Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

unimportant business the Senate took m the
education bill. An amendment was afionfed
txlng the amount appropriated at S77, ,OOO. 600
distrlbuted over period Of eight years. Hoar's
hrst amendment was then taken up pro-
yiding that the amount to be distributed fhe
first year be $7,060,00O. the second wear $40.
o0o, ,ooO the third S15, 1000, 900, and then dimin-
ish the rate $4,000, 900 yearly until the expira
tion OF the eighth year when the.appropriations
shall cease. The amendment was agreed to
W yeas, IL nays. Another amendment of Mr..
hoar,s was agreed to, providing that equal OPP
portunity in education be given to all children
OF state. The motion of Mr.. Logan was
agreed to, striking ont the section which per
mltted states having less than 5 per cent fll,t-
eracy to use money for normal schools or in.
dusrlal education. A number of amendments
1nsred f'nt by MIR. Harrison were agreed to. The
phi peing completed as in committee of the
whole, was reported to the Senate, read three
times and passed, after which the Senate nd
journed. ~
), TUESDAY, April 8.-Biils introduced; For
the deposit in the treasury of the receipts of
the money order system, and for the payment
OF It's expenses out Of the appropriations; to
provide for the establishment Of terms Of court
IN tne district Of Colorado. The following bills
were passed: 10 authorize the construction of
bridge over the Rio Grande between Eagle
Pass, Tex, and the Pedras Negras. Mexico,
ana bridge over the same river between Lar.
edo, Tex, ahd Nueva Laredo, Mexico. The
Chair laid before the Senate bill to provide a
nniiotm system for bankruptcy throughout the
United States. Adjourned.
,,.n WEDNESDAY,, h1:ss April s-The original bill to
establish postal telegraph system was fayora-
bly, reported. The bill provides for contracts
with existing companies. The balance Of the
session was consumed in debate on tho naval
appropriation bill, but without action the
Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 10.-vest, from the com.
mttee on &C mmerce, reported fayorably the
Dill TO authorize the construction of bridge
across tho Mississippi at st. Louis. Bills in
troduced and referred: For the better protection
OF citizens in their rights of property, and TO
punish the infringers of patents; to protect the
employees Of railroads engaged in Interstate
commerce; to declare forfeited the lands grant.
ed to the Flew Orleans, Baton Rouge & Vicks-
burg Railroad Company. The debate on the
naval appropriation bill was continued. Ad-
journed until Monday.
House.
MONDAY, April IA resolution was adopted
directing the Secretary of the Interior to de-
liver to the Cincinnati law library certain court
records and other public documents, copies of
which were burned during the recent riots.
After the introduction of numerous bills the
House adjourned.
TUESDAY, April S.-The House considered
bills relating to the territories, and among
those passed was one requiring governors to be
residents of the territories for at least two
years prior to their appointment, also bill
authorizing the appointment of commission
by the President to run boundary line, between
portions OF Texas and Indian Territory, in con.
nection with g similar commission By Texas.
Adjourned. !.
WEDNESDAY, April .9.-Hopkins, Of Pennysl-
vania,. offered resolution asking that the
committee on commerce be instructed to IN
quire into the evils that were alleged to exist
in the transportation Of live stock. The reso.
luton declared that by the present system an
enormous percentage of the cattle shipped
from East to West perished on the way, thus
depriying consumers of quantity of necessary
article of food and bringing up the price of the
remainder. The resolution was referred to the
committee on commerce. In the committee of
the whole bills providing for public buildings
at Keokuk, Ia, aud Waco, Tex, were favor
ably recommended. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 1O.-A bill was favorably
to the election of president and vice president
and the counting of the electoral vote. In
committee Of the whole, after long and lively
debate, bills were favorably recommended
making appropriations for public buildings as
follows: at New Albany. Ind, 100000;
Pittsburg, Pa, $4,000 Chattanooga, Tenn,
100000, and Augusta, Me-, s15O,G6O. Adj
journed until Monday.
FRIDAY, April 1.-THE bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to offer reward Of s25,-
600 for rescuing or ascertaining the fate Of the
Greely expedition was passed. Henley, from
the committee on public lands, reported bill
forfelting the Northern Pacific land grant;
placed on the House calendar. The House
went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Springer
in the chair, on the pension appropriation bill.
When the committee arose the Speaker laid be-
fore the House message from the President
submitting special estimate from the chief OF
ordnance for permanent annual appropria.
ton of $10,5J0,000 to provide the necessary
armament for sea coast fertilization. At the
evening session the House passed five pension
bills.
SATURDAY, April 12.-Bills were favorably re.
ported to make bills of ladpg conclusive evi-
dence in certain cases; granting letter-carrierf
and clerks in frst-class offices thirty days
leave of absence each year; to allow fruit.
growers to manufacture brandy out of the
product of their orchards without payment OF
tax. An adverse report WAS submitted from
the committee on alcoholic traffic on the bill to
restrict the use of distilled spirits to arts and
manufactures. Eulogies were delivered on the
late Representative Thomas Il. Herndon, OF
l