Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-03-02
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Proceedings in the Fifty-Seoond
National Congress.
A Daily Summary of Work Done by Our
observation-disclosures of Importance
Discussed by Senators and
Congressman.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb %. in the senate
yesterday Senator Henderson, presi-
dent pro tenn, read Washington's fare
well address. The sundry civil bill
was passed. Senator Chandler IN. H.
from the committee on immigration,
submitted a report on his bill estab-
fishing additional regulations concern
ing emigration to the United
States by increasing by three
the number of excluded classes
of aliens. The first class are the illlt-
crate over y years of age. The second
class are those persons partially or
wholly disabled from manual labor
The third class are those persons be-
longing to societies which favor or jus
tify unlawful destruction of property
or life
WAsHISeroN, Feb. 24-The diplo-
matte and consular and the military
academy bills and a bill for the relief
of George w. Jones. first United States
senator from Iowa, were passed il the
senate yesterday and the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill (S22, 600, 0OO) was considered. The
nomination of Benton Hanchett, of
Michigan, to be United States circuit
judge for the Sixteenth judicial cir
cult, to succeed Judge Jackson, was
received.
WASHINGTON. Feb 25.-A resolution
was introduced in the senate yesterday
directing the finance committee to as
certain during the recess of congress
the effect of the tariff laws upon i'm
ports and exports and the effect at
home and abroad upon wages.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-In the senate
on Saturday the Legislative appropria-
ton bill was passed with amendments
and conference with the house was
ordered. A motion made by Mr.. Sher-
man to go into executive session to
consider the Hawaii question and pres
idential nominations was defeated.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-Ths pension
appropriation bill was passed by the
senate yesterday without any amend
ments. II appropriates S166, 500, 600. A
conference was ordered on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The post
Office appropriation bill was passed in
the house yesterday. An effort TO
bring up the snti-option bill was de-
feated by vote of 1872 to IL. A resolu-
ton was introduced to ascertain the
debt of Hawaii.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-ln the house
yesterday bill was passed for the re-
lief of George w. Jones, first senator
from Iowa, and the conference report
on the army bill was agreed to.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-Mr. Harter
(o.) introduced in the house yesterday
q bill to provide for the free coinage of
silver and gold at the present ratio and
upon equal terms The Indian appro-
priation bill was considered and the
item for the support of Indian schools
was increased from 81, 200, 600 to ell
075, 600.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 97.-ln the house
on Saturday an attemptto consider the
sundry civil appropriation bill was de-
feated by filibustering. A bill was
passed to increase the pension of Capt
L. r. Chase, of the Eleventh Niscon-
sin regiment from $50 to $40 per month.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-In the house
yesterday the Indian appropriation
bill, the car coupler bill and bin con-
tinuing for one year the present tsrif
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 Shsrmsn's measure to issue
3 per cent bonds was defeated, thus
ending the matter-for this session.