The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-09
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Proceedings In the Fifty Second
National Congress.
A Daily summary of Work Done by Our
Lawmakers-Measure of Importance
Discussed by senators and
congressman.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Fen me pension
appropriation bill was passed by the
senate yesterday without any amend
ments. 1t appropriates $166, 500, 600. A
conference was ordered on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The naval
and agricultural appropriation bills
and the bill regulating the sale of in
toxicating liquors in the District of Co
lumbia were passed in the senate yes
terdav.
WASHINGTON, March 2-The post Of
fee appropriation bill was reported in
the senate Yesterday and conferences
were ordered on the naval and agricul-
tural appropriation bills. The Indian
appropriation bill ($l6, 431, 49o) was also
reported. bill was introduced to
give effect to the presidents recon-
mendation to congress touching the
Canadian railways. The conference
report on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was presented. The report
led to long financial discussion on the
Sherman bond amendment. the result
being, however. that the amendment
was receded from.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The post
Office, deficiency and Indian appropria
ton bills were passed in the senate
yesterday Memorial services were
held in respect to the memory of Rep
resentative Craig, of Pennsylvania, and
of Representative Warwick, of Ohio.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The confer
ence reports on the legislative, post
Office, agricultural and sundry civil APP
preparation bills were agreed to in the
senate yesterday and the house bill to
continue the duties of SIS per cent. on
linen containing 100 threads per square
inch was passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-In the house
yesterday the Indian appropriation
bill, the car coupler bill and bill con-
tinuing for one year the present tariff
on fine linen goods of not less than 100
threads to the square inch were
passed, and the conference report on
the military academy appropriation
bill was agreed to. An effort to bring
up Senator Sherman's measure to issue
per cent. bonds was defeated, thus
ending the matter-for this session.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The confer
ence report on the diplomatic and con-
! sular appropriation bill was agreed to
in the house yesterday and bill was
passed providing that after July 1,
1898, pig tin shall be exempt from
, duty. In reply to resolution Secre-
tary Foster of the treasury department
reported that the total war claims pend
| irrr in ~ -
STA, s21. 600.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-In the house
| yesterday an attempt to revive the anti
| option bill was defeated by vote of
172 yeas to 1874 nays. not the necessary
two-thirds The conference report on
the District of Colum bia appropriation
| bill was agreed to and the war claim
bill for the relief of William and Mary
college was passed.
WASHINGTON, March 3-The senate
amendments to the sundry civil and
post office appropriation bills were
non-concurred in yesterday in the
| house. A joint resolution providing for
private clerks for representatives not
chairmen of committees was passed, as
was also the senate bill to facilitate
| the enforcement of the i'm migration and
| contract labor laws.
| WASHINGTON, March AIN the house
yesterday the worlds fair items in the
sundry civil bill caused a long discus
sion and finally the sum of S932, $50 was
| allowed. Conference reports on sew
eral other appropriation bills were
agreed to, and bill was passed pre-.
serving the rights of Mrs. jefferson
Davis in publication of her husbands
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