Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-02-10
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CONGRESSIONAL.

THE Chair laid before tho Senate on ths ID
Inst. lstter from the Secretary Of War in COM
piianos with tho recent resolution Of tho senate,
tho corps Of engineers, regarding river improve
Eaouts IN Oro6m. Among the petitions pre-
seursd and appropriately referred were seveial
from Mr.. Fryo, from various organizations OF
Kntghta Of Labor Of Maine, praying that the ter
ribcry known as Oklahoma may be opened to set
usmsnt Among tho measures favurnbly re-
porsed frnn oommittces was joint resolution,
BY NJ Blair from the Committee on Woman's
Suffrage providing for constitutional amsnd-
mens extending the right Of suffrage to women.
Tho Dakota bill was then placed before the
gsvs way for executive session, after which the
Senate sdj0urned In tho House Of Represents
tives Hx. Holman offered resolutions OF SORROW
upon tho death Of Thomas A. Hendricka. Flo
qnent euloeies were delived by Messrs. Bynum,
Brown, Springer, Hall, Kloiner and Holman,
aftcr which tho resolutions were unanimously
adoy3od and tho Houae adjourned.
THE Chair laid before tho Senate on the %
inst letter from the Attorney General asking
fos IN additional appropriation Of $4,000 for ju-
rus Of the United States Court, and 1l25, 900 for
witnessed 1t was referred to the Committee ON
Approprtattona The bill was passed for tho
hsaedt q ths statss Of Texas, Colorado Oregon,
the Territories Of Washington and Idaho. II
provides that In case of tho loss OF original
vouchers, required by law for the settlement Of
claims by tho States and Territories named, the
Secretary Of War may accept copies therof prop
ery certified by the State Territorial officers.
The Dakota bill was placed before the Senate,
and Mr.. Logan took tho floor to reply to Messrs.
Butler and Vest. Mr.. Logan took tho ground
that tho admission of Dakota was opposed solely
for political reasons and for the purpose Of with
holding statehood from Territories that would
send Republicans to Congress. Mr.. Harrison
gave notice that be would ask the Senate to
bring the Dakota bill to o vote on the following
day. The Senate concurred in the House reeoiu-
tion memorializing Congress to favor the Hcnne-
pin Canal. In the House OF Representatives the
following committee reports were submitted and
placed on the calendar BY Mr.. Cobb, OF Indiana,
from the Committee on Public Lands, to forfeit
the Atlantic and Pacific land grant; by Mr..
Springer. from the Committee on Territories, to
annex a portion of the Territory OF Idaho to
Washington Territory; by Mr.. James, from the
Committee on Labor to prohibit any officer OF
the Government from hiring or contracting out
tho labor OF prisoners.
THE Dakota Bill was placed before the Senate
on the 4th inst, and Mr. Harrison took the floor.
He insisted that the real amimus OF the objec-
tons was that another Presidential election
should pass before the people of Dakota were to
he permitted to participate in such elections.
After short debate, Mr.. Harrison asked that
some agreement be arrived ut as to the time
when the Senate should come to a vote ON tho
Bill. Mr. Beck said that in Mr.. Vests absence
no (Beck) would not be willing to consent that
the time be fixed. Considerable confusion arose
as to tho course to be pursued, the Republicans
showing unwIllln EneSS TO go into executive SeS-
sion without an agreement as to the vote. With
out further action the bill the Senate ad-
lourred the Chair first putting before the Senate
message from the President transmitting the
report of the directors Of the Union Pacific Rail-
way, and the draft of q bill authorizing certain
expenditures from the Indian lands fund to meet
the pressing needs OF the Miami tribe. The
House of Representatives went into COMMITTEES
OF the Whole on the Shipping Bill. Mr.. Blu
channn offered an amendment providing That any
vessel arriving from II foreign port in u port OF
IN tod afa ~, Il nnt Dal
trade shall be exempt from tonnage tax.
Adonted. Er Hewitt asked and obtained unan-
inlous consent to strike out tho amendment pro-
vidiag that only one Consular certificate shall be
required on any one tow of canal boats or barges
trading between the United States and Canada
The Committee then rose and the bill was
passed.
AMONG the petitions presented in the Senate
on the It'll inst. were number by Messrs Hoar,
Frye, Cullon1, Conger, Dawes and Allison, from
various assemblies OF Knights Of Labor, praying
Congress to open the Oklahoma lands to settlers
and to establish a Territorial Government ovel
them On Mr.. Harrison's motion the Dakots
bill was taken up After hsated debate, in
which hessrs. Harrison, Mcmillan, Butler, Lo
gan, Call, Edmunds and Beck took part, the bill
as reported from the committee passed-y yeas 81
NATIVE WIS Mr.. Voorhees,. The negative votes
were all Democrats. The bill divides the Terri
tory Of Dakota on the forty sixth parallel Of lat
tude provides for the admission Of the southern
portion as State under the title OF Dakota, and
the organization of the northern portion into
u separate Territory under the name Of Lincoln
The Speaker laid before tho House of Represen
tatives u message from the President transnlit
ting the response Of the Secretary Of the Interior
TO the House resolution calling for copies Of any
contract or lease between the Southern Pacifc
RAilrsAd Company and any land grant road Of
like charter Of the Southern Pacific Steamship
Company and any land grant road. On motion
Of Mr Laird a resolution was adopted making
the Fitz John Porter bill the continuing special
order from Thursday, tho llth inst, until
Thursday the 18th inst. Both houses adjourned
until the following Monday.