The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-06-21
WORK OF CONGRESS
RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SENATE AND HOUSE.


Condensed Record OF the Important
transactions of Our National Law
mnkers-The work Done in both
branches.
Washington, June 13.-The senate TO-
day passed three Northwestern bills
Senator Washburn secured action by
unanimous consent on the bill for the re-
lief of e. Douglass, late Indian agent at
White Earth. The bill gives Douglass
something like 5000. Senator Davis Sc
cured the passage of bill to correct the
militsry record of Elisha Bassett. Sen
ator Hansbrough got action on his bill
ekarging the time for the terms OF the
United States courts in North Dakota.
The court will meet at Bismarck on. the
First Tuesday in March, ut Fargo on
the third Tuesday in May, at Grand
Forks on the second Tuesday in Noyem-
her. at Devils Lake oa the first Tuesday
in July. Both district and circuit courts
will meet at those times, but only one
Jury will be called The fees of the
court officers are fixed at the rates now
paid in Oregon.
The absolute blockade of the tariff bill
trcst with the wonderful progress made
Yesterday. Not cog was turned. The
entire eight hours were devoted to set
speeches, preliminary to the consideration
of the wool schedule.
Two hours were consumed to-day in the
house over hill reported by MIR. Outh-
waite setting aside 100000 from the
fund belonging to the estates of deceased
colored soldiers of the civil war for the
purpose of erecting in the District OF
Columbia national home for aged and
infirm colored people. The hill was
passed The Indian appropriation bill
was then taken up, but the house ad-
iourned without con pletmg its considera'
tion.
Washington, June 14.-1n the senate
speeches were made 10y Senator's Sher-
msn, Hansbrough, Mitchell, Stewart,
Shoup and Dubois against the wool
schedule. All declared that free wool
T. uld mean the ruination of the sheep
industry in AmeEca. Mr. Harris, in
charge of the tariff bill, called the atten-
tor to the slow progress beng made
With the bill, two days having already
been consumed in general debate on the
wool schedule. He then made a request
for unanimous consent that the wool
schedule be proceeded with under the
fiy e-minute rule tomorrow after Mr.. Al
dr;ch, who desired to speak, had finished.
The request developed the fact that Mr.
Ledge, Mr.. Chandler, Mr.. Platt, Mr..
Teller and others desired to address the
senate ON the general subject of the
schedule, and Mr.. Harris, with reluct-
ance, said that he was compelled to re-
spect the requests of these senator's, and
would, therefore, postpone his request to
proceed under the five-miIute rule until
tomorrow.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up in the house. Delegate Flynn of Ok
lahoma obtained the adoption of an
amendment waving the restrictions to
the sale of lands owned in severalty by
Indians over tWenty-one years old, so far
as applies to the citizen band of Potta-
wattomies, except when grch Indians are
residents of Oklahoma, An amendment
was offered by Mr.. Holman increasing
the appropriation for support and civIliz:-
tior of the Apaches, Aiowas, Comanches,
Wichitas and affiliated tribes on reserva-
ticns from $4,000 to 100000. Adopted.
Washington, June 15.-An amendment
TO the Irdian bill By Mr., Picker ap-
propriatig $4,000 for artesiap wells at
Pine Ridge, Rosebud and Standing Rock
agencies was agreed to. The old Sec
tartan question in connection with In
dian schools was raised by Mr.. Gear,
who offered an amendment providing:
ut is hereby declared that it is the pur-
pose of this act that no mgney herein
appropriated shall be paid for education
in seotarian schools, and the secretary Of
the interior is hereby authorized and re-
quired to make all nepdful rules and
II gulations to prevent the use of said
funds in sectari3n schools" A point of
order was made against this amendment
by Mr.. Tracey on the ground that 1t
changed existing law and the chair sus-
tanned the point.
The enate discussed the wool schedule
all day. Mr.. Harris, in charge of the
bill. said that unless vote is taken to-
morrow night sessions viii begin;
Washington, June 16.-The first vote
on the wool schedule was taken upon Mr.
Teller's motion to restore the Mckinley
rates on wool. Lost-29 to 81, party
vote, Stewart voting yea and PETER and
the other Rapulists nay Senator Power
offered an amendment changing the Nc
Kinley rate of IL cents to cents and
the Mckinley rate of u cents to s cents
There were ne changes from the previous
vote, the amendment being dRfe4tad-2e
TO 81. Mr.. PETER yated with the Demo
Gratis. On Mr.. Peffar's amendment aS
hxy Rto n
yeas 33, nays 35. Mr.. Hill refrained
from voting, and Messrs. Allen of Ne
braska, PETER, Kyle and Stewart voted
aye. An amendment was then sent tc
the clerks desk and read, increasing
from Is per cent, as it aeW il in the bill
to 80 per cent the duty on wool In the
form of stubbing waste, mungo, shoddy
noils or other waste product. The vice
president announced that it was offered
by Mr.. Sherman. Lost-29 to 81. Mr.
PETER then offered an amendment to
place all articles of manufactures com.
posed wholly or in part of wool, hair OF
the goat, CAMEL or alpaca aa the free
list. This amendment has not yet been
voted upon:
The Indian appropriation bill was again
considered in the house. The section Oi
the bill providing for the sale of certain
state bonds credited to the Indian trust
fund was struck out on point of order
after a sharp debate.
Washington, aane 18.-The fight over
the wooden schedule has ended, and. that
schedule, as well as the following sched-
nle (silk and silk goodsl has been dis
posed of. The Republicans had been
fighting for certein notifications of the
woolen schedule, and were partially sue.
cessful. They succeeded in having the
rates on woolen and worsted yarns
valred at over 40 cents per pound in
creased from 35 to 40 per cent ad va
loren, and the dividing line on women S
and children's dress goods decreased
from 81 to so cents, duty of 40 per
cent being imposed on goods valued at
less than 90 cents per pound, and 50 per
cent where of greater value. This latter
modification is the one, it is understood,
that Mr.. OuaY was fighting for. As
soon as it was decided MIR. Quay's long
speech suddenly terminated.
Senator Harris says that the tariff hill