Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-05-04
FoRTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.

senate.
MONDAY, April 24.-The senate bill was
passed providing for the allotment Of lands in
seyeralty to Indians on various reservations
and to extend the protection laws OF states and
territories over Indians and for other purposes.
(Amended on motion Of Mr. Dawes by snbsti-
tuting for the clause exompting lauds acquired
by Indians from taxation for twenty five years
the provision declaring lands allotted for that
period shall be- held by the United States in
trust for the benefit OF allotees or their heirs }
.Cockrell introduced q bill to facilitate the
negotiation OF bills Of lading and other COM
mercial instruments and punish fraud therein.
1t provides that bills Of lading, shipping re-
ceipts, warehouse receipts, ETC., shall be assign
able and transferable, and upon every indorSe-
ment or assignment the right Of possession
TO all property described in the instrument
Shall Immediately pass to the assignee and
transferee. subject only TO such liens Gs mny
be mentioned IN the instrument. Morgan in.
troduced bill for the encouragement Of
clOser commercial relationship between the
United States and South American countries
THE senate, after an executive session. ad-
tourned.
TUESDAY, April 25.-The house joint resolution
granting the use OF tents TO the soldiers reunion
at Belle Plaine, Iowa, passed. The bill to
permit grain brought by Csnadisn farmers TO
be ground by mills in the United States passed.
-. Consideration Of the sc. 000, 600 appropria-
ton for Mississippi River improvements was re-
sumed and after all pending amendments were
Withdrawn, the bill passed by rird roce vote
without objection. The house bill iu regard
TO treaty stpulations with the Chinese was
taken up. The committee amendment TO strike
ont the fifteenth section, which defines the
words "Chinese labCrers' was carried by vote
Of 20 to 30. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 26.-The day was spent in
debating the Chinese bill.
THURSDAY, April Fisherman introduced a
bill TO regulate the coinsge Of silver dollars.
II repeats SO much Of the act of February 2s
1873, authorizing the coinage OF the standard
silver dollars and restoring the legal tender
character as directs the purchase and coinage
into standard silver dollars of not less than
1000, 900 Of silver bullion per month. . The
Chinese bill was again taken up, but it went
over after debate without definite action Ac-
journed.
FRIDAY, April 2s.-Copsideration Of the
ami Chinese bull was resumed, the question be
ing upon concurrinS in the amendment striking
out the fifteenth section. which construes the
words "Chinese laborers" " to mean both skill, d
and unskilled laborers. 4 vote was taken on
striking out the fifteenth section. constituting
the words "Chnese laborcrs," wherever
used IN the section, to mean skilled aud
unskilled labOrers, and Chinese employed
IN mining. ne kCCllOn was Getalneu-Neas ~,
nays Is. The negative vote was made up Of
democrats, with Miller Cali, Jones CNev. }.
Chilcott and Cameron (Wis). Davis III.
voted aye with the republicans. Several amend
ments being rejected, the bill psssed-yeas 32,
nays l5.. Adjourned ill Monday.
House.
MONDAY, April 2.-The bill passed appro-
priating $50, 600 to be- expended under direction
Of the secretary Of war and TO be immediately y
0FKFgl "a
Hell Gate, y. Y. Bils introduced: AbOllshiug
taxes on manufactured and leaf tobacco; appro-
priating Il 900, COO for the erection Of pTesi-
dental mansion in Washington; for the in.
proyemeIt OF the Mississippi, Missouri aud
Ohio Rivers and their tributaries. (AnthOries
the appointment of a Mississippi River cOmmis.
siOn. TO consist Of seven members, who shall
devise means I'd manner for the improvement.
| The secretary OF the treasury l. authorized Il
issue S75, 100000 in treasury notes, TO be eX-
tended by the commission as follows: $4,000.
for the improvement OF the Mississippi River
between Caro- and the mouth Of the river, and
| s25, ,0O0, 600 for the improvement Of the Sisss,
sippi aud Missouri Rivers sbov, Cairo, and The
Ohio River between Cairo and Pittsburg.b. ...
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 25.--A bill was passed au,
th1rizlng the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad
Company to construct bridge across
the Missouri. "A communication from
the third auditor stating that S23i,000 was
due the state Of Missouri for money paid the
militia for services during the rebellion, was
read. The contested election case Of Lynch
vs.. Chalmers came up but WAS refused cOnsid-
Grafton. Robinsons resolution concerning
the imprisonment Of American citizens abroad
WAS taken up and provoked considerable dis
cussiOn. Cox presented substitute which
was adopted, calling for the production of cor
respondence now on file in the state depart
Z rnRDt rpfprpnep IN the allppa1 n
Of American citizens in ireland, and request
| ing the President to continue his efforts for
the prompt release or trial of any citizen who
may be languishing in British jail. Ad.
iourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 2G.-Calkins called up the
contested election case of Lynch VI. Chalm-
ers. Randall raised question Of considera-
to consider. Debate consumed the balance
Of the day.
THURSDAY, April T.-rhe Lynch -Chalmcr.
contested election case was again considered
Lynch end Chalmers were both accorded
hearing. De Mott, (Ind. made an argument
in favor Of Lynch after which the matter went
! over Adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 28.-Debate on the Lynch
Chalmers contested election case consumed the
day.
SATURDAY, April 29-The house resumed
| consideration OF the contested case OF Lynch
against Chalmers. The previous question va.
! ordered and Calkins took the floor to close the
debate. Cslkins spoke for nearly two hour
and was frequently applauded by his party
friends. vote was then taken on the res0lu.
ton Of the minority Of the committee on eloc.
! tions, declaring Chalmers entitled TO retain
his seat. At first there was disposition shown
on the democratic side TO refrain from voting,
aud on the first rollcall not more than twenty
| democrats voted. among them Randall and
| House, Tucker, Carlisle and Holman. This.
however, was enough TO make a quorum, and
upon q second roll-call the remaining demo
Gratis cast their votes in the negative. The
resolution was adopted-yeas l2i, nays ~. The
second resolution, declaring Lynch entitled 10
his seat was agreed to-yeas l26, NAYS 80.
Lynch then appeared at the bar Of the house,
escorted by Cabins, and the oath Of Otiice was
administered to him by the speaker .Caswell
presented the conference report on the post
Office appropriation bill which was agreed TO.
The report states that the amount of money in
dispute between the two houses was $40, rec.
The senate recedes from amendments amount
ing to ESQ, COO. The house agrees TO amend
ments amounting to $4,000. The f'anking
privilege amendment is rejected, and the
| amendment increasing the appropriation for