Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.


=, MONDAY, March 24.-The minority report of
the committee on foreign relations on the SUBJ
1ect of American meats was received. After
transacting routine business of no Importance
the Senate went into executive session and
soon adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 25.-Bills reported fayora.
bly,: To provide for the sale of the Iowa
Indian reservation in Nebraska and Kansas; for
the readjustment of the compensation for
transportation of mails. The bill fixing the
salaries Of United States district judges at
$4,000 was taken up, and after the adoption of
the amendment making it unlawful for any
Judge to appoint to position in his court q
relative nearer than first cousin, the bill was
passed. Abiil for the payment Of government
employees Tor holidays was passed without de-
bate. After executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY, March 26.-A bill was intro
duced and debated at some length to change
the eastern and northern Judicial districts of
Texas and to attach part of the Indian Terri
tory to such district After the adoption of
numerous amendments the bill passed. The
senate Sen adopted opt ID joint resolution providing
that the S125, GOO unexpended flood oppropria-
ton be applied to the use of the Mississippi
flood sufferers and after long debate on the
education bill adjourned
THURSDAY, March GA favorable report
was received from the committee on naval af-
fairs on the joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary OF the Navy to offer reward of $685.
ooo Tor resculng or ascertaining the fate of the
Greedy party. Bills passed: 10 provide for the
payment of ten claims for depredations COM
mitted by Ute Indians at the time of the mas.
sacre at the White River agency, in 1879. The
number OF persons included in the bill is
eleven, and the amount about $4,000; author
izlnS n the secretary OF War 10 examine the claim
OF Thomas j. Miller, Washington Territory, for
the seizure md sinking of his ferry-boat on the
Columbia River by the armed forces of the
United States, to prevent its use by hostile In
dams during the Bannock, war in 1878; a bill to
pay 81, 500 to the legal representatives of Mrs.
Martha Vaughan and $4,000 to those of Mrs.
Louise Jackman for patriotic services and in /.
formation rendered to the Union army in Ken
lucky in 1868; bill authorizing the court of
claims to grant rehearing in the case of
Charles P. Chateau, of Missouri for DELAY and
extra expense caused by the government in
building an iron-clad during the war; bill to
repay the state Of Georgia 1922, SGT, money ad-
yanced for the defense OF her frontiers against
the Indians from 1895 to 1918, and not hereto
fore repaid. After an executive session the
Senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 2S.-The committee on wo-
man suffrage reported in favor of an amend.
ment to the constitution providing for suffrage.
Mr.. Miller (Csl.) called up and the Senate
passed bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy to issue proclamation offering reward
Of $4,000 to be paid private persons who shall
discover, rescue or satisfactorily ascertain the
fate OF the Greedy expedition. Also the bill
amending the revised statutes, so as to author
ize vessels to unload coal, salt, railroad iron
and other like articles in bulk under the super
intendence OF customs officers at the expense of
the persons interested at places to be desig-
mated by the Secretary Of the Treasury. Mr..
Dolph explained that the permission accord ed
by this Dill had become necessity to the com.
merce Of Portland, Ore, San Francisco and
other cities; BY the laws as heretofore exist
entry and reshipped, even when needed for use.
across the river. This bill permits.the vessels
to unload ut places other than the port of en-
try. provided that the place of unloading be
within the collection district and be designated
by the Secretary of the Treasury, ,lAfter an exec
ntlye session the Senate adjourned until Mon
day.
MONDAY, March A.-The conference report
on the Senate bill to increase the Senate con
tingent fund to $4,000 was agreed to. Bills
introduced and referred: Granting the right of
way through Indian Territory to the Southern
Kansas Railroad; to secure cheaper telegraph
correspondence; to repeal the restriction on the
coinage Of the silver dollar. After censidero-
ton OF District business the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 25.-The Senate bill was
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take certain lands in lieu of the sixteenth and
thirty sixth sections, found to be mineral lands.
A bill was. reported back from the iudiciarv
committee making it misdemeanor for any
person to fraudulantiy represent bimself to be
an officer or employe Of the government. Ellis
ashea ieaVe 10 report from the committee ON ap-
preparations JOINT resolution providing that
Sl25, 200 OF the unexpended appropriation for
the Ohio flood sufferers may be used for the re
lief OF sufferers from the overflow of the Mis-
sissippi river and its tributaries. Pending ac-
ton on the resolution the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. March 23.-The House adopted
q JOINT resolution providing fer a s125, 900 unex-
pended appropriation for the relief of the desti-
tute in the district OVERLOADED by the Missis.
sippi and its tributaries. Keifer introduced a
hill Tor the erection of pedestal for the statua
OF the late President Garfield in Washington.
Referred. The House then went into COMMITTEES
OF the whole, MIR. Dorsheimer in the chair. on
the pondeo extension bill, and when the com
mittee rose the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 27,--In committee NJ tbe
whole motion to strike out the enactine
clause OF the bonded whisky bill was passed.
and Wien the committee rose its action was
ratified by the House. After long debate on a
question OF precedence of various measures on
the calendar, the House adjourned.
FRIDAY. March pa resolution was intro
duceo and referred to the ways and means COM
on June 2: The committee reported Adversely
on the bill for the relief of William McGarra-
han. After session in committee Of the
whole, which was consumed by debate. the
House passed number of private bills. The
House then took recess until 7:3O p, NJ. AT
the evening session the House passed twenty
two pension bills. Among them was one Civ
ing pension Of $50 per month to the widow
of Ma. .-Gen. Jas. B. Steedman and a bill grant,
ing pension to Mrs. Sarah E. e. Seelye. who
served as soldier for three years under ibe
assumed name OF Frauklin Thompson. and
when sick and about to be sent to the hospital
deserted, TO escape the detection of her sex.