Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-04-26
news FROM Washington
A Daily Record of the Work Being
Done by Lawmakers in the
Fifty-Sixth Congress.
IMPORTANT BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION
Senate Shelves n Resolution Favor
ing the Election of Senators by the
People-Houxe Committee Prepares
Two Drastic Measures That Are
Directly Aimed at Trusts.

Washington. April 10 Eightythree
private pension bills were passed in the
senate on Saturday and the Alaska
civil code bill was considered.
Washington. April II. - The senate
yesterday referred the house resolu-
ton for the election of United States
senator's by the people to the commit-
tee on privileges and elections.
Washington. April Is. = Senator
Hoar (Mass.) addressed the senate yes
terday in opposition to the policy of
expansion. \ bill was passed granting
Mexican war veterans pension of SIP
per month.
Washington, April 10. = During al
most the entire session of the senate
yesterday the Alaskan civil code bill
was under consideration. a resolution
was adopted to give medals to sailors
of the North Atlantic squadron and
documents were received from the
president bearing upon the insurrec-
ton in the Philippines.
Washington. April 2o.-The senate
passed Il joint resolution yesterday pro
viding for the administ ration of civil
affairs in Porto Rico pending the APP
pointment of officers under the law
recently enacted. and bills were in
troduced to grant IA pension of $50 a
month to Gen. Longstreet and TO repeal
! the war revenue act.
Washington, April 21.-The senate
yesterday discussed the Hawaiian civil
government and the Alaska civil code
| bills. The committee favorahly re-
ported the bin to give Gen. Miles rank
Of lieutenant general,
| House.
Washington, April 16.-Fif1y-t
private pension bills were passed in the
house on Saturday and eulogies were
pronounced on the late Gov. Oliver =.
Morton of Indiana. in connection with
| the acceptance of his statue, which has
been placed in the statuary hall at the
capitol by the state which he served.
Washington. April II. - In the house
yesterday the naval appropriation bill
(S6l 200 .oCo) was considered. Two
drastic measures for the regulation OF
trusts were decided upon by the judi
ciary committee. The first gives con-
gress full power to deal with them.
| The second revises and ga(vaniZes the
/ Sherman antitrust law. Its main pro-
visions are:
Il Recurring tho branding marking
of trust-made goods shipped out OF
state, to be easily identified the
I product of a trust.
80 Prohibiting the interstate traffic Of
trust-made goods not branded. al!
making them subject to seizure and cen
demnation.
80 Requiring corporations having, a cap
ital of over sl.ooo,"go doing annual
business of 81 0o0.uoO to file report of their
affairs with the secretary of state.
"a. Providing the process OF injunction
against combinati tons sending trust made
goods from state to state to foreign
countries.
70 Prohibiting the use of tho mails to
concerns and their officials proved to be
trusts.
Washington, April IS. General
debate on the naval appropriation bin
was closed in The house yesterday. A
bill was introduced to requir" payment
of interest on government deposits
Washington April 10. In the
house yesterday the naval appropria.
ton bill was discussed under the five
minute rule and the conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill was
adopted.
Washington, April 2D.--A bill was in
troduced in the house yesterday to pen.
sion eN-soldiers Of the rebellion on
reaching the age of 90 and the naval
bill was further considered.
Washington. April 81. In the house
yesterday the naval appropriation bin
occupied the time.