Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-06-05

WEDNEsDAY, May %. Davis (y-
va.) called up . resolution submitted by him a
days ago authorizing the select COMMITTEES appoiu
to investigate the reports, books and accounts Of
treasury department to continue its investigate
ana ST daring the recess. The senate bill for
Lief Of settlers on public lands was then taken ups
passed. 1t gives the settlers who had been on pul
lands two or three years under the prescription Is
| the Benent Oi that time upon changing their clai
20 - TO- be under the homestead law bill Pend
discussion on Davis resolution the morning bt
expired, and Lamar spoke in favor of the Texas
cifc railroad. from the conference CO
mittee on the Indian appropriation bill, summitte
report which was agreed TO, and the bill parsed .
After short discussion on the bill providing
| manent government for the District of Cofum1
the senate went into executive session, and ii
the doors ware re0pened adjourned.
M0use.
"WEDNESDAY, May 22.-Sprinper 81
united report from the committee on expenditu
In the state department, setting forth ten article
impeachment against o. B. Bradford, lats coz
! general at Shanghai. Printed and referred To
| judiciary committee m Harrison offered n a,
| tiOn OF privilege resolution extending the Po
investigation to Oregon and South Carolina, and
c,aring that II is not the intention of the ho
through such investigation to annul or to attel
to annnl the decision Of the presidential question
made IN the Fourty fourth congress. A vets
called for a: to whether the resolution preseDts
ciihed to vote and the result was-yeas II, nays
The point Of no quorum being raised on the Den
cratic side, Harrison withdrew the resoluti
Wilson offered q resolution extending the power
the Investigating committee to any state VII,
there may be we'll. grounded allegation Of frs,
Adopted without diyision - rhe senate b;ii for =
relief Of settlers on public lands vhose crorS
injured by pramhoppers vss na,sad Tha ho,
went into committee Of the whole on the sTmys
Propriatien bill, and after an extended debate, q
Reuafe.
THURSDAY, May 23.-The resolutit
II w IN 4 oil
TO in nyestjgate the finance reror.s book. e,c a.,
tre,surv Ssn., ~. .,nnns.s .' e'.,' o,.
the committee to sit during recess. and agreed d.
n.s PHI au,horizns the secretary Of war
soldiers in private cemeteries was ,sIep " m .ua
passed After discussing the bill providing for
permanent government for the District of Colum-
ba, the senate went into executive session and soon
after adjourned.
House.
TuupsnAv Nav % IT,
into committee Of the whole on the army apsro-
priation bill. Springer in the chair tho nondir.
amendment being TO q the strength of The ar,n1
at 2 600 instead Of 20 OC0 men After he re;ec,;o1
of an amendment hy Cor ~ VI rrduc;gs tIa
army to Is 900 men and one from Debrili ripg the
number at a. co., the question required on Throck-
mortop's amendment increasiny the strenvth fror,
10000 as provided In the bin 70 25 o its nre.ent
force and il was agreed 20. II5 tn lo7 The foIov.
ing Democrats voted with the solid Repubicsn
vote in the Affirmative. Cutler P.ttarsrr VIII
lams, of Michigan. Robertson. of Ionisisns W;..
ginton, and ali the Texss mem hers e"cent R..~.sg
Who voted in the negative The item for nav Of
the army was on n,otion of Heva;tt nv
increased from as O39 OOO 10 81 09o NN IN corre.,
pond with the increase of the force from % SoO 10
q, ,v0 nier The item for .ubsistenee was sIso in.
twelve noges Of the XII, tS ',,,,,sn ..n .rH sha "
honse tod rpcess mrt;I .wam;,,, ,ps. -n. .nv
amendments relative in the nnmssr ot ra,imsnH
so AZ To make sections confprm - az tsS sreeu ~
force. The section recyusniz;no the .S;ussO.
generals department rvs struct e,, Th. non
mi,tee rose and The homse ad;ourned "' o''"-
sa..s.
FRIDAY Nav 25-Edmunds from .
select COMMITTEES. remarked in tho form of , ,,,I -
amend sundrv provis;on. ~ ch.n,s, ,,,,. . =.
DENTS, eIsc,on. ,"s rd y, nroyn r. reans 70 pen
the countinc of the votes for nre.iS.rf snN xcs
president and decision Of the Question thereon
mjttee on education and Labor renorted sdv.r..iv
on The house joint resolution IN rrpy;Se for ~. e
forcement Of The eixht-hour law. and also rdyer,ey
ss so M % the s . Of
ply rortion of the proceeds Of puhIc isnds n rnh
education, and to provide for more comn,ster en-.
dovment and suprort Of nat,oraI colle1ar To, ~. 4
Advancement of s.ent,6c and indus,y;si sJ,c.,nn
All we're nisced on tho cslesaer A. ~. a~rs..
tion Of the morning hour Consideration vas renmed
ment for the District of Columb;a PaSaoscI snh.
mitted An Amendment To the Te1a. PscI6c rsiI-
road bill extending aid to the Renubiican valley
ouest. iutrodrce biil to invest the ce,,r2 c,s,m.
with iurisdi,tion To hear ali titles and cls,m. n
titles 10 unpatented lands in The city Of Chicsyo
illinois, and to invest the proper c,.,nant ~
snts ~ scid lands Nth ieoaI ti,le shsrecf hw A.
cree Of aid court Referred To IN. com n,,,see IN
private land claim, Mitchell submitted ~ An
introduced by him in October Iast apnronri..inr
$500 600 for the purpose of connUine lie cpnstruc
i"n Of the canal and locks at the cascades of the
ecutse scUn the senste Sa an e.
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r, NJ o. Iu E. A..
FRIDAY, May z4.-ElaAn, from the
committee on Pacific railroads, reported bill re-
pans section % of the act ~. Tex..
Raci6c Railroad Cnmnsnv dsciarin~ farfaissi the
riyhts nrivileces and lands grsnte hinder thst sac
ton to he NV orIesns Raf.n RouSe = vscS.h,,o
ra;Iroed connarv and raonsct;r0 }S.t 1870, ;SS
fayor Of the New nrlssns Pacific ystirnsa ccmnany
Printed and re- ,om mifted Rice chsirmsr nS fHe
committee on Invalid pensions. reported biii pro-
MsrcS 1898 hi lime isSx hv resson Il heino n ~.
c;vi, ssrv;ce sh.Ii - ,s;S hs;r rsneioD. r.. - .S.s
time: aso hiii renaIine the section Of the revised
ststutea Which nrovidas fhat M claim for rsnsion
~ot nro.rcmted to " .nccsssfni i..ms vith;~ Svs
vesr. fson, ths asta ~ Siin1 tho s.ma .h.I =. sI
navy department. Both bills passed .:.... .Mackey,
~ go 'ns @ ,e eones, ; ,ss on
have lost both arms both lee. or he sight Of both
reportel bil 1rantinr 4 mension of 1s7. IA month
10 everv nensioner = he has leo amnntsted m the
hip io;nt. Psssed Walsh. from he ssme conn
mittee. reported bill making II uplswfui for anv
attorney ar claim agent to demand or receve for IA
eeryicee in = pension case greater snm thar s2y
The bill bepe amended to limit the AMOUNT To $40.
II was passed. On the expiration Of the mornipe
hour the house vent into comu,iftee of The vhois
on the army snnronration hill. Altar short AZ.
cussioD the Committee rose Adjourned.
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SATURDAY. Nav 25.-Saruent called
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up tee concurrent resolution declaring that
the provisions Of the existing treaty