Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-12
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Proceedings in the Senate and
House Briefly Told.
A Daily Record of the Important Meas
ures Considered and Passed by the
Nations Law-Makers
at Washington.


SENATE
WAsuTycTox. Feb. 9.-Tbe Senate
met at r. m. Yesterday. Senator
T,,,.nie lind introduced a ioint res
CLINTON. which was referred IN the
committee ON Judiciary. proposing an
amendment 10 the constitution for the
election IF United States Senators ~
the direct vote IF the peopIe.
WAaUrverox. Feb an the senate
Yesterday bill. vcre raS-ed providing
nenalties for erobclzlar4af,t ID uepsiops
bv Guardians of nensiaf.r-. aunranriat1
mo $500 on1 for a pnb15. building AZ st.
Paul The fertilization ~ was dis
ouseed
WAsmNGrov. Feb Bills were re-
ported in the senate Yesterday 10 pro-
vide for th,. inspection of vessels carry
inc export cattle from fine +nitcd states
10 foreign countries. and to prevent
authorizations of food and drugs. The
fertilization and Military Academy APP
preparation bills We're passed.
WAsmNGroN. Feb. 6.-Among the
bills introduced in the Senate Yesterday
was one increasing the pension of Gen
eral Clusters widow to 500 month.
The pension appropriated bill was
passed Ii appropriatcs for pensions
for the wear SI38, ,Os5: for fees and
expenses of examining surgeons,
81 800, 600: for salaries Of eighteen pen
sion agents. S72, 900, and for clerk hire,
100000. other bills were passed to au
thorize the construction of a tunnel un-
der New York bay; for a survey Of the
interior Of Alaska; for the construction
of three Indian Industrial schools in
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan,
the cost not to exceed $4,000 each.
WAsHINoToN, Feb. In the Senate
yesterday the naval appropriation bill
was reported and the House bill provid
ing for the adjustment of accounts of
laborers, worlonen and mechanics aris-
ing out of the eight-hour law was dis
cussed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. O. In the Senate
on Saturday it was decided to hold
evening sessions hereafter. The House
bill for the adjustment Of accounts of
workmen, aborers and mechanics UNI
der the eight-hour law was discussed.
Mr. Wolcott said he fancicd that all
Senators had the same quality of sym
pathy with laboring men. and thought
that it was about time 10 have some
sympathy with the Government. The
bill was an absurdity, and he moved it
be recommitted to the committee on
education. The motion was agreed to
yeas, 27 nays, -.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 In the House
yesterday ON motion of Mr. Mckinley
tO.) bill was passed amending section
$50, revised statutes, 50 as toread; va
cancies occasioned by death or Iesigna-
ton shall not be temporarily filed un-
der the three preceding sections for
longer period than thirty days" The
present law limits the time to ten days,
and the bin has special reference to the
appointment of a successor to the late
Secretary Window.
WASHINGTON, Feb i'm the House
yesterday bills were passed prohibiting
tn, sale of tobacco to boys under Is
years of age in the District of Column |
bia; granting a pension To Mrs. Z. +. |
Moves, widow of the late General Moves.
The sundry civil bill 1884. ~. or0l and the !
agricultural appropriation bill (S2. BOA
s58l were reported.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-1he diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was
passed in the House yesterday and the
conference report vas adopted on bill
providing for an additional Justice of
the Supreme Court of Arizona.
WAsufSGrox. Feb. tin the Uouse
Yesterday the time was occupied in dis
eussing the sundrv civil appropriation
bill. and an amendment was offered 10
the coinage paragraph p.ovidinp for
the free coinage Il silver.
WAsuIN6roN. Feb Z. The bill
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