The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-05-06
THE XLvI CONGRESS.

Tue CImC LOT COmPlcClng the NOrtlerI
Pacific railroad. Placed on the calen
dar. Sen. Jones announced that he in.
tended to make a minority report. Thl
bill granting pension to Jesse F
Phares, a scout, was again discussed, anC
Sen. Maxey supported the measure. The
question being on Cockrcll's motion tc
indefinitely postpone, it was lost-yeas
Is; nays 40. The bill, as amended, tc
grant pensions to enlisted privates, was
then passed. The Geneva award bill was
taken up, and the house amendment tc
strike out the provisions for the pay
ment of the claims Of underwriters
agreed to-yeas 80; nays 10. Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, April 2l.--Housc-Mr
Mcmahon moved that the house go into
committee of the whole on the special de
ficiency bill, and pending that moved
all general debate on the bill be limited
to five minutes. Mr.. Congcr moved tc
amend by extending the time one hours
debate; lost-yeas 107, nays III Then
the roll YVES called upon the motion to
limit the time to one hour and fifteen
minutes, and the question was defeated
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 23-tSenatc-Scn
Harris presented petition of the Ger
man society of New York, praying for
protection to emigrants. Referred. A
message was received from the presiden,
informing the senate that the heirs OF
Thomas Jefferson desired to present to
the United States. the desk on which the
declaration of independence Unassigned
senate joint resolution passed by the
h0ycn hn o;f Il
the nation, and thanking the donors
The joint resolution was then passed
without division and the reading OF
the army appropriation bill resumed
Section two provides that no money ap-
propriated in the act is to be paid for Sub.
sistence, equipment, transportation or
compensation of any portion Of the army,
to be used as a police force to keep
peace at the polls, at any election held
within any state, providing that nothing
in this provision shall be construed to
prevent the use of troops to protect
against domestic violence in each of the
states, on application Of the legislature
or executive thereof. The bill was
read third time and passcd-yeas %,
nays 1S.
THURSDAY, April 22-House- The
naval appropriation bill was read by
sections for amendments. Atkins
amendment was adopted increasing the
appropriation for contingent expenses of
the navy from $4,000 to 100000. Mr..
Springer, chairman of the committee on
elections, endeavored to call up the
Curtin-Yocum contested election, but
the house refused to proceed to its con
sideration. Mr.. Baker, from the com
mittee on appropriations, reported back
the fortification bill, with the senate
amendment, increasing the appropriation
for repairs of fortificalions $4,000, and it
was non.concurred in. The house then
went into committee of the whole, Steve
enson in the chair, on the state Of the
union, and after desultory speaking ad
journed.
FRIDAY, April 22.-Senate-Not in
session.-House.-The senate amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for prepara-
tion and publication of post route maps
was concurred in. Mr.. Waddell allud-
ed to the terrible tornado which had
swept over the town of Marshfield, in his
district, and which had left large
number OF homeless and des
titute, and introduced joint
resolution directing the secretary OF war
to furnish the governor of Missouri,
with 500 tents for the benefit of sufferers
The resolution was passed. The speaker
announced the appointment of the fol
lowing memb ers as select committee
to investigate the alleged corruption in
regard to the contested election case of
Donnelly VS.. Washburnc: Messrs. Car
Isle. Bicknell, Reayan, Lounsberry,
O'Neill, Updegraf, Qowa), and Butter
worth. A bill granting q pension to
Herman Nettcrfield, a scout, passed. Ad-
journed
SATURDAY, April 24.-,senate.-
not in session.
SATURDAY, April 24-House: Mr..
johnson, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported bill authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to transfer
to the Fairmount Park association, thirty
condemned cannon, to be used in a mon
umcnt to Gen. Geo. Gordon Meade.
Passed. Mr.. Bragg, chairman of the
committee on war claims, reported bill
for the payment of claims allowed by
the commissioner of claims. Also for
the payment of claims allowed by the
accounting officers of the treasury.
Mr.. Singleton, (Ill) from the committee
on postoffices and postroads, reported
the bill to authorize the postmaster-gcn-
eral to compensate the c., B. & @, r. r,
Co., for facilitating the transportation of
mail under agreement. MIR. Nichols,
from the committee on foreign affairs,
reported joint resolution to authorize
the president to open negotiations with
certain foreign governments relative to
importation Of tobacco into their domin-
ions. The house then went into commit
tee of the whole, Burrows in the chair,
on the private calendar, but without ac-
ton on any bill, the committee rose, and
the house adjourned.
MONDAY, April 26.-Senate.-A resO.
luton was adopted, authorizing a com.
mittee to inquire into the report of the
secretary of the interior. which proposes
10 take number of children of the
Cheyenne Indians without first having
obtained the consent OF their parents,
for the purpose of educating them at
Hampton, Va, The remainder of the
morning hour was given to the discus.
sion of a resolution 10 authorize the
president to appoint colored cadets to
West Point annually, but no conclusion
was arrived at. The senate then took up
luC OpOAOAu AOIioSS S"SC HAu PSHuiDS
the debate adjourned.
MONDAY, April 26.-House.-Under the
call Of states, the following bills were in.
troduced and referred; relating to the
erection of public buildings; placing
chains, trace chains and halter chains,
made of wire or rods; rough bound
nails, spikes, rivets, cut nails, spikes,
cast iron butts, hinges and horseshoe
nails on the free list; a resolution
calling on the secretary of the
treasury for information, as to
the number of persons con-
nected with the life service, disabled or
have lost their life and property on
coasts; to release distilla.ion of fruit
from taxes now imposed by law; for the
creation, in Washington, q statue to Gen.
Custer; to tax the manufacture of
eleomargarine; resolution calling for
the correspondence relative to the inter
ference with American fishermen in
Fortune Bay, Jan. 9th, 1878. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April q. Senate. Sens.