The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-15

the resolution of July 81, to pro.
vide tenn porarily for the expenses of
the government Wis reported and passed.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Zen. Cn.!om concerning the transit in
bond without payment of duty, OF goods
from Canada contrary to law, was consid.
cred and after Il hort debate went over.
The senate then resumed consideration
OF the f"rtihcation bill, and after one
amendment had been adopted the bill
was passed. A conference on the dis
agreeing votes was ordered and Senators
Dawes, Plumb and German were ap.
pointed conferees on the part of Inc sen.
ate. Sen. Stewart asked unanimous con.
sent that bill for the admission Of the
state of Washington be taken up Mon
day, at two O'Clock, and continued until
disposed cf. Sen. Riddleberger obi iected.
The house joint resolution TO authorize
the secretary of the interior 10 certify
lands in the state of Kansas for the bene-
tit of agriculture and mechanical arts was
passed.
House.-The house on assembling
proceeded TO the consideration
OF the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. After
some opposition TO the report by
Mr.. Cobb, of Alabama, On account of the
agreement TO the senate anendm ent ap
propriating $4,000 to pay certain
claims of the Miami and Peoria Indians
the report was agreed to. The
house then proceeded 30 consider
the amendments upon which agreement
had not been reached Ira conference.
1~enty-seven private pension bills were
passed, and the house at 1880. adjourned
| until tomorrow.
SATURDAY, Aug. 81.
House.-On motion OF Mr.. Brecgen-
| ridge, OF Ken, Mr.. Blouu:, of GA, was
elected speaker, pro tenn. TO act during
the absence Of the speaker. The cor.
| mittee on ioreign affairs reported back
the retaliation bill, aud it was mede the
order for Tuesday next. Mr.. Brecken-
ridge, moved TO concur in the senate
amendment appropriating $25o,000 for
investigating the extent for which the
arid region OF the United States can be
| redeemed by irrigation, which amend
ment requiring the director OF the geo
| logical survey to make an annual report
TO congress as to the result of his investi-
CATION, and providing that the reclaimed
| land shall be reserved for sale and shall
not be subject to entry, settlement aud
occu patton until further provided by law.
After discussion of the amendment and
without action the honse adjourned.
MONDAY, Sept. 3.
Sendts.-The house bill excluding Chi.
| nese absolutely having come over from
the house was taken up for action. At
| first Mr.. George moved its reference to
the committee on foreign relations, but
that course was re-isted by Messrs. Stew.
art, Mitchell and Doiph, and Vest declared
himself prepared 10 vote for the bin i'm
III ediately. Under these circumstances
Mr.. George withdrew his motion TO refer.
Mr.. Sherman MADE statements as 10 the
conrse of the committee on foreign rela-
| tions on .he subjecs aud advocated the
passing o: the b II on the ground that
every nation had the ri2ht to provide for
its own preservation even in the contra
vention OF existing treaties. The debate
was continued at much length by Senator
Gray, who deprecated the action OF the
| senate in putting unnecessary amend
ments on the treaty which would have
| fully accom- plisaed the purpose of the
pending bill; and by Senator's Stewart,
Vest, Dolph. Mitchell and George. The
latter made q long argument 10 prove
that the republicans were responsible tor
the Burlingame treaty for the rejection
nese immigration. The bill went over
till tomorrow.
HouSe.-The house to day passed bill
| supplementary to the act to execute Ger.
tain treaty stipulations relating TO the
Chinese, approved May 9Th, 1882. The
following bills we're then iutroducs d and
referred. Placing cotton bagging on the
free list; To punish persons connected
with trusts, and fixing day for the con.
sideration of the postal telegraph biz,
The bill to punish persons connected
with trusts proposes to subject such per
sons to fine ranging from $1,000 TO
$4,000 or imprisonment of from one to
FIVE years.
TUESDAY, Sept. 4.
.Senate-Mr. Coke called attention
to the resolution, adopted at the
recent convention in Denver, Col,
in favor of deep water harbor on the
northwest coast of the Gulf OF Mexico.
He also presented q memorial on the
same subject from the deepw water harbor
committee of the city of Galveston and
asked that it be printed in The Record.
The anti Chinese bill was cons 1ered but
was disposed Of
House.-Mr. TowDshend, of Illinois, sub
rnitted a conference repor. on the army ap-
preparation bill. An agreement had been
reached on all the amendments, except
those relating TO the establishment of a
gun factory for The manufacture
of ordnance. A further conference
was ordered on those amendments.
bill was passed Furnishing by "A fine
of not more that $1,000, OF imprison-
meut for not more than three years OF
dealers or pretended dealers in couptor-
felt money, or other fraudulent devices
for using United States mail. The house
then proceeded 10 the consideration of
the retaliation bill.
WEDNESDAY, SepS.
Sendte.-The senate discussed at some
length the resolution offered by Chandler
in relation TO tne recent election in
Louisiana. A vote on the measure was
then taken and was unanimous, nays 32
No quorum and the senate adjourned,
leaving the Chinese blu lndisposed OF.
House.-Oa motion of Mr.. Sayers, OF
Texat, the senate amendments to the