The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-05-11
fIF1If1H CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.
esEATE.

was taken up with Senator ingalls, reply to
the senator from Indiana. Senator Voorhees,
wss present and replied to the senator from
Kansas. Their speeches are too lengthy fol
publication.
WASHINGTON, May 2.--After the transac
tion of routine business the senate went into
executive session. This being the first secret
session for several days the accumulation of
nominations by the president, among them
that of Mr.. Fuller to be chief justice, were
referred to committees, and number of re-
ports, mostly upon postmastcrs, were made
by committees.
The bill appropriatiug 100000 for public
building at Atchison, Kan, was passed after
the doors had opened.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the railroad land grant forfeiture bill.
Senator Dawes offered au amendment
which precipitated lengthy discussion. Ii
was Withdrawn and an amendment substi
tutcd by Senator Hoar which provides that
the act shall not be construed to prejudice
the right of the Portage Lake Canal company
or any person claiming under it, to apply
W lue VI W congress LOT my
legal or equitable relief to which they may be
now entitled. The bill and amendment went
over till tomorrow with the under standing
that final vote on the bill would be had
then.
The senate then resumed consideration OF
the bill for the establishment of bareau of
animal industry.
Senator Paddock made speech ia support
of 1t, defending it both on constitutional aud
economic grounds. The bill was then tempo
rarily laid aside.
The senate then proceeded to the passage
of the Individual pension bills on the calen-
dar. The whole number of bills passed (in
sixty-Gve minutes) was lo5, forty-two of them
were for volunteer nurses at the rate of S25
month and one was for the widow of Gen.
Chas. P. Stone (house bill at $50.
Senator Cullom, from the committee on
| Interstate commerce, reported u bill TO amend
the interstate commerce law. Placed en- the
calendar
The following bills were passed:
rTcr public building at Fort Dodge, iowa,
(sen,te hin s,,,.A .nAo>; Sterling, H., (senate
bill, $4,000, Duluth, MnnNN' mouse oi'''
sl5t,Ooot.
Senate bill to provide for the sale ito actual
settlers under the homestead laws OF Fort
scdse Nick military reservation in Colorado
and Nebraska.
Adjourned
WASHINGTON, April SO.-Scnator Stewart
introduced a bill to require the purchase and
coinage OF not less .hat sdypao,0no worth of
| silver bullion per month. He said the bill in
volved no new principle, and asked that the
bill be read the first and SECOND times and
laid on the .able. So ordered.
Senator Stewart also offered resolutions
calling on the secretary OF the treasury and
the director OF The min. for frriety of infor-
nation regarding the purchase Of silver bull,
lion since the passage of the silver coinage
act, the prices paid, foreign coin values, etc,
! The resolution offered last week by Senator
Hale calling ot thc sAerctary of the interior
for information as to appointments in mis- de-
partment below the civil service grade since
March, 1885, was adopted.
The senate then proceeded to consideration
of the railroad land forfeiture bill
Senator Paddock offered IN ahsehdment
providing that nothing in the act should be
construed as limiting the rights granted to
purchasers or settlers by the forfeiture act of
the Sd of March, 1887, or as repeating, alter
ing or amending that act. Adopted.
| The international copyright bill was taken
up and after some debate and the adoption
of minor amendments the bill went over.
Adjourned
WASHINGTON, May 3;-The senate discusses
the railroad land bill and the advisability of
creating bureau Of aiiimal industry. Sena-
tors Palmer, Plumb, Vest and others taking
part, but the mattcrwcnt over and the senate
adjourned
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Sena'e not in ses
SIGN.
HoUsR.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The senate bill was
passed granting rlght-of-way through the In
dian territory to the Kansas City and Pacific
Railroad company.
The house then went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois, in the
ciair, ON the tariff bill.
Mr.. McCreary, Of Kentucky, took the floor
President Cleveland, be said, had made him
self conspicuous before the whole country h5
I the wisdom and courage exhibited In his an
nual message when he recommended tax re
form and a reduction of the surplus. Con
gress should long ago have reduced taxation
) but the journals of the house would show tina
the repeated efforts of the Democratic part,
/ in that direction had been thwarted by tn,
t gentlemen on the other side.
G He then turned his attention to that por
$ tion Of Mr.. Kelley's tariff speech in whicl
!. the latter draws an unfavorable condition o
y affairs III Kentucky, and the speaker declarcs
that the statements made by the gentleman
were marvellous and gross Misrepresentation
d Mr.. Foran, of Ohio, opposed the bill. II
u discussed at some length and earnestly or
y posed the proposition to place wool ON tn
free list. Touching upon the question Q
wages he declared that If the bill passed tn
c American workman would be compelled t
Y compete with the English workman and RI
y ceiye the same rate of pay for his work. II
II protested now and would protest under an
# and all circumstances against the falls
# assumption and suicidal declaration that tn
d so-called Mills bill involved Democratic prir
e ciples and Democratic duty. II 1t was the II
IT tention OF the bill to reduce the surplus
s. would prove an abortivs failure. AS it no
g stood he not only denounced it, he repudiate
j. and denounced it.
:, Mr.. O'Forrall, of Virginia, supported tn
N bill.
e Mr.. Dorsey, Of Nebraska, followed in oppt
~ sition to the BILL He said industry and nc
population created wealth. He adjured tn
. citizens of the west either to stop trying t
bxild up their cities or to defeat such a
= tempts as were made IN the pending bill /
y break down trdustrieE. The president migt
+ deceive the people until the next election, b.
!, the people would detect and undo the wron:
is The committee then rose and the lionse az
% jnurned.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The house went I'M
committee of the whole with Mr. Syringe
4 of Illinois, in the chair on the tariff bill.
N- ,f