The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-07-18

+, sit around and wait for reports from con.
ference committees. According to the Con.
gressional Record there was no session of the
house Saturday; but accofaing 10 the recol-
fifteen hours, there was. A deception
was practiced upon posterity by ignoring
the calendar, and continuing what Is
known as the legislative day from
morning, and crowding the proceedings Of
two days into the journal of one. The senate
was more honest, but not quite SO patriotic, 70,
its record of proceedings shows u session OIL
the Fourth Of July. The senator's in.
their departure from tho strict line o.
senatorial decorum confined within. an
executive session were a large bust.
ness was transacted as follows: H. NJ. Grimes,
register of the land Office, North Platte, Neb.;
Missouri Valley, Iowa; H. N. Beach. consul
general of the United States, Ecuador; Clcmen!
Carpenter, Ohio, secretary of legation Of the
United States, Chill; Chapman Coleman, first
secretary of legation Of the United States Pek.
ing. China; Edwin Dunn, second secretary OF
legation at 10 Koi; consuls, Charles Einstein,
New York. Zurich; w. II. Foy, Iambayeaue,
H. II. Leay 1t, Ohio, Monogul; Geo. Scott, Ne
braska, Odessa; Fulton Paul, Bucharest; john
Mississippi, Asunsion; Gilbert Daggett Robert
son, New York, Verviers and Liege; George @.
Tanner, South Carolina, Teguicigalpa: William
d. c. Gibson, Nevada, agent of Indians at Ne.
yada agency Nevada; commissioners for the
reside at Sitka; Henry States, Oregon, to re.
side at juneau City; George p. Iveri, Alaska,
to reside at Wrangle; O Braday, Alaska, to
reside at Oonaloskva; Chester Holcomb. sec.
rotary of legation and consul general Of the
house, New York, secretary of legation and
consul general to Guatemala; Richard K. Mil,
Pennsylvania, secretary of legation at Lima;
Edwards Pierrepont, New York, secretary Of
legation Rome. Charles Esa Doughtey,
sfE!s';r Frank rank s Ganas; S aast Yo sis'na Ts,
ceiver of public moneys, Bismarck, OAK H.
/. Childs, receiver of public moneys. Bodie.
Gala VIM. II. Francis, New Jersey, associate
justice OF the supreme court of Dakota, the
nomination of Frank Sperry for this position
having been withdrawn.
Lewis Richmond, Rhode Island, minister
resident and consul of the United States to
Portugal; Aphonso Taft, Ohio, envoy %extraor-
United States to Russia: John A. Kasson, Iowa,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary of the United States of Germany; JohnM
Francis, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to Austro-
Hungary; Samuel H. M. Bayers, consul gen.
eral, Rome, Italy; John Morgan, chief justice
of the supreme court Of Idaho; James
r. Hayden, receiver of public
moneys, Olympia, Wash. Ter Wash.
ington Barry, California, register of the
land Office at Miles City, Mont George Turner,
Alabama, associate justice of the supreme
court of Washington Territory; John W. Lacy,
Indiana, chief justice of the supreme court Of
Wyoming; Andrew L. Lewis, Illinois, clerk of
the district court of Alaska; Charles S. Zane,
Illinois, chief justice of the supreme court Of
Utah; ]. L. Cousins, Missouri, marshal of the
United States, eastern district of Missouri;
Senford Smith, Iowa, associate justice of the
supreme conrt of Dakota; Ward McAllister,
Jr., California, United States district judge Of
United States for Alaska; LIE Barron g. Colt,
Rhode Island, United States Judge, First Judi
cial circuit, NJ. c. Hillyer, Nevada, marshal of
the United States. Alaska.
Postmaster, s S. Berkeley, Missouri Valley,
Iowa; II. NJ. Grimes, register of the land Of
fee, North Platte, Neb.; Miner w. Bruce,
register of the land Office, Niobrara, Neb.
Henry States, Oregon, commissioner of the
district of Alaska; William II. Francis, New
Jersey, associate justice of the supreme court
of Dakota; Daggett Robertson, consul at Yer
viers and liege; j, r. Smith, consul at Assun-
sion; Edward Pierrepoint, secretary of lega-
lion, Rome; Edward Dean, second secretary
of legation, Tokei; H. Remsen Whitehouse'
secretary of legation and consul general in
Guatemala: R. r. Neill, secretary of legation
1T Limar Clement Carpenter, secretary of lega-
lion, Chilli Chapman Coleman, first sec
rotary of legation, to Peking, China; Charles
h'o''hSA Noiisti StiiN a. ~ ltolIiC ~ u
secretary OF legation and consul general, Bo-
gotta: H. II. Leayitt, consul at Managua: ii. N.
Beach, consul general, Ecuador; George Scott,
consul, Odessa; George c. Tanner, consul,
IegulciSalpa John Shredder, consul, San Jose.
Costa Riaa: Fulton Paul, consul. Bucharest:
W. Toy, consul, Lambayequc; Frank Sperrv.
New York. receiver of public moneys, Bis
narck. Oak.
Tho session of Sunday lasted until 10 at
night Tn delay in the adjournment Of con-
gress was caused by the demand of the senate
that they shall have private secretaries at the
expense of the government There are forty
three committees OF the senate, and each com.
mittee has q clerk: each clerk acts as private
secretary to the chairman of the committee il
addition to his official duties.
The house tinallyyieldedth the point, unfinished
that Il direct appropriation of IS, 900 should be
made for the private secretaries, and that they
should not be paid out of the contingent fund
30 that the responsibility of this questionable
expenditure might rest entirely upon the sen
ate.
Second, the appropriation for building Ut
the navy. This could not be settled The
Democrats refused to appropriate the none,
to complete the cruisers now on the stocks, ant
it was agreed to postpone the contest until mex
year and extend the present appropriation!
for six months. Third, the appropriation o
s25o,oOo for a secret service fund TO
from this, and the provision was strick
en- out Fourth-Ihe reduction an,
consolidation of internal revenue districts
which had been provided for by the house. Or
this point the house receded. Ffth-Th,
Springer amendment to the sundry civil bill
abolishing the system of fees for United State.
marshals and district attorneys, and givin,
them salaries instead. On this noint the hous,
surrendered. These points having been set
tied: the house met at 5 O'Clock, and the actor
of the conference ommitte was endorsed.
Tho president arrived at his room in tn
capitol at IL O'Clock, his cabinet and privat
secretaries accompanying him, and RENAME,
y until after midnight He signed the ~fortitica
! tons and posto(iice appropriation bill. and
' number of private pension bills.
The electoral vote will be counted in the oil
! way next February. The bill which was in
: : tended to remedy the defects of the law passe
pota houses OF congress, but the committee O
: conference could not agree upon points of dit
l ference.
Amounts finally agreed upon to enable til
! several executive departments to participate il
= . the industrial expositions the current tisca
: year are as follows: Louisville SIC, 600; New
!, Orleans, 100000; Cincinnati, s10,0Oh.
Usually the close of a session is marked by
!. drunken carousal, but this year there hay
! peen none but the most orderly proceedings.
Inc president has signed the river and har
:. they were unfounded.
day.
MI. feed of Maine and Mr.. Brown Of INDIAN
. nave been appointed to tho committee of way
anu means to fill the vacancies caused by tn
, unseatng OF Mai Mckinley Of OHIO and til,
!, appointment of Mr.. Kasson as minister to Aus
Una. Mr.. Valentine of Nebraska aud Mr.. Par
her OF New York have been selected to fill TIN
+, saeancies on the judiciary committee vacated
~ N .e promotion Of Messrs. Brown and Reed
Mo- ,nnt long Soes to the committee on appoint
3 ments to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Cal
. hins resignation, and Mr.. Hepburn of lows i
EVEN MI. Longs place on the committee o
Monday was the last day of the session. III
sion, and the closing scenes were yerv amusing
Inc senate backed down Oh the naval appro
: PIlanon bill. but not willlont a lixisini, AM