Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-05-22
roRTr-F1rTH CONGRESS-.


"'oipiu tne lurtnef refinement Of u. s. legal tel
der notes sws referred to tbs COMMITTEES on financ
IA Dill to provide for ocean sail steamship servit
between the United states and Portugal vas fefsl
red;- The house joint reolutisn Il July 3, le7I
authorizing the secretary of war 70 issue arms 40
TO provide that arms shall be jssned 10 the terri
tories as wei as the states, not exceeding $50 stsn
fo each territory, passed senate then +,
summed consideration Of the Indian appropriated
bill! the pending question being OH the inlendme
o5 Teller to remove the Nez rerces Inahns of 10
Lsassswsrth, Ksnsss, 10 Idahe territory, instead "
the Indian territory. as the house bill prvviAed
After long debate the amendment was rejected
Aaxey moved to strike out the whole clause Of tn
mouse Dill which provides for their removal 10 th
Indian territory and appropiates $40 000 for thel
settlement purchase Of clothing, Subsistence, Ell
Pending discussipn on this amendment Edmund
submitted one providing for the removal Of the IN
dians named to such portion OF the Indian territ0r
as the United States had iisht to use for sue
purpose, consistent with existing treaties and al
rangements with the tribes occupying tie lndia
territory. Agreed to without debate. The cues
tion then recurred on the amendment OF Maxey 4
strike out the whole paragraph and II was rejecte
yeas II, nays rs. Alter the adoption OF severa
amendments reported by committee, the senat
were reopened, adjourned.
House.
"WEDNESDAY, May S.-The commit
tee or elections reported in the contested election
sixth district Of Missseirni and 0reyon DO
clarjpp the sitting members Gain (,h.,m.rs an,
Williams entitled 10 seats The relort Vas adoptcd
- Wood moved to 60 into committee of the who'll
on the tariff bill. debate followed over a an at
the hons will, Tho ena.t;ng clause s,runL o,, Th
etinrt vas defeated wbsra,nor C"n"ar ,nowa~, ~
general debate be limited 10 two hours. Also de
into commit,ee ~ tha whn,o 80 .srr;'sI naS =.
house resolved .itsalf into s,ch onmmittno taa
listening IN sneeches from Tnnher ana Wah,;ns :,
snnnnr, 81 ~ Xii ~ .;., . % a" ;sn. ,sJs - =
t;nn ana ,ho hnnsn tani @ aoeu i'"ym' ~ ~ N
evening sass;an :" I ~, aoS A un'i ''"'' I'M
'e ''""'"'' y" No ~. uo""'e ""'''
Seh6te.
THURSDAY, May 9.-The sonate went
into secret session on the bill e provide for the dis.
tribution Of awards made under The treaty between
the Uuited States Of America and Mexico, con
cluded July 4, 1863 An amendment by the Judi.
ciary c,mmitiee was amended, and the bill was
read third time and passed 49,: The senate ther
resumed CONFEDERATION Oh the Anolan appropriation
bill, and after various unimportant amendment,
we're agreed to- ana the bill having been conside;ed
In committee OF the whole, 1t was reported 70 the
senate. The amendments made In committee we' e
IN ana the bli passed me SENATE took
up the b, TO repeal the bankrupt act sha atef oS-
bate, adjourned.
HoWSe.
THURSDAy Nav 9.-The iOint resOlu-
-, 80 ...i,,s. an ,ovo.,;o. q,
the enforcement Of the eipat hour law In all the de-
part ments of the yoyerpMent gave rise to a lively
discussion, and was hnally passed The senate
biIl authorizing citzens Of Colorado, Nevada and
territories to fell and remove timber on public
lands for mining and domestic purposes was passed
with the amsndment offered by Fort that such
lands shall sot be open TO railroad corporations for
the cuttiys of timber The bill subjec' ing the
Fort Wsyne military reservation. Arkansas to ell
try other public lands OF that state was passed.
hill to restore certain lands in Iowa in settle
"ns sa Iheef ee .ns % ,aw sas
hp tariff bill and Kelly spoke in opposition to the
,il. Harris, oi Georgia, followed with speech In
,d ,ha os hnnsa "a nr Ie" 'ie c"i'h'''ee r"ss'
ss..
FRIDAY. May lO.-Ihe house JOINT
ssoution authorizing the expenditure Of s46 600 Of
N. r,opev annronr.tad IN y;va GREATER s,.b;itv 70
-, o ~ ~. wsst.-.'. - ~
'he io"nuaEon Vi .le "asuinstoi n,ouuuhcut ~ ~as
asseo..l Inc prenoeht p'o fem ialu De!uIe tne SCH
ate communication from tne secretary OF var
iahsInl.ins I.oI'. noa.
vi, :. PIesloent ot .ne Mene Mei power s
~ ,no,, aua - a.so - ~ Iiw .ss
u u oI1uauee bureau, renewing nis IecoihmeuuAlion
lhat sIo.,..o ne appiopria.ea 10 complete .le ae-
vi 'P nIa ~ ~ -, - ~ ~ la % ~ 49,. 80" 80
Of the bin to repeal the bankrupt law
anu =. Ian,u ,ala :, ~, ;aeas,
ipr sepiemSer j. ISIS " =; that The repeal shall
agreed to-yeas 80, nays u Beck moved to amend
by striking the words on the first day Of Sep
tember, 1873 and insert in lieu thereof from aud
after the passage Of the bill. Reiected-yeas q
nays24 The question then recurred on the amend
ment OF the Judiciary committee As amended by
Thurman, and it was agreed yeas %, nays 21--
and the bill was passed. 1t now goes back 70 the
body .... After an executive session the senate ad-
journed until Monday.
House.
Ep,pAv Nav1O--D int roduced
A'
bill providing that notice Of contest under pre-
emptiou. homestead and timber culture laws mus
he printed in newspapers In the county vher,
~. -, rs. e..
such contest lies tassed....: The house went int
The william and Mary college bib was passed owe,
without action, and biii sPproprlaung ss,S0 e
.sm', ~ !, ar a ~ ..non .ua ~, P'.
Taxed hot unti, the sneaker, became nowerIess i,
silence the noisy ones when the serpra M. ia tm
was called but his services were rendered unneccs
sary nv sensible men on both sides who led away
the angry disputants 10 heir seats Discu. sion wa
hiii 70 the house with ,he Recommendation that
,In mass The h,ll was then nsssel Adieuvned
sa>n..
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hills ::passea. To restore to the market certain
lands In Utah; for the relief OF settlers on pnst
lands; providing that any person Who shall plan
and maintain Ior elght years Yen acres OF nmne
land shall be entitled 70 patent 10y snch Iaarts
section permitting Nenraska 70 ceds ceriain tefri
,ery 70 Missonn; pToslulDg ior Ine sate o. nmoe
Nsssda ~ snd
- acres 70 any one ciiz.n, al min'mu" price
$40 per acre, and making Il unlawful TO cut an
nmper on PUBIC iands..." ngn': IRON % .ns sHn'
LOT the loan oi seoo 10 every person who snail ss,
ne on puohc iands hnder the homestead law, IN