Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-03-30
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, March 22-The senate
passed the bill to refund to settlers in the
vicinity of forfeited railroad grants the
extra 81. 25 an acre which had been charged
them by the government because OF such
proximity. The vote was "a to 22-a party
vote, except that M. Hale voted mo"
with the Democrats. The senate then
passed Mr.. Gfbson's Mississippi river i'm
provement bill appropriating 15,O00O GOO
for the building of levees, ETC., $40, 0o0O 600
to be expended by the Mississippi river
commission, and IS, 000, 900 by the secre-
tary of war, not more than $3,0O0,0O to be
expended in any one year.
The silver debate was opened in the
house by Mr.. Bland in favor of his free
coinage bill. Mr.. Taylor, of Illinois, and
Messrs Williams, Harter and Hopkins,
Weadock, Epes, Crawford, Stevens, Bow
ers, Post, O'Donnen and Covert also
spoke.
Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-In the senate,
after few minutes devoted to the trans
action of unimportant business, the SEN
ate, on motion of Mr.. Sherman, went into
executive session on the Behring sea ques-
ton.
There was another large crowd present
when the house opened. After some COM
mittee reports the debate on the silver bill
was resumed and continued throughout
the day.
WASHINGTON, March A.-The house
spent the day up to 5 O'Clock in debating
the Bland silver bill. At that hour the
speaker closed the debate according to
Nj p1or1 ponvo1 tho
previous question Mr. Burrows imme-
was an exciting time, and when the vote
on the motion to table was counted it was
found there were 14s to 147 in favor. Mr..
Crisp, before the vote was announced, said
he desired to be recorded as votingn no. This
made a tie, and the motion to table
was consequently lost. A motion to re-
consider finally prevailed, when the anti
silver men adopted filibustering tactics.
The greatest confusion reigned until 1880
a. m, when the house adjourned. The
silver bill then took it's place as a special
order and goes on the calendar.
The senate was only in session short
time before an executive session on the
Behring sea question was ordered.
Friday.
In session half an hour before an executive
session on Behring sea matters was or
dered.
The house, wearied from its labors on
the silver bill since Tuesday last, devoted
three hours to the consideration of bills
on the private calendar and not securing
a quorum, adjourned at $3.50. Mr.. Bland
introduced resolution to vote on the
silver bill on Monday. Referred to COM
mittee on rules.
Saturday.
WASHINGTON, March 26-The house pro-
ceeded, under special order, to the con-
sideration of the pension bills reported
favorably from committee of the whole at
the late Friday night session. Seventeen
private pension bills were passed, and at 2
O'Clock business was suspended and the
colleagues Of the late F. B. Spinola, of
New York, proceeded to pay tributes to
his memory. After eulogies by Messrs.
Cochran and Curtis, Cummings, Wheeler,
Geissenhainer, Belden, Hooker and Cooper,
the house, as further mark of respect to
the memory of the deceased, adjourned
The senate was not in session.
Monday.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Nor
gan offered resolution which was agreed
to calling on the president for correspond
ence with the Argentine Republic On the
subject of reciprocity; and for informa-
ton as to articles exported therefrom to
the United States on which the United
States requires reduction of the custom
duties imposed by the Argentine Repub-
lie, SO as to make reciprocity fair and
equal House bill to amend the act of
1888, authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Mississippi river at Bur-
lington, Ia, was passed
The house consumed the entire day in
considering bills reported from the COM
mittee on the District of Columbia, sew
eral of which were passed.
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