Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23
Accounts-Henry, Morse, Martin, Boyd, Smith.
Mileage-Cobb, Knott, Mills, Chittenden, Over

Accounts-Henry, Morse, Martin, Boyd, snitl
Aileage-Cobs, Knott, Mills, Chi.tenden, ova
ton.
Expenditures Of the stste Department. Clyme
Herndon, King, Frott, Newberry, Barlow, Crowley
Expenditures of the Treasury Department-Mo
risen, Forpey. Turner. Buckner, Reagan, Hill
Expenditures Of the War Department Black
burn, Felton,, Wells, Jones, White, Norcros,
Hawk.
Expenditures Of the Navy Department-Towr
shend lIlIsl }, Phelps Kitching, Hull, W. A. Wood
Expenditures of the Postoface Department.
Lsdd, Money, Sparks, Pohler, Blake, Valentine
Expenditures Of the Interior Department NAL
ler, Wkitthorne, Cardy, Williams Ala }, Della
Expenditures on Public Buildings-D as,er
Bright, Herbert, o O'Reilley, Ford, Forsyths Yokum
Expenditures Of the Department Of Justice
Davis, % Clark dnd%, % TSon.' iEI Ein.isin si.iisa! %
is1ees Of the Mi..ls.ippi Rver-Robert.on.
Dunn, Bayns, Boyi. Cs.vsll, Prescott.
Rules-The Speaker, Stephens, Blackburn, Gar
Reform in Civil service-Hostetter. cs.veu.,
House, Kenha, OConnor, sawyer, Hammond,
Hayes, Hazeton, Butter worth, Richardson.
On State Of the Law Relating 70 the Election
Ewlng, Lounsbsrry, Dunn, ORTIZ, UpdesraG (fowa]'
ventilation Of the Hall Of tho House-Kimmel.
' q Si sSs. @ Dsssg
O'Connor, Murch, Shervin. Cowsill, Martin.
ON Epidemic and Contagious Diseases-Younr,
Gibson, Hooper. Goode Morse. Smith, updsgrafs
Printing-singleton (Ni.s), Wilson, Hayes.
Enrolled Bills-Kenna, Conroth, Ward, Aldrioh,
Wilbur.
Library-Geddes, Richmond, ClaAin.
Census-Cox, Hooker, Elan, Finlay, Colerick,
Thompson, Boutwell,. Loring, Pierce. Dassett,
SheI win.
A vacancy will be created on the com.
mittee ON commerce, to be filed by the
coast, after tho California election. The
following vacancies exist, to be filed by
appointments from California, Texas or
New York: Two on the committee on
education and labor; one on the public
lands committee; one on public expendi.
lures; one on military affairs one ON mines
and mining, and one on coinage, weights
and measures.
SATURDAY, April 12.-Consideraticn
was resumed in committee Of the whole of
the legislative appropriation bill, the pend
Ing amendment being that increasing TO
$35O.0O0 the appropriation for controlling
and for eradicating contagious diseases
among domestic animals. After . long de.
bate the whole subject was stricken from
the bill and the proposition agreed to rec
0mmending that the house refer the whole
matter to the committee ON agriculture,
with instructions to report promptly. The
political portion Of the bill having been
reached, 1t was passed over for the present.
Young submitted an amendment providing
that investigating agents under the southern
claims commission shall give notice to
claimants it was proposed TO investigate of
the place and time of taking testimony,
who shall have the right to examine wit.
nesses, the agents also 10 examine any wit.
nesses who may be presented by claimants.
Agreed to. Bragg moved to strike out all
provision for the southern claims commits.
sion, and to insert . clause repeating the
law creating the commission. Postponed
for discussion. The committee then rose
and the house sdjouoned.
MONDAY, April l3.-The morning
hour was used up in discussing point Of
order raised by Conger over the introduc.
tion of bill by Ladd, to put the coinage
of gold and silver ON the same footing ......
Monroe moved to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution declaring that in the
judgment of the house the business interests
of the country require that NO legislation
changing the law in regard to currency or
tariff, shall be undertaken at the present
session OF congress. Defeated-yeas los,
nave ~ Adjourned