Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-11-28
xLvth CONGRESS.


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THURSDAY, November l4.-Dawes
presented q ren,onstrance q forty-fve national
banks Of Boston against the rsnonetizaton Of silver
m The bill providing for deAtiencies in the pay o
the navy and marine coops vas passed without dis.
cIssion and sent TO the I1ldent for his signature
49,. Bruce presented ps(ttlsn of colored men Of
Mississippi, asking an appu9riaton Of 800 600 70
aid them ia emigrating to Liberia. Referred . The
army appropriation bill, With amendments reported
by the committee on appropriations, and also an
amendment providing that The army shall not be
recruited beyond 25000 men, instead Of 10000 as
ate vote resulting in 80 ayes b 10 nsys being taken
on the last named clause he bill now goes book
to the house for action on the senate amendments
AFTER an executive session the senate ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, November l5.-Bills were
introduced: Providing for the payment Of i'm.
the construction OF a railway from New York to
Council Bluffs, Iowa. house then resumed
debate on the repeal of the resumption act. II is
expected that the previous question will be called
on Saturday ......A iourned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, November 16.--Ingalls intro
duced bill repeating the act authorizing the coin
age Of twenty-cent pieces. Davis, of West Vr
ginia, csale up the resolution submitted by him
the 18th of October last, providing for the appoints
Inent of a special committee Of FIVE senators to
nswire into alleged discrepancies in the books and
accounts Of the treasury department An amend
nfent. BY Thurman providing that the committee
should not expire with the end of the present
sion, was agreed to- Pending discussion, the senate
adjourned until Monday.
House.
FRIDAY, November 16.--Singleton re-
ported deficiency bill TO be called up Saturday.
1t appropriates for payment Of judgments of court
of claims $40 S!4; library of congress, So, $40;
treasury department, various items Sl25,00 post
office department, salaries, S6si ,6si other items,
g., 500; executive Office, contingencies, S3, 100;
$1,000; expenses Of pay yment Of county money ETC.,
$4,000; total appropriated 81, $50 s23. Considers
ton resumed OF the bill relating to the resup-
ton act and the house was addressed by a number
Of representatives. Adjourned.
House.
SATURDAY, November 17.-Atkins re-
ported back the army appropriation bill with the
senate amendments, recommending concurrence in
some of the amendments and non-concurrenee in
others. The amendment reducing the expenses Of
the generals Office from So 600 to 81 800 concur
red in, As was also that inserting rs 600 iastesd d
W,oo in the clause prohibiting the recrritingcf the
army beyond that number, the vote on the last
named amendment being 1874 yeas to lB nays. The
amendment striking out the clause providing that
four full cavalry regiments shall be kept on the
Texas frontier, and inserting instead a provisO
that cavalry regiments may be recruited 10 900
men and that sufficient (erce of cavalry shall be
employed on the Texas frontier, was concurred In,
notwithstanding the adverse report of the e0mmit-
tee. The bill now gees back to the senate for
tion on such amends,tstts were not concurred i'm
;.... MeteaIi was sworn in as reprepresentative
from the Third district Of Mssousi taking the IRON
clad oath The house then went into committee
OF the whole on the bill appropriaing $780, 600 for
representation at the Paris exposition, but ad-
!ourhen w"hout action. .=s~
Senate.
MONDAY, November 19.-Davis, of
West Virginia, called up his resolution providing
for the appointment of committee to inquire into
alleged discrepancies on the books of the treasury
department. and after some discussion Il was agreed
to......Tbe senate receded from It's amendments TO
the army bill which were npfA-coucurred in by the
house. and the bill passed The senate bin TO
States then came up Peediag discasfop the seir-
ate went isto xecatise session. and soo djourDed
House.
MONDAY, November l0.-The house
went into committee of the whole to consider the
proposed and adopted. after which the committee
rose and the house adjourned.
Senate.
submitted res,astion that the committee ON priv
ileges and elecens be discharged from further
sideration ef The credentials of w. C. Butler. as
senator fress South Carolina. After discussion, the
resolution was laid The Vice President ap-
pointed Davis, of w. Va, Beck, Allison, Ingalls,
the %ccks and accounts Of the treasury department
Sathorized by the resolution Of Davis. Ad-
5o~rned.
TUESDAY, November 20.-After read
ing the journal the house went into committee of
the whole on the Paris exposition bill. An ami
mated debate ON several amendments followed.
chiefly ON the mtndmen n cutting down the amount
of the appropriation. Finally the house agreed TO
substitute, allowing a representation but making
no appropriation-1G6t TO 4. The committee rose, and
reported the bill 10 the house, when the several
aendn,e nts adopted in the committee were agreed
10 and the bill passed. djourncd.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, November 2l.--After
short executive session consideration resumed
OF the resolution submitted Tuesday by Thur
man, to discharge the committee privileges and
elections from further consideration Of the case of
NJ c. Butler, as senltor from South Carolina, A
debate followed, In which metion made to
table Thurmans resolution; bat before a vote could
he taken, motion to proctdi TO executive business
agreed 10 and the doors were closed ..... Whe
the doors were being closed Allison from the CONF
mittec finance, reported, with amendments, the
house bill authorizing the free coinage of standard
silver dollar and to restore lis legal tender charae-
ter. Placed on the calendar. .... The senate adj.
journei while in executive session without trans
acting any business.
House.
WEDNESDAY, November 21.--The
house went into committee Of the whole on the de-
fceucy appropriation bill. After some discussion
the ccmssitiee rose and reported the bill and
amendments, but the house adjourned without
taking 6Hal action. .
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