and the outcome
may be bill for mail subsidy merely be-
tween this country and tie South and Cen
trail America states. Like all such indefinite
measures no reliable estimate of the cost can
bs made.
Saturday December, 20.
SENATE
Mr.. Washburn presented a memorial of the
St. Paul board of trade asking full expert
ments to ascertain the feasibility OF irriga-
ton bv artesian wells in North and South
Dakota.
Mr. Platt introduced joint resolution in
the senate appropriating 500, 900 to enable
the president to take action to obtain from
the German government a supply Of the
remedy discovered by DR.. Koch and The
formula for its manufacture.
Mr.. Spooner spoke in support of the Force
bill and Ingalls, contributed some peppery
remarks.
HOUSE.
bill was passed by the house to author
ize a tunnel under the waters of the bay Of
New York between Middletown and New
Utrecht.
Mr.. Comstoek introduced bill providing
that the little arm OF territory extending
north of the boundary of Minnesota into
Manitoba, near the Lake OF the Woods and
part o. the old Red Lake Indian reserva-
ton, shall be declared a national park and
improved as such.
The house concurrcd in all the senate
amendments to the urgent deficiency bill ex-
cept the amendment providing for the pay
ment of senate session employees, including
the clerks to senators. The committee on
appropriations re recommended the concurrence
in the amendment, with an amendment
striking out the appropriation for the sen
ate clerks, which virtually made them annu
al employees.
Monday December 22.
SENATE.
Mr.. Higgins spoke in the senate to-day in
support of the elections bill. Mr.. Voor-
hees opposed it. He criticised President
Harrison for that portion Of his message to
congress urging the passage of the election
bill.
The senate passed bill to establish the
record and pension office of the war depart
ment.
The senate adopted the conference report
on the Sioux reservation bill.
The house devoted the day to the con-
sheraton of District of Columbia affairs.