The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-07-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-In the senate the
morning hour was taken up by Mr.. Allen,
of Washington, on local bill in regard
to the Puyallup Indian reservation in that
state. At Q o'clock the anti-option bill
was taken up and Senator Vest addressed
the senate in opposition to the measure.
He was followed by Senator Daniel. who
spoke of the bill as dangerous and dis
honest measure. Mr.. Daniel still had the
floor when the senate adjourned.
Politics were tabooed in the house and
the machinery of legislation, we'll oiled
by a resolutions rom the committee on
rules, ran with unusual smoothness. A
number OF measures were passed the most
important Of which was bill increasing
the pay of the life-saving service men.
The bill granting an American register to
the steamer China was defeated. The
commerce committee was authorized to
investigate the Reading combine.
Thursday.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-The anti-option
bill was debated for three hours and a
half in the senate and went over without
action. All the speeches were in op-
position to the BILL
The house passed the Canadian retalia-
ton bill without opposition. Several
minor measures were also passed.
Friday.
WASHINGTON, July 22-In the senate
Mr.. White, of Louisiana, concluded his
speech on the anticipation bill shortly be-
fore o'clock, having occupied four and a
half hours in its delivery. Mr.. Davis, of
Minnesota, by special request of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, asked consid
GRAFTON of the house bill providing retalia-
tory tolls to be made for the United States
for the adjustment of discriminating
tolls against the United States by Canada.
The bill was unanimously passed and the
senate bill on the same subject indefi-
nitely postponed.
In the house, on motion of Mr. McMillin,
Monday was set apart for the considera-
ton of resolutions from the house COM
mittee on investigation of the pension
office. The public land committee was &C
corded the floor, under the special rule,
and recommended reimbursing the Des
Moines river settlers in Iowa. Meeting
opposition the bill was withdrawn.
Saturday.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-The anti-option
bill occupied the senate again all day,
diversified only by brief financial dis
cussion over a proposed legal tender
amendment to an important bill relating
to judgments of the United States courts
The senate amendments to the general
deficiency bill occupied most of the time
in the house, the French spoilation claims
being discussed for two hours, the house
disagreeing to this item, 70 to 119. The
Indian depreciation claims amounting to
$47s, 252, as inserted by the senate, were
agreed to by the close vote of SO to a.
Monday.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-In the senate
Mr.. George spoke in favor of his substi-
tute for the hatch bill. Georges bill does
away with the license and revenue fea-
lures, but provides that persons shall be
fined not less than s., 900 on conviction of
being party to transaction in which
delivery is not contemplated. 1t is mild
document compared to the other and is
specific in relieving farmers and mer-
chants from restrictions. Its only effect
is to prohibit fictitious sales.
Representative Lind, of Minnesota.
made speech in defense of General
Raum in the house. The majority report
cOncemuiug the commissioners Of pensions
was before the house for consideration.
Tuesday,
WASHINGTON, July 26.-In the house
bills were passed setting apart lands in
Oklahoma Territory for school purposes,
forbidding railroads to charge more than
cents per mile on passenger fare in the
Indian Territory and Oklahoma, and per-
hitting the people of the Territory Of
Utah TO make an exhibit at the worlds
fair. The conference report on the def
cheney bill was agreed to. The appropria-
ton for the French spoilation claims,
amounting to $737, 7S5, was omitted. The
appropriations in the bill amounted to
IS, 9OO,319, being 1898, $50 less than as
passed by the senate and S1,Os1 ,OS7 more
than as passed by the house. The con-
ference report on the sundry civil bill
was offered by Mr.. Holman, all the items
in dispute being agreed to except those re-
lating to the worlds fair appropriation;
the appropriation for the national
commission and the employment of Pink
erton detectives at the G. A. r. encamp-
ment in Washington next September. It
was agreed that vote on these items
should be taken at noon tomorrow.
Debate on the tariff took up nearly all
day in the senate. The conference report
on the deficiency appropriation bill was
agreed to.