Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1883-01-11
FoRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
senate

TUESDAY January 2.-After the presentment
Of petitions and remonstrances Garland. from
the committee on judiciary, reported the
original bill as a substitute for the bills re-
ferred to that committee providing for the
forfeiture Of certain railroad land grants. The
bill authorizes the attorney general to institute
suits in the name OF the United States against
roads granted lands which have not patented
the same with view to obtaining judgment
of forfeiture, and provides that II within one
year previous to the passage OF the act the
roads in question shall have made substantial
progress in construction they shall be exempt
from Judgment of forfeiture. Mcmillan intro
duced bill to establish post-road from Lake
Park to New Uim, MINI. The FitZ John Porter
bill was then taken up and Logan occupied the
floor until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, January Slogan oncluded
his argument against the FitZ John Porter
bill. Sewell replied. Hale moved that the
bill be indefinitely postponed. Lost-ayes 20,
noes 2S.. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 4.-Morrill from the
committee on finance, reported the house bill
to reduce internal revenue taxation, with an
amendment embracing an entire revision Of the
tariff and Of the machinery for its collection.
He gave notice that he would ask the senate
on Wednesday next to take mp the bill and
consider il, to the exclusion Of all other busi-
ness, till 1t should be disposed of. The West
y
imous consent, and passed The bonded
whisky bill was then taken up and passed by o
vote Of % to 20. After an executive session
the senate adjourned
FRIDAY, January 5.-A bill was passed max
ing an appropriation for a survey to ascertain
the practitsbiIty Of uniting the upper affluents
OF the Missouri and Columbia Rivers by q
| canal. . The presidential succession bill was
taken up az unfinished business and a number
Of amendments was presented. Without act.
ing upon the amendments, the senate went
into executive session and soon afterwards ad-
journed.
SATURDAY, January 6.-On motion Of Beck
the house bill was passed permitting the ex
portaton of tobacco, snuff and cigars IN bond
free Of tax to adjacent foreign territories.
The presidential succession till was then taker
no and Maxey addressed The senate thereon
Debate followed, terminating with adjourn
ment.
House.
TUESDAY, January 2-Bills introduced: Tc
transfer the administration Of the revenue
marine service TO the navy department. Hol
man, Ii mitng to two years the period fer tht
presentation, from the time the same accrue
| of claims against the qusrtermaster Of com
missary bureaus. and to one year from the pas
| sage of the act the presentation of the claimi
| of states for moneys expended in suppressinl
| Indian hostilities Bills pPssed: Relating 4
l lIt VI tUDdGCD. HuuI ~
| bond free of tax to adjacent territory (plscei
| tobacco exported by rail into Canada anC
Mexico on the same footing as tobacco export
| cd III VesselS); to empower postmastcrs to ad
minister oathS to importers of books; amend
| ing the revised statutes 80 az to allow draw
| back on distlihng worms manufactured for eX
port; nthOriZing United States commissioner
| to take acknowledgements Of the transfer o.
| United States bonds the senate bill to permit
| grain brought by Canadian farmers TO b'
ground IN United States mills adj accent to Cana
! dian territory. under such regulation, as ma,
| be prescribed by the treasury department; pro
viding that perique tobacco may be sold b,
manufacturers or the producers, in the form o
| carrottes, directly TO legally qualified maDufac
| turers Of cigarettes and Of smoking tobscc,
without payment of tax.
WEDNESDAY, January 3.-The house wen
| into committee Of the whole on the army ap
| preparation bill The consideration Of til,
/ bill was practically concluded with the excep
ton Of the compensation allowed the Pacif
railroads for transportatlon) and the committe'
rose. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 4.--The house went iutt
| committee Of the whole on the army appro
prIation bill. The consideration of the bill be
| ing concluded, excepting the reserved section
| relative TO the compensation OF subsidZed rail-
| roads for army transport alton, it was reporte,
/ TO the house and passed. 1t contains pro
vision for the gradual abolition Of the pay corp
| of the army. The Pendleton civil service bill
was then taken up and after debate passed b,
| a vote Of 1856 to A.. Adjourned.
| FRIDAY, January 5.-The District of Coum
bia appropriation bill was tsten up and passed
| II appropristss %, 443, ,S47, being SSl, ,692 les
than the estimated bill. Adjourned.
| SATURDAY, January 6.-The shipping bll
was taken up aid Cox delivered Il speech il
favor OF the bill. Dingley and Hewitt spok
IN the same strain. Ells aud Morey gave no
| tice Of amendment looking towards a subsid
for American mail steamships. Reagan se
cured the floor. and the matter went over unit
| Monday . Adjourned.