Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

Senate.
WASHINGTON, d. e., Jan. R.-AmOng
the departmental and other communica-
tions laid before the Senate by the vice
president were agreements for the cesslon
of their lands made with the ShOShOneS
and Arapahoe Indians OF the WIND
River reservation in Wyoming, the In
dams of the Pyramid Lake reserva-
ton ana the Kickapoo Indians OF
Oklahoma, which were all referred to the
committee on Indian affairs. Many petit
lions in favor of the loan OF So,OOO,OO0 TO
the Worlds Fair on condition of its being
closed on Sunday were presented and re-
ferred. Mr.. Dolph, from the committee On
coast defences, reported a bill tor the pur-
chase of SitesfOT Notifications; also bill 10
provide for Notifications and other sea-
coast defenses. Mr.. Perkins introduced
bill to remove the statute OF limitation IN
respect to claims under the elght,nour law.
dar and passed the following bills:
Appropriating 100000 for q public
building at Bradford, Pa; to
authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Red River OF the North at Dray
ton, N. D.; to extend the privileges OF the
transportation of dutiable merchandise
without appraisement TO the point OF San
dnsky, O.; to establish life-saylng sta
ton at or near the mouth OF Rouge
River, Ore; approprlatlng S5zo,ooV TOT
the construction OF two United otateS
|
Pacific Coast Mr.. Morgan offered reso-
luton calling ON the State Department for
information as to the distribution and
present condition of the fund paid IN under
the convention with MeNlco--haylng REFER
encc particularly to the We'll and La A bra
clalms-whleh was agreed to. The follow
ing bills for the erection OF publlc Dulld-
ings, with the amount appropriated IN eacn
case, were reported fayorably. to-day, by
the Senate committee on public buildings:
Hastings, Neb., 100000; Mansfield, -,
100000; Reno, New, $75, 600; Jacksonyl NE
Fresno, Cal, $4,000; GAINESVILLE, O., $50
900; Grand Haven, Mich, $1,000; Alamo
da. CAL, $4,000; Deadwood, S. D., $780,
OOG; San Diego, Cal. $500, 900; saltwater,
Mimi, 100000: Oakland, Cal, S3CO, OOO;
Norfolk, Neb., 100000: Salem, Ore, $loo,-
coo.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 13.-Among
the bills reported from committees and
placed on the calendar were the follow
ing: To establish a first-order lighthouse
at Norwood, Cape Disappointment, WASH;
appropratng $4,000 for pubic the 0p bs
Introduced int u and referred was one
by Mr.. Kyle proposing an amend
ment to the constitution so as to
regulate marriages and divorces IN
the several states. Mr.. Morgan offered
resolution, which was agreed to, calling on
Elliott's report on Alaska, with maps and
illustrations. The resolution offered last
Monday by Mr.. Mitchell instructing the
judiciary committee to inquire and re-
port what legislation naatt Of is c NECESSARY
the transaction Of its business and
to expedite such business, was
taken up, and Mr.. Mitchell addressed the
Senate. After a long debate the resolution
was referred to the judiciary committee.
%cI, py,6 q
following bills were passed: For the relief
of Chester B. Sweet, OF California; to au-
thorize the secretary of the interior to
convey certain lands to the state OF Kan
SaS; 10 grant to the state OF oregon
townships II, %, 20, 80 and 81 south, in
ranges 5 and east Of the Willamette
meridian in Oregon, for a public park.
| On motion of Mr.. Stewart the bill to pro-
vide for the tree coinage of gold and silver
bullion was referred to the finance COM
mittee. I he Senate then, after brief ex-
ecutive session. adjourned till tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-1n the Senate
Mr.. Morrill, presented memorial from the
astronomers of The country in relation to
change in the management OF the new OBJ
| servatory from the Navy Department to
the civil administration. 1t was signed
as 1t was by. all the most noted
| ferred to the committee on naval affairs.
| Among the bills introduced ana referred
were the following: By MI. Vest, for the
| Improvement of the Mississippi River
| from it's mouth to the mouth
Ct ood the be Ohio On +a River appr9pratm59g
Cuilom, to promote the safety Of en-
| ployes. and travellers by compelling COM
mon carriers engaged in interstate com
| merce to equip their cars with automatic
| couplers and continuous. brakes, and their
| locomotives with driving-whee brakes.
| the Senate passed the bill to aid the state
| Oh Colorado to support a school OF mines:
! 1t apprOpriateS 90 per cent. of all
moneys paid to the United States
for mineral lands in Colorado for the main
at Golden, jefferson County. Other bills
| passed as follows: Authorizing the con-
| Struction of a bridge across the Missouri
River between Chamberlain, in Brule
! County, and Lyman County, ). d.; apprO-
priating 100000 for the purchase of
| city of Washington Of building to be used
| as hall of records The Senate adjourned
| till Monday.
The House.
Under the call OF states the following
bills, ETC.. were introduced and referre d:
For uniform system of bankruptcy: pro-
viding for an international bl-metallrc ar
rangement; approprlating $780, 600 for the
corn product at the Worlds Fair; request
ing the President to inform the House what
negotiations have been carried on with
foreign governments relative to the re-es-
adjustment and use of silver coin as legal
tender money; defining options and
futures and imposing a tax on dealers
therein; the free coinage of silver; apprO-
prlating 500, 0oO for the relief of the fam
ine-stricken people of Russia. Mr.. Simp-
son Kas. asked unanimous consent for the
consideration of resolution reciring that
the Department of Agriculture is made
the narbor of political employees and
that crop reports are made to boards of
trade and market wreckers and operators
before they are conveyed to the knowledge
of toiling husbandmen: and providing for
a special committee of five members to in
quire into the workings of the department
and into the truth of these allegations.
luton was referred to the committee on
rules.
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