The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-03-14
+ his host efforts. Ho was followed by Mer
y. 1 - c%ncl'rcll and Plumb, when The senate I'D

,ss hcst ero,ts He was followed by Mer-
y;ll Cockrell and Plumb, when the senate ao-
iourned asa mark OF respect ,,f,.h
In the house n resolution, oiferea py 4dt. WASH
burn, was adopted instrnctins the nayai COIL on.
laittee to inyestiSateaH AFFAIRS coutSe;ut a "in
al DIR Collins, brother of Jerome Solllhs, Que
of tho men lost with De Long. Blils were NJ
troduced prohibiting the importation Vi pautat
laborers: to iiquidate tho national war aep' ~
gold and silver, discontinue INC gontc. ~ IL, re
| Internal revenue, establish 4 merchant hiaii,ie
| and other purposes. By a vote Eff to a', .iio
| rules were suspended and the bill pansloNhfE
| survivors of the Mexican war passed;
Mr.. Cox IN. Y. moved thatthe house AZ
| ioIlrn. his purpose being to prevent Mr.. Con
yarsc from, making u motion to suspend the
| rules and consider the bill increasing the on's
on wool.
Mr.. Beach called for the yeas and nays,
which were not ordered, and II vote OF teiieFS
resultca-l4 to Al in favor of adJo'rnlhclt
In the senate on tho 4th inst, among thc
memorials presented was one by Alr. lnSslh
| from a Grand Army post of Kansas, aSalnstthe
passage of n bill reinstating FIT John Porter
The memorial embodies resolutions OF the Post
which declare that ''to r~einstate lltz John fo'-
ter would be regarded as an insult to all Loyal
soldiers who obeycJ with alacrity their snpe-
rior officers" In presenting the memor1al,M
ingalls, remarked that the resolutions voiced
the opinion of nine-tenths OF the surviving sol
diers of The war of the rebellion, and in that
opinion he personally cordially conclrred.
Mr.. Logan, military affairs, reported favor
ably the bill to relieve the members and judge
advocate of the Fitz John Porter court martial
of the secrecy imposed by Their oata as 10 inc
yoto of the court
At the conclusion of the morning business,
the military academy appropriation blu was
/ placed before the senate.
Mr.. Logan said he was authorized by the
committee on appropriations to offer an amend
ment, providing that hereafter any cadet dis
missed for liaZ;ng should not be eligible for
reappoiutInen,. He had consulted many OF the
best officers who had been in authority at tho
academy. 1t was their and his opinion that
hazing cannot he stopped without such pro
vision. and he believed such provision would
stop it. The amendment was agreed to, and
the bill, as amended passed.
Mi. Cockrcll reported adversely the bill toar-
thorizo the secretary of war TO lend tents for.
the fifth annual reunion of soldiers and sailors
of the Northwest at Chicagoin August. In pre-
senting this report, Mr.. Cockroil remarked that
there were no tents that could be supplied for
such a purpose, and ii would be an enormous
expense TO the government to undertake To
provide them.
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred: BY Mr.. Vest, to provide permanent res
e~rvations for Indians in Northern Montana. By
MI. sherman granting copyriEhtto newspapers.
The following is a copyof the bill introduced
by Senator Sherman, granting copyright TO
newspapers:
BE it enacted, etc., That any daily or weekly
newspaper, or any association ofdnily or week.
ly newspapers publishedin the United States, or
any OF the territories thereof, shall have the
sole right 10 print, issue and sell for a term of
eight hours, dating from the hour of going to
press, the contents Of said daily or weekly
newspapers, or collection of news of said news
paper association exceeding ouehundrcd words.
Sec. :. That for any infringement of copy
right granted by the first section OF this act,
the party injured may sue in any court of com-
potent jurisdiction and recover in any proper
action damages sustained by him from persons
making infringement, together with the costs
of the suit.
In the house almost the entire day was con-
sumed i'll committee of the whole upon the ma
val appropriation bill, but without definite ac.
/ tom
Mr.. Strait introduced in tho house a bill for
the relief of James II Bacon and l. Caskey.
relief of George +. Brott. Mr.. Nelson intro
duced a bill to restore to certain scouts and
soldiers of the United States army the money
and annnitics belonging to them corfiscated and
forfeited to the United States, for the relief OF
persons for damages sustained by reason OF
depredatlons and injuries by certain bands OF
Sioux Indians, approved Feb. 6, 1883. He also
introduced a bill 10 authorize the sale Of timber
on certain lands reserved for the use of the
Mcnoinoncet tribe of Indians in Wisconsin. A
bill was introduced by Mr.. White for the relief
of Charles Il. Blair. postmaster at Eyota, Ohm
sted county, MINI. Gen. Washburn introduced
ahillg granting pension to Mrs. F%arquhar, widow
OF Col. Francis u. Earuuhar.