Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-27
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

MONDAY. December 17.-Immediately after
roll-cal message was received announcing
the death Of Representative Haskell, OF Kan
sas. The chair appointed Senators Plumb,
Cockreil and Dawes a committee to attend the
obsequies, after which the senate, out Of re-
spect to the deceased, adjourned.
TUESDAY, December 1s.-Bils reported from
committees and placed on the calendar: Pro.
viding q civil government for Alaska; in re-
gard to the election of President and vice
president. AT tie expiration of the morning
hour the senate proceeded to the election Of
officers with the following result: Secretary,
Anson G. McCook; chief clerk, Charles W..
johnson, of Minnesota; executive clerk, James
r. Young. OF Pennsylvania; chaplain, the Rev
Elias Dewitt Huntley, of the District of Colum-
bia: sergeant.at-arms, W. p. Canaday, Of
North Carolina. The senate then went into
executive session, and adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. December l9.-Bills iutroduccd:
To provide for the acceptance of the Illinois
and Michigan Canal by the United States; for
a commission to investigate railroad transpor.
tatlon. The resolution for holiday recess
was taken up aud the 9TH Of January fixed as
the date for reassembling, when it was sent to
the house for concurrent action. Considerable
discussion was indulgcd in on the report of the
committee on rules, after which the senate
went INTO executive session and adj mr. ell
THURSDAY, December 2O.-Bills introduced:
erection of monument to the late Gen. War
ren; and to authorize the distilation of fruits
without tax by the general government. AZ
ter short discussion on the report Of the COM
mittee on rules, the matter was postponed till
after the holiday recess The house joiut reso-
luton for tie celebration of the centenary of
tue surrender of the command of the army by
Washington was conculred In, after which the
senate adjoutrCd till Monday.
HOuse
MONDAY, December 17.-After announcement
had been made of the death of Representative
Haskell. OF Kansas, remarks Of eulogistic
nature were made by Anderson, of the same
state, after which the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, December 19.-Skinner, repre-
sentative elect from the first district Of North
Carolina, was admitted and took the oath. A
resolution was reported and agreed to creating
the following committees: Civil service re.
form; the law respecting the election of Presi-
dent and vice president; the payment of pen
siona, bounty and back pay; the public health
and ventilation and asous.ics of the hall of
representatives; On American ship building
aud ship-owning interests; and a committee on
the alcoholic liquor traffic. A resolution was
adopted. calling on the secretary of slate for
all communications, documents and papers in
his possession relating to the trial, conviction
and execution Of the late Patrick O'Donnell by
the British government. The senate amend
ment to the recess resolution was concurred in
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, December 2O.-A resolution to
allow months extra salary to discharged EN-
ployes OF the government was, after discussion,
referred to the committee on accounts Muci,
discussion was had on resolution to appoint
q special committee on woman suffrage. and
the resolution was rejected. A senate amend
ment to the joint resolution fixing the date OF
reassembling after the holidays on the 7th OF
January was concurred In. Adjourned ill
Monday "