The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-25
'DOINGS OF CON GRESS.
Whatour National Lawmakers
Have Been Doing the
Past Week.
SENATE.

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Mr. ingalls, presented q petition from CIT
liens OF Missouri asking for the passage of
the federal election bills. Many petitions
were presented for and against the passage
OF the compound lard bill The calendar was
then taken up and a number of bills OF no
great Importance were passed The hour as
signed to the calendar having ELAPSED the
con erence report on the railroad land for
tenure Dill was taken up and Mr.. Morgan
continued his argument IN opposition to it.
HOUSE.
During the roll call a message was received
rom the senate, announcing the passage of
the tariff bill with amendments, and by the
direction of the speaker it was referred to
me com mittee on ways and means The
previous question was ordered-yeas ll3.
nays 34-The clerk noting quorum, anu
the question required on the approval of the
Journal On the approval of the journal the
quorum disappeared and a cali OF the house
was ordered, but no quorum could be found
and 80 the house adjourned.
SENATE.
The senate proceeded to the considerat ton
OF bridge bills and passed the following.
among others: House bill to construct n
wagon bridge across the Mississippi river at
Hastings, Mimi: house bill to amend the
act OF July 1, 1888, authorizing the con
struction of bridge across the Red River
Of the North.
In the house Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio, from
Stle committee on ways and means, reported
oitek the tariff bill with senate amendments.
Win the recommendation that the amend
mehts De non-concurred in. Referred to
commit tee of the whole
SENATE
BY strict party vote the Sen,+. n,ssoa
the Railroad land Tor cit BILL p"S<'o
Inc antl-lottery bill went through the
senate without q dissenting voice. Nothing
WAS said against it. No amendments w.re
offered, and it was read and passed as IL
came from the house. The president will
sign 1T, and the lottery will receive the most
crushing blow that it has ever encountered
Inc senate proceeded to the consideration
or The house bill to repeal the timber cnltu,e
law and after being slightly amended was
compromise on sugar and binding Irvine
ana an early agreement in conference on the
tariff bill is the programme manned ont Nv
the Republican leaders
Representative Lind received a telegram
rom owners OF flour mills in his district ask
ing Linn to use his efforts to secure a change
IN the tariff bill to allow the drawback on
all ute bags brought to this country after
having once been shipped out
SENATE.
Dir. Blair addressed the senate on the
JOINT resolution proposing an amendment to-
the constitution comforting representation
on the District OF Columbi in the two houses
OF congress and in the electoral college.
At the expira ton of the hour assigned to-
calendar, the senate resumed consideration
OF the senate bill to establish United States
| land court and to provide for the settlement
OF private lands claims in the states of Ne
vada, Colorado Wyoming, and in the terri
tories OF New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.
|
NIT the house bankruptcy bill to the Judi
| GARY committee, with instructions to amend
1t so as to provide for a system of voluntary
bankruptcy only and to report it back SO
amended at the earliest practicable moment.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Haugen called up the election case
against which Mr. O'Ferral raised the nues-
ton OF consideration. During the roll call
all the Democratic members deserted the
chamber, leaving but a bare dozen present
|; to look out for their interests. The case
went over
! The senate adopted resolution introduced
by Mr.. Plumb caliing on the secretary of the
| treasury for information about the payment
| for silver bullion purchased under the new
silver law.
| Senator Moody introduced bill to REIN
| burse John Harnick and +. T. Evans of
Sioux City and Richard Dunn of Forest City
Tor loss by denredatlonS OF Indians in the
! Black Hills The Indians captured from them
a large number OF cattle and horses, valued
as Sis. 800 and that amount is now asked
from the government.
HOUSE.
Never before during the present session Of
congress have the Democrats resorted to
the extreme tactics of tilibusterins that they
have INDUCED in the Langstcn-V enable con-
test now pending in the mad rush to get out
| h0uSa al nun
the Texas fire eater, kicked down 4 door OF
the house which was fastened during the call,
which as always been the case. While
Speaker Reed has upset the precedent OF o
hundred years in counting visible quorum,
the Democrats have broken the precedent OF
n hundred years in kicking down the doors
and running over doorkeepers dnring call
of the house.
The conferrees on the tariff bill held n
session and adopted the reciprocity amend
ment OF the senate. The conferrees are ex-
| tremely reticent about their deliberations
1 IL