Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-03-05

Payment Of the annuities was STOPPED,
beans from which they could have paid fol
hpplies furnished them on the credit OF
Ie annuities was wholly taken from them.
r has been pressing this claim for ten
|sTg-A Pacific railroad funding bin was
|n5cL Tho legislative executive ana
81 appropriation bill passed The trade
retirement bill was debated ct great
, without action.
EmNGToN, Feb. 26 This senate committee
Preparations Increased ths naval aDpro.
On bill as sent rom the hoaso bv ; c,S6L-
The piiacipal Items OF increase are an APP
batiun Of s2Oo,0 600 Tor continuing The work
\ d0ubie-tngretcd monitors; 100000 for
ruament "a new cruisers and gun boats:
poo Tot the construction Of steel cruisers
bun buats, and $4,000 for the general
fenance Ut the bureau, docks, etN
Ft0T sherman reported to tho senate yes-
b an amendment TO the sundry civil bill TO
pc for the erection In the District of Co.
OF a statue Of Gen Lafayette, TO cost
SEA motion to suspend the raies and
khe presumption law repeal btli TO the COM
on public lands was lost-I66 to 90 Mr..
! moved to suspend the rules and con-
the sundry civil bill containing a clause
hdins The coinage Of silver dollarsl four
Lost-i1s TO lI9 A motion by Mr..
TO Suspend the rules and consider the
n the silver clause eliminated. with two
70 debate the olanse appropriatins money
New Orleans exposition, was carried.
fouse adjourned before the bill was dis
Of.
HINGToN, Special Telegram, Feb ga
E%eontes; occurred In the house over the bill
Falthe pre-emp;iou, timber culture and des-
lis acts This bill Is on the speakers table
amendments made by the senate. There is
ied majority IN the hons favorable to con.
bee IN the senate amendments, but the
western members are very generally hos
the repeal, and have been diligently
log to prevent final action on the bill. IL
h &c reached out OF the regular order, cx-
Y unanimous consent OF by a SUSPENSION
rules his latter motion was made
by Iohb OF Indiana, his object being to
ne h!ll referred TO the committee on pub
pas, The effect OF the passage OF this mo-
Eouiu EaYe besn 70 give the committee the
cee OF reporting back the bill az any time
lncurrence ia the senate amendments. The
IWeslerh members actively resisted this,
(tN,s rejected by a vote of 100 to 03-not
two-thirds. IL is probable tae bill
Ele on the speakers table. Mr.. Pay
Fa~cS a strong effort before the cGm-
on rules this morning 10 amend the
,ules SO as 10 allow n majority vote TO take
rom the speakers table Tor reference 70
Phtees. This proposed rule was intended
opportunity TO yet at the presumption
lhe committee refused to report the de.
amendment, aud hence the desperate at
70 suspend the rules and pssathe pre-
|ion 6ilL.
ATE M. Morrill,, who has persisted in
Tort TO secure the passage OF amendments
trade dollar bill Of the house providing
y suspension OF silver coinage, attempt
Eau mp that measure He admitted that
Few OF the recent action there was
nance 10 secure tho suspension OF
coinage, and appealed TO the senate to
TOUT h proposed amendment and pass the
I OH 70 retire the trade dollar. This
nv Dy a motion to proceed with thu bill
In8 me nme for tho presentation OF
y against the government which was car
~ = yota Of3i 10 81. Subs squantly the
.Din which displaced the silver bill was
Tor a pension bill, thus indicating
she senate has at last been brought 10
n mat II Is a useless waste of time TO fur
Iuebate the silver question.
Z mousse substitute for the river and har-
sll anpropriatmg $1,000. 600 was laid be-
Ine senate, and having been read once, Mr..
froh Wis objected 10 it's second reading;
Y oll lies on the table, not having boon re-
ID TO a committee.
I unanimous consent 70 take up tho bill
~ relief OF Letitia Tyler Somple, daughter
late President Tyler. The bill would
.ser a pension Of $50 a month. The lady
was now blind and dependent on charity
y elty of Washington.
Hddleberger objected Ho saw no raa-
pT pensioning presidents daughters.
/ Oockrel! also objected. He thought II a
against h people to pass such bills. IL
~ beginning of q civil pension list
'0'e % tho bill resulted, yeas IL, nays IL.
'uSE-Ar. Willis presented tho river and
p matter and succeeded in passing 1t un-
suspension Of the rules
OIL appropriates o., 900. 600, to be expend-
puer Tho diIvetion and with the approval of
SeIetary OF val Cor the confirmation and
ieuon OF works designated in tho last river
latpor law. The bill contains tho follow
PROVISIONS; That the work az Galveston
~ shall BIO treated az il the sum
S1oW had been appropriated by
Vu last year. ANY money which
DC allotted under this act for the
osement OF the Mississippi river below
Except so much thereof as shall be nee
70 prevent works in progress from
anu injury shall be expended in contin-
= and completion OF tho works at the
loht 2 Lake Providence reaches, to
NY mat The plan OF the commission for
aptovement Of the river may 10 fnlly
! 2 money allotted to the Mississippi
snai be expended by tho secretary Of war
asec daAse with plans approved by him
are tnfsy-six public buildings in the
y parts o. the Union that have been pro-
wr u the sundry civil bill that went
y pil fixes the limit In fonr cases. Tho
rex, building IA not TO cost over $780,
emerson City. No, not over &i39, 600;
No, not over s3J9,Oo0; and that VI
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