Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-07-25
UNRULY REDS.
The Pine Ridge Wards Have
Their Rations Cut Down
and Are Indignant.
Young g-Man.Afraid.of-his Horses
Takes Command of a
War Party.
The Law Makers at the Capital
Performing Many Wondrous
Strokes of Labor.
Congressional.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, July 4.-Mr. Coke
offered resolution discharging the
committee on finance from further
consideration of the House joint reso-
luton for the payment of the surplus
in the treasury on the public debt.
He gave notice that he would call it
up Monday and ask vote on IL.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Edmunds, instructing the committee
Oh foreign relations to enquire into the
violation OF the rights of American
fishing and merchant vessels in Cana
dian waters, was taken and adopted.
Mr.. Hawley, from the committee on
printing, reported resolution for the
collection aud printing of presidential
vetoes from the organization of Con-
gress To the present time, arranged in
chronological order. Adopted.
The Senate then resumed consider
alton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill, going back TO the paragraph re-
quiring the secretary of the treasury to
issue silver certificates Of one, two and
five dollars on all surplus silver now
in the treasury. The amendment re-
commended by the committee striking
out the words land all surplus silver
dollars" was agreed to. The amend
ment striking out the words land
shall be redeemable in standard silver
dollars" was agreed to. The amend
ment adding the words provided that
said denominations" etc, was agreed
to. The clause now reads: THE
secretary of the treasury is
hereby authorized and required
to issue silver certificates in
denominations of 81, 2S and S., and
the silver certificates herein authorized
shall be receivable and payable in like
manner and like purposes as provided
for silver certificates by the act of Feb.
8, 1878, entitled IAN act TO authorize
the coinage OF standard silver dollars
and to restore its legal tender char
acter, provided said denominations
81, So and s. may be issued in lieu of
silver certificates of larger denomina-
tions in the treasury and to that ex-
tent said certificates of larger denomi-
nation shall be cancelled and de-
stroyed."
On morton of Mr.. Dawes the item
appropriating $25. 900 for the education
OF the children of school age in Alaska
without regard to race was inserted.
On motion of Mr.. Gibson an iteu. of
$40, 900 was inserted for the Mississippi
river commission.
On motion of Mr.. VOORHEES, an item
of $1,000 was inserted for the purchase
of Carl Gutherse's painting, Farming
In Dakota"
After a lively discussion an amend
ment to the Bartholdi statue inaugur-
alton expenses was passed. providing
that no part of the amount expended
should be used to buy liquors or cigars.
HOUSE.
The House went into a committee OF
the whole on the bill for the increase
of the navy. Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine,
said the committee on naval affairs
had gone faithfully to work and iu
March had reported a bill appropriate
ing So, AS 900. This bill had slumber.
ed on the calendars since that time
and the committee had been unable t.
secure consideration for IL; now a
substitute was brought in and the
House was asked to say to the peopl.
that the country did not need the
ships which the committee In March
said IL did need. Che Democratic
party had put its mailed hand upon
the committee and said, Gentlemen
you shall not have the 50, 600, 600 ap.
propriated before election; wait an.
other year; not this afternoon. some
other afternoon" The original bill
was then read by sections for amend.
ments. On motion of Mr.. Beck, OF
Connecticut, an amendment was adopt.
ed, inserting IN the bill provision
contained In the substitute for dyna.
mite-gun cruiser. Boutelle moved to
strike out clause which authorizes
the secretary of the navy in certain
emergencies to import armor for new
cruisers. Agreed to by vote of 1Ol
to 81. The committee then rose and
reported the bill to the House. Mr..
Herbert offered as substitute for the
bill the proposition agreed to by the
committee on naval affairs, which has
been published. 1t was agreed To-;
yeas, III; nays, 104; and the bill as 80
amended was passed.