Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.


MONDAY, February 4.-Mr. Logan presented
protest OF citizens against the passage of the
Porter relief bill. From the judiciary commit
tee was reported favorably the original bill for
q uniform system of bankruptcy: also the
bureau Of labor statistics hill, from tho COM
mittee on labor and educatisn. Bills intro
'duced: To enable the people of Dakota to
form constitution; to provide artificial limbs
for e1-soldiers; to provide for the erection of a
public building at Tyler, Tex; to prevent the
publication of lottery advertisements in terrific
ries and the District Of Columbia. Pending
action upon the Mexican land grant titles bill,
the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 5.-Blls introduced and
placed on the calendar: For the erection of a
public building at San Francisco: to authorize
the location of q branch of the home for vol
unteer and disabled soldiers in one of the
states Of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa,
Minnesota, Missouri or Nebraska. Fair in.
troduced joint resolution for the approrria-
ton of q sufficient sum to remove the remains
of the soldiers buried at Fort Churchill to the
Soldiers cemetery at Carson City. After ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 6.-The amendment
to the anti-Chinese bill was reported from the
committee on foreign relations and placed on
the calendar. The senate bill appropriating
S777, $50 for the completion of the capitol ter
races and the stairway connected Herewith, WAS
passed. The Mexican land grant bill was de-
bated at great length, and several amendments
proposed and rejected. An amendment was
agreed to, excepting from the Limitation of the
act, in regard to the three years within which
claims have to be presented, all minors, mar
rled women and persons non compos mer,tis.
without action, after an executive session, the
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, February, 7.-AIr. Cullom intro
duced bill for the relief of persons to whom
lands have been confirmed by governors in the
old Northwest and Indian territories and whose
lands, so confirmed, were afterward sold by
the United States. The remainder of the day
was spent in debate on the Mexican land grant
title BILL
FRIDAY, February 8.-Mr. Frye reported a
bill ssto remove certain burdens from the
United States merchant marine" which was
discussed at son length. After some discus
sion of the Greely relief bill the Mexican land
grant titles bill was taken up and passed, after
which the senate adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, February AIR. Hammond ap-
peared and took the oath. The speaker
announced member of committee ap-
pointments and changes, made at the request
of the members. Bills introduced For the an
pointment OF Mississippi river commission ;
for the free importation of products of Canada
appropriatipg 1926, 600 for the Improvement of
the Colorado river; to exempt Weiss beer
from internal revenue tax. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 5.-The house bill for the
payment of rebate on tobscco was reported
back with the senate amendments. The amend
ments were concurred in with the addition of
an important house amendment. A bill was
reported from the judiciary committee grant
ing copyrights to citizens OF foreign countries.
bill for public building at Fort Smith, was
reported and referred to the committee of the
whole. After a long session in committee of
fbn r1,C1n loh
bureau bill, the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 6.-Bills introduced:
Authorizing the purchase of a snug harbor for
disabled seamen; for the establishment of q
branca soldiers homo in one Of the western
states. The house went into committee of the
whole on the peuro-pneumonia bill, but with
out action the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 7.-Mr. Hammond in
troduced a bill, which WAS referred, to author
lze the withdrawal from distillery warehouses
without tax, alcoholic and other spirits to be
used in the manufacture of drugs and medl-
cines and other chemicals. bill was passed
providing for the removal of the remains of the
late Captain Clifford from Wyoming to Michi-
gan. Adjourned. a
FRIDAY. February 8.-A joint resolution was
adopted authorizing the secretary of war to
furnish tents, etc., for the fifth annual re-
union of the soldiers and sailors of the uorth-
west at Chicago, in August. The conference
report on the Greely relief bill WAS agreed to-.
The report Of the committee on rules was taken
up and the rule excluding ex-senators from
admission to the floor Of the house, was agreed
to. The speaker announced the appointment
Of Representatives Hopkins, Ward, Adams On.
Y.), Poland and Wilson Qowa), as a committee
to investigate the charges against 81. V. Boyn.
ton. the Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Adjourned.