Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-28
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CONGRESSIONAL.

THE Senate went into executive session April
10, and confirmed large number Of nominations,
tmong which WAS that OF Zach Montgomery to
be Assistant Attorney t;etefal FOR the Interior
Department Among the few nominations re-
jected were those OF the postmasters at MARSHALL
Gown and Webster City, Iowa both on the
ground Of offensive craftsmanship These cases
were the only ones which gave rise to much dis
cussion. The House Of Representatives went
into Committee OF the Whole, Mr.. Wellborn III
the chair on the river and hhrbor appropriation
bill Smooth progress Was made in the bill I'M
til an obstacle was reached in authorizing the
Secretary Of War to accept for the United States
from the Marine Hospital ct Erie, Pa. title to
the Pennsular OF Pressure Isle ~ Erie. Against
this prcviso Mr.. Hammond raised the point Of
rier that II had no place in the river ana harbor
bill. Arguments in support OF this point We're
presented by Messrs. Hewitt and springer,
while Messrs Bayne and Scott took different
view Of the case. The point Was finally over
ruled by the chair. who wac satisfied that possess
sion Of the peninsula was all element i'll the
work of Improving the hnrbor OF Erie, ana sfse
motion to strike out the proviso was rejected by
the committee. number of amendments were
offered and objected 10 and the collIrilttee rose
and the House adjourned
Tue following bills were passed by the Senate
April q The bill to authorize the sale of timber
Oh certain lands reserved for the use Of the Me-
nominee tribe OF Indians. n Wisconsin: the
House bill To protect homestead settlers within
railway limits. This bill provides that home.
stead settlers on public lands within railway
limits who nve restricted to less than 100 acres
who have heretofore made, may hereafter
make, additional entry allowed either by the act
OF March B. 1879! or Of July l. 1879. after having
made final proof Of settlement and cultivation
under the original entry, shall be entitled to
have the lands covered by the additional entry
patented without any further cost or PR of Of
settlement or cultivation. Tho House OF Repre-.
aentatives went into Committee Of the Whole on
the river and harbor appropriation bill. Mr..
Hepburn moved TO strike out the paragraph ap-
propriating $40uWW for the improvement OF Gal
weston hGrbor. The motion was lost, but il was
agreed that vote should be taken upon it in ths
House. Pending action ON unilnportant motions
the committee rose and the House adjourned.
TUE interstate commerce bill Was placed be-
fore the Senate April ~. Mr. Seweil offered an
amendment covering number OF points one OF
which was to subject to the provisions Of the bill
Canadian roads having through trGthc from
points in the United States to the seaboard
During the debate on the amendment a message
from the President relating to the labor troubles
was laid before the Senate When it had been
read a question arose rs to the committee tc
which it could nloss appropriately be referred
whether the Judiciary Committee or the Com
Inittee on Education and Labor, 1t was finally
ordered printed, and the question OF reference
allowed to remain i'll abeyance. The Senate
then went into executive session. and when the
doors reopened adjourned until the following
Monday. The House of Representatives went
into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Welborn in
bill The disputed Monongahela River clause
was still under discussion. After concluding
consideration of twenty y-eight o, the sixty-three
pages Of the bill the committee rose and the
House adjourned
THE Senate was not in session April %. Tn.
House Of Representatives. took up the President
message on the labor troubles. After beins
read by the Clerk. Mr. Springer moved its refer
ence to the Committee on Labor, with instruc
tions to tho committee to report upon it by bill
or otherwise or before May l5. Mr.. Butter
worth moved to refer the message to the Com
mittee of the Whole. Mr.. Springer supporte,
his motion. contending that the Committee ol
Labor was the proper committee to consider TIN
message. He opposed the motion to 1e er it t.
the Committee OF the Whole because it would b,
buried there. Mr.. Butterworth's motion wal
Iost-yeas -, nays l4T Mr.. Springers motion
was then agreed to. The House then went int
Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Hatch in the chair
on the private calendar
The Senate was not in session April "a. Tn
House OF Representatives passed bills to provid
for holding terms of court for the Northern Dis
trict OF Illinois at Peoria and divided the Stat
of California into two Judicial Districts, ant
then adjourned.