The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-27

of the special DOM nittee investigating
the charges of misconduct on the part OF
Mr.. Stahlnecker, OF New York, in coDnec'
tion with the new library building. The
report, which completely exhonerates Mr..
Stahlnecker, was adopted without discus
sion. II was agreed that when the house
adjourned to. day it will be to meet Mon
| day next. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole on the private caien'
dar, the pending business being the
senate bill for the Incorporation of the
Maratime Canal company, of Nicaragua.
The conference report on the bill TO re-
tire Gen. Alfred Pieasonton with she rank
of major, was called up and agreed 10.
The house then adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY, Oct. Is.
Senatc.-A message from the president,
vetoirg the pension bill of Mrs. Sarah
Woodbridge, on the ground that such pre-
cedent ought not to be established was laid
before the senate. The blu and meas
ute were referred to the committee or pen
sions. Mr.. Hoar called attention TO the
Union Pacific funding bill ana suggested
that in view of its great importance, 1t
should be set down for hearing for the
first Tucsday in December. This was
agreed to. Another message from the
president returning without his approval
the bill granting a pension to w. s.
Bradshaw was laid before the senate.
The ground of disapproval is that the
disability was not contracted in military
service. Laid on the table.
House.-In the house to-day Mr..
Wheeler, of Alabama, offered the fol :
lowing for reference: WHEREAS, The
senate OF the United States has reported
bill to revise the tax laws, which bill
is r.ore oppressive to the masses of the
people, aud more in the interests of
the monopolists than any measure ever
proposed to any Legislative body of
which We have record; therefore be 1T
Resolved, That the democratin men,
bers of this house pleoge themselves to
continue their efforts to defend the peo-
pie against this unequal, unjust and un-
wise legislation, which, II enacted into
law, must inevitably check and limit the
sale of American products in foreign
| countries, stimulate and strengthen the
| operations of combinations and trusts
and prolong, if not perpetuate, the sub
lection of the people to the exactiops of
accumulated capital, and the democratic
members of this congress will maintain
and contest upon the floor until victory
is won or the duties with which they have
|
constitutional Limitation, and be it also
Resolved, That the senate tariff bill
should be discussed upon this floor to the
end that it's features may be exposed and
made known to the people. After some
discussion as to the proPriety OF the
| resolution, ii was referred to the commit
tee. A resolution vas introduced by Mr..
| Oates, of Alabama, 70 close the present
| session of congress on the 18th inst, and
it was laid over until tomorrow.
TUESDAY, Oct. 16.
Senate-The session was consumed in
discussing the tariff bill. But twenty
members being present the senate ad-
journed.
| Hoase.-The house by a vote of % TO p l,
has postponed consideration of the ad-
| journment resolution until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Hudd (Wis.) senate
amendment was concnrred in TO the bill
authorizing the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi river at Lacrosse,
Wis. Three members of the house were
appointed rs members of joint commit
tee charged with investigating the Wash
ington acqueduct tunnel matter. The
senate joint resolution was passed author
| izipg the secretary of war 10 protect the
Washington acqueduct tunnel. In con-
sideration of the morning hour, Mr..
Plumb, of Illinois, from the committee
on labor, called up the bill to settle the
accounts of labor under the eight hour
law. Mr. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, moved
| TO adjourn, aud on the motion, the re
publicans demanded the yeas and nays
aud succeeded in defeating it, Mr.. Oates
said he had failed in his effort 10 get the
house to adjourn and he would now like
| l. u q n IS
absence for the remainder of the session.
This was granted as was also leave to Mr..
Lanham, of Texas. The house then at
80 adjourned.
| WEDNESDAY, Oct. II.
Senate.-Only eight republicans and
ten democratic senator's were present this
morning. The house bill granting the
Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern rail-
way right of way across portion of the
Sioux reservation in Dakota was passed.
The senate at IL 30 resumed consideration
OF the tariff bill and was addressed by MIR.
| Teller.
House.-The speaker laid before the
house twelve pensioni.veto messages and
they were referred To the committee on
pensions. Mr.. Cox IN. W, rising to a
question of privilege, sent to- the clerk 8
desk and had read an editorial from the
New York Tribune of the 29th ult., en-
titled s. S. Cox's Postal Fraud, charging
him with sending unfrankable matter
through the mails under his frank. Mr..
Cox said he had gone to the Tribune of
fee and had seen the editor and also the
unfrankable package. 1t had his frank
upon it in large letters, which he declared
a forgery. He has asked the postmaster
general for an Investigation. Mr.. Xii
gore, of Texas, offered a resolution pro-
viding for final adjournment on the Goth
inst, which was referred TO the ways and
means 'comnittee. The conference re-
port was agreed to on the bill granting
lands in..severalty to the united Peoria and
Miami bands of Indians.
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