Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-02-18
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BnLIA passed the Senate Feb. , increas.
ing the appropriation for public buildings
1t Quincy, M, 10 es0l.0o0; Peoria, III.
70 $s45.0 00. Mr.. Van Wyck resolved
unanimous consent for the consideration
Of the House bill to prevent the unlawful
Enclosure Of public lands, better known
AZ the fencing bill. The House amend
mant to the Senate bin was concurrad in.
The auti-silver coinage ilwas taken up.
n the Se1tte then went into executive
session. The House Of representatives
went into Committee of the Whole for
consideration o. the p~ostofice appropria-
ton bill. Mr.. Townshend explained the
provisions Of the bill. and said it was the
most important postal appropriation bill
ever reported to Congress. Mr.. Hear op-
posed the provision OF the bill which
changed the methods of c~ompensating the
railroads. Pending further debate the
committee rose.
THE Chair laid before the Senate, Feb.
10. q memorial in the form of a joint res
clution from the Legislature of Dakota,
urging division of the Territory and ad-
mission Of its southern portion rs a State.
Consideration of the bill to prevent the
unlawful occupancy Of public lands was
resumed. This is the bill known as the
anti-fencing bill, and 1t passed with a
slight amendment. Consideration of the
pensions appropriation bill contin-
ued. The Senate Committee amend
ments were concurred in. The
House Of Representatives went into
Committee OF the Whole on the p~ostofice
appropriation bill. Mr.. Bingham crit.
cized the action Of the committee in cut
ting down below the estimates the appr0-
priation for letter carrier service. Mr..
Holman advocated the proposed change
In the manner Of compromising railroads
for mail transportation. Pending further
action the committee rose, and the House
adjourned.
THE Chair laid before the Senate. Feb.
II, a bill to quiet the title Of settlers on
the Des Moines River lands. Mr.. Man
derson presented as a memorial a joint
resolution of the Nebraska Legislature,
urging Congress to pass the bill for the
relief of settlers on st. Joseph and Den
yer City Railroad lands. At II IS o mes
sage was received announcing that the
House would, at 10 o'clock, be ready to
receive the Senate, that in joint conven.
ton both houses may count the electoral
vote. The Chair announced that the con-
current resolution providing for the joint
convention would 10 be executed, and
the Senators, headed by the President pro
tenn. and Secretary of the Senate, preceded
by the Sergeant alarms, proceeded to
the House of Representatives. MI. Ed.
munds called the assembly to order, stat
ing theO object of the joint session. and
the counting Of the electoral votes was
then proceeded with. AT the conclusion
of the count the presiding officer an
nounced that Grover Cleveland and
Thomas A. Hendricks have received a
majority OF the electoral votes for the re
spectiye Offices of President and Vice
President of the United States. At the
close OF Mr.. Edmunds' announcement
that Cleveland and Hendricks had re-
ceived an apparent majority of the bal
lots, the immense audience broke into APP
plausc and cheers, which the presiding
officer attempted to suppress but with
little success. The Senate then retired to
its chamber, and the House took a recess,
followed by adjournment without the
Transaction of any business of Importance.
The Chair laid before the Senate Feb.
12 the House resolution pro-
viding for a joint committee from the
House and Senate to notify Cleveland and
Hendricks Of their election. On motion
of Mr.. Garland II was referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
The senate passed the joint resolution
the President to return to the
Government of Great Britain the steamer
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The bill repeating the presumption
and timber culture laws was taken up and
after extended discussion. The
army appropriation bill passed. In the
House OF Representatives the Senate con
sulor aud pension appropriation bills
were o -c0ncurrcd in. and conference
committees appointed. Mr.. Thompson
called up the bill amending the Pacific
Railroad act so as to authorize the con
struction of a road from Sioux City, Iowa,
to a point on the Union Pacific west Of
the Tooth me.idian. Pending considera-
ton the hour under the special rule ex-
pircd. The House went into Committee
OF the Whole on the p~ostoffice %appropria-
ton fer inland mail transportation be
fixed at $l4. 010, 900, and that 81, 765. 600
be appropriated for the railroad postal
ear service. Adopted. Mr.. Nichols offered
amen iment appropriating $266, 764 for
ncee 1sary and special facilities on trunk
lines. Adopted. Pending further action
the committee rose,
MIR. DAWES, from the Committee ON
Appropriations, reported the Indian APP
preparation bill, with amendments, in the
Senate Feb. 10. Placed on the calendar.
The Des Moines River land bill was taken
up, and Mr.. Lapham addressed the SEN
ate. AT ! o'clock the matter went over
one day, Mr.. Lapham retaining the floor.
Texas Pacific Land forfeiture bin
and the anti foreign contract labor bill
were placed before the Senate, and caused
extended discussion. In the House of
Representatives, on motion of Mr.. Pay
son, the Senate amendment to the House
bill to prevent the unlawful occupancy
of public lands, were concurred In. The
went into Committee of the Whole
the postofice appropriation bill. The
paragraph in the bill granting additional
compensation to American steamships
was struck out. by a vote of 105 to 81.
At b evening session a number of pri-
vatc bills were passed.
MR.sIIAfE, from the Committee on APP
preparations, reported the agricultural APP
preparation bill, with amendments, in the
Senate Feb. Ia. He said the Senate Com
table was now clear. this being the
last appropriation bill sent over by the
House. The bill was placed on the cal
endar. The bin to quiet che title of the
Des Moines River settlers was then placed
before the Senate, and Mr.. LapAam con
tinued his speech against 1t. Att o'clock
the matter went over to Monday, MIR.
Larham still having the floor. The In
dian appropriation bill was taken up. On
reading Of the section Of the bill provid-
ing for As~s;niboines, Mr.. Vest moved to
increase their appropriation fund from
$4,000 to $500 . Without action on
Mi. Vests motion the Senate went into