Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-22
IN CONGRESS-.
A Daily Record Of Proceedings in
Senate and House.
Important Measures Discussed at Great
Length-Bills Passed and Others In
trodnccd Complete Summary
of Congressional News.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-Senator Quay
pa has introduced in the Senate a
substitute to the Federal election bill
The principal point Of difference is in
the last section Of the bill which Is as
follows:
when il shall appear TO the satisfaction Of
the President OF the United States that ia any
locality the provisions OF this law can not
otherwise Sc executed if snail be his duty and
he is hereby empowered TO suspend there the
writ OF habeas corpus and 10 employ the armed
forces Of the United States naval and military
for its enforcement and FOR the protection Of
the officers whose duties are herein provided
for
The rest of the session was devoted
to discussion a the financial bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. FIN the Senate
yesterday bin was passed transferring
army officers on the limited retired list
who have reached the age of "a TO the
unlimited list, and providing further
that tho number of officers on the linn
tied list shall be $50. Senator sherman
spoke against the free coinage of silver.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-After the Sen
ate had adopted the Stewart free-coin-
age amendment to the financial meas
ure yesterday and had stricken out the
$500. 000, 900 2-per cent. bond issue clause
Senator Vest surprised the Senate by
Offering, as q substitute for the whole
affair, free-coinage bill pure and
simple and the Senate promptly passed
il BY vote of 80 70 2T The bill pro-
vides that the unit Of value in the
United States shall be the dollar, to be
coined Of li3l4 grains Of standard silver
or - $40 grains Of standard gold
WASHINGTON, Jan ga bill was
passed in the Senate yesterday to credit
o, NJ Laraway late postmaster at
Minneapolis. with Sti,ll5, the value Of
postage stamps stolen from his office in
July, 1856. A bin was introduced To es-
tablish branch mints at Omaha, Neb..
and Boise city, Idaho. The elections
bin was again taken up and discussed
WASHINGTON. Jan. FIN the Senate
yesterday bill was introduced provid
ing for temporary government for
Alaska A bill to equAlize standard
time in the United States was intro
duced and the Notifications bin (s3. $780,
435) was reported The elections bill
was then discussed, the session lasting
all night
WASHINGTON, Jan. io-At 9 o'clock
Saturday evening what few Senators
were awake adjourned and the long
session which had lasted thirty hours IN
debate on the elections bill was over
HOUSE
WAsHISGToN, Jan. II. r The House
on Monday adopted a resolution pro-
viding for "a special committee Of five
members To investigate the alleged con-
nection of members of Congress in sill
yer pools aud 70 inquire into the own
ership Of the f. 600. 900 ounces Of silver
bullion which the United states is asked
to purchase.
WASHING TON. Jan. lin the House
yesterday a bin was introduced to vest
the Legislative power of Alaska in
Governor and legislative assembly
and that the Territory shall have a del
egate To- Congress The report on the
House apporticument bin was pre-
scented and the army appropriation bill
was discussed
WASHINGTON. Jan. l5-In the House
yesterday the army appropriation bill
was passed and the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill was discussed
NAsHtNGToN, Jan. ia message
from the senate was received by the
House yesterday announcing the pas
sage of the financial bin with a free
coinage substitute The immigrant
bin was reported 4 committee was
named 70 investigate the silver-pool
question.
WASHINGTON. Jan. tT.-In the House
yesterday oils were passed granting a
pension st $50 a month to General
Franz ~igel, 500 month to General
y. 2. Banks, 500 a month to General
Isaac Quinby, Of Rochester y y and
on' increasing to 500 "A month the
pension Of Joseph J Bartlett of New
York. In all seventy pension bills were
passed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I9-The time was
occupied in the House on Saturday in
considering the District of Columbia
appropriation bill
Minister Lincoln at His post.