The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-15
EIFTIETA CONGRESS.
Abstract OF the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.
SENATE.

Senate bill to authorize the Paris, Choc-
a a. Little Rock Railroad ompan to
construct and operate a railway. tele-
graph and telephone line through the In.
dian Territory.
House bill to protect lands belonging to
Indians from unlawita grazing, with
amendments.
The senate bin authorizing the president
TO place OF the retired list, with the grade
oi major, Maj. Gen. William w. Ayerill.
HOUSE.
in the house Mr.. Mills moved that the
rules be suspended aQd evening sessions
ordered for the consideration Of certain
bills, but, rs he would not consent to an
amendment setting apart certain sessions
for the considerations of pension bills,
the Republicans refused to vote. As no
quorum could be secured, Mr.. Mills with.
drew his resolution.
The house committee on public buildings
decided unanimously TO recommend that
the house pass the Allentown (Pa.) pub
Tic building bill over the presidents veto.
The committees report will contain no re.
f~ection upon the presidents course, but
will hold that the committee has better
facilities thnn the executive for ascertain
ing the needs OF the town where it is pro-
posed to erect n building.
SENATE.
The senate passed the day in considerin
the diplomatic and consular appropria.
ton bill An amendment was adopted
transferring the ministers resident in Bel.
GUM, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway
and Venezuela to the grade OF ENJOYS ex.
traordinury and ministers plenipotentiary
without change oil salary. Senator Chand-
Ter introduced a bill to amend the fishery
RECLAMATION act9 by striking out the words
lin his discretion" and by also striking
out the reference to "otheP products OF the
dominion than fish. This would alb.
s~oiately deny Canadian vessels the right OF
entry whenever the president is satisfied
that the right Of Americans in dominion
ports are abridged, are whenever they are
subjected to annoyance, and would also
forbid the importation OF Canadian fresh
or salt fish. Senator Quay has been au.
]thorizsd TO reportiavorably his bill grant
ing pensions to soldiers and sailors con.
fined in confederate prisons.
HOUSE.
The feature in the house was the excite
ment caused by the leaving OF q red ban.
danna handkerchief in the press gallery.
MIR. Springer took the chair. After debate
two sections OF the lumber clause
were rejected, and the clerk turned the
first page OF the bill. The next lumber
paragraph was read. Mr.. Blaine Of
Il tnIhN Ahd ANA HlONtu blbb IL DO ItJHClSus
His motion was rejected. A Tcotion to
strike out 'staves OF wood" was also
lost. The committee then rose. A mes
sage from the president vetoing the Bar
Harbor, Me-, public building bin and the
bill for purchasing additional ground for
the public building at Council Bluffs Iowa
was announced.
SENATE.
Considerable hustle was caused on the
republican side when the presiding officer
presented a message from the president.
returning without approval a bill pension
ing u widow, on the ground that
the death Of the husband (for
which the pension was allowed
had nothing to do with military service,
but was the result OF suicide, Senator
Blair remarked that these messages were
uniformly unjust and incomprehensible,
and he should oppose the usual course Of
referring this to the committee Oh pen
sious.
HOUSE.
An insignificant tariff debate took up the
time 81 the house to day. A quiet CONNIE.
ton was caused by the announcements Oh
the denomination Of the president. Con-
alteration ofthe tariff bin was resumed in
committee OF the whole.
Tie house passed tho following bills:
Senate bill to provide for two additional
associate justices for the supreme court OF
Dakota; house bin to authorize the con-
struction OF a bridge across the Missouri
river ut Omaha, Neb.
SENATE.
The fisheries treaty came up. and Sena-.
tor Morgan said he proposed to make the
speech be made in executive session.
Senator Sherman made the point OF order
that the senator from Alabama was not
Gfoa,Fuafru Aha rssaafinn hnforo the SapnfnA
bes the resolutions, which could only be
discussed by luminous Consent. The pre-
siding officer SUSTAINED the point OF order,
but said he had no means OF enforcing the
rule. Mr.. Morgan treated the ruling with
indifference and for an hour and a halt pro-
ceedei with the reading Of printed slips Of
his speech in secret session, alter which
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
J In the House The tariff bin. free lumber,
free fsh. dispatches from ST. Louis, cheers
for Thurman and waving tbs red ban
dana. with now and then fired from the
Republican side, Have you heard from
sg0rerofi?N occupied the attention oi the
SENATE.
Tho senate enjoyed a holiday to discuss
the political situation.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Nelson moved a on.coneurrence IN
the senate amendment to his bin provid-
fng for the holding OF another term Of the
United States court in the district OF Min
nssota. The senate amendment provides
that a term Of court shall be held on the
secona Monday IN September Of each year
Ia Duluth.
An amendment to the Mills bill. offered
BY Mr.. Grosyesor Of Ohio, to exclude bssss
salt from tine free list admitting only dai
~ and table salt, was rejected. Mr.. Bayne
81 Pennsylvania offered an amendment to
insert rice. cleaned and uncleaned, in the
free list. Rejected. The four lines relat-
ing to lax we're read. and Mr.. Browne 81
Indiana moved to strike them out Of the
free list.
a Syrian convert 20 Christianity
was urged By his employer to work
on Sunday, but he declined. But
said the master, does notyonr Bible
say that If a nan has an ass or an OK
that falis into q pit on the Sabbath
day he may pull him out?y Yes
answered the convert; "but II the ass
has q habit of falling into the same
bit evew Sabbath day, then the man
Should either fll up the pit or sell the