Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30
WASHINGTON.
FORTY.NINTH CONGRESS.
FIRST sEs


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WASHINGTON, d. g., Jan. 1s-The mer-
chants Of FL Paso, Tex, through Mr.. Coke,
presented a petition to prevent smuggling.
Among the report submitted was one by Mr..
Cullom from the committee appointed to IN
vestigate freight and passenger rates on rail
roads and water route Accompanying the
report was q bill regulating interstate com
merce.
MIR. Ingalls, offered Q resolution directing
the secretary Of the treasury 10 inform the Sen
ate what proportion of the bonds called for
payment Feb. 1885 were owned by National
banks. Laid over for one day.
Mr.. Frye offered a resolution to appoint q
commission, IN accordance with the Presi-
dents recommendation, to settle the fisheries
question. after debate the resolution went
over.
Mr.. Harrison offered q resolution To admit
g. q. Moody, OF Dakota, % the floor Of the
Senate. Objection being made, the resolution
was laid over.
Mr.. Voorhees, presented memorials from
citizens OF Montana, praying that that territory
may be admitted into the Union, and introduc-
ing q bill providing for such admission.
Mr.. Harrison gave notice that on Friday he
would call up the Dakota bill.
Mr.. Eustis then addressed the Senate on the
silver question.
Senate. 1t gives District judges $500 per
year and forbids them appointing relatives to
Cficr.
The bill providing for the manner OF count
iny the electoral votes was placed before the
senate and after an executive session ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Mr. AIdrich intro
duced Il bill to prevent fraud in the customs
revenue.
Mr.. Conger introduced a bill to legalize
agreements between common carriers and
commercial associations Incorporated under
the laws Of the United States or any state.
Mr.. Harrison's resolution TO admit Mr..
Moody, Of Dakota, to the floor OF the Senate,
was taken up, and a spirited discussion en-
sued between Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Harrison, after
which the resolution offered by Mr.. Harrison
was agreed TO.
Mr.. Ingalls, resolution calling on the secre-
tary of the tire asury for Information as to what
proportion OF the $lo, 1000, 900 called for was
held by National banks, was laid before the
Senate. Mr.. Ingalls, modified the resolution
by withdrawing the clause requiring the
name Of the banks TO be specified.
The resolution TO appoint q commission to
settle the fisheries question was referred TO
the committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Ingalls, offered q resolution, which was
agreed to, directing the secretary OF the treas
ury to inform the Senate what amount OF ell
yer bullion had been purchased for coinage
since July !, 1885, and In what market the
same had been purchased and the price paid.
The Presidential count bill was laid aside
and Mr.. Teller addressed the Senate on the
silver question.
Mr.. Morrill, announced that he desired to
speak on the silver question, and then the
Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The resolution Of.
fered by Mr.. Hale in relation to the employ
ment of convict labor on public works was
adopted.
Mr.. Morrill, then addressed the Senate In
favor Of demonetixing silver.
MIR. Beck and Mr.. Teller made brief argu-
ments refuting Mr.. Morrll's position. After
the close OF debate Mr.. Wilson Of lows intro
duced a bill to facilitate business In the feder-
al courts.
Senator Logan introduced a bill for the re-
lief of the settlers on overfowed lands,
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Mr. Chace intro.
duced 8 bill to amend the copyright law.
Mr.. Van WICK introduced a bill to declare
forfeited all lands included In the grant Of Jr nc
3, 1883, In the state of Michigan, except such
as have been certified to the state under the
act OF July s, 1862.
Mr.. LAY reported fayorably the bill to pro-
hibit under penalty Of fine and Imprisonment
trespassipg on Indian lands.
Bills On the calendar were then proceeded
with. The bill 70 divide the Sioux reservation
In Dakota was first considered. The bill wen,
over, and the bill providing for the electoral
count was taken up. Mr.. Sherman took the
floor and addressed the Senate, and offered AT
amendment striking from the bill the clause
allowing either house TO exclue q vote, and
providing that IN case OF disagreement, the
question In dispute shall be submitted TO q
JOINT convention OF both houses, which shall
vote upon the question Of disagreement and
the decision shall be conclusive.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed the amendment, de
claring that II was an abandonment Of the
rights Of the states.
Pending the discussion the Senate adjourned
until Monday.