The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-07-30
CONGRESS-.

SENATE.--The debate no the joint resolu.
tion donating all the treasury surplus over
$1O0, 900, 900 to the payment of the pub
lie debt was concluded and the resolution
was adopted, the vote being 207 yeas to
CT nays.
Mr.. Platt offered in the senate reso]u.
tion providing thatall veto messages trans.
mitted to congress from the beginning of
the government to the present time shall
be collected and printed in one document.
The sundry civil BILL as reported from
the senate committee on approximations
provides the $4,000 for heating apparat
us to the public building at Winona asked
Tor by the supervising architect, in addi-
tion to appropriating $4,000 for the
completion OF the building. The following
amendment is inserted Tor the court house
and postofiice at ST. Paul:
10 enable the secratary OF the treasury
to purchase the ground, consisting of Swo
lots adjoining, fronting not exceeding 100
ieet on Wabasha and extending back to
the depth ofsaid lots 100000, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary.
HousE.-The house passed the Morrison
int resolution requiring the disbursement
81 the treasury surplus in excess of $780,
600, 600 in the redemption ofinterest bear
ing bonds. The vote was over three to
one, the ayes being 207 and nays 81. OF
tie dtuIIuttGiNe lliVy -uiHe were republicans,
Representative White presented the reso.
lutions OF the Minnesota veterans in Dako
tn in favor OF n bill for the admission OF
Dakota, and also in favor OF the Grand
Army. pension bills.
vAll the Democrats in the Virginia delega-
tion, except John Randolph Tucker, went
to the president and urged him to renomi-
nate John Goode as solicitor general, not.
withstanding his rejection by the senate.
They said that it was believed TINT ii the
case was retired Goodies confirmation
might be secured.
SENATE.-Three reports were made on the
proposed investigation OF the charges OF bri-
berry III connection with Senator Payne's
election. The report signed by Senators
Pngh, Salisbury, Vance and Eusts, the
Democratic members OF the committee,
sets forth the history OF the case, rec ocnizes
the transcendent Importance OF throwing
around the senate OF the United States the
highest safeguards against seating a mem.
Der whose title was procured by bribery,
fraud or corruption, and describes the PRO.
cess by which the s.sncrs reach the conclu-
sion that there is no ground for further pro-
ceedin.s against Mr.. Payne. The report
says: That no member of the committee
and no witness, representative or other
person has expressed the opinion that
Payne is or was connected in the remotest
degree by act or by knowledge with any
thing that was wrong or criminal or i'm
moral in his election; and on the whole
case as presented they recommend that the
senate make no fnrther investigation of
the charges involving the right of Payne
to his seat,
Senator Vance submitted q proposed
amendment to the general deficiency bill to
appropriate $3.50, 209 for unpaid salaries
oil postmasters.
HousE,-The house passed the following
bills from the committee on labor:
To prevent the employment OF convict
labor and alien labor upon public build
lngs and other public works; amending the
act to prohibit the importation OF aliens
under contract or agreement to perform
labor in the United States to protect me.
chanlcs and servants in the District OF Col
umba in their wages; the senate bill provid-
ingfor the payment perdiem OF government
employees on Decorationday and the Fourth
OF July; directing the commissioner of labor
the United States.
On motion of Mr.. Price bill passed
providing for holding terms OF the United
States court Mt Eau Claire Wis
SENATE.-By a vote OF AZ to ID the ser
ate passed the river and harbor bill. after
accepting by a vote of 3 to / s the amend
ment reported by LcMillan, from
the committee on commerce. strik-
ing out all after the cnacting clause
and inserting the same bill, with IL
horizontal reduction OF 25 per cent ofevery
item in the bill. Those who voted against
the bin were Senators Dawes, Edmunds
Frye, Hale, Harris, Hawley, Hearst, Platt
Riddieberger, Saulsblry, Teller Voorhees,,
Whtthornc, Wilson uowa.)
house bill passed granting pension OF
$25 monthly to Miss Mary A. Thomas,
who had acted as volunteer army nurse
and superintendent of nurses at Frederick
Md. The senate resumed considerable of
the river and larbor bill.
HousE.-ln several cases OF pension bills
vetoed by the president, votes were taken
on passing them over the vetoes but the
vetoes were sustained. The next message
called up was that retong the bill grant.
ing pension to Joseph Roniser In this
case the committee on invalid pensions
was unanimously OF the opinion, that the
bill should be passed over the veto. The
bill was passed over the veto--l75 to 3S.
The following gentlemen, all democrats
voted to sustain the president.
Messrs. Bennett, Blanchard, Bland Cal
well, Gambler, Clements, Crisp, Croxton.
Culbertson, Davidson, (Ala.), Downcy,
Lunn, Harris, Henderson {N. C.l, Johnston
IN. G. Jones (Tcx.) Lafoon, Latham, Mar.
tin, McCreary Mcmillan, McRay, Morgan
Peel, Randall Reason, Reed IN. C.), Rich
ardson, Sadlcr. Sayers, Singleton, Stewart
(Tex.), st. Martin, j. NJ. Taylor (Tenn.),
Turner, Wellborne and Wheeler.
SENATE.-Senator Blair, from the COM
mittee on pensions, submitted n report
adopting as the report of the majority OF
thccommittee the report heretofore submit
ted on the message OF the president veto
ing bill granting pension to Mary j.
Nottage. and which was recommit-
ted by the senate. The report was
adopted by strictly party vote. Sem.
tors Whitthorne, Camden and Wilson oi
Maryland join i'll II minority report. The
committee on Irdian affairs reported on
the bill granting right OF way to railroad
companies through Northern Montana In.
dian reservations, recommending that it be
passed over the veto. The senate decided
2Sito 13-to consider the oeomargarine
bill. A motion'to rcferit to the finance com
mittee, made on behalf OF the enemies OF
the BILL was lost-15 to 90
HoUsE-Tbe house went into committee
OF the whole (Mr. Blount in the chnir) on
the fortitication appropriation bill. Mr..
Butterwortli directed attention to what he
regarded as the gross remissness OF con-
gress in failing to make an appropriation
for coast and harbordefenses. He spoke at
much length on this point, and criticised
the hostile attitude OF the majority in the
house toward the administration.
Mr.. Randall maintained the bill was
in no respect hostile to the proper nrma
ment OF the United States, but its purpose
was to secure knowledge OF the require.
ments OF the occasion. Referring to Mr.
,Cutcheon.s remarks upon the deienselesa
condition OF the whole coast, he sug
gested that Great Britain was wiser than
the gentleman. England knew that the
moment she began war with the United
States, the United States meant that she
should not have foot OF ground on this
continent, and she was not going to be
guilty OF disturbing the peace OF the coun
try.
Mr. Davis Of Massachusetts,, from the
committee oa commerce., reported favor
ably to the house the bill to protect the
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