Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-31
fos1y.slxTH CONGRESS.

4 permanent construction fund for navy and
other purposes. AT the expiration Of the
morning hour the senate resumed consideration
Of the star efficiency bill. Several amendments
passed without division. After an execu-
i've session the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 18.--Kirkwood submitted .
resolution instructing the committee on post
Offices and postroads to report the power Of the
postmaster general under the existing laws o.
to modifying mail contracts, expeditng time
apd Increasing the number Of trips, establishing
postofhces, fixing oompensations for services,
c4Ns Adopted. The senate proceeded to con-
Eidf1rEsss house bill for the establishment of
titles in the Hot Springs the question being on
the substitute reported by the senate committee
on public lands. The bill was explained by
members Of the committee, and, pending debate,
the senate went into executive session and soon
adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 19.--Anthony presented the
memorial of Susan b. Anthony, asking for the
removal of her political disabilities. Miss An
thony complains that while the prayers of men
for the removal of disabilities have been
granted, such prayers have been denied to
women. She asks that her petition receive the
same consideration as If her name were Samuel
b. Anthony . Plumb introduced bill to pro-
vide for the allowment of lands In severalty to
the united Peoria and Miami tribes Of Indians
in the Indian Territory. Referred. The bill
for the establishment Of titles in the Hot Springs
was read a third time and passed. After an
executive session the senate adjourned.
Moxn,v Merob % -pot;t;ops nrssor+aa /.
Ear ,rntact;on ana;nst tha sole 80 n,onmoroo ,;na
90 h,ttor. for tSa r.ssoaa ~ honLr'nf ia, |.
for the removal of duty on materials used in
making paper. :. Hill, of Georgia, from the
roani,,,;nns daniar;nt tha, &c W., 7, RaIn.,,,
,sas ',nt nhosan sa,e.+or ~ tla l.,;s,st,,ro ns
T,,;n;a' ~. Ln :; ~. o,.;.}S " eaat =, ~ ~
aana.a h,,t tbot uam,, " Soro,d ,sbo ,.as 40 ..o .o
oInaon' iS ont;tjaJ 10 sa;d lat ana shouiS 10
admitted ] on taxing the % oath M prescribed by law. W.
The rsso,ut,ons yera accompan;e bv a yenort
=, .ha;r a,,,,,rt h." ran1 tho ,,,,a,;.,i r1
~ .o,, " raT ioau a;lI .ai1 L.. nnbns p;,s's
port IN favor OF Kellogg, signed by hlmself,
debate was then had on motion
to print the resolutions and accom-
panying evidence In which Kellogg participated
at length. The motion to PRINT was agreed TO.
-. Bills introduced; 10 enable the commits
sloner OF agriculture To test the practlcablnty
of manufacturing sugar ON large scale from
sorghum and sugar cane; establishing the ter
rtory of Pembina. and providing temporary
government therefor. The house bill appro-
pratlng : ioD,ooo 10 commune the Pupnc prlnt-
iiig' pIo.ileu .nat ,he el'.Ie sum appI9panaood
@ dor pIi'iS ~, VIC SoaI eul nc' EAeoou Sfuu,
wv, was psseo 'on iiiolion VI tnurlliail, tne
amaiu uin was iei .h many .an1 up.
Aitef All eAecuo'e sessioI tne sei'a'c aoJouheo.
TUESDAY, Mafcn 23-Edmunds presented the
memorial of one Mcbride, calling attention to
the exclusion OF dehules from the iands IN
Ctan py .he pieseilt system Vi iocatinB to"h
sites. heierrea. Eanlunas aiso onered a
resoiusioil cainle o,i 'ne secleiy VI lne Interior
10. @ s as " u,e nuoti M. anu eAse1 oi
pa.enso nssuou ;oi Al anu
any asorliiiilaa,uh , =, & ~ ,a''' d =, MoionT as
peeii sn9mn M suon .ssuos. n"4pou tenel M
gave .ouce oi an aiiieileuu IN ntenueu M 70 ue
ohered Dy nun 10 tne nlli ra'nyhe the agree
nieht WIN 'ne ooe tiituuns. lug ancnuihent
proynss tnat from .hs amour. prosaea e lor IA IA
,9e M oh, snn, Ss palu' uGi,iS ner liei weary, 70
Inn. a. - ~ h SuoM M ol a. 70 Meenas ~. M
Sonlr6niia IA 9fIca nh.uro: 70 mary and John. in.
fart Children Of Mrs price. S5lO each Until
tIev are d wears old To Georpe Dressler. 81. .OOO
| 10 Mrs Sarah M POST S5t0. In Mira Eaton
! s5n0. to the snrviv;np narent of Ar+bnr r
| Thomnson $500. to the father of Fred Sbepard.
s5O0. fo the surviving parent of Wilmer s. Eck,
| ridpe 5000. The neIsons named above are suf.
ferers by or relatives of those who suffered by
the Iyte massacre At the expiration of the
nanrrno honr The Geneva award h;il xsa do.
hated nntil adiournment
uuows..
,, NJ, =. m, ,;
,;i.a iaaI ,.;.h 49, l.,n .'. o. nS . o.'
peiig aislriiseu WIN tne house went n.o coln'
t tn.'Ge h u AZ astor e naroI Jnbata AZ XII 'ras
rsad ron M hv sect;ons for omendments There he,no
a %froyence of on;n;on as 10 ruIes m . certa;TT
no;,'t ro;nad tho cnn,m;ttee rose and TIC ho,s1
pJ;n,,rnad pJI;n, rn.' '''0 e0>S -''' "" '-.' Do1''
AuJouiA 90 m
naVhie peeh uispenseu "lth tne nouse went inte M
cohiltlee VI .ne Mnole VI tue useIy sc ecr H p ~
-. An amendment approprlatinS So,ooo,ooV iol
tne pa!iiiel, VI pensions w"s 1uop!eu, enu uit
conm'toe then engaged IN nve Mn1ade 1o oa nepett
on the amendmeht approPilauhe sooo'ooO lol
.ne pasIeis nnar u atared anu ~ aePars @
marsnaE. pn a5e @ oele @ ail ainsi'',nen. VI ap
PropIlaune Sao.ouo ioI .se paynlent on specia cia
| deputy marshais, PROVIDED mat nerealter specaa
ana general oePuty nlaif nals snAn . IcceVo WV
dollars per day Iof performing any du,les In re.
gard to any elecuon ana tnat an sucn genera
ana spee eec't1n . qrpusles S ss san ~ r
| py tne !9ase oI lhe Ini3u States otlcuI. CouIl
Tor the distl1ct IN ~nlov hey are 10 perIonn
their dnues, ana no iess inan Two or more .nai
three appointments snaA pe msde ior any votane
precinct. We&ver oHerea an amenolnelt 10 tns
amendment, pfoMong tnat wnen tnere srs
tickets TO De voted 1or, three deputy narSnan
shall be appointed, no Two OF wnom s1au pe
long to the same ponucai party. Adopted
Springers amendment was then aaopted, afte
being further amended py exciu6lhg ifom ~
provisions general deputy marshais.yeas III
nays ia. The committee rose ana the hous'
adjourned
FRIDAY, March 19.-Wright, chairman of tn
| committee on labor depression, reported Join
resolution requesting the president to give no
tice to the Chinese government that it is the de
sire of the United States government that th
ments which allows and permits emigration O
the subjects and citizens Of the two countrie
be abrogated and annulled. Placed on the cal
endar, and the majority and minority reports
ordered printed. . The house then went int
committee Of the whole on the deficiency bill
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