Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-04-26
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The Dakota Bill and tho Tariff Bill Con.
sldered.
Long Speeches on the Tariff Ia she
House by MILLS orTcxas and Kelly
Pennsylvania.
SENATE.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April l7.--After an ex.
ccutive session the doors were opened
and the Dakota bill was taken up for
consideration. Vest spoke in opposition,
After some further discussion the bill
was laid aside The Senate bill for the
relief Of the Omaha tribe Of Indians in
Nebraska authorizing the payment Of
$4,000. being ten annual inStallments I'M
der treaty. was amended by authorizing
the secretary of the Interior to extend
the time of payment Of the purchase
money for lands sold on the Omaha In.
dian reservation. The Sena. tSll for
public building at BurlingtS. ~s, $75.
900, passed Adjourned.
HOUSE,
At 1.10 O. clock the House went into
the Committee of the Whole. with Spring.
or. of Illinois. in the Chair, for the con,
sideration of the tariff bill. Mills led In
the discussion and made speech Of an
hour and three quarters length In favor
of the bill. When he closed his speech
he was congratulated by Democratic
members Kelly, Of Pennsylvania then
spoke two hours In opposition TO the
bill, and was loudly applauded by the
opponents of the measure. The com
mittee then rose. Bills were reported in
the House for the erection OF public
buildings at Sioux City, Iowa, and Racine,
Wisconsin. Adjourned
SENATE. -
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The land for,
fixture bill went over as unfinished bust
ness and at 2 o clock this afternoon the
Dakota bill came up and Sherman took
the floor in Its support. Hc replied IN
an impassionate manner to Vests allusion
to unfair methods in the election Of Pres
ident Hayes. He claimed every suspicion
ever cast upon the integrity of that pro-
ceeding had been impelled and that 1t
stood in history rs matter IN which the
Republican position could not be impeach.
ed. Sherman defended the members OF
the Returning Board, and declared again
that the colored people Of the South must
be protected in their right The bill
went over without action and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
The conference report upon the bill
authorizing the President to arrange n
| conference between the United States and
the South and Central American Repaid
| lies, Hayti, San Domingo and the Empire
of Brazil (Townshend Zollverin meas
ure) was agreed to. The bill to establish
u Department Of labor was passed. The
! bill TO create boards of arbitration for the
settlement of controversies and differences
between interstate common carriers and
their employees was considered in Com
mittee of the Whole O'Ncill briefly ex'
| planned the provisions Of the measure,
Parker. of New York, and others OPP
| posed the bill rs being weak and insutii'
cient. Buchanan, of New Jersey, and
others favored It. Finally. on motion Of
| Cannon, the sixth section, which provides
for the appointment by the President Of
Boards of Arbitration, was amended by
substituting the words commissioners
! for "arbitrators," and decision" for
award" The committee rose and the
House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON April 19.-Thc Senate
resumed consideration of the bill for ad.
mission of the State II South Dakota, and
was addressed by Plumb IN support OF
the bill He contrastcd the small votes
In Southern States with the vote OF Da-
kota and said very few of them had cast
as many votes within the last FIVE years
as the Territory of Dakota had in 1886.
Allison addressed the Senate in support
of the bill. He agreed with the Senator
from Missouri (Ves0 that the question
was political one The attitude of the
Democracy in both Houses was the atti-
tude of non action. He believed that
South Dakota should now be admitted as
a State and he should be glad to vote this
session for the admission Of North Dakota.
The debate then reverted once more to
the question of outragcs and ntimidations
in the South. Call, Berry, Hoar, Ed.
munds, Sherman and Vest, participated
in the discussion, which was at times
quite excited The Senate finally came
to vote on the substitute for the Dakota
bill, which was defeated-yeas %; nays
26-and the bill itself was passed-yeas
20, nays ga strict party vote. Ad'
journed
The House this morning postponed
further consideration of the tariff bill
until Tuesday next, and then took up fol
consideration the Indian appropriation
bill. An amendment was adopted appro
priating $50, 900 for the education of In
dian pupils in Alaska. The amendment
was adopted striking out the provision
for an inspector of Indian schools ant
providing for a superintendent Of lndiar
schools. Baync, of Pennsylvania, Offered
an amendment providing that at lndial
day and training schools where churcl
organizations are assisting in educationa
work the Christian Bible may be laugh
in the native language of the Indians, IL
in the opinion OF the person IN charge, !
is deemed conducive to the moral welfare
of the pupils. Adopted. The committe
then rose. Randall, Of PENNSYLVANIA
moved to strike out the clause appropria
ting S2,S5S, 900 for the payment of tn
ChOctaw Judgment, and the previous
question was ordered on this motion. Tn
final passage Of the bill went over ant
the House adjourned.
HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, April 20.-On motion o
Anderson, Of Illinois. the Senate hill pass
ed extending the system Of beacon light
to the Illinois river. On motion Of Town
shend. of Illinois, the Senate amendment
were conCurred in. tn the military acade
my bill. The Indian appropriation bill
was then passed Townshend, of Illinois
from the Committee on Military Aflars
reported his bill placing General w F
l~(Baldy) Smith on the retired list. with tn,
rank of Major. General. Private calendar
The pension appropriation bill was ihcl
taken up and passed. II appropriate.
$50. $50. 900 Henderson, Of Iowa, Hlludcc
to the recent action of the House regard
ing the purchase Of bonds with the sur
plus. in order to dispel doubts in Tn,
mind OF the President rs TO his authority
to purchase bonds. In examining thu
errors of the pension act il would b'
found that there was no limitation as Il
the time when claims should be filed
The only Limitation ever placed on tina
act was found in an appropriation bill
He called the attention Of the administra
ton to this fact. for II the Presiden, ha,
trouble in buying bonds with the surpu
he should have equal difficulty in no
allowing arrears of pensions. He mp
pealcd to the President to be consisten
, and allow arrears of pensions 10 thos
who filed claims within the provisions a
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