Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-07-02
xLvIth CONGRESS.


i Senate.
i "WEDNESDAY, June l8.-The huissi
sippi improvement bin was taken IN m
passed. 49,. The senate adopted the report
the conferente TO nmtttee ON thk diSagre
Ing vote OF the two houses on the amen;
ments to the legislative, executive and jud
cial appropriation bill, receding from cel
tain minor amendments. >. go. The army aJ
preparation bill was then taken up an
debated until adjournment.
THURaDAY, June l9.-The entire da
Vas wasted in 6libus.ering BY Republican
| 70 secure time for debate ON the army bill
Finally motion by Carpenter that th
senate adjourn to get sleep and rest wa
| carried, the understanding being that /,
vote shoald be reached tomorrow.
FafDAr, June 30.-Rollins ptesente.
~ sredentia.s Of Henry W. blair, o. Esv
Hampshire, and he was sworn in...... Con
sideration was then resumed of the army
appropriation bill. An amendment By
Conkl,ng, to add the words A." Except in the
aid OF civil authorities at the end OF section
5 (the prohibitory clause) was rejected
yeas l5, nays 2S. Conkling also offered the
following amendment: To strike out the
ordinary civil" SO that the clause would
read "To be used instead of an ordinary
civil force to keep tho peace" etc. Re
jected- yeas 16, nays %. Conkling offered
the following amendment: At the end oi
section 8 insert the words "provided
nothing herein shall be construed to afieci
the right to employing a part Of the army
to execute the laws In such cases and under
such circumstances as such employment ol
force may be expressly authorized by the
constitution or by act OF congress. This ID
the language Of the posse eomsitatus clause oi
the act Of 1879. Rejected-yeas IA, nays
n. Conkling moved to amend BY adding
to section s the following words: Provided
that nothing in this section shall be con.
strued to effect the power Of the president
forces of the United States a. he
shall deem necessary to enforce the
faithful execution of the laws oi
the United States, or to suppress
such rebellion in whatever state OF
territory thereof where the laws of the
United States may be forcibly opposed OF
the execution thereof forcibly obstructed.' y
(This is the acts of congress of 1892, l70s
and 1907, standing in 1898 revised statutes.
Rejected-yeas 16, nays 80. He also moved
to add to the section-"except when neces
sary in aid Of the civil authorities, and then
only upon application of the civil authori'
ties" Rejected-yeas Is, nays 29. Blaine
offered his amendment to punish any per.
weapons openly or concealed. Rejected
yeas 18, nays 20. Window offered the fol.
lowing amendment at the end of section s:
Add the words "except as authorized by the
constitution of the United States" Rejected
is to 20. Conkling moved to strike
out the fifteenth section. Rejected-l8 to
80. The bill was then reported to the sen.
ate and the amendments made in commit.
tee Of the whole were non-concurred in.
The bill was then passed-yeas SO, nays 10.
......Adjourned.
SATURDAY, June 21.-On motion of
Davis Nv. W the senate took up the house
bill making additional appropriations for
the service Of the postoffice department in
1879 80, known as the letter carriers def.
cheney bill. The appropriation committee
redaees from SAFE, ,0oO to s400, 600 the appro'
priation for the payment of the letter car.
riers for the fiscal year ending June 81,
1880, and to extend the service for said year
rnder act of February, 1879, in addition to
the sum heretofore appropriated. The
committee strikes out the appropriation OF
S71 600 for the payment of the increase Of
salaries to letter carriers under the provi.
sions of existing law, for the fiscal year end.
ing June 80, 1879. Maxey asked separate
vote on concurring in the amendments
made in committee of the whole, reducing
the appropriation from SALE, 900 to $4O0, coo,
creased salaries for 1879. He thought the
am sndments An injustice to hard worked
class of men. These two amendments were
non-concurred in. The remaining amend.
ments were concurred In and the bill
passed. Adjourned.
MONDAY, June 2S.-Davis, IlL } from
the judiciary committee, reported the house
bill relating to the times of holding United
States courts in the district Of Kentucky
Passed. ......O On motion of Garland the house
bill concerning disappointment of member
of the legislative assembly OF the territory
OF Montana was taken up. An amend
ment in the nature of substitute, reported
BY the committee on judiciary, extending
the provisions of the bill TO all territories
was concurred in and the bill passed..
After passing . few unimportant bills a
executive session was held, and when tha
doors were re.opened the senate adjourned
TUESDAY, June 24.-The joint reso
lstion providing thirty days extra pay fol
congressional employees being under consid
Grafton, ingalls, offered - an amendment
- an additional section, the provisions o
the judicial expense bill, just vetoed, divest
cd Of the political clauses and jury clauses
Wallace moved to amend ingalls, amend
ment by adding the clause of the judiciar.
expenses bill precluding the appointment
Of deputy marshals. Wsllace's smsndmen,
was agreed to by party vote. Wallac,
also moved 10 amend by adding the jurI
clauses Of the judicial expenses bill. Before
Q vote ON the amendment WAS taken Davi
wv. W. moved to adjourn. Agreed to-2i
to IA party vote.
WEDNESDAY, June 18.-Neal intro
duced joint resolution defining the mean
ing of section of the act making appro
priations for the payment OF arrears o
pensions. Passed. II includes within th'
provisions of that act oil persons who hav
been or who may hereafter be placed upoI
tie pension rolls by virtue of special &C
of congrsss.....T The house then resume,
confederation Of the bill prohibiting polit
ical asseseme ents, but the morning hour wa
consumed by dilatory motions, and the bill
went over..... Stephens, chairman OF tn
coinage committee, reported the bill for tn
exchange Of trade dollars for legst tende
dollars, and debate thereon was limited h
two hours..... Pending considsration of tina
bill, Atkins submitted the conference re
port on the legislative appropriation bill
BY Stephens from the coinage committe,
was then opened by Morton, who opposet
the bill Warner offered an amendment
providing that trade dollars recoined unde
this oct shall not be counted Al part Of th,
coinage Of silver required BY the act o