Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

AAoNDAi' naicu 1t.-1nree PelltlOn8 were
presented asking for constitutional amend
ment providing for female suffrage. A bill
was reported and placed on the calender fixing
the salaries Of judges of United States district
courts at $4,000. The bill to provide two ad-
ditional justices of the supreme court of Dakota
was reported upon aGyeraely by the judiciary
committee, and further action upon it post
poned. The joint resolution for the suppression
OF the foot-and-mouth disease was taken up,
and after considerable debate the appropriation
was increased to $50, 900 and the bill passed.
bill was passed extending the term of the
court of Alabama claims until Deco ember, 1884.
Adjourned.
sented from the Chamber of Commerce of
Denver, for the retirement of the small treas
ury notes. A bill was introduced authorizing
the offer of reward OF $25, 900 for rescuing or
ascertaining the fate Of the Greedy party,
The bill to aid in the establishment and tenn
porary support Of the common schools was
taken up. 1t appropriates the first year, $l5,-
600 900: the second year, sl4 600, 600; the third
year, $13, 900, and so on for ten years. de-
creasing 1000, 900 yearly, tho same to be ex-
pended in common school education-the ex-
penditure in each state to be on the basis of
illiteracy. After q short debate the Senate
went into executive session and soon adj
jourred.
WEDNESDAY, March 19.-The ommittee on
Indian affairs reported that it was inexpedent
to establish military academy west of the Mig
slssippi for the training of Indian youths for
soldiers. Most of the session was occupied in
discussing the district judge salary bill, which
hnaily went over, and the bill in aid of the es-
tablishment Of public schools. Adjourned
THURSDAY, March 2O.-Long debate was had
on the salaries of the district Judges, but the
6lli went over without action. The report Of
the committee of conference on the military
academy appropriation bill was taken up and
agreed to-
FRIDAY, March 21.-The bill to fix the salaries
OF circuit judges was debated at some length,
put finally went over to Monday. A bill was
introduced to admit the state OF Tacoma; also
to grant pension to the widow of Gen. Z. G.
Ord. The deficiency appropriation bill was
taken up and after adopting the amendments
of the Senate committee it was passed. After
executive session the Senate adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, March 17.-Bills introduced Re.
quiring star route contractors to live in the
state in which the route is located: to admit
free of duty articles intended for the Cincin-
natl Industrial exposition; to suspend the sill
yer coinage for two years. After debate q
was passed under suspension of the rules. A
bill appropriating $4,000 for the Jeannette
investigation was passed. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 1s.-A bill was reported
from the committee on commerce appropriat.
'ng S180,000 for the construction of vessel
for the revenue marine and steam launch for
the use of Alaskan waters. Other bills report
ed: From the committee on Indian affairs, for
the sale of the Iowa Indian reservation in Kan
sas and Nebraska; granting the right -way
through the Sioux Indian reservation, Dakota,
to the Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul and Da.
kota Central Railroad companies. At the ex-
plratlon OF the morning hour the House went
into committee on the Postoffice Appropriati ton
bill and after extended debate the bill was re-
ported to the House and adopted. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 19.-The committee on
elections reported the contested election case
OF Garrison ss. Mayo Of Virginia, declaring
Garrison entitled to the scat. The matter was
postponed until tomorrow. The following
committee reports were submitted: For the
special and uniform instructions of the state
militia; limiting the coinage Of double eagles,
and to discontinue the coinage of certain
United States coins; the committee on appro-
priations. reported the Indian appropriation
bill which was referred to the committee of the
whole. The Lasker tresolutions were adopted,
after debate, as reported, and the remainder OF
the session was consumed in a debate on the
bonded whisky bill. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 2O.-The report on the
Virginia contested election case, declaring
Mayo entitled to the seat was called up. and
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the report was adopted and Mayo sworn in.
The conference report on the military academy
appropriation bill, which appropriates S3l4-
DIG. was taken up and adopted. The morning
hour was dispensed with and the House went
into committee Of the whole on the bonded
whisky bill. When the committee rose the
House adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 21.-After listening to COM
mittee reports on the private calendar the
House went into committee of the whole. After
considering two bills the committee rose in.
formally, and E. H. Funston appeared at the
bar of the House and took the oath of Office az
the representative of the second district OF
Kansa', to succeed the late D. G. Haskell. The
greater part Of the day was consumed in The
discussion OF the bill for the retirement of Will.
lam W. Ayerill, with the rank and pay of colonel
The committee rose and passed q number OF
private bills, among them one for the relief OF
the legal representatives, Of the late Capt. j. G.
Tod, OF Texas, of the navy. The Averlll bill
was then passed. Adjourned.