Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-12-15
NEWS CONDENSED.
Items of Interest From all Paris
Df THE World.
WORK OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate, Tuesday the .th inst, Mr.. Beck
introduced bill to provide for the retirement of
United States legal tender and national bank
notes Of small denomination, and for the issue
Of coin certincetest Mr. Van wyck, q bill to ex.
empt from duty imported sugar and molasses,
boards, lumber and timber Mr., Morrill,, rsso.
luton to the effect that any further attempts by
the present Congress ct revision Of the tariff in
, spirit Of fairness to all interests would
be insxpedient and detrimental to the re-
vtvl OF trade; Mr. Dawes, resolution in.
struoting the finance committee to inquire as to
what specific reduction can be made in the
tom duties and internal revenues. In the
House, Mr.. Adams, OF Illinois. presented bill
capital OF 10000 or less shall not he
required to keep on deposit bonds in
excess Of one-tenth Of their capital stock
eurity for their circulating notes; Mr. Lyman. of
lows, bill authorizing the construct on II
bridge Detweon Omaha and Council Bluffs Mr..
Caldwell. Of Tennessee, called up the electoral
count bill which was the special continuing or
der. Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri. opposed it's con-
alteration, but the House, by vote of III to u,
decided to consider Il. Mr. Caldwell advocated
the BILL explaining that its object WAS to pre-
scribe the mode in which the count of the cleo
toral vote was to be made, and to supply the
omission which existed in the Constitution
that the bill would place the power to count tho
vote with the two houses OF Congress, and rot
with the President of the Senate.
A MEMORIAL In favor OF . constitutional
amendment empowering Congress to pass uni.
form laws on the subject OF marriage and d-
vorce was presented in the Senate by Mr.. Ed
munds on the Sth inst, as was also one against
permitting aliens to possess large tracts Of
lands. A score or more Of ladies visited the
Senate gallery to hear the consideration of the
woman suffrage bill, reported from the select
committee on suffrage February g. last. Mr.
Blair addressed the Senate in support Of the BILL
and gave notice that at an early day he would
ask action upon It. message was received
from the President, when the Senate went into
executive session. Mr. Boutelle, in the House,
asked Tor unanimous consent to put upon ito
passage the bill admitting free Of duty material
to be used III rebuilding the town Of Eastport,
Ne, recently destroyed by fire. Mr.. Brecken.
ridge, Of Arkansas, objected, expressing the be-
lief that the people OF the country were in a.
much reed OF relief from taxation as the people
of Eastport. He was glad to find tho
gentleman from Maine confessing t'lat
the tariff was tax. He would Insist
that the bill should take the regular
ecrrra. Ir. Dockery, of Missouri, called up the
bin extending the free delivery system to towns
Of 10, coo population, to which Mr.. Cannon. OF H.
linois, offered an amendment extending the sys.
tenn to towns where the postal revenues amount
to $4,000. In town In his district the popula-
ton would not quite reach 10,000, yet the reve-
nue. OF the postoffce is $4,000. Consideration of
the electoral count bin was resumed till the adj
iournment hour.
THE resolution presented by Mr.. Morrill, Of
Vermont, declaring It ine1pedient and detr.
mental to the trade and industry Of the country
to further attemp. revision of the tariff by the
present Congress. was taken up by the Senate
the tn inst, Mr.. Morrill, advocating the
measure. He said it was clear that the Demo-
cratic candidate in 1884 would have been defeated
but for the protective backbone inserted
in the Democratic platform ut The Chicago na-
tional convention OF that year. Numerous in
dustries were springing Gp throughout the
South, and hostility TO and destruction Of thsse
young and promising workshops involved some.
thing akin to the Herodian slaughter OF limo
Mr. hAn az fAlf hat 4f,.,, r.xA,, .4D
Of taxation the surplus revenue, after paying all
the public debt payable, would he si25 ,oa), 90
per year: therefore the Democratic President
and Secretary Of the Treasury insisted that tax.
alton on the people be reduced. Mr.. sherman
saidithat during the last session he had watched
for months for any proposition from the Demo
cratic majority in the House to reduce The tcxes.
He believed the revenues were too large and
should be reduced, but who had the power to re-
party. The Democratic party had had control
Of the House--where alone such bills must orici-
nate-for the past ten years. and reduction bad
been made but once-in 1884. The Senate nj
tee on Public Lands reported back the bill to re-
strict the ownership Of real estate in the Terri
tories to American citizens, with Senate nrncnd-
ments thereto. Mr. Dockery accepted Mr. Can
nous suggestions to the extension of free de.
livery syetem to postoflices the income OF which
may be $1,000, and made his bill SO read. The
bill WAS passed. The electoral count bill. with
some amendments was also passed The House
adjourned while considering, as n committee of
the Wnole, Dill IOT c-NGLllig 3 department OF
Agriculture.
SENATE not in session on the 10th inst The
House met, but on announcement OF the death
Of Mr.. Dowdney, of New York. adjourned. after
adopting resolutions of regret ard providing for
joint committee OF tho House and Senate to
attend the funeral
THERE was no session of the Senate on the
18th inst In the house the bill declaring the
forfeiture of the ontonagon and Brule River
land grant was called up MIR. Payson, of uIi-
nois advocating the bill declared that from the
organization OF the Ontonagon and Brule River
Railroad Company no step had ever been taken
which did not indicate that the organization
was purely speculative, effected for
the purpose Of getting land from
the general government He asserted
that miles and miles and Mules OF the rond had
no other ballast than ice and SNOW which melt.
ing in the spring left the rails in suspension
eight inches above ground. In support of his
assertion he showed photographs OF various sec
tons OF the road, much to the amusement OF the
House. One section nearly mile in length
showed but one railroad tie, and n bridge as de-
piGted by the photograph he described as being
bumped like . camel and backed like a whale
The bill passed without revision. It forfeits
3s4, 600 acres. The House then went into com
mittee OF the whole on tho sundry civil appro-
vvia{