Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-05-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
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CONGRESSIONAL

AFTER the passage Of il number Of private
bills. the postofice appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate, on the 4th inst. A number Of
amendments were offered, some cf which wore
agreed to- On motion OF Mr.. Plumb the sum Of
$3.50 600 was atided to the amount already in the
bill tof railway postal car service. The vote on
the hnal passage of the bill was: Yeas As. nays
10. Those voting in the nt gative were Messrs
Berry, Coke, Gray, Harris, Jones Of Arkansas,
kenna Maxey, Salisbury Vest and Whtthorne
In the House OF Representatives. Mr.. Hall called
up the Campbell Weaver contested election
case, and after somo opposition il was proceeded
with, After an hour and half Of debate the
resolution Of the majority Of the Committee on
Elections was adopted confirming the right II
the sitting member, j. Il. Weaver, to the seat.
Mr.. Green, OF New Jersey, called up the resolu-
tion allowing the contestae. William 4. Price,
from the Fourth District Of Rhode Island. Thirty
days within which to take further testimony,
after to take testimony in rebnttal. The Taestsy
tion was adopted--yess lis, nays 81
THE interstate commerce bill was laid before
the Senate on the 9th inst. The pending amend
ment was that OF Mr. Camden, being on the alb
solute long and short haul clause applied to esch
railroad separately. After debate the amend
ment was agreed to-yeHs. p; nays, "a. The
technical form Of Camden's amendment thus is
to strike out from the long and short haul clause
OF the committees bill the words from the same
original point Of departure. In the House Of
Representatives. Mf. Frederick, Of Iowa. from
the committee on the alcoholic liquor traffic re-
ported adversely the Senate bill providing for
commission on the subject of the liquor traffic
and 1t was referred to Committee Of the Whole
MIR Morrison OF Illinois, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported the bill repeating
80 much OF section 3il4 Of the revised statues AZ
allows to collectors Of internal revenue a COM
mission on taxes collected on distilled spirits,
and it was placed Oh the House calendar. Mr.
Harris, Of Georgia from the same committee,
reported the bill amending the laws relating to
the entry OF distilled spirits in distillery and
special bonded warehouses and the withdrawal Of
the same, and it was referred to Committee OF
the Whole.
OK motion Of Mr.. Sherman, the Senate, on the
9th inst, agreed that the anti Chinese immigra-
ton bill and the bill to indemnify Chinese SUBJ
jects for losses by the Rock Springs riots shall
be the special order for the following Monday.
Mr.. Cullom called up the interstate commerce
bill, and after a lengthy debate, during which
several amendments were offered, it was unani-
mously agreed that vote be taken on the bill
before adjournment on the following Tuesday.
Mr.. Miller, from the Committee on Education
and Labor, reported favorably the bill applying
to letter carriers the provisions OF Section 1888 Of
the Revised Statutes making eight hours days
work. Tho House Of Representatives went int
Committee OF tho Whole on the river and harbor
bill. The only amendment reported from the
committee upon which a separate vote was de-
manded was that directing the Secretary of War
to negotiate for the purchase OF the works Of the
Monongahela Navigation Company. Agreed to-
124 to 4i. Mr.. Hepburn, Of Iowa, moved to
amend by providing that the improvement Of the
Missouri River from the mouth to Sioux City be
conducted without the Intervention of the Mis-
souri, River Commission. Agreed to-76 to II.
The bill then passed-yeas 143, nays 102.
The Senate was not in session on the 1th inst.
After routine business was disposed of the
House of Representatives went into Committee
OF the Whole on the private calendar. The bill
which gave rise to the most interesting discus.
sion was one paying S3D to W. +. Haldeman.
at. fhaf ~, tta,
hen q boy of IL years OF age, desired to join ali
Ohio regiment, but was refused muster on &C.
count OF his age aud size. He, however, pur
chased a uniform and served in the regiment
year, acting as bugler end performing scout duty.
Mr.. Bragg, OF Wisconsin, in a sarcastic speech
opposed the bill. He ridiculed the idea Of a boy
too young to be mustered in fulfilling scouts
duty and doing gallant service. After a lengthy
debate a vote was taken on IN amendment to
the bill, but number of its opponents refraned
from voting, and the committee being left with
out quorum rose. The House at its evening
session passed ffty-fve pension bills.
THE Senate was not in session on the sth inst.
1.s *i.e rr''1~~ 1'eIneo~nVnoves, on motion OF
Mr.. Peele the bill passed authorizing the Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railway Company to
construct a road through Indian Territory. The
House then went into Committee of the Whole
on the Military Academy appropriation bill.
Mr.. Wilson, OF West Virginia, while he was not
in favor OF lowering the graduation Of the stand
nrd at Annapolis West Point, thought the
standard of admission to the institutions at
those places was too high, and precluded from
the benefits Of military and naval education
fully 80 per cent. of the youth of the land. Mr..
Henderson took the same view. He did not now
have young man at Annapolis because the high
standard there was such as to make admission
simply impossible, except to those who were
thoroughly equipped by private tutors The bill
was then read by sections, but no amendments
We're offered, and the committee ross and the bill
was passed.