Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-24
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
Work Of the National Lawmakers
IN Washington.
A Daily Summary of the Proceedings In
the senate and House-BilIs
Passed and New Meas
ures Introduced.


WASHINGTON, March TO- Bills were
introduced in the senate yesterday for
the adjustment of the rights of the
Indians in Indian teI. tory, with a
view of having that territory admitted
as state to increase the facilities Of
the post Office department for obtain
ing the use of buildings for post office
purposes; TO regulate the value of GER
tain coins and pieces of money and to
give to all sorts of current money the
legal tender quality The military
academy appropriation bill was passed.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-In the SEN
ate yesterday Mr. PETER Kan in
troduced bin "fOr the removal Of the
strongest incentive to crime among the
poor and vice among the rich; for pro-
tecting the American from the influx
of undue alien competition and for
other purposes. the fund to be fur
nished by a graduated tax on incomes.
A bill was reported for the construc-
tion of three battle ships
WASHINGTON, March IS 49, The bin
making Council Bluffs, Ia, a port of
delivery was passed in the senate yes
ferday. A bill was introduced to es-
tablisb an electric experimental station
to determine whether electricity can
be proftably used to propel farm
machinery. A joint resolution for a
national marriage and divorce law was
introduced
WASHINGTON. March 10. - In the
senate yesterday bills were reported
TO fix uniform standard Of classified
ton of wheat, corn, barley, rye. oats,
etc; to provide for the punishment Of
offenses on the high seas; to promote
silk culture; appropriating $4,000 for
a statue of Gen. w. T. sherman in
Washington. bill was passed es-
tablishing a port of delivery at Des
Moines, la. Adjourned to the DIST
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March I6-The con-
ference report to the urgent deficiency
bill was agreed to in the house yester-
day. A bill was reported To repeal the
mail subsidy act The tariff bill was
discussed, Mr.. Walker (Mass.l speak
ing il. favor of the Mckinley measure
and Messrs. Scott (Ill) and Dockery
mo. against it.
house yesterday bills were reported
for the admission Of New Mexico and
Arizona as states The tariff bill was
further discussed, Mr. Bryan (Neb.)
speaking in favor of free wool
WASHINGTON, March ls.-The time
in the house yesterday was mostly oc-
cupied in discussing the tariff bill. A
bill was introduced to provide a postal
currency, which it proposes to subst-
tute for postal notes.
WASHINGTON, March 10. - In the
house yesterday the Utah home rule
bin was reported favorably. The con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill
Isl, lis, 1000 was reported. A resolution
was passed calling on the secretary of
war for information regarding the
destruction of government dams
on the Mississippi river between
the mouth of the Chippewa river
in Wisconsin and the West
Newton slough in Minnesota. Mr.
Hamilton (Ia) introduced bill appro-
priating $50, 600 for an additional story
to the public building at Cedar Rap
ids, Ia The committee on cleo
tions decided by a vote of to / to I'M
seat Mr.. Rockwell DEM Of New
York, and seat Mr.. Noyes rep.
In the house on Saturday bin was
passed to amend the act approving the
funding act of Arizona, passed in 1890
The contested election case Of Noyes
(rep.l against Rockwell (dem. from
the Twenty New York district
was decided in favor of Moves. Eulo-
gies were delivered on the late Senator
Plumb