The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-05-13
THE XLVI CONGRESS-.

WEDNESDAY, April 28.-Senute.-A
resolution was submitted calling on the
president for copies of the correspond
ence bet reen the United States and
Great Britain relative to the alleged out
rage upon American fishermen at For
tune Bay. Adopted. Several bills were
introduced and referred. and consider
able time was spent in discussing the re-
port of the committee on treasury &C
counts. The morning hour having ex.
taken up; pending discussion, the senate
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 2S-House.-At
the morning hour the following was in
troduced and placed on the calendar:
WHEREAS, American fishermen are deprived
Of the privilege of fishery conceded to the United
Stat by treaty with Great Britain. dated 1871.
by the hostile legislation and unlawful violence
of the inhabitants of the British province. and
WHEREAS, The said hostile le4is lation is aus
talned, and said unlawful violence is not rebuked
or restrained by the government of Great Britain,
therefore
hesolyed, That the president be requested to
take such measures as will secure indemnity for
our citizens for damages ustained bv them from
the un awful violence committed against them by
the inhabitants of Newfoundland, and protection
from repetition OF euch violence and 10 procure
an early abrogaton or termination of The articles
of the treaty Of 1871, relating 10 fisheries.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, Thompson in the chair, on the
bill amending the internal revenue laws.
Without action the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 29.-Senatc-Sever
petitions from iron companies were pre-.
sented asking the passage Of the Eaton
tariff commission bill. The following
bills were introduced and referred: Sen.
Teller. to grant titles to lands patented
by the United Sta'es; Sen. Ingalls,, to fa-
cilitatv the business of the treasury de-
partment. The joint resolution author.
izing the president to call an interna
tional sanitary conference at Washing.
ton, was taken up. The resolution
passed. 1t provides that the several
powers having jurisdiction of ports
likely to be infected with yellow fever
be invited to send delegates, for the pur-
pose of securing an international system
of notification as to the actual sanitary
condition OF the porss and places under
the jurisdiction of such powers and of
the vessels sailing therefrom. The SEN
ate then considered the calendar. The
pending question was on Allison's
amendments to the bill establishing a re:
tired list for non commissioned officers,
namely, directing the president to ap-
point two colored cadets at large each
year. After an interesting debate, the
morning hour expired, and the Indian
appropriation bill was taken up.
THURSDAY, April 29-House.-Mr.
McMahon submitted conference re-
port on the special deficiency bill, and
it was agreed to. The appropriation for
the public printing Office remains at
$25O,OOO, and the appropriation for con-
tinuing the construction of the north
wing of the state department was de-
creased from $296 500 to 100000. The
senate amendments to the Post Route
bill were concurred in, and the house
went into committee of the whole,
Thompson in the chair) on the bill
amending the internal revenue laws.
FRIDAY April -Senate-The morn
ing hour having expired the naval ap-
preparation bill was taken up. No
amendment being offered, the bill was
read third time and passed. The regu-
lar order was then!taken up, being reso.
luton declaring Spofford entitled to the
seat occupied by Kellogg. Senator
Vance supported the resolution, but, be-
fore concluding his remarks, the, senate
adjourned, for the purpose of al
lowing the senators to attend the funeral
of Mr.. Middleton, late clerk of the su.
preme court, which is about to take place
from the capitol.
FRIDAY, April 30-House.--Mr. Sin.
gleton, from the committee on appropri.
ations, reported back the consular and
diplomatic bill, with the senate amend
ment. The amendment increasing the
appropriation for consular clerks was
eoncurred in. The amendment appro-
priating $24.000 for salaries anu expenses
of commissioners appointed to negotiate
a treaty between the United States and
China, relative TO Chinese immigration,
was concurred in, With the amendment
appropriating $4,000 for pay OF secretary
10 commission, IS 900 for Interpreter, and
$4 500 for incidental expenses. The other
amendments were non.concurred in.
The house then went into com nittee of
the whole, Mr.. Stevenson in the chair,
on the private calendar The commit.
tee rose and number Of bills granting
pensions passed, and the house adjourn
ed.
SATURDAY, May 1.-Senate-The SEN
ate was not in session.
SATURDAY, May 1.-House. The bill
for the relief of Notre Dame college, at
Indiana, passed. Mr.. Scales, chairman
of the committee on Indian affairs, re-
ported the bill to accept and ratify the
agreement submitted by the
conference committee on Ute
Indians for the sale of their reserva-
tion in Colorado. Ordered printed and
recommitted On motion of Mr.. Price,
the bill passed providing that an oath or
affirmation verifying the returns made
by national banks, may be taken before
notaries public. Mr.. Money, of Missis-
sippi, offered resolution authorizing
the secretary of war to furnish 1000 ra
tions to Macon for the use of sufferers
made destitute by the cyclone of the 25th
ult. Adopted.
MONDAY, May 3-Senate. Senator
Cameron, (Wis.) pursuant to previous
notice, moved to take up the bill for the
relief of Ben. Holiday. After short
discussion, the motion was agreed to-
26 to 25. The bill appropriates $526, ,739
to pay Ben Holiday in satisfaction of
all his claims against the United States,
for spoilatio IS BY hostile Indians on his
property while carrying the mails, for
property taken bv the O. S. troops for
he benefit of the United States and for
losses of property and expenses incurred
in changing his mail route in compli.
unce with the orders of the United States
commanding officer. The bill was mo-
mentarily laid aside and the house joint
resolution, authorizing the secretary Of
war to donate rations to the sufferers by
the recent cyclone at Macon, passed.
Sen. Vance then resumed his speech in
support of the resolution declaring 81
NJ. Spofford entitled to the seat now held
by Kellogg.
MONDAY, May 3.-House.- Mr.. Orth
was given unanimous consent to make
personal explanation, to morrow, in
regard 10 his connection with the claims
against Venezuela and the congressional
investigation of the 44th congress in re-
gard thereto Mr.. Ellis introduced bill to
establish government postal telegraph
service for the United States between
Boston and Washington and intermedi-
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