The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-17
Maine. ror the nepuDncaa nus.
Thursday.

WASHINGTON, March 10-In the senate
the agricultural deficiency bill, appropri-
atin8 $l50, 600 for the bureau of animal
induetry, was passed The bill also car
ries 10000 for experiments in sugar cult
ure. AZ 2 p. m. the bill to construct
govemment building for, . postoffice In
every town with postal revenue of s., 900
per nnnum-the cost OF no one building to
exceed $50, 900 appropriating $500, 600
TO be suspended under the provisions of the
bill hiring the coming year, was taken
up and discussed. AT 4:5o the senate went
into Executive session.
In the house the naval appropriation
bill vas reported and referred to the COM
mittee of the whole. Among the public
building bills favorabiy reported were the
following: WiIkesbafre, Pa, SOC, 900;
Helena, Mon, $i50,oo0; Hastings, Neb.,
S60,W0; Fond do Lac, Wis, 900. At
1:30 The house went into committee of the
whole, The free wool bill was taken up,
and Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, resumed the
floor Turner, of Georgia, and Reed, of
Maine, also spoke on the bill before the
hour of adjournment.
Friday.
zAsHISGToN, March 1.-THE private
calendar was laid aside in the house in
order to continue the discussion of the
tariff bill Mr. Stevens Dem. of Massa-
chusetts and Mr.. Montgomery Rep) were
the principal speakers
In the senate Mr. Dolph delivered tar
iff speech, speaking to the sound circulate
ing medium resolution introduced by
Senator Stanford Mr. Vests bill to con-
struct postoffice buildings in towns having
annual receipts from s., 900 to $4,000 was
taken up and discussed without action.
The urgent deficiency bill was adopted
with amendments increasing the total
amount about $4,000. The senate then
adjourned.
Saturday.
WASHINGTON, March 12-In the house
the speaker appointed al conferees on the
urgency deficiency bill (for public print
ing) Messrs. Sayers. Holman and Dingley.
The house then proceeded with business
on the private calendar. At Q o'clock,
under the special order, enlogies were do
livered upon the late John r. Gamble, Of
South Dakota.
Senate not in session.
Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE senate,
after slight amendment passed the bill to
erect public buildings in small cities. The
bill provides that the total cost shall in no
case exceed SO, 900 at any place where the
gross receipts for the three years proceed
ing have not exceeded 5000, and at no
other place shall exceed sum equal to
the aggregate of the postoffice receipts at
such place during the three years proceed
ing, nor $4,000 in all. At o'clock the
senate went into executive session to con-
slider Behring sea matters.
In the house message from the presi-
dent transmitting the agreement between
the United States commissioners and the
Cherokee outlet in Indian Territory was
referred to the committee on Indian af-
fairs. This being District of Columbia
day, the house then proceeded to consider
alton of bills reported from the District of
Columbia committee.
Tuesday.
EWAsHINaToN, March 15.-The senate
adopted conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill The military academy bill
was passed with senate amendments. AT
2o'clock, on motion of Senator Hoar, the
senate went into executive session on the
nomination of Judge Woods, of Indiana.
In the house the conference report on
the urgent deficiency bill was agreed to.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the free wool bill, Mr..
Blount, Of Georgia, In the chair.