The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-06-04
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

LOUISE Inc senate subsidy amendment
to the postofice appropriation bill was
non,concurred in by the house by the de.
cisive vote OF l7S to so. The result of the
vote was a complete surprised to both sides.
The highest estimate of the probable re-
suit placed the majority at fifty against
the amendment. Its friends conceded
twenty majority against the subsidy,
fled. they would not have aban-
doned the hope OF ultimate sue,
cess through the agency Of a conference
committee; but with n majority OF ninety
eight against them in q total vote of 25S,
they can find no groundforhope, andireelv
admit that they are beaten beyond all pros
pect OF recovery. An examination OF the
roll callshows thatthe affirmative vote was
composed OF 15l democrats and ~ repub-
licans, and the negative vote of IA rcpub-
leans and 6 democrats. The scnti-
ment OF the house as expresscdi in this vote
is so overwhelmingly against the subsidy
that there can be no doubt OF the ultimate
result. The senate will be Obliged to re-
cede or the postoffice appropriation bill
will fail. Tho Republicans who voted to
non-concur were: Anderson Of Kansas,
Brown ofIndiana, Brown ofPennsylvania,
Cannon, Cooper, Fuller, Guenther, Hen
derson OF Iowa, Henderson OF lllinois, Hep,
burn, Laird, La Toilette, Lehiback, Loutitt,
Morrill,. O'Donnel, Payson, Peter, Rowcll,
Ryan, Strait, Strublc, Thomas OF Wiscon-
sin, Wakefield, Weaver OF Nebraska. War
ner OF Missouri, and White OF Minnesota.
The six Democrats who voted with the
Republicans in the negative were. Adams
OF New York. Blanchard OF Louisiana,
Eindlay OF Missouri, Gray OF Louisiana,
30 uisiana.
SENAEZ.-Senator Chace reported from
the senate committee on patents an origi-
nal international copyright bill as n sub
%stitute for the bills on the subject before
the committee.
Mr.. 0olph endeavored to secure the
setting OF a day for the considera-
ton of the bill repeating the pre-
emption and timber culture acts. Objec.
tons were made by several senator's, among
them Mr.. Sewell, who aid he would object
to further special orders till the titz John
Porter bill was disposed OF, and that he
would ask the senate to take up that Dill
when the bankruptcy bill SHOULD have been
disposed OF. Senator Spooner introduced
in the senate the bill introduced in the
house early in the session by Mr.. Caswell
FOR the relief OF purchasers and other guar
antees of the United States swami lands,
and to reimburse states for all such lands
included in the various grants sold by the
United States.
The bill closing up the business OF the
court OF Alabama claims passed. The SEN
ate insisted upon it's subsidy amendment
to the postoifice appropriation bill. Dur
ing the consideration OF the private pen
sion bills, an animated discussion arose
over the customary carelessness OF the
senate in passing such bills. A house bill
passed providing for the establishment OF
several life saving stations, including one
ut Duluth. Adjourned till Monday.
HousE.-Mr. Herbert, from the commit.
tee on naval affairs, reported the naval
/ n rrrnlrIDtin hill AND II w,c paSnr,.,l {o
the committee OF the whole. The house
then resumed consideration OF the bill pro-
hibitins the importation OF mackerel dur
ing the spawning season. After a long de-
bate the bill was passed-yeas 12O, nays
so.
instructed Chairman Tucker to re
ported favorably an amendment to
the constitution, declaring polygamy
unlawful. There was but one mem
member OF the committee who did not agree
to the action OF the committee, and he only
desired further time to consider it.
Representative White OF Minnesota pre-
scented n petition, signed by 600 citizens Of
Dodge Center, kasson, Mantorville and
other towns OF Minnesota, urging the tax
ing OF butterine and oleomargarinc.
SENATE.-On motion of Mr.. Sawyer pri
waite pension bills were taken up
-"A' illSl lGl ou utlNIIp lut re-
ports readin anumber OF the cases, and had
some ofthe bills thathe considered ofdoubt-
iul propriety postponed. In u short de.
bate on one OF the bills covering n case that
had been rejected by the pension office, Mr..
Cockrell said the chief OF the division, who
had rejected SO plain and well proven IA
case, ought to be discharged from the ser.
vice OF the United States.
HousE-Several senate amendments to
the Dingley shipping bill were non-con-
cured in, including that of Senator
Frye authorizing the president to retaliate
on Canada for such acts as the seiz-
ure OF American vessels. Bills were in
troduced to consolidate customs districts.
to revive the income tax for the paymeJ.
OF pensions, and to distribute the surplus
in the treasury for educational purposes.
The bill to tax bogus butter was dis
Cusscd.
SENATE. The commissioner OF pensions
was the subject OF a lively and bitter de-
bate in the senate, and was pronounced an
lmpostor by Mr.. Ingalls,.
Mr.. Voorhees, defended Commissioner
Black with much warmth and earnestness.
Inc president sent two more mes
sages to congress vetoing pension
bills, and they are liable to create another
discussion at any time. A good deal of
feeling is being awakened by these vetoes,
tSpcCiiiy luOSe WHICH REFER TO cases which
nave once been rejected at the pension Of
flee, and it is believed that nearly all Of
these vetoes will be passed over the presi-
dents head.
The bill to secure the appointment of
Lieut.. Greedy, OF Arctic fame, as adjutant
general OF the army, with the rank o major
OF cavalry, was indefinitely postponed.
The Atlantic Il Pacific railroad grant for
ieiture bill passed. The bill increasing the
pensions OF soldiers and sailors who have
lost an arm or leg passed.
HousE.-The Harrison bill for the ad.
mission OF South Dakota was reported nd
versely, and the Springer bill to admit the
whole territory was reported favorably.
The greater part OF the day was devoted to
debate on the bill to tax oleomargarine,
which wascontinucd at an evening session.
MIR. Henderson 1owa) said: The farmers
bad TO get fair play in this chamber,
and IL it were not given it would be
taken. He believed that there were enough
votes on both sides of the house to protect
the interest now clamering for protection
without the help OF men who never raised
their voice except to defend the protection
tariff. While he had never seen oleomar-
garine mentioned in the Bible, Shakespeare
had described the process OF manufacture,
and he read from Macbeth the description
OF the concoctions Of the w;tch's broth.
eESArE.-sena,or Edmunas reported
iavorably from the committee on foreign
relations the following described bill Of
Senator Morgan OF Alabama:
Directing the attorney general to bring n
suit in the name OF the United
States in the supreme court OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia against Ben We'll,
or his legal representatives or assignees
to determine whether the awards OF
the Mexican claims commission in the
We'll and La Abra cases were pro-