Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-06-12
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.


Senate.
WEDNESDAY, May 29.-Sargent moved
to take up the house bill to remove the disabilities
, oi women to practice in TIE courts o. he United
States. Rejected--yeas 26, nays 26 AT the ex pi-
ration Of the morning hour the Of the
legislative, judicial and executive appropriation
bill proceeded. Pending discussion Of the bill 4
mess 60 was received from the house announcing
that that body had agreed to the senate concurrent
resolution In regard to the final adjournment fix
ing the date as June H. instead of June TO- Pad.
dock, from the conference committee on the bill to
amend section 464 revised statutes relative to cul
l,ation OF timber on public domain, submitted a
p9ss.. seP1r.: ana .ne Siil passed Window from the
appropriation bill. submitted report, and the bill
passed..... Spencer from the committee on COM
haIbor appropriation BILL and gave notice he woula
eau i Up Tor consideration Saturday ..Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, May 29.-Immediately
after the reading of the Journal Wood called up
postpone Its further consideration until June sth
Deieated-yeas 125, nays 132. Wood moved to Law
,ae senate resolution on the table. Rejectedyeas
125, nays 1871. Wood then moved to make the date
OF adjournment the oath OF June and Clymer moved
an anne ndment to make 1t the 18th. This amend.
msnt having majority on standing vote, yeas and
nays were called. The call resulted yeas i64 nays
". The senate resolution for final adjournr ent Is
amended, to AXE place on the 18th of June, was
ehci auopttu.... .SlngletOn maze conference
port on the consular and diplomatic appropriation
BILL he stated the bill it passed the house made
appropriations less by s0l, ,0e0 than the like bill Of
last session; that the senate had increased the ap
preparations by SIS OO that the senate difference
had yielded to the TO the amount of Sa4 500 and the
house conference to the amount of S9 co., and that
.he OH az u now stands approprates S61 000 less
than the bill of last session The report was agreed
To- Bragg introduced bill to secure he most ef-
hcent arms for in the regular army aud militia
Referred The house then took recess the even-
day.
senate.
FRIDAY, May 3l.-The bill providing
for the appointment of an additional circuit Judge
in the seventh judicial circuit posed Of Indiana
and Illinois, was read a third time aud passed w
! Bayard, from the committee on private laud claims
| reported adversely on the bill recently introduced
by Matthew's making presumption grant to the
heirs OF Jean Baptiste Bea bien, deceased for
part OF the Fort Dearborn reservation at Chicago,
and to confirm the purchaser of other parts in their
titles, and to convey to the city of Chicago the
streets and alleys OF the said reservation The bill
was indefinitely postponed. AT the conclusion Of
the slative, judicial and executive appropriation
| DILL Several unimpOrtant amendments were agreed
ana the bill having been considered by committee
OF the whole was reported to the senate read third
Time and passed IA motion OF Hamn to take up
the concurrent resolution in regard to the fishery
award was ag, eed to-yeas 35, nays 90 .... Pending
discussion the senate went into executive session.
and when the doors reopened adjourned.
House.
FRIDAY, May 31.-On motion of At
kins, the bill aprropriatina $4,000 to defray ex-
penses OF the Potter investigation, was taken from
the calendar and passed without division ... .Sapp !
from the committee on public lands, reported back
the senate bill for the relief Of settlers on public
lands under pre-emption laws in reference to COM
puaton OF time for perfecting title, and il passed
The house went into committee of the whole on
and reported Is private bills, which were passed.
....Adiourned.
senate.
SATURDAY, June IA bill to provide
fre-proof building for the mechanical branches of
the treasury and other departments. was passed ...
Matthew'S from the committee railroa1s, report
ed back the senate bill authorizing railroad COM
panes to construct and maintain telegraph lines for
commercial purposes, and to secure TO the govern
ment the use of the same for postal, military and
other purposes with an amendment in the nature
OF substitute. Placed on the calendar The con-
current resolution for adjournment June II, was
passed-3S to latter discussion .... After discus
sion the concurrent resolution, approving OF the
recommendations of the committee that the preei-
dent be authorized to pay the fishery award after
further correspondence with Great Britain If he shall
deem that the national honor demands It, was agreed
to as amended by imunds.....Adjourned.
House.
SATURDAY, MAY Harris, from the
committee on judiciary, reported bill giving cir
cult courts supervisory Jurisdiction in certain GRIM
insl Passed. ..... The following bills were
pdSSeus managing the tne Tor nOld1nR the district
court Of the western district OF Virginia; to pro-
vide fer holding T. $. district and circuit courts at
Kansas City; dividing Colorado into three judicial
DISTRICTS Ieorganizing the judicial districts ef Mich
igan; for holding terms OF the u S district court
court for the district of West Virginia. at Martins
burg. The Geneva award bill was made the special
order for the first Wednesday Of next session :
The house then resumed consideration OF the hill
amending internal revenue laws. Clymer offered
iies refines or manufactures less than 500 barrels
OF spirits year. counting 40 gallons proof spirits
to barrel, shall pay license of 500 instead Of
500 as now. Adopted. After considering five Of
the twenty. five sections Of the bill the house ad-
journed
MONDAY, June 3.-A resolution BY
Blaine that the president be required to commune
cate all correspondence with the British government
In regard to inviting other maritime powers to &C
trail governments as set forth in the sixth Article OF
the treaty OF Washington, was agreed to...Spencer
submitted an amendment to the army approprta-
ton bill, appropratins $l5oooo for building mill
tary post or garrison near the Black Hills. Re
ferred The house bill providing for the issue Of
arms to territories was passed Hamlin submitted
an amendment that the president and vice president
tenators representatives and delegates in congress-
the secretary Of tho senate and clerk Of the house
or representatives may send and receive free
through tho mails written printed communica-
tion not exceeding two ounces in weight, the name
Of president vice president, SENATOR representative
or delegate secretary of the senate clerk Of the
house to be written the envelope, etc. Quite
q lengthy discussion ensued as to the propriety OF
restoring the flsnking privilege, and finally the
After the adoption Of an amen dment providing
for semi-monthly mail communication between the
United States and Brazil the senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and when the doors were reopcned
adjourned.
MONDAY, June 3.-Bills were intro
duced and reported Enlarging the powers Of &C.
counting officers of the United States in regard to
bounty claims; authorizing the issue OF 1900 600
in u i. treasury notes for the improvement Of the
Mississippi liver from St Louis to the Gulf of Mex
leo; to restrain the secretary of the treasury from
paying outstanding SO bonds except In legal ten
der treasury notes. authorizing the issue Of $780,,
O60 600 U s. notes, TO be known national money;
laying at tax Of Is cent. pound on !es Tea go On mo
tinuipg the Improvement OF Galveston harbor.....
Adjourned
TUESDAY, June 4.-The president
pro 'e0.. announce ed that he had signed the. bill
| to repeal the bankrupt law. II now goes to the
president for his signature he bill creating m
auditor Of railroad accounts passed The SEN
ate resolution granting the use Of artillery, tents
ETC., to the soldiers reunion TO be held In Centre
ville Ia, passed THE house bill supplementary
to the act Of March s. 1889 to carry into eec. con-
venion between the United States aud China, con-
| cluded At Shanghai, Nov, 8. 1859, and to give the
court Of claims jurisdiction In certain caser passed
49,. The senate bill 70 provide for the construction
maintenance and operation Of military telegraph
Ger submitted an amendment to tie army appro-
priaion bill. appropriating 500 600 to construct
military post IN northern Montana, on Milk river,
for projection against Sioux Indians. Referred.
/ The senate insisted upon Its amendments TO the
legislative, judicial and executive appropriation bill,
and conference with the house waa requested
At the conclusion OF the morning hour considers
tion Of the post route bill was resumed, and Eus
! tbs spoke in favor Of the amendment 70 suhsidise
| ed the army appropriation hill With amendments.
Placed on the cilendar.... After an executive tes-