Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-03-04
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THE Chair laid before the Senate Feb.
a q memorial from the Legislature Of
Wisconsin urging the placing Of Gen.
Grant on the retired list. Mr.. CulloT
presented . memorial from the Legisla
ture of Illinois urging some early and
satisfactory settlement OF the Oklahoma
bill. MIR. Dawes asked unanimous con-
sent to take up the bill heretofore intro
duccd by him to authorize the Presi1ent
TO negotiate for the purchase OF the re-
naming rights of the Seminole, Creek
and Cherokee Indians to these lands. No
one objected, and the bill was read and
passed. In the House of Representatives,
Mr.. Buckner called up the Senate bill
authorizing the Commercial National
Bank Of Chicago to increase is capital
stock to $2.OOG,0 900. Mr.. Weller opposed
the bill and attacked the National bank
ing system, declaring that it was the duty
of every patriot to strike 1t a death blow.
The bill passed. The House went into
Committee OF the Whole on the river and
harbor bill. The Hennepin canal clause
was eliminated from the bill OF Q point
of order.
THE legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was reported in the
Senate Feb. %. The committees amend
ments were concurred in with but q
unimportant exception. MI. Harfison
moved to 50 amend the bill as 10 make
position Of Clcrk OF the COMMITTEES on
Territories an annual one. Mr.. Van Wyck
moved to amend by extending the nnual
provision to clerks Of al standing com
mittees. The Senate adjourned without
disposing Of the bill. In the House OF
Representatives, the following important
amendments were reported and incorpor.
ated in the deficiency appropriation bill
Appropriating $23S, 440 to pay judgments
rendered by the court Of claims; abolish
ing the Office of the tenth census and pro-
vidinS that the work of the next census
shall be completed in the office OF the
Secretary of the Interior. The Senate
bill passed with amendments a%ppropriat-
ing 800, 0C0 for the erection of q public
building at Lacrosse, Wis. Considera-
ton of the river and harbor appropriation
bill was resumed.
MIR. HALE, from the Committee en-
Appropriations. reported with amend
ments the regular annual Naval appro-
priation bill in the Senate Feb. 20. Placed
on the calendar. Mr.. Morrill,. from the
Committee on Railroads, reported favora-
bly, the bill already passed by the House
extending the provisions OF the Pacific
Railroad construction act to such roads
rs may be constructed through the Mo
brara Valley. Placed on the calendar.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
SIGN. Mr.. Forney submitted the confer
ente report on the ar.ly appropriation
bill in the House Of Representatives.
Adopted. Mr.. Cobb moved to suspend
the rules and take from the Speakers
table for reference to the Committee on
Public Lands the House bill repeating the
p%re-emption, timber culture and desert
land laws, with the Senate amendments
thereto. The motion was l~ost-yeas 166,
nays 8-not the necessary two-thirds in
the affirmative. The proposition to ap-
rropriate $500, 900 for the New Orleans
Exposition was taken up under suspen'
sion of the rules, and after W hours
debate went over until the next day.
THE naval appropriation bill was taken
up in the Senate Feb. 81. An amendment
offered by Mr. Hale was agreed to appro.
priating $112,O 600 for the purchase OF
Ericson's torpedo boat, the Destroyer
With this except on the bill passed sub
stantially as reported from the Senate
Committee on Appropriations. Mr.. Ma
hone, from the Committee on Public
Lands. reported favOrably the bill pro-
viding for the erection Of a $50. 1000 pub
lie building at Wichita, Kan. Placed or
the calendar. The House message an
nouncing disagreement on the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was laid before the Senate, which in
sisted on its amendments, and a Confer
en- e Committee was appointed. Severa
pension bills passed. The sundry civil
bill was taken up in the House of Repre-
sentatives. Mr.. Horr offered an tmend
ment providing that money appropriated
to aid the New Orleans Exposition b,
used first in paying debts. second in thu
payment of premiums awarded by To.
Exposition. Adopted. Tho bill passet
yeas 1853, nays 107. The Senate amend
ments to the Legislative appropriation
bill were n-concurred in.
MIR. VAN WICK. from the Committee
o" the Missis ippi River, reported favora
bly, to the Senats, Feb. %, the bill making
an appropriation of $1,000 for the i'm
provement of the Mis- souri, River ~ Q
near Eastport. opposite Nebraska City
Neb. Placed on The calendar. The sub
siltute for the EVER and harD0r Dill wa
read a second time and referred to tn
Committee on Commerce. On mot n o
Mr.. Wilson. the Senate took up the Hous
bill forfeiting the unearned lands granite
the State of Iowa to aid in the construe
ton of the Sioux City and St. Paul Raj
road. Pending debate on this bill, T.
House bill appropriating $4,000 for tn
Appraisers Office at Chicago was take
up and passed. In the House of Repre-
sentatives, Mr.. Dibrell submitted the cor
ference report on the agricultural appre
priation bill, VIII, oh was agreed to-. TIL
Naval appropriation bi /. with the Sena,
amendments, was taken from the Speai
er's table and referred to the Committe
on Appropriations. The Senate amend
ments to the p~ostofice appropriation 81
were considered and concurled In. ate
which the House went into Committee {
the Whole on the fertilization bill.