Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-08-17
FoRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

MONDAY, August THE following bills,
ETC., passed: Pensioning the widow of the late
Brighten. Ramsey; repeating the section Of
the revised statutes which imposes an export
tax on tobacco; joint resolution allowing per
diem employees Of the senate an extra months
pay; joint resolution appropriating 5000 TO
supply deficiency in the appropriation for
fees for United States district attorneys for the
last fiscal year; resolution instructing the
secretary OF the navy to convene court OF in
quiry 10 investigate into the loss Of the
Jeanette and the death Of Lieut.. Com. De
Long; joint resolution for JOINT select COM
mittee upon American ship-buildmg and ship
owning interests; for railway bridge across
the Mississippi at or near the mouth Of the
Upper Iowa River. Iowa. Brown offered a
resolution presenting the thanks of congress to
Jno. F. Slater, Of Connecticut, for his donation
OF u, 200, 900 to the cause Of education in the
south. Referred. "A resolution was adopted
directing the committee on education and labor
to examine into the relations existing between
capital and labor and to recommend such legisla-
ton as may be deemed necessary to obviate
strikes :. The Nicaragua ship canal bill was
made special order for the second Monday in
December. The Ben Holiday bill was made
in order for the second Tuesday in December.
49,. The senate then went into executive session
and when the doors reopened consideration Of
the final adjournment resolution was begun
vote on an amendment developed the fact that
there was not quorum present and the senate
adjourned.
TUESDAY, August S.-The bill to transfer the
property of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home to the Garfield Memorial Hospital
was passed. Window submitte a report in
regard to the use Of money to defeat the
bonded spirits bill. Ordered printed. The
senate appointed Messrs. Anthony and Bayard
TO notify the President that congress would
adjourn to-day, and at O'Clock went into ex-
ecutiya session Ok ha boova ra-Opspa5
when the request by Morrill, that the tax bill
be passed by unanimous consent was met with
derisiye laughter on the democratic side. -.
Pendleton offered \ resolution. which was
adopted by unanimous vote, rendering thanks
to David Davis, president Of the senate, for the
uniformly able, court Obs aud impartial man
ner in which he has presided over the delibera-
tion Of the senate. When the hand Of the
clock indicated the hour Of the presiding
officer formally terminated the session In a
brief speech. He said:
SENATOR'S: After very long and very laborous
session. in which the senate has performed its part
Of the pubic duty faithfully, are about TO sepsr
ate. My thanks are due TO each and every member
Of this body for the generous consideration and for
friendly support Of the chair. Wishing you all
health and happiness, now declare the senate ad-
journed without day.
The announcement Of the chair was received
with applause, and members INDUCED in mu-
tual congratula IONS and farewels. The num-
ber Of visitors and sight-seers was much less
than usual on the last day.
House.
MONDAY, August 7.-Senate amendments to
the supplement post-route bill were concured
in. The sundry civil bill received the sigma
ture OF the speaker. :. Saturdays session then
adjourned. the vote on adjournment showing
the presence Of only l09 members and the
session Of Monday opener. Burrows (Mich.),
reported . resolution appropriating $4,000 to
ataah Of ,lAara
to examine into the works now in progress for
the Improvement of the Mississippi River below
Cairo, and the methods employed in making
such improvements. The committee Is also
authorized to inquire into all matters pertaining
to the outlet and jetty system, and report the
Adopted. Bills introduced: To reduce taxa
ton, "a bill identical with the tax bill
rs it now stands in the senate, ex-
cept 1t does not provide for the polar
iscope test); to abolish license on COM
mercial travellers. &. -. Robson moved to suspend
the rules and put upon its passage the bill Just
introduced by him to reduce taxation. Mills
demanded q second, but there were only fifty
two votes In the affirmative ard
eight in the negative, Ellis and
Cox raised the point of no quorum
Finally Robeson withdrew the bill, saying he
made an honest endeayor to reduce taxation.
There was derisive laughter on the democratic
eao6SceACA
be withdrawp -. The house then took recess
OF two hours >. After recess the speaker an
nounced the appointment Of Burrows (Mich.),
Butterworth, Robinson Mass Hazelton and
Hiscock, Thomas, Carlisle, Holman, and Ellis
as members Of the select committee to investi-
gate the methods of the Improvement Of the
Mississippi River. The house then took an
other recess till 8 O'Clock and shortly after re-
assembling adjourned till tomorrow.
TUESDAY, August a--After the reading Of the
journal . recess Of an hour was taken. ;. The
house reassembled at noon and took . recess
until 2:45. Before the last recess the senate
amendment 10 the house resolution for final
adjournment was concurred In. "A committee
Of three was authorized to wait on the Presi-
dent and announce that congress was ready to
adjourn, and Messrs. Hiscock, Carpenter and
Atkins were appointed as such committee. =.
The committee reported that 1t had waited up
on the President, who said he had no further
communication to make to congress. E. .Hor
(Mich.), from the committee on commerce, Of
fered and asked the present consideration Of Q
joint resolution to correct an error in the river
and harbor appropriation bill, 80 that appro-
priAtions made for the kentucky River might
be Immediately available. Holman Qnd.) OBJ
tempts were made by several members to pass
senat bills, but without effect. The speaker
announced a. members Of the joint select COM
mittee, to examine into the causes Of the de-
oliHe in American shipping, Messrs. Page OCal),
Gambler CMasal Robeson On. J.l Dipgey
(Me.l McLAne (Md.) and Cox N. Y0., The
hour Of three having arrived, speaker Keifer
addressed the house as follows:
THIS honoe 10 about 10 terminate tts nrst -
sion II has becn an important one 10 the country.
with thanks for the generous and kind treatment
on the part Of The house, and With my bsst wishes
for all its members, regardless Of party, now, -
authorised and required by Q concurrent rosolu-
clare this houne adjourned without day, loud xp-
paann-l
Attsr spending about half an hour q hand
shaking and taking leave Of each other, mann
hsrs I'm The hail. many gong direct 70 the
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