Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-12-26
XLVth CONGRESS.


; Senate.
THURSDAY, December 13.-Cameror
Of Wisconsin, presented petition Of David T. Coz
bin, of South Carolina, asking that his claim for
seat from that state may he inquired into and dt
cided upon its merits Referred to the committe
on privileges and elections. At the expiration
the morning hour consideration was resumed Mat
thew silver resolution, Ba yard leading the debat
In opposition. He was followed by Allison, VIII,
submitted amendment to the silver bill orderin
the president Immediately after the passage OF tn
act to invite the government of the countries com
posing the Latin Union, so called and such othe
European countries Ms he may deem advisable Il
join the United States In conference to adopt
common ratio Of legal tender, as between gold ant
silver for the purpose Of establishing information
| ally the use of bi-metalic money and securing
ixity of the relative value between the.two metals
Ordered printed. Hill, Allison, Beck and Dawes
followed with remarks for and against the resolu-
ton. The floor then yielded for executive
| session, after which the senate Adjourned.
House.
THURSDAY, December 13.-Considera-
tion of the Colorado election case was resumed the
discussion consuming several hours. Patterson,
one of the claimants, was permitted to speak in his
own behalf. At the close of the debate, the house
proceeded TO vote on the question. The first vote
ford was entitled to seat. This negatived by
| a strict party vote-yeas 40, nays 1913. The next
vote was on the resolution that there had been no
valid election. Rejected-yeas 116, nays III. The
vote was then taken upon the majority resolution
declaring Patterson entitled to a seat, and il was
agreed to-yeas I16, nays ITO. Patterson was i'm
medately sworn In as representative from Colorado
| ......Adj djOurned.
FRIDAY, December 1.-THE house
joint resolution relating to reservoirs to promote
the navigation Of the Mississippi passed AT
the expiration of the morning hour Mat
thews' silver resolution was taken up for
further consideration, Hereford addressing
the senate I'm favor Of it.....At the conclusion Of
HerefOrd's remarks the senate went into executive
session . hen the doors were reopened Sargent,
from the conference committee on the deficiency
appropriation bill, submitted report detailing con-
cessions to the house and naming the senate amend
ments retained. The total amount appropriated by
the bill agreed upon was 81 Gas, ,S73. In answer
to IN inquiry Sargent stated that the amendment
In regard to senators and representatives being per-
mitted to send and reseive through the mail, Free
all public documents, had been retained with the
privilege extended to the vice president. The re-
port was then agreed TO and the bill passed .... By
unanimous consent 1t was ordered that the vice
president declare the senate adjourned tomorrow,
Immediately after the reading of the journal ..
The postal route bill reported back from COM
mittee was then read, the amendments agreed to,
and the bill passed. djourned.
House.
FRIDAY, December 14.-Singleton pre-
sented report of the conference committee on the
deficiency appropriation bill, explaining that the
difference between the two houses amounted to
SiI,UU, AnQ tnat the mouse hau yielded &lU2OO0 to
the demands of the senate After long discussion
the report was agreed to without yeas and nays. |
The bill now goes to the president for his signature
The amendments to the Paris exposition bill were
then concurred in-yeas ia, nays s9....Adjourned.
Senate.
SATURDAY, December 15.-During
the reading of the journal message was received
from the house announcing chat the speaker had
signed number of bills, among them the deficiency
bill all of which were Immediately
signed by the vice presidential motion to go into
executive session objected TO, but subsequently,
Thurman said there a matter which he had /
been informed would he brought before the senate |
and he moved that the doors he closed under Rule !
64, which requires the clearing of the galleries and
closing OF the doors before discussing secret busi
ness. Unanimously agreed to...D During the |
secret session amicahle settlement of difficulties
between Senators Conkling and Gordon growing (
out OF an angry debate on Friday, arrived at |
1.-The senate then adjourned until January 10th
SATURDAY, December 15.-The Dem
ocratic side under the lead of Wood, endeavored all
day to force vote on the resolution for wholesale |
investigations, while the Republican side exhibited
an equal amount of determination to prevent a
vote. number of points of order were forced and
but the speaker intimated that all efforts
Of that kind would be of no avail Dilatory mo-
tons continued until $3.50, when Willis moved
TO postpone until January 10. Agreed to without
div vision The senate amendments 10 the post
route bill were taken up and concurred ill.,. Ad-
jonrned until January 10.