Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-05-29

MONDAY, May ia JOINT resolution direct
ing the finance committee to investigate the
| recent bank failures in New York was referred
| to that committee. Bills were fayorably re-
ported for dividing the Eighth Judicial Circuit
| and increasing the pensions to soldiers who
lost leg or an arm and for other disabilities
| Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 2O.-The agricultural appro.
piiation bill passed with amendments provd-
| ing $4,000 to encourage silk culture and an
| appropriation for the sinking Of artesian wells
to reclaim arid lands. A bill passed extending
to August, 1886 the time to commence laying
| the cable authorized by the act Of August,
| 1882 also for the erection of public building
at Detroit, at a cost of not to exceed 5000, 600.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 21.-The Chair appointed
| Sherman, Morrill,, Allison Bayard and Lamar
| members, on the part of the Senate, of the
commission to supervise the dedication of the
Washington monument Bills passed: Author
izing the issue of the Record to public Libraries:
for a bridge across the Mississippi at Sibley,
Mo. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 22.-The title of the Bureau
| of Labor Statistics was changed to Dep rtment
| of Labor Statistics The sundry appropriation
bill was reported, with an amendment giving
| $50 GOO for the exploration OF Alaska. The bill
forbidding the use of the mails to publications
| containing lottery advertisements was placed
at the foot of the calendar. Adjourned.
FRIDAT, May 23.-The annual pension ap-
preparation bill and the bill establishing the De-
partment of Labor, passed. The latter provides
| for commissioner and chief clerk, at salary
of $4,000 and $4,000 respectively, The House
bill for the muster and pay Of certain officers
and men in the volunteer forces was also
passed. The Utah bill was taken up. but pend
ing debate the Senate went into exec utive ses-
sion and soon adjourned till Monday
House.
| case of Wallace VS.. Mckinley was postponed
| until Monday. Bills introduced Authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to use all surplus
| money for the redemption of bonds at {. price
not above par; to allow rebate of 10 per cent.
on goods imported in American bottoms for
| the forfeiture Of unearued grants Of the North
ern Pacific. The consular and diplomatic and
District of Columbia bills passed. The bills to
| abolish the discriminating duties on works of
art was rejected-l79 to SO. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 2O.-Ellis, from the committee
on appropriations, asked leave toreport joint
| resolution making an additional appropriation
of slU0,G00 for the relief of the sufferers from
the overflow of the Mississippi River and its
| tributaries. Objection was made and the mat
ter went over. The speaker announced the
appointment OF Messrs. Ellis Holman and
Ryan as conferees on the Indian appropriation
bill. The Senate amendments to the Dingley
| shipping bill were non-concurrcd ID. Ad.
iourned.
WEDNESDAY, May decentralization of the
Indiana contested case of English vs. Peelle
| was resumed, and the latter was declared en-
titled to the seat by vote of 121 to III. A
mott IN ito reconsider was superseded by a
motion to adjourn, which was carried.
THURSDAY, May 22.-The contested election
case of English vs.. Peele was taken up, and mo-
ton to reconsider the vote of yesterday seating
Peele was carried, and the vote being recon-
sidercd English was seated by vote of 100 to
l27. Charges were made that William II. En-
glish. father of the successful contestant, was
guilty of using his privilege as an eX-member
of the House to lobby for his son. com.
mittee was appointed TO investigate the matter.
The bill to forfeit the land grant of the Oregon
Central Railroad was debated at length. Ad-
ourned.
FRIDAY, May 23.-A bill for the payment of
claims, was taken up out of The regular order
by the House, considered and laid aside with
favorable recommendations. It approprlates
100000, about one-half of which goes to
citizens of Tennessee. The committee rose
and passed the bill, at the evening session
passed forty-six pension bills including one of
$50 per month to the widow of Gen. Ord and
adjourned.
SATURDAY, May 24.-The Senate amendments
to the animal industry bill were agreed to.
bill was passed granting permission to Il, X
| Reynolds U. s. NJ, TO accept the decoration of
the Royal and Imperial Order of Francis Jo.
seph from the government OF Austria, for gal
lantry in saving the lives of eleven Austrian
restoring to rank in the navy Capt. Alfred
Hopkins. who left his post at Pensacola with
out leave, during the prevalence of yellow te-
yer at that port. Adjourned