Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-05-25
FoRTY.sEveNTH CONGRESS.


| taxes ON incomes collected from the citizens OF
Teunessee without authority was passed. ;.
The house bill for tho removal Of Gen. Kilpat-
ricks' body TO the United. States was passed.
-. .Bslls were introduced to aid 10 the endow-
| mani of school Of forestry at 81. Paul Mimi,
And for public building st La Crosse, Wis.
| ;...After IN exscutivs session the senste ad-
| journed.
TUESDAY, May 1G.-The senate bill to author
ize the Rock Island and Southwestern Railway
company to construct . bridge over the Mis-
4 tiealppa kiver ct New Boston, ILL.,, was passed.
| :, .Conger Q,y reguest) introduced bill pro-
vtmng that any officer now In the regular army
who served with the volunteer forces or in the
regular army at any time during the war of the
rebellion rs regimental or STAFF officer, or aide
de-camp TO any general officer and actually per.
formed the duty Of such position, shall be con-
stdered a in service for the entire time he act
Cd In such capacity. He is to rank from the
commencement Of the service and thereafter
| In various grades TO which he was appointed or
promoted, In accordance with the date Of his
| appointment TO his commission. After an ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, May 16.-Cameron reported ad-
yersely the joint resolution rendering the
| thanks Of congress to Chief Engineer Melville,
| y. 8. N, and 1t was indefinitely postponed NJ.
Sherman presented petition Of Mrs. Betty
Bassett, OF Virginia, setting forth that she is
| the owner Of the Bible Of George Washington,
and offering 10 sell 1t to the government. :. j.
The bill for the extension Of the steam grain
shovel patent was reported favorably with the
substitution Of seven years instead Of ten as
| the term Of extension occupied, the time re-
served for the calendar. :. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 18.-The senate resumed
discussion Of the extension Of the spendelow
steam grain shovel patent. The bill Was in
definitely postponed-yeas 25, nays 49,. The
house bill authorizing the receipt OF United
States gold coin in exchange for gold bars
| passed. The bill passed 10 refund S222551
| to Hiram johnson and fJrty-sx others, being |
the surplus Of military assessment paid by them
and accounted for to the United States in ex-
cess Of the amount required for indemnity for
which 1t was levied and collected. Cameron
(wis. reported fayorably from the committee
the bill spproprlating s100, 900 for q public
building at Lacrosse. After an executive
session, adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 19.-EIouse bills for public
buildings at the points named with the amount
Of appropriations stated passed: Louisville,
$780, 900; Hannibal, $1,000; Detroit. s600, coo;
Council Bluffs, s100, 600. The senate bill appro.
priating 100000 for building at La Crosse
also passed. The per cent. land bill was
then passed. 1t provides that lands entered by
military scrip or bounty land warrants in the
states Of Ohio, Indiapa, Illinois, Missouri, |
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, |
Mississippi, Florida, Oregon, Nevada and Col |
orado, inclnding Virginia military and United |
States military land warrants located in Ohio, |
shall be construed to come within the provision
| Of law for payment TO states OF per centum of
the proceeds Of public lands disposed Of within |
their borders by the association making the |
same, ETC.; the lands 10 he estimated at Il. IS |
per acre and payment 10 be made In cash. IL |
also provides that money remaining on the |
books Of the treasury 10 the credit of any public
land states under the act Of 1856, which dis !
tI1buted treasury surplus, shall not be charged
IS an offset against any part OF the amount |
coming TO the state under the bill The bill |
prohibits the states from paying any part of |
the money received by them to agents or attor- |
neys for services in procuring the passage Of !
the act or in connection with the claims Of |
states unless such psyments are authorized by |
state laws passed after the date Of the act. .
Adjourned till Monday.
House.
MONDAY, May l5.-Lynch introduced bill to |
reimburse depositors Of the Freedmans Saw |
ings and Trust Company for losses incurred by |
the failure OF said company. A resolution |
was adopted directing the secretary Of war TO |
inquire into the propriety of purchasing the |
dwehng-house in Washington in which Lincoln |
died The house-yeas l56, nays 4s-sus- |
pended the rules and passed the bill providing |
that no action for damages for infringeme Its |
Of patents shall be sustained for the use OF any
patented article or device when it shall appear |
Un trial that defendant purchased such article !
for valuable consideration IN open market. ,
-. The commissioner OF pensions informed |
the house that deficiency appropriation OF
f16, 00o, 900 TO meet June payments Of amy |
pensions should be made available by the 25th |
inst. e. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 16.-The house resumed con- !
sideration of the national bank charter bill. |
Debate occupied the entire day.
WEDNESDAY, May 7.-Hazelton (Wis.) from |
the committee on elections submitted o report |
on the case Of Lowe VS.. Wheeler, Alabama con- |
testants, declaring the contestant Uowe) en- |
titled to the seat The commissioner Of seli- |
culture informed the house that chinchona |
seeds had been distributed, but there is little |
hope for the growth OF the plant, except in |
Southern California and Southern Florida.
Adjourned.
THrpsn.y Nav 1s-Oo motion NJ Kasson |
the bsl passed providinp tbat anv nersm being |
or;pinaliy a citizen ~ The Tinted States who
has been paturalized AZ A subiect of Great
Rr;ts;n ,,ay nnhi;cIy dacla,a Ia rarnnc;ation
~ 'nch nstyr liz st;on sni res,n,s h. cbsractsr
and privileges A. a cit,zen of the limited statss
hv sien;ng an ;ns,rnroa,t 20 ,hat ss,act
Emendme5,s we're sannsaJ AZ Follows. The ma.
! tional bank charter bin was then oonsid- |
cred; that national banks now organized or
hereafter organized. having a capitsI OF aIb0.-
600 or less shall not be required 10 keep a de- |
post with the treasurer OF the United States
of United States bonds in excess of $40 200 as |
security for their circulating notes: and such of
| those banks having on deposit bonds in excess |
| of that amount are authorized 10 reduce their |
circulation ON the deposit of lawful money |
as provided by law; that Jurisdiction for suits |
hereafter brought by or against a national |
| banking associaiiop. exoept suits between them
and the United States. or its officers OF agents.
| shall be the same as jurisdiction for suits |
brought BY or against banks not organized un-
der any law Of the United States which do or
might do a banking business where such ma. !
| tionsi banking ASSOCIATION NAV be doing bust |
| ness when such suits may be begun; that the |