The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-04-14
TUESDAY, APRIL 5th.

SENATE.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up in the senate today, the question being
on Mr.. Dawes's motion to strike out the
provision for the assignment of army ot1i-
GERS to the duties of Indian agents, with the
amendment attached to it las offered by
Mr.. Hawley). that whenever the president
shall be of opinion that the good Of the
service specially requires it, he may APP
point civilian.
Senator Mcmillan, chairman of the
committee on the District Of Columbia, to-
day introduced bill providing for the reg
ulation of saloons in the district and in
Washington.
Senator Sherman. from the committee
Oh finance, reported adversely a number
of Alliance financial schemes.
HOUSE
A bill was reported in the house today
authorizing the State OF Wisconsin to place
in statuary hall q statue of Pere Marquette.
A bill was reported by Representative
McNillin, from the postottice and post
roads committee, which reclassifes rail
way postal clerks and adds two more classes
at salaries not exceeding respectively $1,000
maximum salaries of all the other classes,
except the first, by about 500 year.
The wool bill WIS taken up again today but
the house adjourned without accomplish
ing anything.
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 6.
SENATE
Morgans resolutions on free coinage
were up in the senate today Senator VOL
colt made a long address on the subject of
free coinage in which he bitterly attacked
the administration for its action in the
matter.
Mr.. Pettg1ew also offered an am ndment
authorizing the secretary Of the interior to
expend not over $50 GOO in the construction
Of two Indian industrial schools Ito cost
not over S25uOo each). one near Chamber
lain, S. d., and the other near Rapid City,
S. d. Agreed to.
After considerable discussion i'm COM
mittee ofthe whole the fine wool bill was
reported to the house.
The joint resolution agreed upon by the
house committee on foreign affairs calling
on the president for information as to
whether by operation of the Russian laws
concerning Jews any American citizen
Jewish faith is subjected to restrictions
which violate the treaty between the
United States and Russia, was reported to
the house by Representative Chapman.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7.
SENATE.
Ine WOOu Dlll WAS laiu before the senate
by the vice-president and re erred to the
finance committee.
The senate raSsed a bill to extend t.
Marquette, Mich, the privilege OF imneAi-
ate transportation Of unappraiscd merchan-
disc.
The senate devoted the entire day to the
District ofCol umbia appropriation bill. 1t
was only partly completed at adj ournment,
and hot debate was in progress over the
appropriation of SlOo 600 to de ray the ex-
penSes OF the visiting G. A. R. to Washing
ton.
HOUSE.
The house to day passed the bill placing
wool on the free list. The vote stood 1914 to
GO.
After the passage of the free wool bill the
house went into committee of the whole on
the Turner cotton bagging bill. After a
short debate the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
Friday, April. 8.
SENATE.
The senate today passed the bill appro-
prlating 100000 for entertaining the na-
tional encami'ment Of the G. A. r.
The senate today made public the CORE