The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-17
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.

and referred, among them the following;
BY Mr.. Call, for the construction OF a
canal from st. Augustine, Fla, to INDIAN
river. BY Mr.. Allison, to author
ize the construction OF a bridge
across the Missouri river. By Mr.. Eyarts,
: 20 authorize the construction Of a bridge
across the East river, New York. by Mr..
Mitchell, q long preamble and resolutions
! calling for q report from the secretary o!
war as to the reasons for the change OF
plans by the engineer in charge Ofthe works
Of internal improvements III Oregon.
Senator Edmunds reported that the
Joint committee OF the two houses mad
waited on the president, and that the prcsl-
dent had asked the Committeeto cOngratu.
late the senate end house CT their SAFE re
turn to the capital, and to say that he
would communicates with them in writing.
ThercupOn the message a received and
it's reading begun by Secretary McCoOk.
Mr.. Blair announced the death Othis Late
colleague, Mr.. Pike, and moved, as AmarL
OF respect to his memory, that the senate
adjourn.
In the House. Mr.. Tewett, rising to &
question OF privilege, asked that
Mr.. S. s. Cox should be sworn in
as a member OF the house, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
OF Joseph Pulitzer. He stated at thes&mc
slime that the formal certificate Of Mr.
COX's election had not been received. Ne
objection was'made to Mr.. COX's qualify ing.
Messrs. Henry w. Rusk (Md.) and Henry
Bacon On. W also QUaliied-hllinI the Va
Calcies oCCasioned by the deaths OF William
II. Cole and Beach. Mr., Pruden. the prcsi-
dents assistant secretary, was then an
nOunced and presented to the house the
presidents annual message. 1t was i'm
mediately read by the clerk.
Mr.. Hewitt announced the death Of the
late congressman from New York, Lewis
Beach and John ArnOt. IT.. and a similar
duty wus performed by Mr.. Caswcll, who
announced the death Of his colleague, w.
T. Price. A committee, consisting OF
Messrs, Guenther, Morrill,. Frederick, Tuul.
bee, Osborne, Hudd and Ia Follattee, was
appointed to attend Mr.. Prices funeral.
SENArE.-~Mr. Cheney N. H., appointed
to fill temporarily the vacancy caused
by the death OF Senator Pike, was sworn
in. Mr.. Beck introduced Il bill to provide
for the retirement of the United States
legal tender and national bank notes Of
small denominations, and for the issue OF
coin certificates. Mr.. Van Wick introduced
a bill to exempt from duty imported sugar
and molasses and also imported boards,
lumber and timber. Mr.. Morrill, offered a
resolution that it is incxpedieDt to revise
the tariff at the present session. Laid over
Mr.. Dawes offered the following resolution.
which was also laid over and ordered
printed:
Resolved, That the committee on
finance be instructed to inquire and re-
port us 500 as possible what spa-
Cifc reduction can be made in
customs dues aud internal taxes which
viii, in their judgment, reduce the receipts
to the necessary and economical expen-
ditures Of the government without impair
ing the prosperity and development OF
home industries OF the compensation OF
home labor.
Resolutions in regard to the death OF
Mr.. Price OF Wisconsin we're adopted.
DEMONSTRATIONS bills in regard to Nation.
al Banks were introduced. The bin introduc-
ed by Representative Parker OF New York to
amend the oleomargarinc act proposes to
fix the tax ON that commodity ut six cents
per pound, and strikes olt the original act
the clanse FORGETTING to the United States
oleomargarine found TO contain deleterions
ingredients.
The bin introduced BY Representative
Herbert to remove certain nolitical dis,
abilities, provides that no law or re.ula
ton shall disqualify pres ons not d~isquali
fled by section 4 OF the fourteenth amend.
ment to the costitution from holding
office IN the army or navy. The intent Of
the bill is to make ex-confcderates eligible
for appointment. Mr.. Norbert also pro.
duced a bill authorizing state officers to
issue writs Of attachments r%pturnable Ia
the circuit court OF the United States.
Tn bill introduced by Representative
Henderson Of Iowa for the relief OF the
United States supreme court. provides that
the law be abrogated which requires each.
justice OF the supreme court to attend at
east one term OF the circuit court in each
district OF the circuit to which he IS allot.
ed, during every period 81 two Years.