Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-01-20
TELEGRAPHIC.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

THE President pro tenn asked permission OF the
Senate. Jan. IL, to be absent for the remainder
Of the week. and that Senator Hawley be substi-
tuted presiding officer during that time.
Unanimous consent was given Among the bills
introduced in the Senate was one by Mr.. Will
son, OF Iowa. for the establishment OF q Bureau
OF Public Documents in the Interior Depart
mcnt. A resolution offered by Mr. Henderson
was agreed to- calling on the Secretary OF the In.
terror to furnish the Senate with u copy OF the
report made by Special Agent Phillips on the
subject Of the Yellowstone National Park. The
House Of Representatives went into Committee
Of the Whole for consideration Of the Presidents
message. Mr. Reagan, of Texas, took the floor
with long and carefully prepared speech upon
standard Of value. condesnning the National sys4
tenn, and arguing in favor Of applying y portion
OF the surplus in the Treasury to a gradual pay.
ment Of the public debt. He earnestly combatted
the proposition to suspend the coinage Of the sill
yer dollar. Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, said that he
had no doubt that the Committee Coinage,
Weights and Measures would report some meas
ure on the silver question ct an early day, and II
necessary give weeks for discussion. He there.
fore moved that the committee rise in order that
tho debate might be postponed until it came up
in the regular order. The motion carried aud
the House adjourned.
Mr. HAwLEY presided over the Senate, JAN
Is. in the absence Of Mr.. Sherman Mr.. Bowen
offered resolution which, at his request, was
laid over for the present, directing tho Commit
tee on Indian Affairs to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of removing all Indians in tho United
States to Indian Territory. west OF the State OF
Arkansas. The Senate then proceeded to con.
sideration of bills Oh the calendar. Several bills
for private relief having been disposed OF, the
bill to admit Dakota was reached. MIR. Harrison
said it would be impossible to consider that bill
under the fve-minute rule, and at his suggestion
1t went over. He stated that he would call it up
as early as practicable. Among the bills intro
Iowa, to prevent the publication of lottery ad.
vertisements; by Mr.. Dawes, granting right-of-
way to the jamestown and Northern Railroad
Company through the Devils Lake Indian Res
ervation in the Territory OF Dakota; also to
amend the Revised Statutes so that all persons
who. without authority Of law, arc found upon
any lands set apart for Indians shall. upon con.
viction be fined or imprisoned or both. In the
House OF Representatives. Mr.. Hill, on behalf OF
the Committee on Territories, called up md the
House passed the Senate bill to legalze the eicc
ton of tho Territorial Legislative Assembly OF
Wyoming. Mr.. Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, ut his
own request, was excused from duty 6s Chairman
OF the Committee on Banking and Currency,
wh'"" .'-o'res the Chairmanshp upon Mr.. Mil
lcr of Texas.
Mr. PLATr presented In the Senate, Jan. IA, o
petition from commercial travellers praying for
legislation to relieve them Of burdensome taxa.
tion. Going to the calendar. the Senate gave
some consideration to the bill providing for divi-
sions Of the Sioux Indian Reservation In Dakota.
Without reaching u result the matter went over.
The judicial salary bill WAS then laid before the
Senate. One of the sections Of the bill provides
that no person related in certain degree Of first
cousin to Judge of the United States shall be
appointed by such judge to any position in his
court. and that persons SO related who now hold
such Offices shall not continue in Office after six
mouths from the passage OF the act Mr. Ed.
munds moved to strike out the clause that would
effect persons at present in office. After debate
Mr.. Ednuuds' amendment was agreed to- and
the Senate adjourned till the following Monday.
On behalf o. the Committee on Presidential Law,
Mr. Caldwell called up the Hoar Presidential sue
cession bill in the House Of Representatives, and
made an address i'll support OF the bill
Messrs Cooper OF Ohio Peters, of Kansas Adj
anus, Of Illinois and Rowell. of Illinois, attacked
the bill as unconstitutional, crude and in it's
tendency dangerous. They asserted that the
bill permitted the party in power to perpetuate
that power for an indefinitc number Of years.
and presented constant temptation to crnie
anarchy md revolution. Further discussion. os
tne pending measure was postponed until the
following day. On motion OF Mr.. MatsoD. of In
diam, Friday night sessions weie ordered for
consideration OF pension bills.
The Senate was not in session Jan. 15. Mr.
Bland introduced bill in the House Of Repre-
sentatives repeating 80 much of the act of June
0, 1879. provides for the exchange aud redemp.
tion of subsidiary coin. The Presd ,ntial sue
cesson bill was then taken up by Mr.. Dibble
who argued that neither the President pro tenn
pore OF the Senate nor the Speaker Of the House
was United States officer, and in support Of his
position quoted from the Fourteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution where distinction ia
made between Members OF Congress and United
States officers. After considerable debate r.
Caldwell, Of Tennessee, demanded the previous
question, which after a little parliamentary f. H.
cling was ordered A substitute offered by Mr.
Mckinley, Of Ohio, leaving in force the present
law with addition Of e provision for the purpose
of having the Speaker q the House of Represen-
tatvos in Office continuously. rejected. At
ter few further attempts to reccmniit and
amend the bill it passed-yeas lS3 nays N, pre-
cisely as it came from the Senate. The negative
vote was east by Republicans and by Messrs
Bennett and Green, of New Jersey. Among tho
Republicans who voted with the Democrats in
tho affirmative were Messrs. HILL La Toilette.
Price, Struble and Weaver, OF Iowa. The House
then adjourned till the following Monday