The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-12-26
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

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Neal Gilman, New York, Bismarck. Oak. L
A. Cakes, Minnesota, Crookston, MINI. Ln-
Their Harrison Pennsylvania, assistant COM.
missioner OF the general land Office; r. 7.
CIowell, Minnesota, sixth auditor OF the treas
tor of the treasury; Thomas Adams, Pa, CON
sui general at Panama g. B. Anderson,
New York, Indian inspector; l. Z. Stannard
MINI, register land Office, Taylor Falls, MINI.
Postmasters: John r Brennan, Rapid City,
OAK. Phillip NJ. Horth, Madison, OAK. p. o.
marlborough, DEVILS Lake, Oak. T. s. Foster,
Audubon, Iowa; @. r. Franklin, Rockford,
Iowa; Senate thon adjourned for two days.
HousE.-The interstate bill was
debated. A resolution was offered for the ap-
pointment of . committee to investigate the
subject OF the New York state canals, with a
view to their requirement by the United States
government
HousE-Mr. Warner Of Ohio, as q question
Of personal privilege, on Friday presented q
resolution alleging that MI. J. D. Taylor Of
Ohio at the last session had printed in the Con-
gressional Record o portion of a speech which
he had not delivered, and which attacked a COM
mittee OF the house and the house itself, and de-
claring such portions of the speech not a legiti-
mate part of the proceedings of the house.
After q long discussion of political and person.
al character, the resolution was adopted. An
evening session was held for the consideration
of pension bills. Adjourned till Monday.
SENATE The question of considering t~reaties
In open session vas discussed, but not disposed
OF. The Dakota division and admission bill was
debated. Mr.. Garland submitted a substitute
for the bill reported from the committee on
territories. One of the provisions of the substi-
the question of dividing the territory. This
was desirable, MIR. OAKLAND said, in order to
get at the present views of the people of Da-
kota and to settle questions arising from the
fact that Dakota had q public debt
Mr. Harrison objected to the substitute. and
stated the question Of debt was sufficiently pro-
vlded for by the committees bill. He would
nave no objection to an amendment submitting
to the people the simple proposition of divis-
ion.
Mr. Vest said the population Of Dakota seemed
from newspaper accounts, to be in open rebel
lion. We're we to admit that turbulent popula-
ton into the Union? 1t had been stated in the
press that every opponent of admission to Da-
kota was a democrat. In the light of recent
events, Mr.. Vest thought, the democrats could
assume that responsibility. The bill was then
informally laid aside at the request of Mr.. Hill.
A long discussion on silver dollar coinage took
place, the speakers being Messrs. Hill Of Colo
RADIO, Sherman, Morgan, Williams, Allison and
Beck.
HoUsE-Bills wero introduced to declare
forfeited all unearned land grants, and to
provide for the %refunding of the national debt
and secure the stability of national bank cir
%culation. After a long discussion, q motion
to suspend the rules and adopt a resolution
setting aside Thursday, Jan. l6, for the consid-
GRAFTON of the MCPHERSON and Dingley bank
Ing bills was passed by exactly the necessary
two-thirds vote. A motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill establishing a depart
ment of agriculture passed
SESATE.-lhe bill for tho division and ad-
mission of Dakota passed on Tuesday by a
party vote-yeas "a, nays Is. The first ques-
ton decided was Garland's amendment to the
effect that congress keep its hands off until q
popular vote should be taken III the ter
ritory on the question of division, and
a constitution submitted that the senate and
house could approve. This amendment was
lost by % to q, no Democrats voting against
the amendment and no Republicans for it.
When the main question was voted upon sena-
tors came in from the cloak rooms, and every
senator in the city voted, except Mr.. Hoar of
Massachusetts,, who was engaged in an argu-
ment before the supreme court.
Senator Beck, in discussing the Buckner
silver bill, made u savage assault upon Con-
C%annon's recent report on the condition of the
national banking.
Here" said the senator from Kentucky, is the
report of the controller of the currency. Hear
INA III "ys. Lie slFeT uOllaE OF SIX grains
is unworthy of our country. This from q boy
who was three or four years ago q clerk. Why,
he is an upstart, an impudeut upstart, to dare to
tell us, the congress Of the United States, that
the silver dollar is a disgrace to the United
States. Who told him to say anything about
the silver dollar or its unwort6inessy irepeat
1t is IN impudent insult TO this senate 10 have
this report sent to us by this clerk, who hap
pens to be controller of the CURRENCY
Sherman, in his reply, paid Mr. Cannon q
high compliment for his mastery information
on the subject of finance.
HousE-A bill passed amending section
3940, revised statutes, relating to the forward
ing of mail matter. 1t authorizes postmasters
to forward mail matter of the second, third
been paid in full. This rule is now in force
with regard to mail matter of the first class.
A resolution passed providing for a holiday
recess from 10th December unit; 5th January,
and the house then resumed consideration OF
the interstate commerce bill Mr.. Regan's sub
stitute for the first seven sections of the bill was
agreed to-143 to 81. r.
SENATE "a long debate took place on the leas-
ing Of Crow Indian reservation lands in Montana
to cattlemen. Mr.. Van Wyck introduced bills
fixing rates of transmission of Geographic mes
sages and freight and passenger rates, on
railroads west of Missouri river, not to exceed
tuS- dttIdSS THUG GdSt OF IlhU liver TO Tie sea-
board. A bill passed relating to settlers on the
Ute Indian lands in Colorado. Thu naval APP
preparation bill was considered, and finally
passed.
The forestry bill of. Senator Warner Miller of
New York, is broad and thorough in its pro-
lection of the national forests on the public do
main in the Northwest Itprovides that the un-
surveyed public lands of the United States, en-
bracing national forests and all public lands re-
turned by the national surveys as timber lands,
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disposal, under existing laws, that every person
applying to make an entry or filing of public
lands under agricultural laws: or the law au-
thorizing placer mineral entries, shall file with
his application an affidavit, corroborated by
witnesses, Stating the land applied for is not
exclusively timber land and Is more valuable
for agricultural or mining purposes than for
the timber growth thereon, and each such APP
plicant shall state particularly his means of
information and his personal knowledge of the
facts To which he ~testities, and illegal entries
of timber lands shall be absolutely void and
subject to summary cancellation by the general
land Office.
HousE:-The interstate bill was
discussed Wednesday, and on amendment
adopted prohibiting railroad companies from
charging n person carried from one state or
territory to another more than three cents a
mile.
1t is probably not generally under
stood that the most ornate house of
worship in the United States is the
Greek church at Sitka, in the territory
Of Alaska. 1t is built on the plan Of a
Greek cross, and the interior is a mass
of gold and silver, of the magnifcence
of which n enthusiastic writer says
he can give no adequate idea. The
walls are hung with pictures of royalty
and the priesthood, the gift of n Rus
sian princess who has taken this tempt