The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-25
SENATE.-Not in session.

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HoUsE.-Mr. Morrison, from the commit.
tee on rules, reported a resolution for the
creation OF the following select committees
On the election OF president and vice pres
ident Of the United States to consist
OF three members, to which shall
be referred all propositions touch
ing the election and tenure of office of
the president and vice president, the count
OF the electoral vote and the successiontto
the office OF president, on reform in the
civil service, to consist of thirteen MEM
bers, to which shall be referred all propo-
sltions touching the civil service: on ship
building and ship owning interests, to con-
sist OF thirteen members, to which
shall be referred all propositions relating
to American ship building and ship owning
interest with authority to investigate the
cause of the decline of the American foreign
carryingtrade. On ale Jholic liquor trafict
consist OF eleven members. On ventilation
and acoustics of the house to consist of
seven members.
An effort was made to strike out the
clauses relating to the committee on ship
ping and the committee on alcoholic
liquor traffic, but it proved unsuccessful
and the resolution was adopted.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
take up the presidential succession bill.
Bills were introduced granting pensions to
soldiers of the Mexican war inc increasing
the pensions OF the survivors OF the war OF
1912.
SENATE-Bills were introduced for the
establishment of n postal telegraph by the
government; to establish a national live
stock highway; to equalize the b~ounties OF
soldiers, sailors and marines; to pension
those who were confined in confederate pris-
ons; to organize the Indian Terri
tory and public land strip into the
Territory OF Oklahoma and grant Indians
these lands in severalty.
Mr.. Vest offered n resolution commend
ing the attitude OF Secretary OF State Bay
ard in his correspondence with the Italian
and Austrian governments in the case OF
Minister Kelley. A resolution was
adopted ordering an Investigation OF
the alleged differentiation in the
New York custom house. Mr.. Beck,
in a long speech, criticised the nom enforce
ment by the executive branch OF the gov
eminent of the law providing that coin re-
ceived for duties be applied to the payment
ofthe public debt. He spoke also in favor
of silver. Mr.. Buffers resolution to in
vestigate Dakota affairs was referred to the
committees on. territories. Adjourned to
Jan. 5.
HoUsE-Bills were introduced to create a
bureau OF military statistics; to pension
survivors of the Mexican war, to establish
courts of appeal; for the relief of Gen. Fitz
John Porter; TO amend the civilservice act;
declaring forfeited certain lands grant
ed various railway companies, in
Guiding the Northern Pacific; to pro.
tect homestead settlers within railway linn
it's; TO amend the Chinese restriction act;
to suspend the silver dollar coinage: to
suspend the issue OF patents to lands grant
ed railway companies until congress other
wise directs; to enforce the eiaht.hour
law; to establish a board OF com.
missioners OF interstate commerce.: to or
ganize q territorial government in the In
dian Territory; to repeal the timber cult
ure, pre-emption and desert land acts: to
put lumber on the free list; to limit the
disposal OF public agricultural lands to
actual settlers; to prohibit the secretary
OF the interior from issuing pat
ents Tor unearned land grants; to es-
tablish q postal telegraph; Tor the free and
unrestricted coinage OF silver dollars; to
organize a department OF labor with a sec
retaTy who shall be a cabinet officer; for
the construction OF the Hennepin canal; to
enable the people OF Dakota to form acon-
stitution; to create q department. OF agri.
culture; to repeal the tenure of Office act:
appropriating $4,000, 600 for the improve
ment OF the Mississippi river.
Both houses adjourned till Jan. 5.