Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

MONDAY, January 14.-A ballot was taken for
president pro tem., Senator Authony, of
Rhode Island, being elected. That gentleman
declined. owing to i'll health, and Senator Ed
unimportant business, the senate went into ex-
ecutive session, after which it adj journed.
TUESDAY, January ia petition was pre-
sented from citizens Of Kansas, for woman
suffrage amendment to the constitution. The
entire morning hour was spent in discussion of
proposed retaliatory legislation against France
and Germany. After executive session the
senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 16.-The bill to restore
to the public domain certain lands granted to
the Iron Mountain was passed. A prohibitory
amendment to the constitution was introduced
and referred. A memorial was presented from
the national stock convention at Chicago on
the subject of European discrimination against
American meats. After a short executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, January l7.-Petitions were pre-
sented for an appropriation of $500, 600 for the
Improvement of the entrance to the Columbia
River, and for prohibitory amendment to the
| rates on railroads which had been aided by the
government; for the Issue of circulating notes
OF national banking associations. A6 the con-
clusion of the mornings business Garland
called up his bill making an appropriation of
S65, 600 in compensation for seizures by the
lsh ferry boat at Nuestra Sonora de Regla.
Passed. After an executive session the doors
were reopened and the senate adjourned
FRIDAY, January 18.-The chair laid before
the senate message fIom the President rec
ommending immediate action in the matter of
the Greely relief proposition. The committee
on foreign relations reported bill prohibiting
the importation from or expectation to China
| OF opium, which was placed on the calendar,
After an executive session the senate ad-
journed to Monday.
House.
MONDAY, January 4.-Bills introduced: To
reorganlZe the infantry regiments of the repu-
lar army; for the establishment of depart
ment Of commerce; to provide for the issue of
21a per cent. forty-year bonds; to place sugar
molasses on the free list; to repeal the civil
| service act; to reduce the duty on cotton goods
to 30 per cent. advalorem; to abolish the pos
tage on newspapers; to repeal the law prohib-
iting ex-confederata officers from serving in
the U. S. army; for the retirement of the trade
dollar; for the appointment of delegate to
the house of representatives by the council of
Indian tribes in the Indian territory, Ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, January 15.-The committee on
public lands reported bill declaring forfeited
certain lands granted to states in aid Of rail-
roads. Another bill to appropriate 81 .OO0, 900
for the completion Of the Mississippi improve
ment was introduced. After long discussion IN
VI tue WuUle vi rlVer ana harDOr
improvements, the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 16.-Blls introduced: !:
Appropriatlng S1,0OU,000 annually for the i'm
provement of the Erie canal and ma:ntaining
the same as free commercial highway;
authorizing the construction of ship canal
around Niagara Falls. The house went into
committee of the whole to consider the senate
bill appropriating 100000 for continuing
the work of NJ Mssissippi river Improvement,
and when the committee arose the house ad,
jonrned.
THURSDAY, January 1.-THE speaker laid
before the house message from the President.
transmitting tender from the secretary of
state of Pennsylvania, of the U. S. Marine
Hospital at Erie, for soldiers and sailors
home. A bill was introduced and referred re-
pealing the duty on extract of hemlock and
other barks used for tanning: bill granting
pension to the surviving grandchld of Thomas
Jefferson was placed on the private calendar.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, January ia bill was introduced
and referred for public building at Ale
gheny, Pa. The house then went into commit
tee OF the whole en- the Fitz John Porter bill,
and after the committee rose the house ad,
iourned,