Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-01
FlFTlETH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.


presidents of colleges. and large numher OF
other distinguished befsens, REPRESENTING q
macs meeting held November 10 last, to vel
come the British peace deputatlon. The petit
tion was referred 10 the committee on tsrelsn
relations.
Senator Beck presented remonstrance Of
The Western Union Telegraph company
against the passage of the postal telegraph
bill. He said that 1t was very full presenta-
ton of the case. and that the postofflcc COM
mittee desired to have the communication
printed and referred 70 ordered.
Ausong the Bills reported from the commit
tees and placed on the calendar was the hsl-
lowing:
For the admission Of the state of Dakota
End the organization Of the territory Of Lin
coin. Minority report to be presented,
By Senator Stewart--To vest all legislative
power In the territory Of Utah in the sovether
and legislative assembly Vi .tWelsc citizens
Of the territory To he Appointed by the presi-
debt ana confirmed By the senate, but not
more than six Of them to be Of one political
party. All township, district, county and ter
ritorial officers to be elected or appointed as
the Legislative assembly may provide. Ali
laws passed are to be submitted to congress,
and II d.serfso7ed shall be null and void
rcsers are required to take oath that they
| neither teach nor practice bsggamy nor polyga-
| my: that fer Two years past they have not
| contributed directly or indirectly any money
or valuable thing to any order or association
which sanctions or tolerates atn6hg Its mem
bcrs bigamy or polsgamy or plural OF celestial
marriage, Or which claims to exercise civil
| power independent of or opposed to the laws
of the United States or the territory, and that
| they regard the laws as interpreted by the
courts as the supreme law, all doctrines or
teachings of any order or associative tb the
contrary notwithstanding,
Senator Rdfnahtls, from the judiciary COM
rniseae, to which has been referred the inves-
tigation into the jackson, Miss, election
troubles, reported a resolution authorizing a
committee to send for persons and papers
inquiring into the alleged participation of
federal officials in the suppression of votes of
eolored citizens. Resolution adopted
Senator Frye called up the motion to refer
to the committee on finance the presidents
annual message and proceeded to discuss the
message.
Referring to the surplus, Senator Frye said
| some of his Democratic friends had proposed
| the repeal of all the internal revenue laws.
He attacked Mr. Mills, chairman of the COM
mittee on Ways and means, and, referring to
Speaker Carlisle, said:
The distinguished speaker of the house (for
whom he had a profound esteem), in his de-
votion to the principles Of free trade, had
dared, in the last congress, to aIrogate to
| himself almost despotic powers, and to de-
clare, from his high place, that he would FEC
ognixe no member Of the house 10 make any
motion TO cut down The surplus unless it was
| first Submitted to the Democratic caucus. The
Democratic secretary of the treasury had also
joined in the choral song of the free traders,
apparently with all his heart
The senator frem North Carolina (vance)
had Indicated way to prevent a surplus, and
the senator from Georgia BROWN had pro-
posed way which would do, beyond all man
ner of question. That was the repeal of the
Internal revenue laws But his Democratic
friends and their allies, distillers and brewers
and saloonkeepers, had recently developed
wonderful regard for temperance; had be-
come great temperance champions, protesting
against whisky being made cheaper. But he
told them that the temperance sentiment of
the country vas rapidly crystallizing into the
a cnn hn 10 \, s,lr,
was repealed the better and quicker the prin!-t
ciples of temperance would be subserved. He
could see, however, one or two objections to
its repeal, and one of them was that SO much
revenue could not be spared.
Senator Palmer gave notice that he would
address the senate tomorrow on the subject of
his bill to regulate immigration.
Senator Blair spoke for an hour on his edu-
cational bill. and the senate, after an execu-
tive session, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. PA message from
the president, transmitting the first report of
the board Of control, as to the management
OF the industrial homes In Utah, was present.
ed and referred to the committee on terri
tories.
Senator Voorhees, introduced bills for the
formation and admission Of the state of Mon
tana. Referred to the committee on terri
tories. ~.
After a long and important discussion in
the senate the resolution to refer the presi-
dents message on Pacific railroads to Especial
committee of seven senators Changed from
fye) was agreed to.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Senator Davis-To amend the pension
laws SO that they shall not prohibit the pay
ment Of pension money to any person who
served In the late rebellion against the United
States, but afterwards Voluntarily enlisted in
the military or naval service of the United
States and incurred disability in the line of
duty.
By Mr.. Hoar-To change the time of meet
ing Of the long session of congress to the first
Monday in October, and of. the short session
to the second Monday in November,
By Senator Plumb-For an extension of the
southern and western boundaries of Kansas,
so as to include the public land strip.
By Senator Wilson, of Iowa--To amend the
postofice appropriation act Of March 3, 1876,
SO as to provide that publications of the sec
ond class may be transmitted through the
mails freeof charge to subscribers who live
in another county, but recsive their mail in
the county In which the publication is issued
The bill to authorize the construction Of a
railroad, wagon and foot passenger bridge
across the Mississippi river ator near Burliug-