Griggs courier., 1892-03-25
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
Work OF the National Lawmakers
In Washington.
A Daily Summary OF tho Proceedlnes In
the senate and Houss-Bllls
Passed and New Meas
ures introduced.
SENATE.

introduced in the senate yesterday for
the adjustment q Of the rights of the
Indians in Indian territory. with q
view Of having that territory admitted
as state; to increase the facilities OF
the post Office department for obtain
ing the use of buildings for post office
purposes; to regulate the value of Ger
tain coins and pieces of money and to
give to all sorts OF current money the
legal tender quality. The military
academy appropriation bill was passed.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-1n the SEN
ate yesterday Mr.. PETER (Kan.) in.
troduced a bill '.for the removal of the
strongest incentive to crime among the
poor and vice among the rich; for pro
tecting the American from the influx
Of undue alien competition, and for
other purposes" the fund to be fur
nished by a graduated tax on incomes.
A bill was reported for the construc-
ton of three battle ships.
WAsHINGToN, March 1s. The bill
making Council Bluffs, Ia, q port OF
delivery was passed in the senate yes
terday. A bill was introduced to es-
tablish an electric experimental station
to determine whether electricity can
be p1 1ofitably used to propel farm
machinery. A joint resolution for a
national marriage and divorce law was
introduced.
WAsH1NGToN. March 10. In the
senate yesterday bills were reported
to fix uniform standard of classifica-
ton of wheat, corn, barley, rye, oats,
etc; to provide for the punishment OF
offenses on the high seas; to promote
silk culture; appropriating $50, 900 for
statue of Gen. W. T. Sherman in
Washington. A bill was passed es.
tablishing q port OF delivery at Des
Moines, Ia. Adjourned to the 2lst.
HOUSE.
WAsHINGToN, March 16.-The con-
ference report to the urgent deficiency
bill was agreed to in the house yester-
day. A bill was reported to repeal the
mail subsidy act. The tariff bill was
discussed, Mr.. Walker (Mass.) speak
ing in favor of the Mckinley measure
and Messrs. Scott OILY and Dockery
(Mo. against it
WASHINGTON, March II. - In the
house yesterday bills were reported
for the admission of New Mexico and
Arizona as states. The tariff bill was
further discussed, Mr.. Bryan (Neb.
speaking in favor of free wool.
WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The time
in the house yesterday was mostly oc.
cupied in discussing the tariff bill. A
bill was introduced to provide q postal
currency, which it proposes to substi-
tute for postal notes.
WASHINGTON. March 19. In the
house yesterday the Utah home rule
bill was reported favorably. The con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill
Isl, $4,000 was reported. A resolution
was passed calling on the secretary o1
war for information regarding the
destruction of government dams
ON the Mississippi river between
the mouth of the Chippewa river
in Wisconsin and the West
Newton slough in Minnesota. Mr..
Hamilton ia. introduced bill appro-
priating $50, 900 for an additional story
to the public building at Cedar Rap
ids, Ia. The committee on elec.
tions decided by vote of Z to to un.
seat Mr.. Rockwell (dem.) of New
York, and seat Mr.. Noyes (rep).
In the house on Saturday bill was
passed to amend the act approving the
funding act of Arizona, passed in 1890.
The contested election case of Noyes
trep.) against Rockwell (dem.) from
the Twenty-eighth New York district
was decided in favor of Noyes. Eulo.
gies were delivered on the late Senator