The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-06-17
THE XLyI CONGRESS.

WEDNESDAY, June 2.-Senate.-Mr Pendeton
submitted resolution instructing the committees
on Judiciary to enquire whether sections ,OS3 to
,l28 inclusive of the revised statutes are author
lied by the constitution. He said that these sec
tions related to the judicial powers of consuls and
ministers in eastern countries. The minister of
the United States at Cairo, Egypt, was exercising
extensive, extraordinary, if not entirely unwar-
ranted powers. The sections gave absolutely des-
potic and rrevOcable authority of consus over any
citizen of the United States. Consuls cannot con-
| stitutionally be authorized to try men without
! juries, convict or punish by imprisonment or
death, when judges at home cannot do So The
| resolution was adopted.
WEDNESDAY, June 2.-House.-The house went
| into committee of the whole (Whitthone in the
chair on the general deficiency appropriation bill
| the pending paragraph being that appropriating
900 to enable the secretary of the treasury to
provide storage for silver coin. 70 this was
| pending substitute amendment offered yesterday
by Bland, and amended by Hayes, directing the
secretary OF the treasury to pay in standard silver
dollars the amount appropriated by this act; ap-
propriating $40 900 for the storage of so much of
| said coin may be returned to the treasury for
certificates issued therefor and providing that the
salaries Of members of congress shall be paid in
| standard silver dollars. Mr. Townsend offered an
| amendment providing that all federal salaries
shall be paid in silver dollars Rejccted-27 to S.
A large number of amendments were offered and
rejected and Mr.. Bantls substitute was finally re-
jected-l2 to p.
THURSDAY, June 3.-.Senate.-The senate pass
! ed the immediate transportation bill, with the ad-
dition of a great many amendments giving a
large number of small towns the privileges of the
act.
THURSDAY, June 3.-7ouse.-Mr. Townsend of
Illinois, offered an amendment to the general de-
fciency bill, striking out paragraph appropriate
ing $500 900 to enae the secretary of the treas
ury to provide more secure vault room for coin
and bullion. Rejected-yeas, IS; nays, Sc.
The general deficiency bill was passed, and Mr..
Knott submitted the report of the judiciary COM
mttee upon charges against j. Ii. Acklin. The
report exonorates Ackln from any guilty or fraud
ulent intention in presenting report as from the
committee on foreign affairs while he was not Il
member of that committee, and was agreed to
| without debate division. The house then con-
sidered the senate amendment to the post office
appropriation bill.
FRIDAY, June 4.-.Senae.-The senate held no
session to-day.
FRIDAY, June 4.-House.-On motion the SEN
| ate bill passed for dispOsing of the Fort Harker
military reservation. The speaker stated the regu-
lar order to lay the table the motion to re-
consider the vote by which the house. yesterday,
concurred in the senate amendment to the post
office appropriation bill, striking out the provise
relative to the reletting of the star routes. The
motion to table was agreed tO-yeas, 81; nays, r..
So the provisO is stricken from the bill which now
goes to the senate for its action in regard to the
amendments nOn-cOncurred in by the house. The
conference report the joint resolution to pro-
vide for the publication and distribution of the
supplements to the revised statutes agreed to-.
SATURDAY, June 5-Senate.-Bills were passed
for the sale Of the Detroit arsenal. The bill ap-
propriatng 1925 900 to reimburse the Greek or
phan fund passed. The house hill to regulate the
compensation of night inspectors of customs, max
ing it 50 per night instead of $780, was, on mo-
- nf >l.l,~
with the secretary of the treasury and then passed
-26 to IL. The senate bill to promote civiliza-
ton of Winnebago Indians in Wisconsin grant
ing them their pro rata proportion of the annu-
ties of the Winnebagos of Nebraska and Wiscon-
sin for the purpose of securing homestend passed.
SATURDAY, June 5.-House.-A number of
bills OF a private nature were adopted; also bills
amending the statutes relative to atfidavits of
homestead and preempton settlers authorizing
the st. Paul and Chicago Short-line railroad COM
pany to construct bridge across Lake st Crox,
and providing for transportation of mails between
East Louis and St. Louis. The conference COM
mttee were appointed on the river and harbor
bill-Messrs. Reagen, Clardy and Townsend, of
Ohio; and the postoice appropriation bill Messrs.
Blackburn, Blount, and Cannon. Adjourned.
MONDAY, June 7.-Se,ate-The bill reducing
the prices of public land within railroad limits
from $3.50 to 1925 peracre concurred i'll. Senator
Herman of New York, made speech in support of
the resolution unseating Kellogg.
MONDAY June 7.-House.-The senate bill
ratifyng the Ute agreement, with amendments of
the house committee thereto, passed-yeas 174,
nays Is.
TUESDAY, June S.-Senate.-The house amend
ments to the bill ratfying the Ute agreement were
ordered printed The Kellogg resolutions were
informally laid aside, and the civil appropriation
bill was considered.
TUESDAY, June s.-House-Mr. Tucker, from
the committee Oh ways and means, reported Il joint
resolution authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to duty Of 35 per cent, ad ralorem, to
be levied on all articles designated hoops, and
the amount of any duties in excess of 5 per cent,
I'D ralorem, paid since the 18th of March, $780, on
uch articles shall be refunded. Passed. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Morrison (I) the bill passed placing
the rate of duty on barley malt at % cents per
bushel