The state herald., 1891-02-27
ooNoREst oNAL SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IS.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Is.
SINATg.-A number Of pension bills
were taken from the calendar and passed,
| including those increaslng the pensions Of
the widows Of Generals Custer and Ull-
man and Of Admiral Wilkes TO 500 per
month.
After unimportant routine business, the
| consideration Of the copyright bill was
| proceeded with.
MIR. Paddock gave notice that unless q
vote was reached on the copyright bill
before adjourning to-day no would insist
| that II be laid aside und the Indian depre-
dations bill be taken up.
A number OF other amendments were
| offered, but were rejected, and after much
discussion vote on the bill was reached,
and 1t was passed, yeas 81, nays IA.
| The following bills were also passed:
House bill amending the act of July.
1852, dividing tho State Of Iowa into two
| judicial districts
Senate bill TO provide the time and places
Of holding terms Of the United States
courts In Idaho.
| An attempt was made to hold an even
\ ing session but no quorum could be OBJ
| tanned.
HoUsE.-Confcrence were ordered on
the District OF Columbia and the military
| academy appropriation bills.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sidcration OF the Indian appropriation bill.
| The amendment to carry into effect the
allotment agreement with the C9ur d.
Alenc and other tribes Of Indians was
agreed to and the bill was passed.
A Joint resolution WAS passed appropri-
ating sos, 900 for printing 1900 copies Of
the report 90 diseases Of horses, prepared
under the supervision OF the chief Of the
bureau of animal industry.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole on the postofice appropriation,
but adjourned without having completed
It.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10.
SENArE.-Mr. Ingalls, offered his resig-
nation Us president pro TEN.
Tho bill for the adjudication OF claims
| arising from Indian dopredations was then
taken up Ms the unfinished business.
MIR. Hoar moved to strike out the clause
| providing for the adjudication and pay
| ment OF claims by Indians who have
suffered loss OF property through white
men or Indians Of other tribes. Agreed 10.
An amendment to add to section 1 u pro-
| vision that the limitation Of time in the
section shall not apply to labor claims
for compensation for Indian deprcdntions
| In Mime sofa, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas or
Dakota In ls65 or thereafter, was agreed
to.
Various other amendments were offered
ana agreed to and the bill was passed.
A conference was asked OH the disagree
ing votes OF the two houses and Messrs.
Moody, Paddock and Faulkner were APP
pointed couferrees on the part OF the Sen
ate.
HousE.-Speaker Reed having recovered
his temporary indisposition, called the
House TO order this morning.
Seuatc bill was passed for the relief of
settlers on certain lands in the southern
portion Of Iowa.
After two roll calls the House succeeded
in ms siuu hp Sonata hill for TIM raiiaf n
the Stockbridge tribe Of Indians in Wis
consin.
The House then went into committee OF
tho whole on the postoffice appropriation
bill.
At the evening session the immigration
bill was considered.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20.
SrSArE.-After the transaction OF
routine business In the morning, the Sen
ate proceeded is the consideration Of pen
sion bills unobiected To.
There were 100 pension bills passed in
forty five minutes. Among them was one
increasing the pension OF Brigadier Cen
eral Banram OF Kentucky TO $50.
The Senate then proceeded to the con.
(giving the guarantee Of the United States
government 10 tho company's per cent
bonds to the amount Of sl0O,oJ0, 900. The
bill was discussed for some time and the
Senate adjourned.
HoUsr.-After some hlibustering the
Supreme Court bill was taken up and the
Senate amendment non concurred in.
The House then preceded to the consid
Grafton OF the bill raising the salaries Of
United States district judges.
The House substitute was withdrawn,
leaving the Senate bill In Its original form,
providing that salaries OF district judges
shall be 5000 per arnum. Without fur
al. k..Il II 4
lourned.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 81.
SKSArE.-The Nicaragua canal bill was
taken up n the uniin ished business, and Mr.
Morgan addressed the Senate In defense
Of the bill. Mcssrs. Gray. Vest and Tu--
pic participated In the discussion.
The question being on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Stewart, providing that the
chief OF engineers OF the army shall have
supervision and control OF the construc-
ton OF the canal, was disagreed to--yeas
2J, nays -.
The bill then went over without action.
The conference report on the navy ap-
preparation bill was presented md agreed
TO. Senate bill authorizing the building
OF n bridge across the Arkansas river ut
Lite Rock was passed.
HousE.-A noisy squabble accompanied
the attempt TO approve the Journal.
iuo ocnn'c piii nNing tuc saiurics OF tue
United States district Judges was then
taken up. the pending question being on
MIR, McMillanA amendment hiking the
' salaries ~ $3.50, ar, Mss'iainn amend
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81.
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NJ, M. Holmes moton was iost ana MI
b,nshains motion was aefeeu 70,
Inc eolnmithe rose, anu tno houseni
O'clock ADJOURNED without aisposing oil the
postomcc appropriation DILL
MONDAY, FEB, 20.
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