Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1883-01-25
fORTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
senate

MONDAY, January ia large number Of
petitions aud remonstr inces werU Presented
and number ~ bills introduced aud rcferi ed.
.,. Tie ELL for the relief Of Ben Holiday was
taken up, the question being on Plumb's mo-
ton to substitute for the bill the one TO enlarge
the powers and duties OF the department Of
agriculture. DAVIS (w. Va spoke in favor Of
the agricultural bill. At the conclusion of his
remarks MoIrlil spoke in opposition To the
Holiday bill and was followed by Cameron
fW,s.l, who dtnsnded IN. reading Of the re-
rortof the committee on claims IN TIE Holiday
case. While the report was being read the
morning hour closed andt tariff bill came up
NJ unfinished business. and occupied the at
tention of the senators till adiournmeut.
TUESDAY, January 16.-The tariff bill occu-
pied the attention Of the senate all dav.
"WEDNESDAY, January 17.-Tbe conference
report on the agricultural Appropriation bill
was agreed to-. Discussion Of the postOitice
Appropriation bill and the tariff bill Consumed
the remainder Of the day.
THURSDAY, January ls.--After the transac-
tion OF little unImpOrlant business, the post
Office appropriation bill came up the pending
question being ON the amendment appropriate
ing Sl55, 900 for necessary and special facili-
tlcs on trunk lines. The amendment aDpro-
priatlng s1s5.00G for fast mail service was
agreed to by vote Of 32 10 20. The death
OF Representative SHACK cilord was announced
ohN wv o'iia'N uiJ'hi NV OuA VI ItSptNN W llE
memory.
FRIDAY, January l9-The pOstOiiicc appro-
pIiatlon bill WAS taken up aud debate was had
on the clause proposing reduction OF letter
postage TO 2 cents ...T The tarif bill occupied
the attention of the senate for the remainder
of the day.
SATURDAY, January 2O.-Rollns introduced
bill for the relief Of Emma DE Long The
postoffice appropriation bill was taken mp in
committee Of the whole. the pending question
being on the amendment changing the date
when the reduction of letter postage from 3 to
2 cents takes effect, from January /. 1884, to
the lst of July next. Edmunds moved to
strike out as new legislatI on the provision in
the bill for the r, r,ductlon Of letter postage to
cents. The motion to strike ont was lost-ayes
II, noes 40. The bIi! was then reported TO the
senate. and the amendments made in Dmmit-
tee agreed to, "luCludIng that fixing the date
July next when the reduction IN letter post
age shall take effect" The ill passed and
the tariff bill was taken up and gousldered un-
III adjournment.
MoSDAY, January 1j.--JosepA Wheeler was
sworn III as representative from the Eighth
District Of Alabama Gibson (La. presented
hiIl, which was referred, u cOINene the
forty eighth congress on the first Monday IA
March, 1888 Geddc. introduced bl al
loving nC SspspCre to be- sent through the
j.
from the committee on PENSIONS. moved to
suspend the l'lir- and adopt a rcsOiulIuI Wak.
ing the bill granting pensions to SURVIVORS Of
tue Mexican and certain Indian wars the
special order for thc fir, Tuesday III Frbru-
ary. AdoptCd yeas l57. nays 81 The
speaker presented Il letter from the secretary
Uf the navy with the report uf TIN Laval
adyisory heard as to the wisdom aud cX-
pedlency Of compIetln, the rOnclSd, Mouad-
mock, Puritan. AmyhItritc and Terror. Ad-
iourncd
TvEsDAl, January lU.-Joscph T.. Tayl"r
wa SNOrn IN ~ representative fIOm the SIX
tccnth District Of ONO, e. succeed J. I. Up
dcgrah. deceased. Carpenter la.) submit,
the conference report On the agricultural aI-
piOpnatlon bIn II was agreed to. The total
amount appropriated l. siO5, Gin. lhe bill
for the removal of causes from state TO federal
cOur;s was then passCd-yeas 1874, nays 67....
Hammond tGa. }, from the f,mmItttc on Judi
clary. submitted a report on the matter Of the
contingent member Of Nebraska. The report
states that Ihoma- J. Majors. the contingent
member, If responsible for the mlsiufurmatOn
which induced tnc committee 10 make a report
on April ], 1882. in his favor; that he wa, aided
therein by :. J. Alexander, secretary OF state
Of Nebraska, Pat. 0. Hawe-, contingent mem
Der to the forty-iourth congress. DIR. z.
Schwenk and George II. Roberts. the attorney
general of Nebraska aud that the testimony Of
secretary, is false. The committee recon-
mends that legal action be Instituted against
the persons named The T., port oNOnCratcs
Representative Valentine, Of Nebraska. from
any knowledge or completely III the fraud ..
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January l7.--Chas. +. Doxey
was sworn in as the member from the Ninth
Indiana District. to susceed the late Repre-
sentative Orth. J. I. Game. delegate from
Utah, was also sworn lu....A JOINT resolution
WAS passed requesting the President to open
correspondence with the government of Ncne-
ZuGla with the view OF the appointment OF d
new commission TO sit in Washington to con-
s!der evidence submitted TO the former COM
mis- ion, and directs that the moneys now i'll
charge Of the department of state received
from Venezuela on account of awards he dis
tributed pro rata III payment OF the sane. ....
Adjourned.
THURsDAY January lS.-On motion Of Robe
son the house went into committee OF the
whole on the naval Appropriation bill. Robe
son explained the provisions Of the bill, and at
the conclusion OF his remarks the house ad-
iourned out of respect to the memory Of the
late Representative Shackelford.
FRIDAY. January 19.-MoOre CTenn) intro
duced joint resolution. proposing coEstitu-
tloDal amendment granting congress the power
to provide by appropriate legislation for the
legal enforcement of the Obligations Of coa
tracts entered into by any state Of the Union.
The post route bill was reported from com
mlttee and passed. Adjourned.
SATURDAY. January decentralization OF
the naval bill in committee Of the whole, was
resumed. When the committee rose il Was
ordered that general debate be limited to one
hour on the 2Sd. j. ID. Taylor (Ohio) gave
nstice that on February 9Th, at 2 o'clock P. NJ,
he would ask the house to take suitable action
relative to the death Of mS predecessor, J. +.
Updegraff Adjourned,