Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-10

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From the Wires.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONSIDERATION Of the Pension bill was re-
sumed in the Senate on the u inst Mr. Van
Wyck said hc would ask for an carly considera-
tion Of the bill, and would ask the Senate to in.
crease minor childrcns pensions to a. per month
instead OF ~, ns reconsmsaaad by tho commit
tee. He would also ask that iraane and helpless
children should receive the pension given to mi
nor children over S years of age SO long as the
disability or insanity should continue. MIR. Io-f
gan also spoke In favor OF the BILL and 1t was
placed on the calendar. The Education bill was
taken up in tho afternoon and was the subject OF
warm debate, in which Messrs. BiaiI Hale,
Saulsbury, Riddleberger Berry ingalls,. Allison
and Logan participated. In tho House Of Repre-
sentativcs tho Committee on Invalid Pensions
tirue within which applications for arrears Of
pensicns may be fiied, extending the provisions
Of the arrcars act to special pensionera. and pro-
on whose account the pension Is claimed shall be
presumed prima faeie to have been sound and
free from disease at the date Of entering the
vice. 1t was referred to the Committee Of the
Whole. The Committee Foreign Affairs re-
ported tho Consular and Diplomatic Appropria-
tion bill and it was referred to the Committee Of
the Whole
Tnn Chair laid before the Senate on the Sd
inst. tho Presidents message on the treatment
Of Chinese in the West. and it was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations Also mos
sages from the President relating to the payment
OF the claims Of the Cherokee Indians and the
sale OF q tract Of land belonging to the Sac and
committee
Indian Affairs The Education bill was taken
up and Mr.. Harrison spoke in advocacy OF the
bill. He was followed by Messrs Hoar. Ed
munds, Logan Blair and Dolph. The Speaker
laid before the House OF Representatives mes
sage Of the President the Chinese troubles
and It was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Afisirs The Ways and Means Committee re-
ported bills extending the provisions of the act
for the immediate transportation OF dutiable
goods to the ports Of Omaha, Key West and
Tampa and they were placed on the House CAL
nm Afvvir furo vfaH
bill to establish connection with colleges estab-
lshed In the several States, and 1t was referred
to the Committee OF the Whole.
THE Chair laid before the Senate on the 4th
inst message from tho President transmitting
the annual report for 1885 OF the Board Of Indian
Commissioners. 1t was referred to the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs Among the memorials
presented was one by Mr.. Teller from the Col
orado Legislature urging legislation to protect
the rights OF settlers on public lands. The Com
mittee on Library reported favorably ths Joint
resolution accepting from Julia u. Grant and
William II. Vanderbilt objects of value and art
presented by foreign Governments to the late
Gen. Grant. Upon suggestion of Mr.. ingalls, il
was changed to the form Of q bill and passed.
Mr.. Sewell. from the Committee on Military Al.
fairs. reported favoraby the House bill for the
relief OF Fftz John Porter the report giving views
OF the majority OF the committee. Mr. Seweu
added that Mr.. Logan would later present the
uews OF the minority. In the House of Repre-
eentatives the pension appropriation bill was
taken up by the Committee Of the Whole and
the debate was continued by Messrs Ryan, Bur
rows, Hammond, Henderson, Cabell, and others,
after which the committee rose and reported the
bill to the House. The yeas and nays were taken
and the bill was passed-yeas 23l. Mr. Bennett,
OF North Carolina. cast the only dissenting vote.
The Speaker announced the special committee
to investigate facts concerning the ownership OF
Pan-Electrc telephone stock by certain public
ofiicers as follows: Messrs. Boyle Oates, Eden,
Hall, Hale Ranney, Millard, Hanback, and Mof-
fatt.
AMONG the petitions presented in the Senate
on the 5th inst was one praying Congress to
take steps to have the restrictions Of importa-
tions into Germany Of American pork removed,
and one praying that the Department OF Agricul-
The education bill was taken up and on motion
OF Mr. George tho section setting forth that the
design OF the act was not to establish an inde-
extend ai,1 to State Governments was restored
by unanimous vote The bill was then read a
third time and passed--yeas S6, nays H. The
pension appropriation bill were received from
the House and referred to the Committee on Ap-
propriations; The House of Representatives,
nature went into Committee of the Whole on
the urgent deficiency bill. Mr.. Burnes took up
and explained the provisions Of tho bill. The to-
tai amount carried by the bill was S63a, ,452 AZ
ter debate ON various provisions Of the bill tho
Committee rose and the bill passed-yeas 229,
nays 90 The House then went into COMMITTEES
OF the Whole on the private calendar.
THE Senate was not in session on the 9Th inst.
Mr.. Mllard addressed the House OF Representa-
tives on the silver question, and was followed by
Mr. Rowell, who submitted argument in opposi.
ton to the suspension Of silver coinage and in
favor Of a double standard of value He claim I'd
that neither business, honesty nor commercial
necessity require tho suspension Of silver COIN
age and maintained that such suspension would
result in great shrinkage of values He held
that it would be in the interest OF the strong
against the weak, and would amount to a crime
Other speeches in opposition to the suspension
Of silver coinage were made by Mr. Peele, Of
arkansas, Mr. lie Fevre. of Ohio Mr.. Glass, OF