The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-05-20
THE XLVI CONGRESS.

WEDNESDAY May 5th-H0use-Mr. At
kins, chairman of the co mmittee on ap-
propriations reported bill ap-
propriating $250,000 for carrying on the
public printing office for the current tis-
cal year. The morning hour haying
been dispensed with, Mr.. King called up
the joint resolutions reaffirmIng the Mon.
roe doctrine. The house by a decisive
vote, refused to consider the Monroe
doctrine resolution, and went into COM
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Carlisle in the
chair, on the postottice appropriation
bill. An amendment increasing the ap-
preparation tor railway mail service to
IS. 100000 was rejected by vote Of II to
80.
WEDNESDAY, May 5.-Seuate.-Sen.
Wallace, from the select committee to.in-
quire into alleged frauds in the late elec-
ton, submitted report of the result
of the investigation on the subject of the
menial or abridgment Of suffrage in
Rhode Island and reported bill to en-
force the provision Of section 2 article
IA OF the amendments to the constitution
ofthe United States. Placed on calendar.
Sen. Butler submitted resolution call
ing on the secretary of the treasury for
copies of the reports Of Capt John w.
White of the u S. revenue service.
while on duty in Alaska waters and of
all the papers relating to the transfer of
jurisdiction over the Territory of Alaska
from the war 10 the treasury department.
Adopted.
FRIDAY, May 7.-Senate,-At the con.
clusion Of Pryors' speech on the Kel-
logg- -Spofford case, Hoar offered substi
fr1to ho Sno hot
Kellogg was upon the merits of the case
United States from the state of Louisia-
ma, for the term of six years, commenc.
ing March 4, 1877, and that said Spof-
| ford was noi entitled to seat in the
senate of the United States. Ordered
printed and laid on the table. I he reso.
lutions were temporarily laid aside, and
on motion of Mcmillan, the senate bill
authorizing the St. Paul & Chicago short
line railway company to build bridge
across lake St. Croix, was taken up and
passed. On motion Of Plumb, the bill
to abolish Fort Harker, on the Kansas
military reservation, and dispose of its
land to actual settlers, was taken up and
passed. On motion of Baldwin, the bill
making an appropriation of $4,000 for
the purchase of site and the erection
of light house and flag signal at the en-
trance Of Little Traverse harbor, lake
Michigan, was taken up and passed.
FRIDAY May th-Housc-When the
journal of Thursday had been read, the
postotfice appropriation bill was taken
up, and passed as amended. The senate
amendment to the house bill for the re-
lief of settlers OF the public lands, was
concurred in. On motion of Willis, the
bill passed establishing a life saving
station, at Louisville Ky Mr.. Wash.
burn introduced a bill, appropriating
$500,O0O for the construction of reser-
voirs for the Improvement of navigation
of the Mississippi river, above St. Louis.
Referred. The bill for the relief of L.
Madison Day, of Louisiana. was defeat.
ed; ayes, 70 nays 86. and the house went
into committee of the whole, on the
private calendar. After considering ten
pension bills, the committee finding it.
self without quorum, arose. About
twenty pension bills were passed, and
the house adjourned.
MONDAY, May O.-Senate-The pre:i
dent pro tenn. CThurman) laid before the
senate communication from the secre
tary Of the interior, stating that his es
Inmates of March S, 1880, for deficiency,
were for arrears, and the army and the
navy pensions had been found to be suf.
ficient cause for transmitting an in
creased estimate.
MONDAY, May 10-House.-Mr. Frost
introduced a resolution calling on the sec
retary of state for information as to wheth
er any official notification or circular let
ter was addressed by the department OF
state to foreign powers, or to ministers OF
consular agents of the United States fol