The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-29
.Nondnu. Febrmnru IS.

SENATE.-A bill was placed before the senate
before introduced by Mr.. Mcmillan, to provide
for the erection of a public building at Winona.
1t appropriates for this purpose $4,000 and
500 GOO, or so'much thereof as necessary, for
the purchase OF a site.
The resolutions Of the St Paul chamber OF
commerce ard Minneapolis board of trade OF
posing the forfeiture of Northern Pacific land
grants were presented by Mr.. Mcmillan. Bills
were introduced admitting Dakota as a state
and providing for carrying on river and har,
Dor improvements by contract Bills passed
authorizing The sale of timber on certain lands
reserved for the Menomonee Indians in Wis
consin, and providing agricultural lands for
the Southern Utes i'll lieu of lands hitherto pro-
vided. The debate on national bank ~circula-
latlon was resumed.
Two sets of credentials were prcsentedto the
senate to-day by Mr.. Wilson, certifying that
Mr.. Allison had been elected to his old seat,
They were referred to the committee on priyi(
leSes and elections on motion of Mr.. Garland of
Arkansas; not because there is any doubt Of
MI. Allison's election, but in order that the
point involved may be finally settled as Il pre-
cedent,
William il. Dickson was confirmed as United
States attorney for Utah.
Nominations-EmannolJ Swaustrom,M Mime
sofa, receiver of public moneys at Duluth;
Zachary L. Benton, Montana, receiver ofpublic
moneys at Helena William r. Wheaton,, Cali
fornia, register of the land Office, San Francis
CO.
HousE-Resolutions were presented in the
house by Mr.. Washburn to-day from the
chamber of commerce of St Paul, requesting
the Minnesota senator's and representatives to
endeavor to secure the ratification of the treaty
with the Sioux Indians for opening the Sioux
reservation for settlement and against r~avoking
or impairing the grant of lands TO tho Northern
Pacific railroad company.
Mr. Nelson introduced bills for the relief Of
Charles L. Molan and Anna W. Osborne.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Washhurn to-
day for the relief of citizens engaged in the
suppression OF the Sioux Indian war in Mime
sofa in 1862. He also introduced a bill grant
ing a pension to Hiram Ranney.
Bills and resolutions were introduced amend
ing the sinking fund act: regulating the tariff
OF railroads. aided by government bonds; pro
vldlng for the payment of costs of surveying
lands granted the Northern Pacific; calling on
the secretary of the interior for information Az
to when the line of the Northern Pacific was
finally located, and whether the company
claims land on which homestead or pre-emp-
ton entries had been within the limit of the
grant prior to defining the location of the road.
aPpropriating S5U0,GD for the relief of lover
Mississippi flood sufferers and to distribute
seeds among them. Bills passed relieving
certain soldiers from the charge of desertion'
and making the rate of postage on second-class
mall matter when sent by persons other than
publishers ornewspapel agents. The Republi-
cans hlbustered on a motion to suspend the
rules and adopt a resolution fixing a day for
the consideration ofthe bill pensioning veterans
of the Mexican war. Motions to adjourn were
voted down. A call of the house was ordered.