Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-04-14
FoRTy-slxTH CONGRESS.


senate.
WEDNESDAY. March 81.-The bill providfn5
for an international exhibition in New York Il
1883 was taken up and passed. :. The bin In
tr0duced by Paddock to equalize homesteads b,
allowing locations in more than one place wheI
necessary to make up 16O acres, passed. .Tht
morning hour expired and the immediate def
cheney bill was taken up. After action on ,
number Of amendments the bill was read THIRD
time. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 1.-The bill authorizing ths
secretary Of war to acquire for the United States
the title to the site of Fort Stockton, Texas Wal
passed. 4. The immediate deficiency bill was
then taken up, and after discussion, passed
yeas 80, nays 21--a party vote. !. The bfl rAH-
flying the agreement with the Ute Indians WA
next takenup. After the bill and.report Of the
letter from Secretary Schurz showing the
urgent necessity for the passage Of such . bill,
had been yead BY the clerk, q motion for an
execEsiyJe scssi0n prevailed. =. When the doors
reopehcd the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 2.-The bill granting pension
to Jesse F. Phares, reported adversely from the
committee because, under the pension laws,
scouts (not beng in military or naval service)
are not entitled to pensions, was considered:
-. Pending debate on the bill the morning hour
expired and consideration was resumed Of the
bill ratifying the Ute agreement, which was exs
planned and supported by Coke. On motion
of Pendleton the senate disagreed to the amend
ments OF the house to the bill amending the
census act, and conference committee was
appointed thereon. The senate then went In
to executive session and when the doors re.
opened adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY, April 5.-The vice president laid be-
fore the senate communication from the Sec
retary OF war, transmitting copies Of letters
from the paymaster general and second auditor
of the treasury, showing the neces essty Of an ad-
ditional appropriation OF &265, 200 to pay Ger.
hhcates for arrears Of pay and bounty due white
and coored soldiers and their heirs, issued since
January l, 1880, and to be issued until June 80,
1881. Referred. .Whyte presented a memo
rial of cigar manufacturers for a reduction of
the tax On cigars from $G to 81 per 1000, IN ac-
cordance with the spirit of the reduction hereto
fore made for manufactured tobacco. Refer
red. :. .Pendleton presented petition Of the
type founders Of Cincinnati against reduction
of the duty on type. Referred. Bills intro
duced and referred: To authorize the post
master general to compensate the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy Railroad company for facili-
tating the transportation Of overland mails un-
der agreements; to provide for the payment to
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
Railroad company for transportation Of United
States mail; repeating the statute prohibiting
farmers and planters from selling leaf tobacco
directly at retail to consumers without special
tax. The bill ratifying the Ute agreement
was then taken up and discussed until adjourn
ment.
TUESDAY, April Con motion of Pendleton,
the senate insisted on its amendment to the
census bill and the vice president appointed
Messrs. Pendleton, Harris aud Morrill, as con-
ference committee on part of the senate ON the
disagreeing vote Of the two houses. The bill
ratifylng the Ute agreement was then discussed
until adjournment
WEDNESDAY, March S1.--The post route bill
was reported back from committee and passed.
-. Consideration was resumed of the contested
election case Of Bradley VS.. S,emons, from the
Second district of Arkansas. After a speech by
taken on the minority resolution reported by
Weaver declaring the seat vacant. It xas de-
fcated-30 to 152. The question then recurred
on the majority resolution declaring William +.
Siemons, the contested, entitled to the seat.
Adopted.--l49 TO a.. The house then went
into committee OF the whole on the star defi-
cheney DILL, but without coming to q vote on the
bill, the committee rose and the house ad-
journed.
THURSDAY. April 1.-The senate bill to amend
the census act was taken up and after the adop-
ton OF several amendments, passed. After q
session in committee of the whole on the star
deficiency bill the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 2.-The house went into COM
mittee OF the whole for the consideration of the
star deficiency bill. The time for debate hav-
ing expired, Blackburn, on behalf Of the COM
mlttee on appropriations, moved to non-concur
in the senate amendments. Stone, acting un-
der instructions from the committee ON post
offices and p0strOads, moved to concur. Agreed
to-8S to 70. The committee rose and reported
its action to tho house and the recommends.
ton t to concur was agreed to--yeas 81, nays 50.
This leaves the bill as it passed the senate. 1t
appropriates 81, 900 to meet the expenses OF
the star route service, for the current fiscal
year; prohibits further expedihng Of service On
star routes; appropriates S100, 900 to enable the
postmaster general to place new service; for
bids him to expedite service under any contract
now existing or hereafter given at rate of pay
exceeding 50 per cent. upon the contract as
originally let; appropriates $4,000 for public
printing, and provides that nothing therein
contained shall be construed to affect the valid
ity or legality Of the acts or omissions OF any
officer of the United States. The house then
adjourned. to mOrrow's session to be for general
debate only.
SATURDAY, April 3.--The house met to-day
for debate only, and went into committee Of the
whole on the state of the Union; when the COM
mittee rose the house adjourned.
MONDAY, April 5.--Annfield introduced bill
to reduce the tax on distilled spirits. It abol-
ishes the tax on spirits distilled from apples,
peaches, grapes, and pears, and reduces the tax
on spirits distilled from grain or mixtures there.
Of to Is cents per gallon. Il provides that no
sturekeeper shall be appointed for any distillery
except for such as may distill spirits from grain
to the extent Of At least % gallons per day and
judges OF the district court Of the respective
distt1cts; also bill providing that producers of
leaf tobacco may sell the same in quantities of
not more than ten pounds, at any one time,
without license. Referred. Weaver moved to
suspend the rules and adopt resolutions dsclar-
ment and not by or through bank corporations;
Also that that portion Of the interest-bearing
debt Of the United States which shall 10 re-
deemable In the year 1881 or prior thereto, being
In amount about S7a2, ,0O0, 900, should not be
refunded beyond tho power Of the government
20 cal m such obligations and pay them at any
tune, but should be paid - rapidly ss possible,
ernnient to meet these obligations the minfs OF
the United States should Be operated to their
full capacity on the coinage or standard silver
dollars, and such other coinage n the business
interests OF the country may require. Defeated
yeas q. nays lit. :. .Townshendt ILL moved
to suspend the rules 80 As to discharge the com
consideration Of the bill placing salt, printing
type, printing paper, and material used IN the
manufacsnre of printing paper, on the free iist.
and put 1t on its passage The motion was de
fcated-yeas liz, noes a0-not the necessary
two-thirds in tbs affirmative. ;. Adjourned
TUESDAY,, April GA number Of bills were
reported back from committee, among them the
naval propriation bill, which was referred o
the committee Of the whole. The bill vas &c.
compamed BY short report, which states that
the estimate Of the navy department amounted
70 sl4, ,6Os, LAT, to whkh should be added o0A,-
672 recommended o. necessary for torpedo ex-
periments, photographic work and for naval
observatory, making total Of ", Goa, $40. OF
this sum the committee recommends the appro-
priation Of el4, 1885, 797, including e59, SOC that
Is appropriated out Of the naval pension fund
for the support Of the naval asylum at PhilA-
deiphia, baing reduction Of e2fN,O28 from The
estimates. The naval bill Of last year appropri-
ated elA, o., ,069, or e356,62 tsss than the
present ban The house then went into COM
mitt6c of the whole On the army appropriation
bill ana discussed II until adjournmenk
FREDERICK the Great.
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