The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-08
CONGRES SSICNAl
THURSDAY Aug %.

bills were laid before the senate and
referred TO appropriate committees.
4 resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
| EdmunGs, fixing the daily bour of meet
ing at II O'Clock, was adopted. The
senate then took up the resolution report
eG from the judiciary committee on the
23d of July on the subject OF suppression
of the colored votes n the munich pal cleo
| tion in Jackson, Miss. message from
! the president relative to the fisheries
question was received and without action
the senate adjourned.
Housc-The senate bill was passed,
declaring that certain water reserve
lands in Wisconsin are subject TO
the provisions of the act of congress
granting railway companies the right of
way through the public lands of the
United States. Mr.. Wilson, of Minnesota,
| off, red bill, which was referred to the
committee on foreign affair. IL was an
act TO enable the president to more
effectually carry on, the purposes of an
! the president TO protect and de
fend the rights of American fishing
vessels, American fishermen, American
trading and other vessels, in certain
cases, ard for other purposes, approved
March 3, 1887, and to authorize the presi
dent 20 protect the American interests
against unjust determinations in the use
of canals IN the British Dominions of
North America"
FRIDAY, August "a.
Scnate.-The message frcm the presi-
dent on the subj ject of rejection of the
fisheries treaty, was laid before the SEN
ate, and read in full by the clerk. The
reading was listened to by the senators
on both sides of the chamber with close
attention. When it came 10 the close,
Sen. Sherman moved that il be printed,
and referred TO the committee on foreign
relations. Speeches by Edmunds Hoar,
Morgan and others, were made On the
message, but no action was taken, and
the subject was laid over.
HouSe.--After some urimpOrtant bust.
ness the house went into committee Of
the whole on the dsficiencT appropria-
ton bill, the pending question being on
the appeal taken By Mr.. Dibbie from the
decision % the chair, ruling out the pro-
vision for the payment of the French
spollgtioa claims on the Joint of order.
On call of the house there was no quorum
The sergeant alarms was directed to ar
rest and bring in the absentees, and the
house took a recess till evening. The
hou.e at the evening session, passed for
y-hve private pension bills and ad-
journed until tomorrow.
SATURDAY, Aug. 25.
House-On motion of Mr.. O'Nei,l
Mo, senate hill was passed
amendatory of the act authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the Miss-
issippi river at st. Louis. Il amends the
act by removing the prohibition that any
stockholder in the bridge company shall
be a stockholder in any o:her bridge
company. A motion TO go into commit
tee of the whole on the deficiency ap-
preparation bill disclosed the fact of no
quorum. Mr.. Payson, H., offered a
resolution revoking all leaves of abser oe
except those granted on account of H.
ness, to take effect Monday. The
resolution was discussed NJ length,
each side charging the other with the re.
sponsibilites of the lack of n quorum
Mr.. Drew, of Ark, offered an amend
ment TO Mr.. Peyson's resolution direct
ing sergeant alarms to inform the alb
sentees by telegraph of the action Of the
house. The amendment as agreed to
was adopted. Payson's motion as amend
ment was adopted and the house nd
journed.
MONDAY, Aug. 81.
Rouse-Under call of states mum
Der OF bills and resolutions were intro
duced. Messrs. Hovey and Matson, rival
candidates for governor OF Indiana, were
granted leaves of absence amid much
good natured faillery. The house then
went into committee of the whole on the
! deficiency appropriation bill. The de-
cision of the chair ruling out of the bill
r the French spoilation claims was sustain
ed by vote of 100 to 50 and the provis-
ion was eliminated. After speech by
Mr.. Yost, of Virginia, scoring she demo
} Gratis for defeating the Blair educational
bill the deficiency appropriation bill was
reported back to the house with certain
amendments. The house then passed
the bill, without the spoilation claims
section.
Seadte.-The committee on public
. lands reported back the senate bin to
) forfeit lands granted the state of Michi-
gan to aid in the construction of a rail
road from Marquette to Ontonagon and
5 Mr.. Plumb gave notice that in few days
he would ask the senate to take it up for
consideration. Senator Edmunds pro.
posed a resolution calling upon
! the president 70 communicate
|, to congress all femonstrances,
! il any, which he has addressed to Canada
. in regard to The determinations against
Q American vessels passing through Cana
dian canals, and also that there be com
i municated to the senate copies of all
, papers, correspondence and information