Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-04-28
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
Work of the National Lawmakers
in Senate and House.
A Daily Summary of the Proceedings In
the Senate and House Bills
Passed aud New Meas
ures Introduced.


WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Sher-
man announced in the senate yesterday
that careful examination of the amend
ments made to the Chinese restriction
act of May. 1865 showed that the re-
striction laws did not expire until July,
1894 Senator Teller spoke in favor OF
free silver. A resolution favoring a
$780, 600 appropriation for the interna-
tional naval review in connection with
the worlds fair was favorably reported.
WASHINGTON, April %. Bills were
passed in the senate yesterday to create
a third division of the district of Kansas
for judicial purposes, and 70 establish a
military post near Helena, Mont. The
house bill to prohibit absolutely the
coming of Chinese persons into the
United States was considered.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-In the SEN
ate yesterday the urgent deficiency bill
and bills providing for the discharge of
the duties of the president in case Of
his death, and TO increase the pension
of Mexican war veterans from IS to S12
per month, were passed. The army ap-
preparation bill was reported. A reso-
luton was adopted extending an invita-
ton to the king and queen of Spain and
the descendants of Columbus TO partici-
pate in the Worlds Columbian exposi-
ton.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Chinese
exclusion bill was discussed in the SEN
ate on Saturday Mr.. Hoar Mass J
asked and obtained leave of absence,
from and after Monday next, for the re-
mainder of the session.
WASHINGTON, April % In the senate
yesterday protests were presented ask
ing congress not to commit itself to any
religious creed by urging the Columbian
Worlds exposition to be closed sundays
The house Chinese exclusion bill was
amended by extending the existing law
for ten years. An amendment to the
naval appropriation bill was introduced
authorizing the construction of three
double turret iron or steel harbor-de-
Tense vessels of the monitor type.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, April 21.-In the house
yesterday favorable reports were made
on bill making eight hours days
labor in the District of Columbia and a
resolution for joint Mexican reciproc-
ity commission. The bill authorizing
such Chicago national bank as might be
designated by the Worlds Columbian
exposition to open branch Office on
the far grounds was passed.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-In the house
yesterday the time was occupied in dis
cussing the Noyes-Rock well contested
election case from New York.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The con-
tested election case in the house of
Noyes VS.. Rockwell from the Twenty
eighth New York district came to an
end yesterday, Rockwell dem retain
ing the seat by vote of 1913 to 106.
Thirty-nine democrats and eight indie
pendents voted with the republicans in
favor of Noyes
WASHINGTON, April 25,--In the house
on Saturday a bill was introduced to
provide for an international ratio be-
tween gold and silver and to suspend
the purchase of silver bullion from and
after July 1898
WASHINGTON, April &c the house
yesterday bill was introduced to give
the right of franchise to every woman
in the country over p years of age to
vote for representatives in congress-