The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-11-07
Congressional Summary.

Ou Nouudy y Dill was Introduced DY
Senator Sanders Of Nebraska, to establish
the Territory of Lincoln, and provide a
temporary government.
This is the contemplated Black Hills
Territory. Ed
In the house the same day, bill was in
troduced by Mr.. Ktdder "for the admission
of Dakota, establishing land district IN
the Black Hills and organizing the Terri.
tory Of Pembina"
Mr. Butler also introduced bill repeal
ing the sesection of Revised Statutes en-
bodyjng tha tenure Of civil office act.
MIR. Cox introduced bill removing
political djsabtlitus for the issue of silver
coin. BY Mr.. Kelley repeating the re
sumption act, VIM. Robbins reducing the
tax on spirits to As cents, on tobacco to
10 cents per pound, and on cigars to $500
per thousand. Mr.. Banning repeating the
law forbiddin5 the appointment of excon-
federates to the army or navy, and trans
ferring Indian affairs to the war Depart
ment.
Mr.. Cobb withdrawing national note
currency ,..and Issuing sec, 900 900 non-inter-
est bearing treasury notes and making
these legal tender, in all $50 bills were in
troduced.
The Chairman of the honse commi ties
were announced as follows: On
Ways and Means, Wood of New York.
Appropriations, Atkins of Tennessee.
Banking and Currency, Buckner of No.
Pacific Railroads, Potter of New York.
Claims, Bright, of Tennessee.
Commerce, Reagan, of Texas.
Public Lands, Morrison, of Ill.
Military affairs, Banning, of Ohio.
Militia, Ross, of New Jersey.
Naval: affairs, Whitthorne of Tenn.
Foreign affairs, Swan, of Maryland.
Territories, Franklin, Mo. -.
Rev Pensions and the war of 1912, Macky
of Penn.
Invalid Pensions, Rice, of Ohio.
Railway and Canals, SchIeicher, of Texas.
Expenditures, War Department, Black
burn, of Kentucy.
Expenditures, Navy Department, Willis,
OF NY.
Expenditures, Post Otace Department,
Williams, of Ala.
Expenditures, Interior department, Sparks,
of Ill.
Expenditures on Public buildings, Lyndc,
of Wis.
Expenditures in department Of Justice,
Bragg Of Wis.
Reforms in the civil service, HARRISON OF
Ill. -.. .-.-. ..... ......-.. p.
Mississippi Levees, Robertson of L.
Post Office and Post routes, Waddel OF
N. C.
District of Columbia, Williams of Mich.
Judiciary, Knott of Ky. -..
War Claims, Eden of III.
Public expenditures, Hatcher Of Mo.
Private land Claims, Gunter Of Ark.
Manufactures, Wright Of Penn.
Agriculture, Cutter of N. j.
Indian affairs, Scales Of N. G.
Mines and Mining, Beebe, Of N. Y.
Education and labor, Goode of Va.
Revision of Lands, Walsh of Nd.
Coinage, Weights and Measures Stephens
of Ga.
Patents, Vance of N. G.
Pub. Buildings and Grounds, Cook of Ga
Accounts, Roberts of Md.
Milage, Cobb of Ind.
Expenditures in State Opt, Springer Of
| Ill.
Expenditures in Trsas'y Dept, Glover Of
Mo.
Rules, The Speaker.
Revision Of Law counting Electoral vote,
Southard of Ohio.
Printing, Singleton Of Miss.
Enrolled bills, Hamilton of Nd
Library, Cox, Of N. 7.
Wendell Phillips, and w. Lloyd Carl.
son, are not at all meallv mouthsd in their
criticisms upon the President and his pol
icy. Phillips calls his supporters crowd
of half made Democrats, half baked Re
publicans, dough faces both"
The comedian Geo. Z. Fox died ii
Cambridge, Mass. last week. He was one
of the first to enlist in the commencement
Of the war. He became insane and wa
placed in asylum tor about 2 years, hut Il
ter short tims was taken TO his sister,
home in Cam bridge. y
Col. King has farm on the Rit
| Grande Of 100, 900 acres all fsncsd. 81,
owns besides the land, %, 900 horseS 30, co
cows $4,000 sheep, and X, 90 MT
Three hundred MoxicAns are emp =
herders, He despises bookleasntlE q
liyes sxsravagaatly.