Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-04-12
CONGRESSIONAL.

The House OF Representatives, Al It's session
on the LIST INST. passed the Senate bull to facil-
itate the payment Of dividends TO the creditors
Of the Freedmsn's Savings Company. An act
was reported for an additional member of the
present HDuse from Nebrsska "A IDi.wss
passed to make st. Vincent Miun., port
OF entry. A bill was reported appropriat-
ing Sl50,000 for work on the Washington
monument. The army appropriation was taken
up in committee Of the whole, and Mr.. Calktns
offered an amendment excepting from com
pulsory retirement the General and Lieutenant
General Of the army. The Senate was not in
session.
The Senate passed resoluton, at its Session
on thesd inst, appropriating SIC, 900 for a mon
umcnt over the grave Of Thomas jefferson
at Monticello, Va. bill was intro luced
for a bridge across the Missouri river near
Harrison county, Iowa, and to compel the
Kansas Pacific road to pay tho cost OF sur
veying its lands. Mr.. Voorhees, subm tied
rr olntionf denouncing the imprison-
mcnt .of Mcsweeney ami other American
cit zens in Ireland. Mr.. Garland reported
a bIll to :, cure the safe keeping OF money paid
into the Federal courts. The President trans
mittcd letter from the Secretary OF the lnte-
rior asking provision for the payment u the
Utah Commissioners and election officers, and
recommen nded that the salaries o! the Commits.
fioners be fixed at $4,000 per annum.
bill was passed authorizing the redemption
OF outstanding SO refunding certificates AZ
the market price. In executive session
the Senate rejected, without debate, the
nominations Of James g. Watmougb to be
Paymsster General of the navy and Samuel
Seabury as Naval Constructor, in the House,
Mr.. Singleton pre- sented petition from 5000
citizens of illinois for the improvement OF the
Mississippi leyees. Bills were introduced TO au-
thorize the construction OF q bridge across
md IN
spply saS AlS'isspp' Ssp surplus as~pns Teseuus sna
ihe payment of tho public debt. "A hot debate
took place on resolution 70 Ak date for
taking up the bill to extend the corporate ex-
istence OF national banks, which was voted
down by l23 TO ". Under suspension OF the
rules, bills were passed 10 readjust salaries
Of Postmasters TO extend the bond period FOR
distilled spirits. and. 70 erect public buildings
at Louisville, Rochester, ColIinbus and MIN
nenpolis.
The bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal
Company of Nicaragua was favorahly reported
upon in the Senate, on the 4th' inst. Mr..
Conger obtained leave to visit his mother in
| Illinois, who was dangerously i'll. On the bill
| to grant right OF way 10 the 81. Louis and San
| Francisco road, Mr.. ingalls, moved to require
and Ch:ckasaws. Mr.. Teller was ccnrtea-,ly
given an opportunity to poss the hill
| admitting free OF duty articles Tor
the Colorado Exposition. In tbs House,
Mr.. Chalmers Introduced bin TO amend
tie Apportionment law, providing thatin no
State snail the difference in the population o!
| Congressional districts exceed 10000 In COM
| mittec OF the whole tho Armr Appropriation
till was taken up. Mr.. Henderson moved to
| insert proyiso that whenever an omcer has
| served thirty-five years he may sppiy TO the
| President and be placed on the retired Inst. and
| .f L. h.. al ia 9f
| age. he shall be retired. An amc ndrnent was
| adopted providing that any supernumorary
| officer may be hono.ably discharged at his own
| request on receipt OF one years pay and allow
ance. The committee then rose, when q COM
muuication was received from the Secretary OF
State with regard to American citizens i'm
prisoned in Ireland. message from the Pres
| ident setting forth his objections TO the Anti
| Chinese bill was received and read in both
| houses.
Mr.. Saunders, Of Nebraska, reported bill 10
| the Senate, on the 9Th inst, for the admission
OF Dakota as State Mn Miller, Of New York,
introduced measure to suspend Chinese inn
| migration for ten years A motion By Mr.. Far
| lev TO take up tho vetoed Chinese bill was
| adopted by vote OF 20 to IS. After q pro-
| longed debate, Mr.. Morgan's motion to refer
| tho til to the Committee on Foreign Rela.
| tions was lost. On the question OF passing
4 the bill over the veto the vote was 80 ayes TO
| 2l noes. tho measure failing for lack Of .
| two thirds vote. resolution was adopted
asking tho number OF pensioners on the roll
| and the arns,int paid them. Mr.. Morgan Of
| fired . resmution, which was pc ssed, to place
| trade with Mexico on q more reciprocal basis
| Mr. Cam, ron. OF PENN sslvania, reported o bill
| appropriating $1,000 for the relief Of the
| oflisers and crew OF the Monitor which partici-
| pated IN the battle with the Merriuac.
| The President nominated James n. Fsrt-
ridge, OF Maryland, 10 succeed the
| late Gen. Hurlbut e. United States Minister 10
J Peru, and Henry O. Han a Minister 10 the