Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-06-09
foRTY-slxTH CONGRESS.


additional for senate committee expenses was
added. Amendments were agreed TO appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the propagation Of food fish and
chinery, elO, 600 for vessels for coast survey,
&15, 600 for the continuation Of the coast
survey and $4,000 for continuing the
work Of setting claims Of states under the
act Of 1850, fur swamp lands, including drains
for swamp lAnds, and land indemnify under the
acts Of 1866 and 1867, and the bill passed. The
!. On motion Of Paddock the house bin passed
for the relief Of homestead and preesnption
settlers In Kansas and Nebraska who lost their
crops ly drought, extending for one year the
time in which to complete their payments. ).
The morning hour having expired, the senate
resumed consideration Of the bill defining the
terms Of chief supervisors Of election. After
a lengthy debate the bill passed. Following Is
the text of the bill:
Be II enacted, etc., That the term Of ofsce Of
chief supervisors Of election provided for In section
2025 Of the revised statutes shall be two ycAra Such
term shall begin the first day of Nay In each even
numbered year. The terms Of those now IN ofhce
shall expire on the first day OF May 1SeO, and their
successore appointed from among the qualified elnc-
tors Of the proper Judicial district BY the president
sent Of the senate.
The pre- ident may sppoint such oiaces during
recess Of the scnate who may hold and exercise ter
be the duty OF the senate 10 send In such nominations
within thirty days after the next ensuing session OF
the senate, provided that person now holding or
who has held the Office Of chief supervisor Of cleo
tcns shall be realIpointed.
After an executive session, adjourned.
THURSDAY, May H.-Bills we're passed author.
ing the postmaster-general to treat the mail
service between West st. Louis and st. Louis o.
other than railroad service and let it to the low
est bidder; providing for reAppointment Of
members Of the legislatures in Montana, Idaho
and Wyoming BY boards composed Of speakers
Of the house of representatives and presidents
Of the council, upon the basis OF the census Of
1880; authoriEing the purchase Of ground con-
tguous to the postafiice ct Toledo and to erect
on the enlazbod grounds . building for the
United States courts, custom house, bonded
warehouse. ETC., and appropriating $4,000
therefor. Thirty condemned hronse cannon
we're voted to Paramount Park Art associa-
ton for . statue Of Maj. Gen. Meade.
Mr.. Eaton's bill To- provide for the
appointment by the president Of cowmisson
OF citizens to investigate the question Of tariff
was taken up and amendments reported BY the
finance committee, mostly verbal agreed to, but
was temporarily laid aside and the agricultural
appropriation bill taken mp. After being
amended, thus adding &2s,O6o TO the bill - {
came from the house, it passed. The senate
adjourned after holding an executive session.
FRIDAY, May q. 8.-Eaton offered Joint resolu-
ton that the president be requested to open
negotiations with France, Spain, Austria and
Italy, with view to removing the restrictions
on the importations Of tobacco and securing to
our citizens an open MARKET Printed and
placed on thecalenisir. !. "A submitted
by Butler, requiring that the secretary Of the
treasury be directed to report to the senate
within ten days time copies OF al papers,
figures, decisions and opinions, with Ill other
records Of interest IN his department, relating
to the claim Of the United States against the
u~na~
company for Eve per cent. tax on 4 scrip divi-
dend Of 90 per cent. declared by the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad company IN
1869 on its stock capital, and that the conn
missioner Of internal revenue suspend al
action thereon until instructed by congress q 70
the manner Of its settlement, was laid over TN
tomorrow. The house joint resolution TO pay
government employees for Decoration Day
passed, as also the bill authorizing the bonds Of
manufacturers Of tobacco, snu6 and cigars ex-
porting the same to be cancelled at the port.
A resolution was adopted directing tho secre-
tary Of war to investigate, ascertain and report
to congress- the claims Of Florida for expenses
of state volunteers in the Seminole war OF 1855,
1853 and 1857. The Eaton tariff bill Was then
taken up and discussed; after which IN execu-
tive session was held and then the senate Cd
journed till Monday.
MONDAY, May Mcmillan introduced bill
for the relief Of certain settlers on swamp lands
in Minnesota. Referred. /. The house joint
resolution requesting the president to open ne
gotiation with France, Spain, Austria and Italy,
with view to removal Of restEictions upon the
importation Of tobsccc I IN I'd countEis., u, Y;
places Of holding Circuit Court Of the United
States in the district Of Iowa, and for other
purposes, was passed. The house bill to au-
thorixe compromise Of the claims Of the United
States Eader the win Of Jossph I: Lewis, Of
Hoboken, wfo devised about y, ,Oo0s 600 toward
paying on ths punac debt was taken up and
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