Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-22
NATIONAL Law MAKERS.
Summary Il the Daily Proceedings st
the Senate and House at The
National Capital.

In the senate on tho l4th, a resolution In
s~tructing the onimstte ON commerce, in report
ing the river and harbor bill, to set out the Inn
portant facts bearing ON each item. was report
ed and agreed to. Among the BILLS introduced
and referred was one for compensation for ser
vices OF female nurses during the war Of the re-
bellion. A resolution was offered declaring 1t
not III order. except by unanimous consent, for
the committee on appropriations to report u
the senate. for consideration or action. any gen
srai appropriation lin without having
had 1t under consideration for ten
days or more. Referred to the CO
mittee on rules. The resolution OF inquiry iuto
the causes of inefficient mail 81 rvice was taken
up, and after a very heated discussion went
over. The senate bill to provide for on Indian
school Mt Carson City, New. passed. Also the
following bills passed Appropriating, $1,000
for the sub-tropical fair at Jacksonville. Fla.
For the relief of David l.. B1ainard and eighteen
priyates Ct the United States army, who were
with the Greedy expedition In the Arctic re-
gions. tAs Communication for fuel and quarters.)
A bill to provide for the c. mpulsory education
Of Indian children was discussed nj some length.
In the house q bill was referred to the commit
tee of the whole which provides for the pnr-
chase of United States bonds by the secretary
of the treasury. The same action WAS had with
a bill for the relief OF importers OF animals for
breeding purposes. Among the executive conf
nlunicatioDs presented to the house WAS one
from the secretary Of war in response to the
resolution calling for ion relative tothe
plan End scope of the compilation o. the official
records OF the late war. Referred. A resolu-
tion was adopted appropriating $4,000 for
printing copies of executive documents
and on tho subject Of cattle and dairy pro-
ducts. Bills were reported and referred to
committee o. the whole for the erection
of q public building at Omaha. and for the pur-
chase OF additional lard at Council Bluffs. The
spe aker announced the resignation of Mr.. Cox,
Of New York, from the committee ON territories.
and the appointment Of Mr.. Tnulbee, of Ken
lucky, to I'LL the vacancy, the lstt + retiring
from the commit tee ON the eleventh census. A
bin was introduced and referred for the pay
ment OF s2,2a 2 G57. the amount paid by New
York city for principal and interest on the bonds
issued TO the Union Defense co!umittee OF New
York in 1861 ana 1862.
In the senate tie 18th, utter a long and heated
discussion the Blair educational bill passed.
Yeas 80, nays 20. The house bin for the APP
pointmento of eleven division supe "intendents OF
the railway mail service was taken from the
calendar, amended by making the number two
in addition to those before authorized and
passed. In the house the following bills were
reported A bill granting the right-of-way
through the Indian territory to the Kansas
City and Pacific railroad. A bill for the
payment of $1,000 to soldiers who en-
listed under the act OF July 70, 1861, and who
were DISCHARGED by reason OF surgeons certi-
hcates Of disability, or by promotion before the
expiration of two years, and who have not re-
ceived 81 600 bounty. Referred to committee Of
the whole. A bill was passed providing that
Nebraska shall constitute an entire judicial
district, to be known as the district OF Nebraska.
A resolution was adopted which provides for
tile APPOINTMENT OF a special Cp1lfn1tIe6 TO III
~vestigats and report what contracts had been
made for the construction Of the new library
building. and the amount expended Hereunder /;
what caused the delay IN the progress of the
work and what persons had been employed and
paid from the appropriations for the purchase
OF IL site and the construction Of the build
ing. The committees on APPROPRIATIONS nave re-
ceived estimates OF appropriations for the COM
pletion of public buildings in various pArts OF
the country. The estimates in every case ex.
coed the limit fixed by law. An amendment FIX
inc t,1trnl1ripfipn a for thu eOnnlatiDo nj n nnrn
Der of buildings was offered. Among them was
one for keokuk, To-, SIS, No.
THE following bills were reported the 18th
and placed on the calendar: For the relief Of
volunteers of the Fourth Iowa infantry. Au-
thorizing the construction of q high wagon
bridge across the Missouri river at or near
Sioux City. Among the bills introduced and
referred were the following: To authorize the
president to confer the breyet rank on uISy
officials for brilliant services in Indian cam
paigns. To authorize the wearing of badges Of
the Grand Army of the Republic. A JOINT reso-
luton for the abolition of the office of surveyor
gel oral of Iowa and Nebraska. A resolution
directing inquiry into the causes of inefficient
mail service was taken up and agreed TO. One
hundred and eight private pension bills were
passed. In the house the following committee
reports were submitted: From the committee
on judiciary adversely, designating the frst
Monday in October as the day when congress-
shall meet. Laid on the table. From the COM
mittee on Indian affairs, to divide the great
Sioux reservation into smaller reservations.
House calendar. An amendment to the de-
fcisncy bill was adopted appropriating $1,000
for compensation to clerks in postofhce,
and $4,000 for rent, fuel and light.
A bill was adopted appropriating 800. 600 fr the
support OF United States prisoners, and 5000
for the salary Of an additional circuit judge in
the Second judicial district. The amendment
WAS adopted directing the public printer to en-
force rigidly the provisions OF the eight hour
law. An evening session was had Mt which time
alengthy debate was had upon the Pacific rail
road telegraph bill.
TIE senate was not in session the 18th. In
the house the Blair educational bill was re-
ferred to the committee on education. The
urgent deficiency bill was taken up, and an
amendment, instructine the public printer to
enforce rigidly the provisions of tho etght-hour
law, was adopted and the bill assed. A bill
for the relief Of Nathaniel Mckay and the
executors of Donald Mckay was passed. Mr..
Stone, OF Kentucky, moved to reconsider the
vote and lay that motion ON the table, pending
which Mr.. Springer moved TO make 8 VeIpai
amendment to the titlc, and upon this
motion took the floor in opposition 70 che bin.
Quite a lengthy discussion ensued, IN Which
Mr., Springer argued that il 1t was right to grant
relief to the Mckays it WIS right to grant relief
to Secor and other contractors who mad Pre-
cisely similar claims, and quoted from q speech
made by Seuator Grimes, OF Iowa upon a SIM
liar bill, in which that gentleman said that
If claims against the government which rested
on the same grounds of equity as the claims
of naval constructors were paid the GOV
eminent would be called upon to make e1pendl
ture OF over $50, 600, 900. Mr.. Cox, of New York
and others, antagonized Mr.. Springer, and hif
| amendment to t e title WAS rejected, and tha
motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill
passed WAS tabled. A ter some other business
| the house proceeded to form itself in a psrlia
mentary tangle and finally adjourned until