The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-02-11
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In tho senate Mr.. Brice introduced o bill
for . monument at Put-in-Bay to Commo-
doro Perry and those who took part in the
battle ON Lake Erie. Referred to- the
library committee. The resolution deelar-.
ing Senator Call legally entitled; to his
seat was adopted. At 4:05 the senate went
into executive session, and Immediately
adjourned till Monday. tsi1l 3sUi &c
,ssr sEssistgi,, fs.ss Friday.it, ass4 a.fs lis
!, WASHINGTON, Feb. .5.-Upon the assem-
bling Of the house tho speaker stated that
he was suffering from sore throat, and as,
the committees wereto be called for re-
ports, he would request one of the reading
clsrks to- call them. Subsequently Mr.. !
McMiliin took the chair. The house went
into committee of the whole on tho census
urgency deficiency bill, Mr.. Sayers, of
Texas, In charge of the bill. After . gem
erA1 debate on the work of the pension
Office under Commissioner Porter the bill
was passed. Thscommittee on war claims
reported faxorably the bill OF Mr.. Beltz-
hoover, OF Pennsylvania, to pay the State
Of Pennsylvania the sum of s., 81, 800 for
damages sustained by citizens Of the
Union from Confederate troops in the late
war. ,.,.,5s s..,sxr.- So 49, Ia -
The senate was not in session. ..t~ 81.
saturday. 80
= WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.IThere was but .
small attendance at the house during the
day, which was set apart for the delivery
OF eulogies upon the late Hon. w. II. e.
Lee, Of Virginia. -ss
!, The senate was not In session. ~.
{za1Iz3Ty sIai-C3 Monday. l-'.ifs -issa
% WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN the house.
Mr.. Bostner, of Louisiana, reported favor
ably from the committee on judiciary q
bill 70 require judges of the United States
court to give an opinion On questions Of
fact. Mr.. Raymer, of Maryland, from the
committee on interstate and foreign COM
merce, . bill to allow railroad companies
to give special rates to commercial tray-
fair investigation bill was adopted. 7
In the senate the vice president submit
ted executive documents referring to
diplomatic affairs. At 1:S0 p. m. the SON
ate went into executive session Ati3:3o
p, m, the doors were reopened and the SEN
ate resumed consideration of the unfin-
ished printing bill, at Sec "A. At 4.15p.m.
with the bill still under discussion, the
senate adjourned. ~-.. ...s, -s.,,.-- :
Tuesday.
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the senate finance committee, reported ad-
versely q number of senate bills, as fol-
lows: Mr.. Teller's bill for the free coinage
Of gold and silver bullion; Mr.. PETERS
bill to increase the circulating medium by
issuing treasury notes based on coin and
bullion; a bill introduced by the late Sem
ator Plumb to provide for the retirement
of national bank notes and the free coin
age of silver; Mr.. Hiscock's bill to re-enact
the act to secure a national currency and
pledging United States bonds; Mr.. PETERS
bill providing for the issue of money to the
farmers of Indiana; Mr.. Kyle's bill MAX
ing certain issues of money legal tender
for the payment of all debts. s s.-
In the house Mr.. McMillin reported
favorably the resolution providing for full
investigation of the Keystone National
bank, the Spring Garden National bank,
of Philadelphia, and the Maverick Ma
tional bank, of Boston, by the committee
on banking and currency. A bill to pro-
vide for the succession to the presidency
of the secretary of agriculture in case of
death or disability of all tho other cabinet
offiearH. ..--.----...