Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1883-02-15
FORTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS.

senate
MONDAY, February G.--Aft"r all executive
Pc -Inn the tarIn blil was taken up aud con.
sd red until adjournment.
TUESDAY, Elbrsary 6.--The prcsldent laid
before the senate q memorial ftum the Wis
cousin legislature stating mat the picrS u
railway bridge, across the Mississippi are
dangcrm I" navigation and asking for the
construction "i shear bOOms q. soon a. posi-
bic. The tariH hlll was CONSIDERED for h
short iimr.. The house ltsUluiIUUs ~ r,la-
tlea to the death OF the late Representative.
tpde ran and Hawk we're received and
ii,ssrs. sherman and Peudlcton spoke Of the
iife services Of CplegraG, and Me-srs. Logan,
Hampton and George Of Hawk. At the con.
Clu~Ion Of their rem srks the usual res olutloas
were adopted ana tho senate Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February !. -Aftcr brief eN-
ccnurc session the tarif bIlI was taken mp.
Debate consumed the remainder Of the day.
THURSDAY, February :. rhe tariT bI!l U.yu.
pied the attention Of the senate duuug the en-
tire lay.
FmDAY, February a rcmonstrsncr va,
prstcntUd a.; Ilnst plicug IuMbcI on the free
list. II state. that 300, U0O.OOJ are invested.
and l,0O0,0DO mel employed ia tn" lumber
business .. Tie tanf biIl occupied the re-
rnaInh.F f he jay.
SATURDAY, Frhruu, lU.-Altcr Lrrcf cx-
cc1lt.vc session lus ats presented the credcu-
'!-is # IHuh. IL elected aS senator from Kan
49,. They We're Rad and ul,d. PiEmD pre-
scutcd n memorial from tie legislature of
Kansas askag that lumber be placed on the
II, lSi. aud alJtLer f1r ieglrlalI. II e. gevcut
ihc s'rc2d u Il uru-pLeUmOnIa. In present
luc tn att,I Plumb said the pecceslty fOl
action uE IN" sutJro' "'s urgent; SAWYER pre-
s,nttd remembrance Of r!tIZeus Of Wi.cou.
s'n against l'l';'ug IulHhcr on the free iist
.... l. gan called mp the pens!On appropH-
alton bd'. which passed with an additional
section design, Il, Ec sad, To- prevent The
pledgng Of pension certificates IN any way %.
The tarIH bill was Saktn up. B"lks amend
mont reducing thC ,aS on snHn, 'n!ykIng and
manufactured tobacco to cents per pound
was agreed To. Ou rutIuu II Williams the tax
on cigars was made - r'ral uf - A. IN the
bill Adj djOurntd.
MONDAY. February G.--Gr ut moved to ,lts.
pend the rules and pass III establishing the
territory Of North Dakota. and providing
temporary government therefor. Lost yeas
l5l. nays 10. Carpenter moved to suspend
tho rules aud pass the bill 70 quiet the title Of
settlers on the De MoInes River land. Agreed
tc--li6 10 10. Converse moved a. suspend
tut rt'eS anu pass tie III CON .rrHng aud de
cliuug legal IN" act OF the interior department
in issuing pa.C Is and ctItInratrs tn PERSONS
making e,!tlics on land granted 10 nd III the
construction of Il railroad flom OutOhasoH,
W., 10 the state line, and declaring forfeited
to the United States 80 much of sald grant as
may b Necessary to confirm and protect the
titles Of Persons making such entries. Lost
l59, NAYS ~ E!cbardsJh u. c. moved to
suspend the rules and pass bill 10 provide
uVi! government for the territory Of Alaska.
Lost 100, pays Sc. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February G.--After the traussc-
ton OF some unImpOrant business the house
went into committee OF the whole on the tar.
1T bll! When The committee arose public
business vas s0spe ndcl, and appropriate rcso
lutions Oh the hte and pubic soIviccS of the
late Representatives UpdecrafT and Hawk were
adopted. Alter remaIls oulogist!c Of the de.
ceased bV several II, !Grs. the house. as
further mark OF respect. Adjourned.
WFUNEsrAI. February The house ,y,.ut
the day on the tarih i'll.
THURSDAY, February S.---A j,int resolution
was passed to admit free of duty the monu-
ment 60 GeCrgu Washington 10 be imported bV
the Philadelphia Society oi Cincinnati The
reminder of the day was spent on the taIiH
and Legislative APPROPRIATION bills hd-
jourred.
FRIDAY, February .. -Belford, from tho
committee on coinage. weights and measures.
reported resolutions which were referred, de-
caring it expediout to discontinue the coinage
OF silver uldcr the existing law, and recon-
mt ndlng the committee on appropriations to
report provision for additional vault room at
some point in the Mississippi yaley... The
tariff bill occupied the time until evening,
VIXEN the house passed large number Of pen.
zion bills and bills granting condemned cannon
for monumental purposes. Among them was
bI.l z antin. the widow Uf the late cungIess-
man, Maj. Hawk. Of Illinois. pension of S2J
per month, aud Que granting brOuZe cannon
for a monuneut 10 Gen. Wm. II. Lytle, at
Cincinnati. ... hIiprrIcd.
SATURDAY, February iU.-Ihc house spen,
the aay in conlmi,Sce on ths tariff bill.