Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-12-25

of the sea cost Qualifications, from Sl25.O
to $4,000, and for preservation and forti
cation from 100000 to 100000, wel
agreed to. The bill then passed .... :. Bur
side reported bill from the Joint commi
sion in regard to the reorganization of til
army. Made the special order for the s,
OF January next. Paddock introduced
bill to amend the posse comitatus clause
the army appropriation bill for the presel
hscal year, SO as to provide that it shall M
apply to my part OF the army employed i
the state or territories subject to Indian il
cursions. Referred. ..... After passing tn
house West Point Military Academy appr,
priation bill the senate went into executiy
session, and when the doors were reopenet
adjourned.
FRIDAY, December l3.-Bills intro
duced and referred: To amend the law
relating to pensions, 80 as to regulate attoJ
ney's fees; to provide for temporary in
crease OF the army in au emergency; t.
securt more efficient collection OF revenu
from cigars.....At the eypi alton of tn
morning hour consideration was resume,
on the bill in regard to the count of tn,
electoral vote, and Bayard spoke in il
favor. Eaton, Garland and Hill opposed
the bill and Merrimon spoke in its favor
After some further discussion betweeI
Messrs. Hoar, Cockrell and Edmunds th
bill was read third time and passed-yea
IS nays 26......Adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, December l6.-In the senate
at the expiration of the morning hour, Wal
lace moved to lay the resolution of BlAin,
on the table. Rejected-yeas 3, nays 80. -.
Blaine then submitted an amendment an
thoriziDg the committee to take TESTIMONY
by itself or by any subcommittee and te
visit any portion of the country when sucl
visit may ia their judgment facilitate any
portion of the object in view Butler moved
An amendment SO as to provide that tn,
or any sub committee there
OF shall sit with open doors. Re
jected after debate by strict party vote
yeas 80, nays 30. The question then
being on the amendment of Blaine, Davis,
OF West Virginia, moved to amend SO as to
provide that the committee or any sub.
should sit with open doors when
to do so by any member of the
committees. A spirited debate followed
between Blaine and several southern sena.
tors. Finally Davis amendment was re-
lected BY another strict party vote.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, December 17.-Windom,
in explanation of the consular and diplo.
matte appropriation bill, said as it came to
the senate it appropriated $1,O4C, 1856; the
senate committee added 81, 100, and as now
reported the bill appropriated $5O,8cO less
han the estimates for the next fiscal year.
The various amendments proposed BY the
committee were agreed to without discus
,ion and the bill passsd The vice presi.
lent laid before the senate a communication
rom the secretary of the treasury 10 reply
n Do of =, r
calling for information as to the amount Of
silver coin received from customs duties.
and If applied to the payment of interest on
he public debt. Consideration was then
resumed of the Blaine resolution regarding
he constitutional rights of citizens. After
remarks by Merrinon and Wallace, Blaine's
offered yesterday, authorizing
he committee to take testimony and to
administer oaths and visit any portion of
no country when such visit may in their
Judgment facilitate the object OF inquiry,
I was agreed to without discussion. After
urther discussion the resolution as amend.
ID was agreed to-yeas 56, nays o.. Morrill,
'alled up the house resolution providing
or holiday recess, and it was amended by
5laine SO as to have recess from Friday,
December 20 to Tuesday, January 7.
agreed to......After an executive session the
S~~~SS JOoAASNs
House.
WEDNESDAY, December 1.-THE bill
eported last year from the committee on
ommerce to regulate the interstate com
1erce and prevent discrimination by CON-
1on carriers, was taken up and discussed.
he bill makes it unlawful for any person
r persons engaged in the transportation of
property by railroad from one state to an.
thQr ff1 frou, anv fnpaiuu cnnuf~r
eceive any greater or less amount of com.
eusation from one person than another for
Ike and contemporaneous services. At the
lose of the discussion the bill was passed
yes i39, nays 110......Adjourned.
THURSDAY, December ia resolu.
ION was passed ordering recess from
Goth to January 9th. 80. Baker,
rom the committee on appropriations, re.
orted bill repeating SO much of the civil
andry bill as appropriates $4,000 to the
ayment of claims of Chas p. Barkirk, late
indian agent at the Ponca agency. Passed
....Smith, Of Pennsylvania, from commit
se on appropriations, reported q substitute
" the pension appropriation bills. II was
eferred to the committee of the whole and
ne house went into such committeer, re-
scted several amendments and passed the
ill...... Evans introduced bill removing
ne political disabilities of ex-senator James
hesmet, of South Carolina. Passed ......
.djourned.
FRIDAY, December ia resolution
boxing to the investigation of the official
onduct of J. J. Daver port, United States
npervisor of elections at New York, was
dopted without objections after being
mended so as to make the Investigation
xtend to his conduct on the days of regis.
ration. THE bills on the speakers desk
ince last session were then tax n up and
eferred to the committees, except where
bjections were made, as was the case with
he bill to repeal the resumption act and
i'll to extend the time for constructing the
Torthern Pacific railway. These bills re-
lain on the speakers table,. The house
hen went into committee OF the whole on
he senate calendar. The first bill on the
alendar was \ bill for reimbursing the
ollege Of William and Mary for property
estrOyed during the late war. After |
peeches by Kiefer and Eden in opposition
, the bill the committee rose...... Wilson, |
West Virginia, introduced . bill making !
,e trade dollar legal tender. Referred.....-.
.djourned.
SATURDAY, December 14.-Durham,
'om the committee on appropriations re-
orted the military academy appropriation
i'll with the senate anendments which, |
18th trivial exceptions were non-concurred |
4. Phillips submitted resolution reciting !
nc late Indian raids In Kansas and Nebras. |
., and the capture Of maYaudels, and call
y on the secretary of the interior for in.
'Fmation ~ to why he had not surrendered |
,e guilty and responsible parties Of such
ndian bands to the authorities OF Kansas |
nd Nebraska. Adopted ...... The senate bill
the issue Of Duplicates of regis.
red bonds stolen from the Manhattan !
wings institution, In Now York, was
lssed......T The senate bin 10 regulate the
residential elections was taken from the
,sskers table and referred to the cem.
itteee ON the subject.....A Adjourned. sss
MONDAY, Decsmbef 16.-The follow
g bills were istroducsd and rslsfrsd II
roviding fsr the payment o. duties on In. :