Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-31

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tion. No time has yet peen hAeu ~.
taking up OF the treaty.
HOUSE.
T., .ba bopse Mr.. McShaDe reported from
a. Indian committee Mr.. Tooies Din 70
.s.oyida for the sale OF certain ianos PAT
=, ted to the Flathead tribe oil inu pnt
Tbese lands are located In the oitoer isoo'
valley, Mont
SENATE.
Tba Senate comm ittee on agricuieurs
Las ordered a favorable report on tho
Uateb hin to enlarge the duties oil tne ne
,,artment OF agriculture, and make IL an
executive department. 10.
The COMMITTEES on appropriations mas
completed the consideration OF 1he IL. -.
pnr;at ;on hill. IL has made net re-
dpct;on Of 1926, 900, making the total aP'
propriation sS,172,O0o: ..ort
The hest opinion now is that tne repoIS
~ tba senate COMMITTEES on NJ. L uiier .
,,om;na tion will be favorable one anu
tbat All the Republicans, with possipW
two exceptions and Edmuhus.
will vote with the Democrats 10 SO repors
IL. Undoubtedly good many nepuon
cans will vote against conhrma'ion.
HOUSE.
NJ Hndd called up and passed IN the
house today the senate bill to aiiow .hs
Miiwankee Lake Shore western roau
s:.ht 80 yav through the Lac du RAM
han reservation in Wisconsin. Mr. We.
son introduced a bill granting the Duiutn
a Winnipeg railroad right oil way onfousn
the Fond du Lac reservation.
The House committee on appropriations
bos ordered an unfavorable report on
Rsnresentatiye Outhwaite's bill approprF
atinp STA. 900 to defray the expense OF
environment exhibit at the Cleveland eA
position next fall.
The senate has confirmed James y.
Jenkins OF Usage, Iowa, to DO agent Io'
the Indians OF the Sisseton agency IN Da'
kota.
ronneeS as the select committee to ex-
anime into all questions touching the
meat nroduct OF the United States, Sena.
tors Vest. Plumb. Henderson. Culiom ana
The spooner bill putting telegraph com
naples under the jurisdiction oil tne in0er-
state commerce commission Is nke!y 70
be reported fayorably to the senate. IN
Iess the bill is made more radical than
tbe committee now seem likely to make 1t,
the Western Union will make no OPP
position to it. These people are IN,
cII;nad To favor moderate bill
snr the reason that il they
were under government regulation they
think it would stop, or at least turn aside
a great deal of the adverse criticism waien
js periodically showered upon them, ana
stave off the day OF government tetegrapn;
Senator Vest intr reduced the house blIi
granting the Duluth, Rainy Lake River q
Southwestern Railway company the right
TO construct and maintain pivot draw
bridge across the Red River OF the North,
between Minnesota and Dakota.
HOUSE
The house adopted a resolution author
izing the committee on foreign affairs TO
inquire into the facts concerned with tho
imprisonment in an English jail oil John
Curtin Kent, naturalized American citi-
zen. Kent Was recently convicted OF a
dynamite conspiracy in London, and SEN
fenced to imprisonment. The American
consul general at London says the Ameri-
can citizenship OF Kent was shown in the
trial. and the conviction was in direct con-
fiict with the charge of the court.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
passed. During the debate the inefficient
postal service in the west was thoroughly
ventilated. Mr.. Toole OF Montana and
Mr.. VOORHEES, OF Washington Territory
voiced the wishes OF the people OF the ter
ritories for a more efficient mail service
than they were now receiving. The con-
duct OF First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Stevenson was the subject vi unfayor'
able Republican comment.
The aenata finance subcommittee held
its first meeting upon the tariff bill. The
meeting was designed only TO bring out the
views OF the members as to the proper
course to pursue in the preparation OF the
S.aaI to,,-s a,o s,a,. -, sacro+ sss.
s;on ostensil,ly d;scussinc the motion Of
Csna,or ShsF,,,a,, III nrs,ceed a. tbs cons;d-
&C t;on ~ tba .isbarias treaIv With OMEN
danrs INT IN raaI;ty debating The ,ner;ts III
tba ~ itsalI sanator Moroan vas
tbe nr;ncinaI sneaker
Tba ssnata Considered The bousa hill
mak;ro an op,ropriatiop 10 sunnlv n 5a.
fciencv in the REORGANIZATION for exnensas
al collecting fine reveue from eustoms
The hill nsssed with amend nenta IN.
principal one striking ont the clause re-
healing tba law making n narman.pt ar.
nual augmentation of s6 500 600 for sncb
eynenses
Senator Blair introduced a ioInt resolu.
ton providing for the following amend
ment 10 the const;tntion. Thaf,o stata
shall ever make or maintain any law re.
,r,L;I,;,;n, a. e. a,.a,a;., .,o.ass
thot o,or,, ~ o. sh,,I 80 LI;sL - ~
tain a svs.ar, ~ TO- ,s,,tI;o snhaaI, ~.
That ro - y,7rs,,n,, ra;sed H.. ~ tin ut
ever he arnro3,;atsd s,,l;oi -. a;, su .'.n
an, scbooi ;ps,itutiorpP oe.s.;o,1 io "
$3.50 tnt,. orpola'ion OF
any doctrine tenets I,ei;eis an5 nar ..
mon;sIs or obseryat;ops rec,,,;or 20
reI;oions act W my
hoosE.
The speaker laid before the uopse O. Ia
ter from the attorney general asking for a
uenciehcy appropriation oil 600 Tor
.ne Presehe Dscal year ior witness and
lurors ices IN tne United States and terri.
'o T,Al courts OF otah'
Inc coh'erees on the part oil the House
on representative y Nellis bill creating a
agrsar,ant ~, " a ,a az. hars reached an
pants ,b;oS go ps'ns tne SENATE amend
Knn.s Ns,son a.. 1is I; i1rinal.
terrell - 's ,so .l,ea ~ the mouse and re,
,neons io, .ns ,s oonit tI on ways and
JaLa nj, 80, Ion n y. Loucks, OF GEAR
WI, e., s'.liis .easphs' sogehtiy stated
e, Iai ~ IN. .iaIninery should De placed on
e.S e 80 IS. tie says lhat american bInd.
- Sos L; npie ana are no better than Can
'-O'''" 'i"''eio'
SENATE.
The Soro+o o....:.4
jackson, Miss, election riots alter q snsN
pension OF three or four weeks. has resum.
ed it's sittings, having secured six fresb
witnesses from jackson. The sittines 70
cOntinued with closaa H.. N'S