Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-25
XLvIth CONGRESS.
Senate,

Senate.
"WEDNESDAY, June 11.-Consider
tion was resumed of the Mcdonald bill
authorize tho use of troops In certain cas-,
and the repeal of certain election laws..
Beck, from the committee on appropri
tions, reported back with sundry ament
ments, the house legislative, executive an
Judicial appropriation bill. Ordered prin
ed and placed on the calendar . The senat
went into executive session, and when tn
doors re-opened the president pro tenn. lai
before the senate the house bill maxim
appropriations for certain judicial expense
OF the government, which was referred t.
the committee on sppropriations......Ad
journed.
THURSDAY, june 12.-Beck offered a,
amendment in the nature of substitute TO
the legislative, executive and judicial ap
preparation bill. The substitute does no
change the amount appropriated but is in
tended to improve the form of the bill
Ordered printed and referred to the com
mittee on appropriations. Wallace, from
the committee on appropriations, reported
without amendment, the house bill makine
appr propriations for certain judicial expenses
Placed on the calendar .... The bill continu
| to mis- wife and children was taken up. An
amendment by Dawes, granting pension
Of $50 per month to Mrs. Fletcher Webster
was adopted. The bill finally passed with
an amendment increasing Mrs. Webster'i
pension to 500 per month";. The army
appropriation bill was then received from
the house. ......After an executive session the
senate ad iourned.
FRIDAY, June 13.-The army appro-
priation bill was read q second time and re.
ferred to the committee ON appropriations.
THE house supplemental post route bill
was taken up, amended and passed. The
senate then proceeded, in committee of the
whole, to consider the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill as reported
from the committee on appropriations.
After a spirited debate the bill was
reported back to the senate and the amend.
ments made in committee of the whole
agreed to. 1t was then read third time
and passed. ed......Adjourned.
SATURDAY, June 14.-The army ap-
preparation bill was reported back from the
committee ON appropriations, with sundry
amendments, and was placed on the calen.
dar. The committee struck out the fifth
section, which provides that each member
OF the graduating classes of the military
academies of 1879 and 1880 may elect to
receive $3.50 and mileage to his place OF
residence and thereby become ineligible
to an appointment in the army, except in
the event of war, until two years after his
graduation, and q clause is inserted in the
bill by the committee to repeal the existing
law, which prohibits any promotion of the
corps of engineers to Gil vacancy above
the rank of colonel...... The house bill au.
the secretary Of war to use certain
moneys appropriated by the act of March
5, 1879, "for the protection of high sand
banks on the Chippewa river" in compile.
ten and protection of the improvements in
and near the mouth of said river, was
passed. ..... Mcdonald, from the committee
on public lands, reported faverably on the
senate bilr to grant additional rights to
homestead settlers on public lands within
the railroad limits of Missouri and Arkan.
sas, and it was passed. 1t provides that in
certain cases where railroad companies have
taken even numbered sections of land set.
tiers may take odd sections......At the ex-
piration of the morning hour the senate
the supplemen tai judicial appro.
priation bill in committee of the whole. A
long debate was had on the sections relating
to the method of drawing jurors and repeal.
ing the test oath....Adjourned.
MONDAY, June 16.-The supplement-
Il Judicial appropriation bill was again
laken up and considered in committee of
whole. After action on several amend.
nents the bill was reported back to the sen.
ate and the amendments made in committee
of the whole agreed to. The bill was then
read a third time and passed-yeas 27, nays
l5-a strict party vote......Adjourned.
TuEsDAY, June 1.-THE president
pro tenn. announced his signature to the sup.
elemental judicial appropriation bill, which
now goes to the president......The army
bill was then taken MP and
debated. The committee amendment, to
strike out the section providing that grad.
mates of the military academy in 1879 and
1880. shall elect to receive $3.50, in which
case they shall be ineligible to appointments
In the army for two years, was agreed to.
Carpenter moved to add the following to the
sth section: "Provided, further, that all
laws which forbid promotion in the army
are hereby repealed" Adopted. Debate
on the bill was continued until adjourn.
ment.
WEDNESDAY, June 11.-Stephens,
from the coinage committee, reported . bill
for the adoption of the metric system of
weights, measures and coinage. Printed
and recommitted. ...... Carlisle, from the com.
mittee on ways and means, reported the
senate bill allowing vinegar factories which |
were established and operated before the
lst of March, 1879, to continue their bust.
ness, by the use of alcoholic vapor, even |
when within 900 feet of distillery or rectify.
Ing house, prohibited by existing laws,
under regulations to be prescribed. The
bill passed ... The house then proceeded to |
The consideration Of the army appropri. |
alton bill. Whitthorne moved to 70.
from $4,000 to $4,000. Rejected. Wes.
yer moved 10 strike out the section
providing that each member of the gradual.
ing classes OF 1879 and 1880 of the military
may after graduation elect to re.
ceive $3.50, and the acceptance of that sum
shall render him ineligible to appointment
in the army until two years after his gradu. |
alton, except in case Of war. The motion |
10 strike out was defeated and an amend.
ment incorporating In the section the words
y with consent of the secretary of war" was |
adopted. Consideration Of the money por.
ton OF the bill having been concluded, the
proceeded to the consideration
Of section s, providing that no money here.
IN appropriated shall be paid for the sub.
'istence, equipment, transportation or com.
pensation of the army to be used ~ police
'orce at the polls. After debate motion ,
~ Baker to strike out the 9Th section was |
rejected. Williams wis moved to amend
he 9th section by making it read "to be
1sed instead Of ordinary civil force" Re.
ected. The committee then rose and 70. /
ported the bill. The amendments adopted
n committee of the whole were agreed to
md then the bill passed-yeas liz, nays 81.
THURSDAY, June IA bill was re-
ported from the committee on civil service
eform, prohibiting officers of, claimants
lgainst, or contractors under the United