Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

r. 40 ,,attey ~ the Milk Iail and Of the sub
/ .gft,t,s vbieh that committee has prepared
/ The substitute bill > designed a. TAX !"
i du,4jon measure. The members ~ the cob,
| ,niff.s. siro an agreed simply . difference OF
| opinion az 20 the exPesiiaDcy d proposing u
The senate agreed 10 the conference report
/ On the river and hasboF biii.
/ HouzE.
rho house Is without a quorum, D1t no one
/ b,,s found Il necessary to emil attention I"
i the fact Prrs8mptifc9y there y nIHhyn =
/ quorum unisas the point y Inssis thst ". !,
/ i,,fkina, and the fact L. aseeFt0ine'l by rob
rali. Both sides desire 90 accomplish ~ faneh
business az possible accordingly, "hiie one
/ third IL the house Is absent with or WITHOUT
| leave and largely without
SENATE.
/ The resolution 10 print . 900 additional
| copies Of the report Of tbe semitic COMMITTEE
/ on pensions on the subject Of vetoed pension
/ I,ills Yas taken up. the question beng on NJ.
/ CnckrelJ's amendment 70 print JOG, 900 copies
| of presidential vetoes in the last and present.
M. CockreIl explained the object which be
| had in suggesting he printing OF tie veto
message in the DOherty case.
! After considerable debate the matter went
over without action and the senate pro
| cseded 90 the consideration Of the naval aP-
4 preparation bill.
Mr. Uoar offered resolution for the ap-
poiiltment Of committee Of seven senators
| to inquire into the relations Of business ana
/ commerce between the United States ana
| Canada, with power to take testimony An
any part OF the United States.
HoUsE
On motion OF Mr. Lawler. Of Illinois, the
senate bill was passed appropriating S2oo,-
/ OOO for the erection Of a public building IN
| Chicago to be used as an appraisers ware
house
senate iii was posed prohibiting the trans
| mission through the mails IN Transparent
| envelopes ofmatteF which would be prohibited
/ il printed or written on the outside Of the en-
velop.
{ A bin granting the use Of certain property
/ to The city Of Tacoma, Wash, for a public
park was passed.
Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois, submitted the
| ronferenrc report on the bill providing for an
/ additional associate Justice Of the supreme
/ court of Dakota. The report, which states
/ that the bill now provides Tor two additlonal
| justices, war agreed to.
/ Mr., Macdonald. of Minnesota, from the
| committee on public lands, reported the bill
l 10 forfeit the lands in Minnesota granted to
/ the Hastings & Dakota Railroad company.
/ Passed.
sESATE.
The Republican senators in caucus decided
unanimously to pass at this session tarIh
| reduction and rsversion bill. The senate
| during tie vacation of congress, intends TO
! enter upon an investigation of the general
| relations Of Canada TO the United States.
I with a view Of discovering whether
/ il il within the power Of our
\ government TO enact any laws which
| viii place the Canadian railways even direct
1 IN under the provisions of the interstate
| commerce act aud prevent them from com
ing into competition with the American
4 trunk lines and to cut rates.
The senate resumed consideration Of the
naval appropriation bill, the pending ques-
tio-, being on the amendment striking out
/ the item for the expenses of a commission
| 10 locate navy yard ON the gulf coast The
| bill was psHseJ.
! S.snator Hiseock introduced the well known
service pension BILL providing that all per-
/ sons who served three months or niore N the
1 military or naval seryice Of the United
i States. between April Il, 1861, shah be en-
/ titled to n pension at the rate per month OF
/ one cent for each days eeryice
! The house committee on commerce has di-
/ rectsd favorable report upon thescDate blu
/ to amend the interstate commerce law. The
report says the bill ss reported does not
materially differ from the senate bill.
| The house considered bill 10 establish a
/ United States land court and to provide for
4 a Judicial investigation and settlement Of
private lDnd claims iH Arizona, New Mexico
and Colorado 1t establishes a United States
! land court. 10 consist of chief justice and
/ two associate justices appointed by the pres
ideRt and confirmed by the senate
SENATE
Mr. FRYE said be hal given notice that he
would call upon the fishery treaty He was
I compelled TO yield TO the army appropriation
bill the question being in Hawleys amend
mcnt aPpropriatiBg S750,0oO for an army
| gun factory at the Watervliet arsenal. New
| York; SJ,o0O,00O for the purchase o,
/ Steel for high-po,ssr coast defense
guns; 100000 for the purchase Of sub
marine mines, ami 100000 for submarine
! comfortable torpcdoer. The amendment was
agreed 10 without a division, and after the
I adoption Of a few other amendments the bin
I was reported back from thecommittee Of the
wholel to the senate.
Mr. Berry called for seperate vote on Mr.
| HaNieys amendment, AT pIoceeded TO adj
| dress the senate in opposition TO it.
| When vote was reached Mr.. Hawley's
| amendment was carried by vote of24 TO i6
vote was then taken on the bill and il
was passed
! number Of bills were reported from the
| committee and PLACED on the calendar, afier
I which Mr.. Allison moved to proceed To the
| consideration of the army appropriation bill
stating that II wac important that it should
/ b. passed.
Mr.. Wilson, of Maryland, made a speech in
/ favor gifts ratification.
| HOUSE
! On motion Of Mr.. Townshend of Illinois a
| joint resolution was passed providing tenn
/ porarily (until Sept. u for the support of
| the army.
The house then proceeded TO the considera-
/ ton of the bill to provide for postoffiee
| buildings. The report ACCOMMODATING TN,
bil explains its provisions as follows: 1T
proposes TO establish plan for the construc-
ton of public buildings for the use exclusive
| ~ of the postoffice department of a uni
| form character and which shall be especially
adapted for the purposes of that department
| Its provisions operate only in places where
/ the gross receipts amount TO $1,000 annual
/ IN for two successive years. The extreme
| limit Of cost TO the United States for any
| building shall not in any case excecsi S25. 900
| Subject To these hmitltions il provides for
| three ciasses of buildings, varying in cost
| according to the amount Of gross receipts
: Pending action the house went into com
mitteo OF the whole on the Oklahoma bill.
SENATE
| Mr.. Cullom's resolution, os to the Canadian
Pacific railway, went over till Monday with
4 out action.
| MT. Sherman gave notice that as soon as
the sundry civil appropriation till shall have
/ been disposed of. be would insist ON getting
| the fisheries treaty out Of the way.
4 nv AtttA BiDStFth-u TO i8p NOnSf1eSgl-
/ ton ofthe fisheries treaty in open executive
session, and was addressed by Mr.. Salisbury
/ in favor OF it's ratification.
| Democratic senator's he said. had not on
/ posed the open executive session from any
| apprehension that the public discussion Of
| the treaty would injure the administration
or the democratic party. On the contrary
they believed that full understanding of II
would commend il TO the favorable Judgment
OF the country as wise and Just settlement
| OF a controversy which had mt times threat
cned the harmony and peace of the whole
country.
| HOUSE
Mr., Maston, Of Indiana, asked consent that
| the order assigning n night session for the
consideration of private pension bills be So
modified as to admit of the consideration of
| general pension legislation, but objection
was made
| Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, from the com
mites on military affairs, reported back the
army appropriation bill with senate amend
men's, and it was referred to the committee
| OF the whole
The house then went into committee of thu
| whole, on the private calendar.
Thoroughly Satisfied with Himself.
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