The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-05
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MEASURES CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON.

At the Nations Capital-What Is Being
Done by the Senate and Household
Matters Disposed Or and New Ones Con-
sitlered.
WHEN. In considering the sundry civil bill
on the gath. the Senate reached the Worlds
Fair paragraphs. Senator EarwelI moved to
SD amend the bill us it came from the Sem
ate Committee ON Appropriations rs to
increase the whole amount appropriated
Tor salaries and expenses from $4,000 to
Sl20.dod. The mot:ol was lost. however aud
the appropriation remains at $4,000. The
Senate confirmed ex-tiuvcrnor Foster as
Secretary of the Treasury. The direct tax
bill was passed by the House, after con-
siderable discussion. The bill has already
passed the Senate and now needs the Pres
1dent : signature 10 Income law. Tie ship
ping subsidy bill got another hac!sstt, aud
II Is now exceedingly doubtful if its adeo-
Gates Will be able to get it before the House
again this session.
THE immigration bin was taken up on
tho 2''h. The bill lis passed directs the
Secretary OF the Treasury to provide rules
for inspection along the Canadian frontier
SO as not To impede travel between the
two countries. and provides that nothing
III the act shall he deemed to exclude per-
Sons convicted of political ofenses. not with
standing such otfrnSes shall be dcnuIninated
Is feionious, infamous crimes, "a turpitude
of the laws of The land from which the
Immigrants come or by the court convict
Ing them. The clauses relating To the ad-
mission of other classes of con victS and OF
paoptrS and in'urablcS are even more
stringent than in the existing law. Senator
Gorman announced the death of his col
league in the Senate as soon as the journal
was read and offered resolutions expressing
the great sorrow with which the Senate had
heard Of the death of Mr.. Wilson. Tho
senate, ont OF respect, adjourned until tho
following day.
IN the Senate, on the 25th. the House
amendment t. the direct tax bill WAS pre-
scented and was laid TN the 1all- for tho
present. Among the papers presented and
referred were numerous protests from the
northwest portion of Nebraska agaiiiS, the
neglect of the Government in the matter Of
ulSarIning the hostile Sioux and asking pro-
lection from Indian deprcdati0ns The
sundry civil bill was then taken up and
It's consideration le-umrd. Ali the amend
mcnts were agreed to. and the bill was
then passed. The Legislative cxccutive
ana judicial appropriation hill was taken
up. In the House there wtr" less than
twenty-five members III Attendance. The
Senate bill authorizing the construct ion of
IA railroad bridge at Little Rock, Ark. was
passed: also the Senate bill for the relief
Of the assignce- of the late John Roach,
The House then proceeded in committee of
the whole (Alr. Burrows. of Michigan. in the
chair to general debate on the shipping
bill
THE Nire-Pre~idcnt. on the .1th. Ia he
fore the Senate a message from the Presi-
dent returning without his approx al the bill
to establish the record and pension office of
the War Department. The President states
his objection to the bill at some length, to
the effect. generally. that il is not conpc-
fpnt
person to fill an office created by law. The
message was referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs. In the House the
Senate bill was passed amendatory
of thn law providing for the selection of
school lands. A bill was passed authorize
ing the Fort Gibson. Tahlequah and North
eastern Railroad Company to construct a
road through the Indian Territory. The
House. then in committee Of the whole. re-
sumed the consideration Of the shipping
bill. The House substitute for the Senate
bill was read by paragraphs for amend
mrnt.
THE Senate on the 2Sth agreed to the con-
ference reports on the bills to establish a
United States land court, and t. define and
regulate the jurisdiction of courts of the
United States. The House substitute for
the Senate tonnage bin was laid before the
Senate and Mr.. Frye moved for the app int
ment Of a conference committee. This mo-
ton was resisted on both sides of the cham
Der In the House Mr.. Caswell, of Wiscon-
sin. supported the conference report on the
| bill To define and regulate the jurisdiction
| Of the courts of the United states, and
| after short debate It was adopted. The
conference on the bill establishing Il private
land claim court was also agreed to. Con-
| ference he'd betwe, II Republicans and Dem
ocrats resulted in tacit agreement that
none of the contested election cases should
be called up, and tha; the Democrats should
not place any obstruction in the way OF the
appropriation bills. In pursuance Of this
agreement the sundry civil and legislative
appropriation bills were sent 10 conference
without objection.